The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-02

MAKING WAR
ON PARKER
German and Cleveland
Men at Work.
EAST WILL BE SUPREME
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Party Machirs.y Will Be
Taken 'n West
rhomn. l.. R$a, who i. In Charge of
the Boon, for the Ex-President,
Is Not Yet ON the
EAST WILL BE SUPREME

| 81. LOUIS, July IL WI uioti'St Aihes
of operation developed today in the
preliminary skirmisning OF the Demo
cratic National Convention. One Is q
scheme to rush the nomination of Judge
Parker on the first or second ballot
and the other is to scatter the vote,
prevent an early nomination with a
view Of naming Cleveland or German .
The friends OF German and Cleveland
are working to hold the convention for
several ballots in the hope that their
candidate would be named. The Cor
man men are not parties to the Cleve-
land movement nor are the Cleveland
advocates combining with German $
friends There is no alliance. but 1t is
understood 1t is to the interest of both
that the Parker strength be disinte-
grated as soon as possible.
Old Guard on Hand.
There are many Cleveland men-his
old guard-who are watching events
and are feeling the pulse of the men
MS they arrive. They are using the
race issue on the Southern men and
with all delegates they use the argu-
ment that Cleveland is the only man
the Democrats can elect. With some
effect they are pointing out to the
Southern delegates that they need no
better excuse for supporting Cleveland
than that they did so for the purpose
of preventing negro domination by the
Republicans.
The man who is credited with being
the head and front and manager of the
Cleveland movement, Thomas F. Ryan,
will arrive tomorrow. Ryan is a dele
gate from Virginia and has been iden-
titled with the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road. He also has been associated
with Charles F. Murphy. leader of
Tammany Hall. Ryan is credited with
having some Southern States deIega-
tions up his sleeve ready to throw to
Cleveland.
stand of Gorman.
Gorman's position is stated to be that
he viii not enter into airy combine : ON
to prevent the nomination of Parker
unless 1t means his own selection. He
will not be used to pull out the chest
nuts for Cleveland. German is gath
cred the Maryland. West Virginia, Dis
trict of Columbia delegations and some
from other States with bare POSSIBLE
ity of securing New Jersey and Penn
sylvania. But like German. former
Senator Smith of New Jersey and James
A. Guffey of Pennsylvania, want TO see
success in sight before they jump.
There is a story going the rounds of
the politicians who are here that the
race conference between German.
Smith. Guffey and Mclean had for their
main object a proposition to control the
party organization; that in the selec-
ton Of a National Committee Chair
man some one should be chosen who
would name men for the campaign COM
mittee under the control of these men.
This control is to prevent It falling in
TO the hands of David p. Hill and also
that the machinery of the party organ
ization should not be used for Parker
IN 1Q0S ~ he oh hn nominated and
make a good showing this year.
German Has Hope.
No one appears authorized to speak
with authority for any man who par
ticipated in the conferences. but
whatever occurred the friends of Cor
man here are still talking about the
possibility of his nomination and seem
to think he will be presented to the
convention. This may be a part of the
plan to secure concessions from the
Parker men.
1t Is somewhat surprising that al
though 2s4 delegates are instructed
for Parker, about 260 more were Sc
lected under auspices favorable to him,
that there should be so much talk
about scattering his strength after one
or two ballots because delegates are
not instructed. The inference seems to
be that they will go TO another candi-
ing. Parker's friends do not admit
this weakness of their candidate. al
though the opponents of the New
Yorker are making the supposed lack
of faith of his adherents one of their
strongest cards.
Control to Go East.
II seems apparent now that control
of the party's affairs will pass to the
east no matter who may be the can
didate or what may be the platform
Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas. Iowa and
Nebraska will give way under the
conditions to New York,
Pennsylvania. Maryland, New Jersey
and New England.
Nothing in it," said Hon Thomas
of Indiana when upon his ar
rival to-day he was asked to express
an opinion relative to the possibility
OF the nomination of ex-President
Cleveland Nothing in it," he repeated
with emphasis and added:
Parker will be nominated on the
first ballot and at the latest on the
second"
He also expressed the opinion that
the Kansas City platform would not
be reaffirmed.