The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-06
PARKER AND TURNER.
That Seems TO Be the Probable
Democratic Ticket.
TAMMANY FALLS INTO LINE.

Wiswam Leaders Decide to Withdraw
Opposition to the Judge--Many States
Expected to Follow Pennsylvania
Lead and Get into Hill Band Wagon.
st. Louis, July 6, With the opening
Of the Democratic national convention
at hand. Judge Parker's friends and
adherents are more confident than ever
that the second or even the first ballot
will see him nominated for president
The Pennsylvania delegation formal
resolutions for Parker were taken as
likely 10 be followed by similar n-
dorsements from several other states,
and III spite of the talk OF ex-P President
Cleveland Judge Gray and other posi-
bllities. ana OF the violent opposition o.
Bryan the Parker people seem sure Of
victory. Hill aud Belmont loom large,
of course. IN bringing this about, and
many delegates have shown resentment
Of this, but the chance for Parker
against i scattering field seems more
than good
Ex-Tnited States Senator Turner OF
Washington seems to lead the throng
Of vice presidential candidates.
Conventions Programme.
The convention viii be called q
order iii the Coliseum at noon by for
mer United States Senator James IS.
Jones of Arkansas, who Is chairman
Of the national committee.
Chairman Jones viii merely announce
that he has been instructed by the nj
tional committee 10 invite Representa-
tive John Sharp Williams Of Mississip
pt to serve as chairman of tile tempo
rary organization Of the convention
Mr.. Williams win deliver a speech III
reply to the address of Elihu Root III
the Republican convention in Chicago
He will outline the campaign
Thursday Will be devoted 70 hearing
reports of committees. perfecting the
permanent organization and adopting
the platform Ii viii be a stormy yes.
sion
On Friday, II II honea the nomina-
tions will be made. Everything shouls
be over BIZ Saturday at the latest
Tammary Gives Up the Fight.
The meeting of The New York state
delegation was marked by i degree Of
harmony such al has not prevailed iH
this delegation for several presidential
conventions. 1t was rulnored prior to
the meeting thar Tammany had prae-
tically decided To retire gracefully from
its heretofore emphatic opposition to
Judge Parker ana this was partially
confirmed by what took rlIce at the
delegation meeting.
II tile first place. there WAS 20 ob-
lection 10 tie selection of David D.
Hill as member Of the committee on.
resolutions. aud this harmonious ac-
tion was repeated when State Senator
Thomas Grady of Tammany Hall
was selected as the member az tile
committee On rules ana order Of bust
ness. Former United States senator
Edward Murphy. Jr of Trey vas
made chairman Of the delegation, ana
Norman III Muck III Rnffaio was r.
elected It's national committeeman
James W. Ridgway Of BROOKLYN,
McCarren aahefent, wis unanimously
selected to represent the state on the
committee On credentials.
Tammang men close to the cliief nod
ded Ill ae4uiescence when asked il
Tammany had ceased 10 actively fight
Judge Parker. The Tammany people
are 50 confident that things are going
to run smoothly that they have prac-
tically decided To order their special
trains 70 leave Friday afternoon, ahtie
ipating that the convention will be over
at that time
Virginia Not Fer German.
The Virginia delegation, which ar
rived during the day saw iii an even
ing paper that they We're for Senator
German for President They all signed
this declaration. written by Senator