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.... v - : - , GOOt EVENING, . . . ; TMM WSATZn. : THE aRCUUUOl ' . OF THE JOURNAL YESTERDAY WAS 15.1 Tonight and Sunday, fair; north-' wt wind. yf : .' VOL. III. NO, 108. ' PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING. 'JULY 9. 1904. PRICS FIVE CENTS. LOAJLYJ Entire Night's Session cratic Convention to Have Been ';.- Without a parallel in Politics;; ; . Bryan by His' Eloquence Stirs the Convention ; Repeatedly-rParker Men Stand Grim and 4 -1 Determined; Preventing any Break 1 av? '"" r Journal Special Service.) ' . ; St, Louts; July t. Alton- B, Parker of Now York for president. - " -s. . ' ' Such wai the outcome of the all-night cession of the Democ ratio national con ventton, its" cohclualon being arrived at . after a night of fiery oratory . from "orators who bad-before had no oppor , tunlty to apeak aa well aa from orators . worn with the aession's work, the noise '; of wearied spectators Id ... an over- crowded ball and the' usual demons tra- tlona for ean&ldates when their names . were mentioned. . . But one ballot waa required when the 'climax wat-reached. That . one ballot ircarriedT wlthlt. such "a, fgrca Jthat the switching of votes started anil ended In the unanimous selection of the New -Torker. - --. -r : , It now seems as nearly certain . anything' can be in such a closely con tented convention, that Judaon Harmon of Cincinnati, attorney-general in Cleve land's second administration, will be the .. vice-presidential nominee. . . Shortly before noon today leading del - agates representing New York. Pennsyl vania. Ohio, Illinois, Indiana -and Mla- eourl went into a consultations, on the . . . , . , . . i . cti .vtce-presiaemis numiiMuua in own ban's room at the Southern hotel. -New York brought out Gray of Dela- were.iJ :. Tillman, who later Joined the con- ' '"firM& urt.il thav Mominatloa of Daniel , of Virginia, stating that It Is time the 'South was recognised. . . . r,. Del ma a represented Hearst in the con . .. ference. - v, - The conference oft the vleeprealdency . broke up at 1:30 clock .without an nouncing a definite conclusion. ' State ments were made, however, that, Jud- " son Harmon would practically be the unanimous choice of those present. . Senator pubols of Idaho was sarcastic , In treating the matter, sutlng thp -r,ayalllbllity for the second place seemed - to depend on whether a candidate sup ' ported Bryan. "If he did." said Dubois. " Tie is ot available." '- - By o'clock last evening, although the doors of the convention hall were pot to open until I o'clock, there was ' crowd enough In thb streets to have : filled the galleries of - the building. ' Street cars oould ho longer run by the ; time the doors were thrown open and the police were- unable to control -the throng that, aroused by the newspapsr extras predicting a nomination, waa in sistent Upon -seeing the national drama. -Vo Bvea Standing" Booaa. There wss not even standing room In ..1. the building within a few minutes after the entrances were thrown open. ' Are or panto would have probably eaueed the greatest loss of life that ever marked an assembly disaster, as it was scarcely possible for those within to turn. . v Bsnds war blaring outside and Inside aa the hour approached for the open . ing of the convention and everywhere ' waa noise and confusion. The entrance - of Chairman Clark waa hardly noticed, so Intent were the spectators on scenes - immediately surrounding -thenr. : The chairman- wasted no time in his attempts to bring order out of eonfu , slon, realising that the best way to " gain order war to have the crowd brine itself to that condition. At 1:01 o'clock his gavel fell and those In the imraedf ate vicinity of the chair obaervedthe ." call. - Back in the galleries and down oa the floor where the eergeants-at-arma were endeavoring to clear the ' alalea there was still confusion and lack - of observance. - Through this din and nolae Denial, chairman - of the committee on resolu PARKER STILL THE SILENT . (Jaarnal Special Service.) Esopus, K.. T.. July . "Is that so," cheerily remarked Judg Parker, at 1 , o'clock this morning, emerging from hla Hudson river plunge, as be was. in formed . of his nomination. , The nomi nee's; curiosity went to the-extent of easing for details of the final vote, but he refrained from making any com ment. .