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Che Jmrinont We&t Utrmniiin. .1 . *. - - tiiy* VOLUME I. FAIE31Q2sT, WEST VIKGIXIA SATUEDAY. JULY {). 1904. ~ "NQIBEE 73. PAE SUNN WILL BE NAME! | AMID A DIN OF CONFUSION AND I A POLITICAL GATHERING, AFT E TURMOIL AND COMBATTING NEW YORK, WAS NAME IC STANDARE WEST VIRGINIA MADE HERSELF VF VOTE, WHEN JUDGE PARKER L IMEUtooAnY IWU-IMIKUS PARKER TO THE LAS NOT BOLT T 1 CONVENTION HALL, ST. LOUIS, 1 .July 9.?Six A. M.?Alton B. Parker 1 was nominated for President of the "United States at 5:42. this morning after a night of the most sensational demonstration of enthusiasm ever witnessed- in a National convention. It had been a night of impassioned oratory, of taunting invective, of fervid " pleas for harmony. Parker lacked just nine votes when the first roll-call was ended, but before the vote was ~ announced Idaho changed six votes to Parker and Nevada followed with ^ two. Parker now lacked but one and v "West Virginia gave him 13 and Washington 10, making a total of GS9. Be- ^ fore this could be announced Governor Dockery, of Missouri, withdrew Sen- r ator Cockrell's name and moved that ? Parker's nomination be made unani This was done with a yell and a 11 demonstration was started which last- 1 ed for half an hour. For nearly ten long hours master- c fnl men, leaders-of the parry,-batr-bah"-1-' tied with all the strength and ingenu- ? ity that their influence and long'years '' of experience endowed to win the n fight. Twelve thousand excited men and women cheered their favorites and n jeered the opposing forces. They liur- T' rahed and yelled and shrieked for half w an hour at a time. They stamped un- a M til the building trembled. lj They made use of all the noise producing devices that ingenuity c could suggest and they waved until 11 the vast Coliseum resembled a forest 11 of fluttering stars and stripes. in the raised seats and the gallery rl! thousands of spectators were for 1)1 hours in a state of excitement border- tc ing on a frenzy as they looked on the a! contest. In the reservation on the lc main floor grim leaders, calm despite tE the awful strain to which they were ^ subjected, directed their forces. Their 111 followers, the delegates, were alert n and watchful and acted with a precision of military forces in obedience ln to command. It was a case of Parker to on the first or second ballot or Par- OI Iter beaten. So it was that Belmont ,Jt and Hill and Sheehan brought togeth- t0 er tne forces organized during the ar- 01 duous campaign of months in a su- ti( preme effort to land the New Yorker ni at the head of the ticket. Although w battling against the odds, the opposi- fr tion made up of half a dozen candi- cr dates fought like Spartans over every tic inch of the ground. In At a final conference of the opposi- ''> tion leaders yesterday morning it was determined to wear out the Parker Sc forces at the niglit session and force a an adjournment until to-day. Every ar hour gained by them was helpful. De- fa lay could not, as conditions were, help loi the Parker people. Bryan Speaks Against Parker. nn Everybody was too tired however, s to effervesce very much, and a motion C'1 to adjourn was greeted by a howl of c" affirmation as the 11,000 sjiectators cr and 1,000 delegates made a hrealc for 't? the exits. All night long these thou- to sands had patiently waited and watch- ta ea tne waging ot a most extraordi- OL nary battle. to William Jennings Bryan was fight- fa ing to prevent the nomination of Par- w< her, and to do so, he rallied all the co favorite sons and anti-Parker forces. ve He urged each to try to hold his own men in line, and hoped to be able to po keep enough from Parker to prevent w' his .nomination. The anti-Parker peo- th pie played for time all night, while at ^01 every opportunity they hammered at Hill and the people back of the Parleer boom, and sought to break the Parker line-up. P? Bryan, in a fiery speech, seconded ta' the nomination of all the candidates except Parker?that is, he named each i Tf 17 T JVHI INC Pthis evening jproar seldom witnessed at :b a night of unexampled i, alton b. parker. of id as the democratd bearer. elt by casting the deciding j .acked only one of the -mr. bryan fought it, but he will i e ticket. by name, and said that upon the new platform the party might stand