Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-06

&dO9TS duu Su1u llldL 4 GlAliSy ~ lA1d,
notwithstanding the Endorsement Of
Parker, would give sixty-eight votes to
any eastern candidate--with the excep-
ton Of Hearst-upon whom the opposi-
ton could concentrate with enough
pledged votes, which, together with the
sixty EIGHT votes of Pennsylvania,
would make two votes more than one
third of the convention. Among the
candidates named who would be salts
factory were Pattison of Pennsylvania,
German of Maryland, Gray of Della
ware, Harmon of Ohio, Olney Of Mas
sachusetts and Co4er of New York,
Tammany furnished sensational in
cident by swiftly back tracking on
semiOfacial announcement that it had
dropped it's opposition to Parker. The
organization had allowed it to become
known through some of It's most prom
inent representatives that it had decid-
ed to join the Parker ranks After
period Of silence and apparent po-
litical idleness they have renewed their
warfare against his candidacy, and
Senator Victor Bowling, Charles A.
Towne, Bird S. Coler and Bourke Cock
| ran started to poll delegations and ask
for votes against Judge Parker. But
| Senator Bowling said that Tammany
was simply against Parker and added:
you'll see very hard fight on tbs
platform"
Senator Hill, Edward Murphy, IT..
| and William f. Sheehan were extreme
| ly confident at the Parker headquar
I tiers. Senator Hill said:
Judge Parker may not be nominal
| ed on the first ballot, as delegations
| like to pay tribute to faverite sons, but
he will be on the second"
! Mr.. Sheehan said: Judge Parker
will be the nominee. Nothing can stop
it now. We are gaining every hour in
strength
Former Senator Murphy said, Par.
ker will be nominated on the first bal
lot for before we get to the end of the
! roll call all the states will want to
4 jump into the band wagon"
The prospect Ia that Judge Parker.
! the candidate Of the conservative
| forces, will win handily
Where a week ago were doubt, un.
certainty, sparring for position, parley.
Ing for time, fractional scheming and
manipulation to overthrow the favor
lite is now a foregone conclusion that
the field will come in poor second.
Not only does it appear that thu con-
troll Of the nomination for first place
on the ticket will be in the hands of
those Democrats who We're in the mi
nority In 1896 and again in 1900, but
that they will select the nominees run
ming mate and dominate the platform
on which the race will be made.
The forces which will adopt the plat
form and name the candidate for pres
ident will also name the vice presi-
dent, and this element has allowed il
to become known that no concession to
the minority, no vote catching expedi-
ent, is to be adopted in choosing the
nominee for second place.
So much attention has been given to
the presidential nomination that nc
conclusion has been reached regarding
the vice presidency. Several names
have been mentioned and one or two
active candidates are in the field The
friends of former Senator Turner OF
Washington believe that he may be
nominated. The suggestion has beer
made that David s. Rose of Wisconsin
might be selected, but that state re
fuses to have him considered for feal
that anything of the kind might BIZ
considered as disloyal to e. G. Wall al
presidential candidate. Benjamin f
Shively and John w. Kern of Indiana
and David r, Francis of Missouri
have been mentioned in connection
with the second place, but no effort hal
been made to secure consideration fol
any of them.