- "I ahall say nothing whatever on the subject until formally notified of the nomination." said the Judge at hla home, The nominee cordially greeted - a number of newepaper men. - Judge Parker retired last night at le o'clock and didn't ahow himself until o'clock this morning, when he went to the river for his usual swim. . v After breakfasting Judge' Parker- eat en the plassa and read the morning paper accounts of the convention pro ceedings. Theee he supplsmented. with bulletins received during the night, after which he read a. number of letters. At :lo be went for an hour's ride on horeebackv At the entrance to Kommont the judge was met by a brtght-yd little girl carrying a buge bunch of pink rone a, which she presented to him. He sent thm to Mre. Parker. I'hotographers arrived tX JEaopua with tions, .made his way to the chair' with roll 'Of manuscript, the completed plat form, in his hand. ' v .. ' , Pale and exceedingly worn in appear ance.' ahowing plainly the effects of the enormous amount of work thrust upon him )n the preceding it hours, 'Daniel supped to the front of the- platform and commenoed , -without preliminary to read. : .-. p - Crowd. Agaia Ok ears. ' The crowd knew before ' Daniel ap peared that the platform bad been made a unanimous one and 1 that rancor en gendered in the bast by different views, had been swept clean away and that Democracy might be again regarded as standing on two legs - instead or one. That party dlsaenalon had been burled. t -It wa-not strange -hen"tn.at Whert Daniel commenced his reading a tre mendous cheer was given and that for a time the delegates seemed on the verge of giving another marching dem onstration. Some of the standard bear- era started to do this -but were, pulled back Into their, slats by brother dele gates . who were xmore - composed and war anxious, to, get down to the aoltd business: of tha. convention. - The rappings of Clark's gavel and the efforts of - Daniel to secure -quiet were but partially sucoeesfuh . Daniel paid no attention finally to the clam- orlngs and noise but steadily read away at .bis platform, but ' few of - the dele- gafes hearing and but few paying heed. The -gist of the declaration , was- al ready known to nearly -every delegate In the hall hence there was but a mini mum of Interest in Daniel's, reading. ' i .ft ; jfnua to Quiet. , '''. ' C .Again and again Chairman Clark -en deavored to produce silence and from different - parts of the floor delegate's who were desirous of hearing the read ing stood on chairs and, called to those nearest them for silence. ' but- the mur murlngs from the galleries - and mum blings from ths floor, the restless mov ing of chairs - and occasional - remarks made the reading of the platform a mere perfunctory formality. Daniel oould be seen, and the motion of his lips bespoke his steady reading but it 'is doubtful if more than a bare 0 or 109 of the delegates caught hla word a. ' At Brat be pat forth to the full power - his great voloe. but finding It impossible to overcome the noise he soon dropped It to a mere conversa tional tone and read rapidly through the eomewhat lengthy document - - - At 1:55 he concluded and - at once moved the' acceptance of the platform aa read, A viva voce vote- carried ' it although here and there were heard the voices of negatives, apparently given in Jocular vein. . - Preeideertial sTontlaatlona. The scene which folffswed as the time came for the nomination of candidates for the presidency were unparalleled In national convention history. - Speech 'after speech that would have peaeed down aa ' maeterpleces had they been delivered under other circum- stanoea. served merely, to away the galleries ' and the' few delegations who were not already solidly lined up under one nag or anotner. . Bryan aought to prevent Parker's nomination, and to do it rallied all the favorite sons and anti-Parker forces. He urged each to try and hold hla owtf men in line. The anti-Parker people played for time all night, while at every opportu nity they hammered at HU1 and the people back of the Parker boom. Bryan in aa airy speech seconded the nomlna- (Continued on Pate Two.) MAN the earliest trains and were busy all day taking ptcturee of every interesting ob ject on the Parker farm and. photographs vi nm rrer xamiiy. The Judge wa photographed a dosen times before he had left Rooemont for his horseback ride. His grandchildren and Mary Jane, their pet lamb, form one of a dosen picturesque groups. No tele grams had been received by Judge Parker up to the time ho left Roaemont. but upon his return at 10:10 o'clock he found an Immense pile which had been sent over from the village telegraph of fice. Mast of them were congratulatory messages. - i Judge Parker received the reporters graciously but declined to discuss either the plaSTorm or any other feature of the convention, repeating what he aald when notified of hla nomination that 'he would wait until he had received formal notifi cation. . A sere nude and demonstration In honor of Judge Parker, planned by a local com mittee of his farmer neighbors here for tonight, has ben poetpoped until Mon day evening-. The postponement Is due to a desire to give every resident of Esopus art opportunity to participate in the celebration- The Esopus delegstion now st RL Louis cannot return .before jaonaay svening. , . ... - ... . 1 eel ;. - ' ' ' '- " ' v -.. .'', i-.'