united if only a man "worthy of the peor>le's trust could be named for Presi lent." He said that the candidates, : except Parker, were such men. These : candidates were Hearst, Gray, Olney, iVall, Cockrell and Miles. Bryan tdded to the list the name of ExJovernor Pattison, of Pennsylvania. Then turning to the New York deleration, he said: "Nebraska asks nothing. All we vant is a man we can get behind and vork for and trust. "Eight years ago the Democratic >arty placed our banner in my hands, 'our years later my commission was enewed. I now return the standard ,nd take my place in the party ranks, "ou may charge that I have failed, iut I defy you to say that I have been intrue to the trust or false to the Democratic faith. "Do not compel Democracy to hoose between militiarism and pluacracs.; <l'->-JiOt?facc.e-. Jts .. either to cknowledge the god of war or bow own to the god of gold. Give us a tan of, and for the people." Bryan's speech threw the conven- e on into an uproar, but the plans of E te Hill-Sheehan-Murphy combine ^ ere too 'well laid to be shaken, and 0 s the confusion subsided ihe roll call v egan and the Parker phalanx stood b rm. They lacked the two-thirds they [aimed, but by so "small a margin b lat the early changes gave Parker le nomination. s Parker's managers were not long in 2 iscovering the antis plan of cam- *L aign. "We will make a nomination a >-day," said Sheehan grimly, when ;ked early in the evening as to the 13 itention of the Parker men, "if it 13 ikes till four o'clock in the morning. ? "e are going to fight it out." It took rtil four o'clock and then some, but ** was fought out. Everything that had gone before ? convention aifairs was preliminary tthis trial of strength. Interest tc i the part of the public which had w en strong heretofore was keyed -v' the highest pitch by the prospect ir battle. The fact that the nomina3ns were about to be made and at a a ght session, when St. Louis people ere not restrained by their business om attending, caused a tremendous tK owd to gather in and about conven- cr >n hall. They swarmed around the 1:11 .... . . . _ .. ?r niciing an nour oetore tne opening or e session. Those fortunate ones Fho liehl tickets hurried inside to get >od seats. Other thousands kept at u fr distance by lines of police officers id seemed to get some sort of satisction by simjdy standing about and >king at the building. When Clark Called Order. c' Twelve thousand people were jam- " ed in the great auditorium when, at Clt o'clock. Champ Clark, permanent airman, rapped for order. They ocpied all the seats, and, as usual, owded the aisles. The audience ;elf made a spectacle worth going far see. More than a third of the spec- D tors were women, and their plumes many hues gave a brilliant coloring the scene. Thousands of palm leaf ns waved in the stifling air. Coats ;re laid aside by the men with whom 4 nnlr nronorloripo otrdr T~K /-> /-?/-. t-i _ ntionalities. re Chairman Clark called for the re- ca rt of the committee on resolutions, as ilch had spent a day and a night in th e preparation of a harmony plat- an an. m; Senator John \V. Daniel, of Vir- th lia, arose to make the report. In -or e Senate, Daniel is one of the most in; lislied and scholarly orators that fe part in debate. He is listened to Si< th absorbing interest. In the con(Continued on 5th page.) on ? IS STILL HOPES f FOR BROTHER; ? 0 ASSISTANT SECRETARY HAS RE- \'r CEIVED REPORT FROM F. K. LOOMIS' COMPANION. (1 ELLIS' DOCUMENT .it FULL OF DETAILS OF TRIP, BUT: THROWS NO LIGHT ON MYS- If TERY?INSPECTION OF THE SHIP. WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 9.?As- jsistant Secretary Loomis, who was at his office in the State Department J t yesterday, having returned from a Wl crip to Connecticut and to New York a City, said he had not given up hope of s finding his brother. F- Kent Loomis. 