The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-26
All the States, With That E;x-
ception, Have Elected Dele
gates to National Conventions
JUDGE PAR KER HAS 27O
INSTRUCT FOR HIM
Mr.. Hearst Has 164 Who Are
Bound StotVote for Him ark
er People Confident They.
Will Organize Convention.
Must Have 663 Votes 55sst
for Nomination.

rs (From Our Regular Correspo nd ent0
WASHINGTON, d. c.. June q. AL
the delegates to the Democratic n tionalSs
Convention have been chosen. with the he 4
sole exception OF those from Missouri. N;
tits settled that these will be instructed
for Senator Cockrell for the presidential
nomination. Yet. despite the fact that d
the membership Of the convention Is now
known, # Is not a great deal easier 70
pick the winner Of tho nomination than
+ 1t was last winter before the frs dele-s
gate was elected. The conyentlo on VII II
ASSEMBLE with the entire nat ION In uou btJ
as to the outcome Of its deliberat tons
with the candidates unknown and the
character Of the latforms still q matter
Of speculation. Fl !tiS5s gSs iSS
Judge Parker has gained fifty-four vi
votes this week. These are the delegates4
from Louisiana and Texas. ana are III
structed. Other States have selected six
ty-two delegates, and allowed them to
go to the convention uninstructed.
Out of a total Of s94 delegates, 46O are
|{uninstructed and will cast their vot ties as N
they choose. Judge Parker has go irl-S
3structed delegates. Mr.. Hears t. has g164 81
Mr.. Olney has 80. Mr.. w all OF riscon-3a
sin, has 20. Judge Gray, Of Delaware
shas 6. Senator Cockrell, OF NILSSON RI. will
have the S6 delegates from his STAT
Tho Parker people claim that they w u ~
be able to organize tho 9conv en- ana
there IS reason in. tn. claim. W.
be great stroke for Parker. II is also
claimed that Judge Parker wi have
two-thirds OF the uninstruc delegates
If he gets half of8the $50 men VINO
will go into the convent lion WI tllout e ir-.s
5structions, he will have SEQ votes ion ne
first ballot. and enough orsath ~ tne
convention Assuming TINT he VIII nave lIs.a y
that number OF delegates, he VIII STU
be far from the two-thirds needed 70 Mons
mate He is fairly certain OF the Olney,S
wall and Gray strength-64 votes-on$s
the second ballot. Possibly on the thlrd
he will get tho Cockrell Strengths votes
which would give him total or oo
votes He would still lack So votes of
enough to nominate. The Parker men 4
claim they will be certain to get them
an the third or fourth ballot. IS
certainly true that he is much stronger
than any other man In the running7-s
stronger than all the rest combined-Iori i
the sum of the instructed, yo.s s 3, ~,
Hearst, olney, Cockrell. Wall and Gray 81
is only 1854. But in nominating conven-
ton a MICS is as good as q mil ana ~ 81
there he not enough Parker votes ~ "A
nominate, though only dozen be lack- Y
Ing. somebody else will be the candl-ss
date. 5g 4. y . . 49, 93ss
=, nlidnteyp' said Representative Shober.ss
of New York, at Democratic headqu rters
today. II must confess ITO some sell SCI
SfIshness in the ma tier, for Mcclellan "
tho man we are going to run for5 the go oN,
sernorship next time. He Will pc eie Sts'3
= q snre as fate. Then watch him IN the e. s
race for the presidential nomination ZIG "
1908. II
4 He Cannot Garry New York. "a
~ am a great admlrer of Judge Park a.;
ne Is ono of the best men II the lf nlteu
States. We will. give him the same ma
Siorlty In New York city that We sa Eve
Mcclellan last fal-upWards OF SHY slssy.
Thousand But David 3 I'LL Is a great as
load 10 carry In New York. y am tola X
Nv everybody who knows anything OF the 4
U .itrat,onl that Parker cannot get enotg 81 IA
wntes IN the state outside the city 70 TX
carry the state, and i must confess tilas
II belIeye7it. In opposing Parker'ss noml-S
nation Il am only opposing the nenlnal
Sof a man who cannot, IN my oplntoil,
~ nv Nav York State. And to WIN no ~
Obliged to carry It. na,,,
When asked as to the rumors ti M -
many was trying to bring ABOUT 'h s,nnha,,
ination of Mr.. cleveland, Mr. W.T.. 9n su.'s
said: III there is anything III ~ = ooh a
know II" 1,,a p,,,ea, Ia not
absolutely assured. IL Is so Nearly ~
that n YIN not create surprise at ".
T o,,Is On the other hand, there Wolio
IVA tbo,,sands OF greatly surprised Demos
Gratis Il hs We're defeated for the lloin'- q
M ton. sss59lo