-- i ..,. I ':;,. !' ' . " ',. ;j, , . ' 'f';, ,".'.-" - " , - ; 7 .: r . 1- ' . x , , " .... ; ' y:' tx's z ' ; - I -.V.?' - : , .'.,;. . : .: ... I ;'' . .. ..! ... I ; ': i - ' 'v ' -".'- - ' ' 'v V . '' ' , k ' ' . i ' ' I 1 - - : . eHJOGE ALTON BROOKS PARKER, DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT, v . -.K". "'"" T-rv; t " - - - . Alton Brooks Parker waa born In Cortland. N. T In 1852, and was educated In the public schools and at the Cortland academy. Later he taught school while studying law and graduated front the Albany Law school. -Els first publlo office was that of aurrogate of Ulster county and be- entered politic in earnest by managing the Democratic campaign which made David B. Hill governor of New York. -He declined the nomination for lieutenant governor in 1883 and 1815 and was appointed Justice of the supreme court In 1888. Mr. Parker declined the Democratic nomination for governor in 1891. aind was elected chief Justice of the court of appeals of New York in, 1897. He Uvea at Esopus, near Kingston, on the Hudson. He married Miss Mary I Bchoonmaker early in his career and his family consists of one daughter.' who waa married to Rev. Charles Mercer Hall of Kingston some year agox .".".'' . ''. ' -' '-. " '' ' 0. OREGON DEMOCRATS IN MONSTER RALLY JULY 22 Oregon Democrats will have a monster ratification meeting and rally -In this city on Friday evening... July' it. In honor of the nominees for president and vlce-preeldent. " t . - This was decided upon at a meeting of the, Multnomah Democratic club held today.. Speakers prominent In all 'the learned professions are coming from alt parts o( the state and every Democrat In the staje is to be invited to come and aid In making the evening a success. In addition to agreeing Jo -the rally. the meeting drafted resolutions of con gratulation and pledges of - support which "were prepared by D. E. Hansy, secretary of the dub., and telegraphed to Alton O. Parker by C B. Will lama. preoiderit of the club, . ' . Close on the heels of the preparation of theee congratulations came the word to they club that Alex Sweek. chairman of the Democratic etate committee, had telegraphed Judge Parker, the nominee, the congratulations of the-committee, and the. pledge that the committee would -work for the success of his can didacy n the state and In the north west. ' . These congratulations but voiced the feelings of the Democrats 'throughout the city today over .the nomination of Judge Parker for the presldenoy. -While there was a division on the endorsing of WUllam R. Hearst for the nomina tion, and the majority of the- party -had hoped fpr eome candidate other than Judge Parker, new that Parker kaa the nomination, all Democrats agreed ' to turn In and work for him , . I'nless plana are interfered with by severe weather, the meeting and pa red on the night of July 89 will as the biggest event of the kind ever held in the city or the aorthweM. tt Is the plan of the club to have thoueands of Democrats la the city, Democrats from as far south ss Grants Psss and aa far east as Baker Cltjr and. Pendleton-,,... I J ' ' 1 sa- i-. a, sawawawawawawiawawwsi jr The list of speakers chosen for the ratification meeting thla morning, end whloh was nearly completed this morn ing, includes the following -notable Democrats: ;. Governor Chamberlain, T. V. Hoi man. C. E. 8. .Wood. Thomaa CDea, John A, Jeffries of Salem; W. P. Butcher of Ba ker City;. Thomas H. Crawford of Union; fR SUNDAY JOURNAL; ;' " " J I IS THB newspaper for you to - read. Its special' leased ,t wire service carries all the ' news end ita local columns; are .; ' bright and - newsy as always. ' Rev. rrsncts fc. Clark, founder of the Christian Endeavor so i elety continues hla aeries on , his Australian tour; the rise and progress erXhe - Cape to i Cairo road Is Interestingly , described; Maurice - Maeter : '--j llnck and ell the famous writ- - ere who contribute to The - - Journal . preeent their newest ideas. .... , FIVE CENTS SAVED By Net Buywe; Ik Journal Is FiVe Cents Wasteo! Judge Alfre.1 8. Bennett of The Dalies; Robert O. Smith of Grants Pass: Sam White of Baker City; J. D. Matlock of Eugene; Dr. Walter 8. Hamilton of Roseburg; John II. Smith of Astoria; W. B. Dlllard of 8L Helens: W. R. Bll yeu of Albany: William R. King of On tario;) Judge William Galloway, circuit Judge of the Third Judicial district. McMInnville; William H. Holmes. Sa lem; Peter DArcy, Salem; M. A. Miller, Lebanon; Robert A. Miller, Oregon City; WlUUm F. MoFadden of CorvaUls. and John Manning, district attorney-elect. , NUDE BODY FOUND FLOATING IN RIVER (9p4al ' Dtaeatrh te The JeeraaL) New York, July . The nude body of' a woman- waa-found Boating in the Hat liver at the foot of Pacific atreet, Brooklyn. this morning.. The corpse was horribly mutilated. - The opinion prevails that a murder has been com mitted. Both leg