1 Awaiting the Secretary's return was t :he report of \V. H. Ellis on the dis- c appearance of his traveling compan- 3 on, F. K. Loomis. The report com- p arised twenty typewritten pages, and I jives every detail of the trip of the X iaiser Wiihelm II from New York I o Cherbourg. Secretary Loomis said.; n hat the report threw no light on the e nvstery of his brother's disappear- p ince, and only contained details a vhich other passengers have given. a Secretary Loomis had an abstract t; irepared which laid stress upon the p itatement of Mr. Ellis that the missing e nan had not overindulged in liquor, b ind, that he/was in entire possession' P if his faculties at a late hour of the o tight on arrival at Plymouth, when nore than 100 passengers were land- t' sd between 2 and 3 o'clock in the e aorning. Mr. Ellis mentioned the P act that the railing on the top deck H f the vessel was not continuous, but f< ras broken to give space for life- n oats and implying that it might have a] een that F. Kent Eoomis feii over- si oard at one of these points. Secretary Loomis said that he in- S1 pected the Kaiser Willi elm II in New Vl 'ork on Wednesday, and that Mr. 11 illis' report exaggerates the danger 151 t the life-boat openings. He said 111 lat the rail was built so close to the k: oats that a person would have to de- h berately squeeze through or climb ver to get overboard. '?. ? - . ? .. I ft i iiere was one piace uu me uuai, owever, at which a person might fall v_' verboard. That is a small deck just ver the propeller. There is a rail Ie tere, and passengers are accustomed > stand there and watch the tumult *c hich the propeller makes in the 1 ater. Back of the rail are several m on posts about two feet high, used aE >r "making fast" with hawsers to to dock. A person standing on one of I*>< lese, to get a better view, might .11 overboard, but Secretary hoomis :>es not accept this as a theory to ac- ''a >unt for the disappearance of his other. There were too many jter>ns about all night for a man to have ip j lien overboard and not been noticed. Lirthermors, there is a constant (If? atch kept at this place by the crew ^ om a sort of bridge above. " ( Secretary Loomis says the consular ^ ficers will keep up the search in urope, and he will trace up every ew offered by passengers, with hom he will open up a correspon;nce. GOT OFF EASY Ci ID SMITH WHEN HE TOLD HIS m' SIDE OF THE STORY OF NOT ?I' AIDING IN MAKING ye ARREST. pl? pk sei The trial of J. P. Smith, the man ne ho refused to help Officer Hess ar- ou st young Eagle last Saturday night, me up this morning. Smith gave his reason for not helping, that .J. e boy's father was a tenant of his, ,d he did not lilce to incur the old m's wrath. Another reason was ? at he was holding one of Eagle's .J. others, to keep him from assaultg the officer. ' In view of the testimony for both les he was fined $5.50. * Charles McCorley was fined $0.00 ? a drunk and disorderly charge. . * .. VRMON MR. BRYAN'S BIG EFFORT! TO STAMPEDE THE CONVENTION AGAINST JUDGE PARKER? MADE THE SPEECH OF HIS LIFE. WHEN THE SMOKE OF BATTLE HAS CLEARED AWAY. THE NEBRASKAN'S SPEECH WILL HAUNT DEMOCRACY. ST. LOUIS. July 9.?Nebraska was eached in the roll call at 2:30 A. M. ["housands shouted the name of Bryin and awaited eagerly the great peech they felt certain he would deiver. It was announced, however, hat Nebraska and Wisconsin had exdianged places in the roll call, davor David S. Rose, of Milwaukee, iresented the name of E. C. Wall. Je guaranteed that with Wall the Jemocrats would carry Wisconsin. le criticised Parker and Hill without .aming them and a delegate attemptd to take him off the floor on the oint of order that he was not making , nominating speech, but a general rraignment of the Democratic pars' in convention assembled. The oint was overruled. Rose stirred tore growls by his free discussion, ut assured them in closing that he resented Wall's name in the spirit f good fellowship. At 3:55 Wisconsin was reached in lie roll call and Nebraska having < xchanged places with her. 12,000 i airs of eyes were centered on Bryan. . ie arose, walked slowly to the plat- i irm amid the deafening cheers of i early everybody in the hall, friend i nd foe alike, and delivered his great teech. As with hollow, but blazing eyes, i trrounded by great black circles, his < oice so husky that it seemed to tear ? ie very flesh from his throat and his c idv drooping with exhaustion Bryan c lade his last stand in the convention i all, he ended the greatest battle of t is life. c The dawn shone in unon the sick- I lights of the convention hall -where t lousands of people, weary to the c irge of collapse sat and listened to v e proud justification of the beaten 0 ader: p "I return to you the standard that p >u gave me to bear." he thundered, c