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Show SELECT CANDIDATES PARK-R AND DAVI3 NAMED BY DEMOCRAT& New York and West Virginia Furnish Democratic Standard Bearers, Both Being Selected Upon First Ballot Tho national Domocratlc convention conven-tion is now a mattor of history, and tho dologcatcs aro wending their way homoward Judgo Alton B. Parkor of Now York was nominated for president and Henry I). Davis of West Virginia for vlco president, both being selected on tbo first ballot. Tho official ballot for prcsldont rc-sultod rc-sultod as follows: Parkor, C58; Hearst, 200. Votes for othor candidates candi-dates wcro: Cockrcll, 42; Olnoy, 38; '.Vail, 27; Gray, 12; Williams, 8; Pat-tlson, Pat-tlson, 4; McClollan, 3; Miles, 3; Color, 1; Morgan, 2. Utah cast nor ontlro six votes for Parkor, whllo Idaho and Novada cast six each for Hearst. Montana's six votes wont to Parkor, whllo Wyoming supported Hearst. Colorado cast tour votes for Parkor and flvo for Hearst. Tho nominees for vlco president woro Davis of West Virginia, James ft. Williams ot Illinois, ox-Sonator Gcorgo Tumor of Washington, and ex-Sonator William A. Harris ot Kansas. Kan-sas. Tho voto resulted: Davis, C54; Williams, Wil-liams, ICC; Turner, 100; Harris, 58. Utah, Idaho, Montana, Orogon and Washington cast their votos for Tur-nor, Tur-nor, whllo Wyoming supported Davis, and Colorado cast soven votes for Tumor and threo for Williams. Judgo Parker received tbo nows of ala nomination at his homo in Esopus, N. Y.t at 0:20 Saturday morning. WTien asked If ho would say anything jn tho matter of his nomination, ho laid: "No, 1 shall say nothing whatever apon tho subject until I am formally aotlflod of my nomination." A tologram from William Randolph Hoarst was read boforo tho convention, conven-tion, as follows: "I wish to thank my friends for their unfaltering support. sup-port. I think I can bost expross my appreciation of their loyalty by continued con-tinued dovotlon to tbo principles of truo Democracy, for which wo havo fought, and by loyal support of tho men chosen by tho convention to load tho Democratic party." Ex-Senator David B. Hill Is quotod as saying: "Ot courso I am delighted with tho result, and tho moro so becauso be-causo of tho two facts, first, that Judgo Parker was named on tho first ballot, and, second, becauso, with ono oxecption, no personal abuso or vituperation vi-tuperation was .indulged In. Each stato was allowod to put In nomination tholr favorlto son, nnd voto for him as wo bad planned. Judgo Parker will, I bollovo, make an Ideal candidate candi-date and will fit tho platform, which Is also Ideal." Odell and Roosevelt Confer. Governor B. B. Odoll, accompanied by William Barnes, Jr., chairman of tho Ropubllcnn stato oxecutivo committee com-mittee of Now Lork, arrived at Oystor Bay Sunday to bavo a conforonco with President Roosovolt on tho political po-litical situation In Now York stnto. Both declined to discuss tbo object of their visit. Governor Odell said, howovor, that tho reports that PrcsW dent Roosevolt would namo tho Republican Re-publican cnndldato for ovornor of New York was "simply ridiculous." (Jrover Cleveland, according to prias dispatch, rofused to soo a repot re-pot tor, but sent tho following from bis room: "I nm in absoluto ignor-anco ignor-anco of tho action of tho St, Louis convention excopt in so far as it baa nominated Mr. Parkor aa presidential candidate With tho rosult I am abundantly gratified and I hopo that tho romalndor of tho work ot tho convention con-vention will add to tho encouraging prospects of Domocratlc succoss. This Is all I can possibly say at this tlmo. I do not know whon I shall havo an opportunity to read tho platform adopted or to loarn of tho ontlro proceedings pro-ceedings of tho convontlon. In any ovont It is absolutely certain that no furthor oxprosslon from mo may bo expected at present I hopo to bo ro-lloved ro-lloved of further Importunity on tbla subject" When asked whothor ho Intended to support tho ticket, William Jennings Jen-nings Bryan said: "I havo nctblng to say except that I expect to cast my voto for tho ticket." Tho nows of Judgo Parker's nomination nomi-nation was taken to Mrs. Parker, mother of tho Democratic nominee, nt Derby, Conn. Tears camo to her cyoi and for a moment sbo could not speak. Sho said: "I had hoped, if his nomination would bo tho bost thing for tho party, that ho would bo nominated, nomi-nated, and now," sho said, "If his election will bo tho best thing for tho country, I sincerely hopo that ho will bo olocted." ho said that Judgo Parkor wns a porsonal friend of Prcsldont Roosovolt, Rooso-volt, nnd within a 'year or two had mado him n visit at his Oystor Bay homo. Mrs. Parker is 80 years of ago. I I ALTON B. PARKER, |