were cut oft at the knee, and both hands are missing. The skull is also badly crushed. A bend waa . tied about one of the legs -above the knee, , - -- io,ooe wob: ' (Special tHapeeca te The JoeraaL) . , .Vienna, July . - Ten thoueand work men In the Gallciaa- oil - flelda have struck 'for -an -eight-hour day. - Oil In enormous quantities is running. , to waste. '- (Rpeetal Dfceatrtl to The Journal.) Grangeville, Idaho, July t. The resi dence of Mrs. Sophia Reck was gutted by lire thla morning. The cause is un known, ' -...' Littleton of New York Makes Stirring .Nominating Speech in Bringing Par : ker's Name Before Convention. Hearst : Ably Represented :.; by Ddmas of San r Frandsco Olney, : Miles; Wall and Wmiam-': ' flwul Ink, I . St. lioula. Mo., July 9. Seldom in the history of any gathering has there been a series of more remarkable speeches than those, which .were delivered last night, Interest centered particularly on the effort of Martin W. Littleton of New ' York, Senator Carmaok of Ten nessee and William J endings Bryan of Nebraska. Littleton placed . the ' name - of .Judge Parker before the convention,' and, . In part, said: t "Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the convention- We do not -expect here that stupid peace which smells of chloro form. -We-do not wish that unetlous unanimity which aprlngs from the un convicting emotions of a solitary man. Ws would not. have .our harmony In a single harness. We, too, love the stir Of, a strenuous life, but we believe In equal strenuousness for all and special strenuousness for none. We do not de rive our power from the- seas of. the mighty,', but from the souls of ths humble.-: We do' not ask ' for- Inane agreement springing from faithless fire, but rather outbursts of dissension issu ing' from robust freedom.- We-are not in executive session but rather In com mittee of the whole. We were- cent here by the people to.ejelert- a eandl- daterwerwere not Tnrercbyihe didate to notify the people, --"Our-adveraarloe, by dwelling tenderly on the simplicity of the lamented He Ktnley. managed to endure for three daya the strenuosity of Roosevelt. But. recounting In affectionate terms the achievements of the one they evoked an enthusiasm which "they. Immediately credited to the other.- Through the tears shed 'for the noble -dead they saw a larger outline bf the living. - nrlvaa lv lilh . ' ' "Driven by lash and lured by luck they called . on all the sacred . dust to keep their, spirits up. Bet to run for three full days ths pendulum petered out, the hands stuck fast, and Only a strenuous shake could make the wheels go around. Spiritless in the sullen task, they worked up hill against the grain and gravity of the hour,. Without the.' master which they..bed learned to love, they lingered listless under the whip of one whom they have learned to fear. - ' "Stripped of premeditated pomp and shorn of soothing phrase, the occasion meant no more nor leas than an era of boots and spurs. Tsks away the tribute to the dead, and all that is left Is-a horsemen on the slopss of San Juan. Remove the revered black that tells of nation's grief, and underneath is. a khaki uniform. Withhold the record made by hands and hearts nbw still and all that la left la usurpation's bold ac count. Pull off the mask that wears the kindly amlle of peaoe and see the grim and firm-set teeth of war. It waa the change from sure and cer tain ways to the shifting, eddying cur rents of the wild unknown. It was a leap in the darkness of Re publican eclipse and four years hence will find them vainly looking for thel light, it marks the place where a party rich in yeara of service forsook the beaten path and went on a winding way of untraveled roads. It marka ths gap between the era of the conservative and the radical. It looks new. because they do not ace where the old force ends and the new begins. An Bver Widening Spaa, . "But as they drive away to sea the ever-widening span tw4xt craft and land will sst many . a lifeboat toward the shore. There Is much talk of twisting tendons In the ray of life; of running MOTHER AGED 80 PROUD OF BOY , (Special Phi patch h The JoeraaL). ' ' Derby, Conn, July I. r Whan the news of Parker's nomination was brought- to the mother of the nominee today, tears of pride welled 'to her eyes. She said: I had hoped. If hla nomination would be the best thing, for the party .that he would be . nominated, and now If his election will be the best thing for the country I . sincerely hope he - will be elected." ' .,.. t , She said that Judge Parker was a personal friend of President RooaevelvJ and within a year or two had made him a visit at hla Oyster Bsy horns. Mrs. Psrker is 10 years old and lives with her granddaughter, Mrs. HalL Wilmington. Del- Jury . Fudse George Grey Is pleased with the nomina tion of Judge Parker for president. "The nomination, 'said Judas Gray today, "Is one with -which every Demo crat should 'feel satlefled.' It Is safe. hopeful and In line with the best-traditions of the party. I had the pleasure of meeting Juriite Parker on a steamer hlle coming from Kurnpe In ISft and the lmprelon he left on me wae very pleasant that of a Quiet,- dignified, brainy n in," . . :Clnc: c Jj.'