may have failed in wisdom and I 0 ay have lost the fights, but I defy a ly man to say that I have been false ti my trust or untrue to the faith of a imocracy." j, "Eight years ago a Democratic con- _ ntion placed in my hands the stan- 0 rd of the party and gave me a com- t ssion as its candidate. Four years s er that commission was renewed, come to-night to return that comssion and ask you to say whether u ought a good fight. But you cannot ny my having kept the faith jp reat applause). As your candidate ^ did all I could to bring success to ]a e party. I am more interested in -j, imocratic success to-day tuan i ever p is when I was a candidate. The asons for Democratic success in (Continued on Fourth Page.) It tl City Officials to Play Ball. p The next innovation on the diamond ir 11 likely be a game between the n ty Councilmen and the City Police- ti in, with Mayor Kinsey or Clerk En- tt i as umpire. It has been several ars since most of these people tc ived, but some Of them are good ti tyers. The time has not yet been ei t for the game but it will be in the r< ar future. The line-up will be given di t in a few days. P< qi v v -I- -I' -I- v *f* -I- -I- -I- -J- v 4- fc THE WEATHER. pi ? If Showers Again To-Morrow. hi in WASHINGTON, D. C., July .J. at For West Virginia: Show- .J. ca ers to-night and Sunday. ? A J, bt V*;-'V^:/vv' / _ ; : OR FR^ THE DEMOCf NATION! B E LOW WILL BE FOUND THE MOST IMPORTANT PLANKS OF THE DEMOCRATIC DEC LARATION OP PRINCIPLES. THE GOLD PLANK IS NOT THERE AND THE MONEY QUESTION IS STILL AN ISSUE. CONVENTION HALE. ST. LOUIS. July o.?Tlie Democratic party of the United States in national convention assembled, declares its devotion to the essential principles of the Democratic faith which bring us together In a party communion. Under them, local self-government, and national unity and prosperity were alike established. They underlaid our independence, the structure of our free republic and every Democratic extension from Louisiana to California and Texas to Oregon, which preserved faithfully in all the States the tie between taxation and representation. They yet inspire the masses of our people, guarding jealously their rights and liberties and cherishing their fraternity, peace and orderly development. They remind us of our duties and responsibilities as citizens and im.. ovN,-" ?r.;ff>, .t. JI i Ij.i.l ua, lldl ULIlMi LH tuna UlUitd the necessity ol reform anrl the rescue of the administration of government from the head-strong, arbitrary and spasmodic methods which distract, business by uncertainty and pervade the public mind with dread, distrust and perturbation. Fundamental Principles. 1. The application of these fundanental principles to the living issues if the day is the first step toward the issured peace, safety and progress of iur nation. Freedom of the press, of conscience and of speech?equality lefore the law of all citizens, right of rial by jury; freedom of the personal lefense by the writ of habeas corpus; iberty of personal contract untramneled by summary laws; supremacy ' if the civil over military authority; a veil disciplined militia; the separation 1 f church and State; economy in exlenditures; low taxes, that labor may 1 e lightly burdened; prompt and sa- ' red fulfillment of public and private bligations; fidelity to treaties; peace ( nd friendship with ail nations; en- 1 angling alliances with none: absolute 1 cquiescence in the will of the ma- s prity; the vital principle of republics. ? -these are doctrines which the Dein- 1 cracv lias established, approved by " lie nat'on and they should, be con- c rantly invoked and inforced. Capital and Labor. We favor enactment and adminis-ution of laws giving labor and capi- c_ il impartially their just rights. Cap- ? al and labor ought not to be enemies. ' ach has its rights, but the rights of .bor are certainly no less "vestedc o less "sacred" no less "unaliena- v le." than the rights of capital. Constitutional Guarantees. Constitutional guarantees are vioited whenever any citizen is denied ' le right to labor, acquire and enjoy ? roperty or reside where interests or ^ iclinatio'n may determine. Any deial thereof by individuals, organiza- * ons or governments, should be sum- ? larily rebuked and punished. We deny the right of any executive > disregard or suspend any constituonai privilege or limitation. Obedl- ? ace to the laws and respect for their jquirements are alike the supreme 0 nty of the citizen and the official!" The military should be used to supart and maintain the law. We unualifiedly condemn its employment ir the control of elections. d We approve the measure which P issed the United States Senate in t >SG, but which a Republican Congress ti is ever since refused to enact, relat- tl g to contempts in Federal courts 1< id providing for trial by jury in d ises of indirect contempt. ' a Protection Denounced. o We denounce protection as a rob- fi :ry of the many to enrich' the few, o CIS IATIC ^PLATFORM and we favor a tariff limited to the ^ needs of the government, economi- .v:tf cally administered, and so levied as not to discriminate against any industry. class or section, to the end'' ???l!fi that the burdens of taxation shall be distributed as equally as possible. iH We favor a revision and a gradual reduction of the tariff by the friends of the masses and for the common weal, and not by the friends of its > abuses, its extortions and its discriminations, keeping in view the ultimate ends of "equality of burdens and equally of opportunities," and the constitutional purpose'of raising a revenue by taxation, towit: the support of the Federal government in all Jts integrity and virility, but in simplicTrusts and Unlawful Combinations. We recognize that the gigantic - ' trusts and combinations designed to enable capital, to secure more than Its Just share of the joint products of capital and labor, and which have been fostered and promoted under Republican rule, are a menace to beneficial' * competition and an osbtacle to permanent business prosperity. A prl~ vate monopoly is indefensible and Intolerable. Individual equality of opportunity and free competition are ej- jr. sential , to a healthy and permanent commercial prosperity and any trust, combination or monopoly tending to destroy these by control!ins production, restricting competition or fixing ;? prices, should -be prohibited and punished by law. We especially denounce rebates and discrimination by trans- ' ! portatibn companies as the most *1)0- _ -j. tent agency in promoting and strengthening these unlawful conspiracies against trade. . The Republican Administration, The existing Republican administration has been spasmodic, erratic, sensational, spectacular and arbitrary. It has made Itself a satire upon the Congress, the courts and upon the settled. * J? practices and usages of national and _ r nternational law. It summoned' the Congress into has:y and futile extra session and virtually adjourned It, leaving behind its light from Washington uncalled caljndars and unaccomplished tasks. It made war, which is the sole power of Congress, without its authority, hereby usurping one of its fundamental prerogatives. It violated a plain j statute of the United States as well is plain treaty obligations, internaional usages and constitutional law; jf md has done so under pretense of executing a great policy which con. . lave been more easily effected law(illy, constitutionally and with honor. It forced strained and unnatural construction upon statutes usurping j udicial interpretallon and substitut- 'i ng Congressional enactment decree. j It withdrew from Congress their customary duties of investigation '.'hich have heretofore made the repesentatives of the people and the It conducted a secretive mvostigaion of its own and boasted of a fewample convicts, while it threw a >road coverlet over the bureaus -which 0? tad been their chosen field of operaive abuses, and kept In power the uperior officers under whose adminisration the crimes had been commit- ; "It ordered assault upon some moicpolies. but paralyzed by its victory t flung out the flag of truce and ried out that it would not "run. . muck"?leaving its future purposes eclouded by its vacillations. Appeal to the Country. Conducting the campaign upon, thiseclaration of our principles and puroses, we invoke for our candidate he support, not only of our great and Ime-honored organization, but also he active assistance of all of our fel>w citizens, who, disregarding past m ifferences upon questions no longer n issue, desire the perpetuation- of mM ur constitutional government as -amed and established by the fathers fthe republic. _ .