. . The flral-act. out of breath' toward the open grave. ' The -old and honored way is still the best; be not so strsnuous as to strain ' yourself, nor yet so simple ss to fall asleep. - There Is much said by those who sit on cushioned chairs, about cow " arda and weaklings in the nation's life. The sun-burnt farmer -is just as, brave . as the star-crowned soldier. The. man of national peace is a hero a hundred ' tlmea to where- the man of artificial war la a hero Once. - "Somehow of! late the atmosphere of , our national life la filled with a spray of blood; somehow the march of prog ress sounds of hammered steel; some how, although the sunlight of peace IS all about us-ffthere is now and then -the gleam of bayoneta In Its radiant .. Are end a flash of swords in its- silver beams; somehow, although the eonati- ' tutlon Is still lh force, there Is a sense of falling power and growing disrespect which maltesius feel that the -venerable Old man, so to speak, is halt and blind with the years and burdens m the stren uous household Of his grandchildren.- "Somehow at times there runs a sort of shock right down to the founda tions of this- republlo,- which makes the . structqre tremble, end sll ths country pauses and listens and than returns te work.! - --. ' i ' - ' Somehow, although the future wei- can-Tcomea r uinraee sir with a warieorrnnii antnehow. althnarah you cannot put your finger on" the cause, there Is a univerimr fear; the - mother watching while her children sleep, nods and then she hears ths bugle call, the tramp of foes, and. ;. staring Into the darkness of a dream, abe aeea the "rigid upturned face." . Toller Baa Uouste. " "The' toiler., turning .all his tlms and sinew to gain that which others get, begins to doubt that the government la ' Just . The man of millions who puts . It out In the currents of tide and aeea the peril of this doubt and the govern ment's compromises wtth both, begins to feel that it la better hoarded than employed. The north and south, each wearing scare that- tell of war. almost forgiven and forgotten, feel the fear again that a problem jwhlch only "time can settle right will be forced upon them wrong. Behind these fears and doubts and startling dreams and vari ous misgivings Is many a hidden cause. But over them Is one at least revealed. For Lincoln aald In the sadneaa of his great soul. wlth malice toward none, with charity for all. wtth faith In the right as God gives us the wisdom to see it.' And Roosevelt said. In. the . glory of his self -contemplation, tread softly, and carry a big stick.'" The sneaker then reviewed party dis sensions and asserted that New Tork came bearing the olive branch of peace, after which he turned directly to Par ker's political and private record, char acterising him as a msn of stainless character and sterling ability. In the following words he placed the New Torker in nomination: UtUaSon's - Peroratiaa. -- "With theee as some of the claims up on. tout conscience and Judgment, New . Tork comes to you flushed with hope and pride. We appeal to every Demo crat from everywhere to forget the blt, ter warfare of the past; forgst ths strife and anger of the older Other daysr abandon all the grudge - and rancor of party discontent and. recalling the ever Increasing pride and triumph of our la ! years of constitutional government of liberty and peace here and now reeolve to make the future record that reeplead-' eat reach of time in which liberty and (Continued on Page Seven.) of Judge Harmon od arriving at his of flee thla morning wss to send the fol lowing congratulatory message to Judge Parker: .... "May you add to the honor Just done you the distinction of, leading a united party to enduring success." Bussards Bay, July !"ormer Prest dent Cleveland learned the particulars of the nomination thla morning at the residence of the actor Joe Jefferson. Later ha Issued thla statement: "I are In absolute Ignorance of the action of the St. Louis convention except thai 1 know It baa nominated Parker. With thla result I am abundantly gratified and hope the remainder of the- work of the convention wtll lead to as sncourag. Ing prospects of Democratic success," "Oysfer;Bsy. July t. PreMdnt Rooee. velt received the news of Parker's nom ination early this morning by telethons from his office. What comment, rr anv. was made by the pTUint la nt known. At the eierutlve olTVe It l be. lleved that the convention will name an Indiana man for vl'-prmi.l-r.t. Milwaukee. July I". ' morning teleeratihed ni to Jml I'urkrr, t.r'j' I in iuj port.