The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-30
PARKER NOW LEADS
WITH 100 DELEGATES
Representative Hearst Comes Next in Race for Democratic
Prize-New York Jurist Needs Many Votes to Win

VI the 80 delegates 10 Tie DNAAit-
cratic National Convention. $50 have al |
ready been chosen. OF these 2s9 are in
structed. while 261 are not under in
structions to vote for anyone in particu |
lar. but are left free to vote as may /
seem best when the convention meets
of the instructed delegates. $50 are com /
mitted to Judge Parker. ST are in-l
structed for Representative Hearst. %
are instructed for ex-Secretary Olney, /
rs are instructed for Mr. Wall. Of Wis
consin. and four are instructed for Colo /
mel Kilbourne of Ohio. Out Of the POI
delegates who are not bound by instruc
tions. the % from Alabama are prac-
ticaTy committed TO Judge Parker by
the indorsemsnt given him by the State
convention
This would bring his total up TO 172-
Twenty-eight others who are not bound /
by instructions OF their State conven- I
lions are committed 10 Mr.. Hearst. /
which. If he is able to retain them.
would bring his total up to Us.
German Has Some Friends.
Approximately. 20 delegates in Ohio are
favorable to the nomination Of ex-At-
torney General Harmon. while the I'M
| instructed delegates of Maryland. the
District Of Columbia and 10 Of the IA
from West Virginia are favorable TO
the nomination of Senator German. OF
/ the 81 instructed for Mr.. Hearst, 10 are
| from Ohio. where the unit rule was
/ adopted. which will prevent Mr.. Hearst
/ from receiving their votes. These de-
Quoted would reduce his total TO 105
| The Hearst men in the delegations
/ bound by instructions 20 other candi-
dates. as in the cases Of Massachusetts
| NJ tod for NTr
| Hearst, nor are anti-Hearst men in the
! Rhode Island delegation bound by the
unit rule to support him counted
/ against him. OF the remaining unin-
| structed delegates and those who are
not bound by the unit rule, IL is not
| possible at this time 10 ascertain how
! they intend to vote in the national con-
4 ventiOn-
But Few Are Instructed.
| DeductinE the Ohio district delegates
who are instructed by district conven-
| lions. but who are bound by the unit
rule of the State convention. which
| failed TO instruct for anyone. and who
should hence be counted as. in effect,
unlnstructed. ii appears that only
/ fraction over one-half of the delegates
thuc far chosen are actually instructed
OF the total number explicitly instruct
cd. and not counting those who have
lirdorsed him. Judge Parker has little
more than one-half. and Mr. Hearst
has approximately one-fourth- Should
this ratio Of instruction continue until
ali the delegates are chosen, and Judge
iI'arker should continue to receive a
little more than one-haf OF those in
structed as he has done thus far. he
would then have only approximately
one-third ofsthe total number OF 996
delegates actually instructed for him.
In order to get the nomination. there
fore. provided the two-thirds rule still
prevails. it viii be necessary for him
70 get the other one-tihrd, or approx
D,ately go delegates who will be unin-
lstructed In other words. present ratios
continuing. Judge Parker will have ap-
proximately one-third of the delegates
= instructed for him; he must get as
many more who are not instructed to
vote for him before he can win the
nomination.
From present indications there will be
at least $50 delegates who will not be
: under instructions. With these Judge
Parker's fate will lie. Should the on
position 10 the New York jurist be able
10 control one-third of these. or APP
proximateIy $50 uninstructed delega tes.
present ratios continuing, they viii be
able 10 prevent the nomination of the
present favorite in the race.
Roosevelt All the Way.
OF the sSS delegates to the Republican
National Convention under the call. and
, the four more who Will be admitted I'M
Z der the recommendation OF the notional
/ committee 1.-TWO from Alaska and two
! from Porto Rico), making J92 In all ga
, are instructed for the President. 2l6 are
! uninstructed. and two are yet to be
chosen. Thus II there were any contest.
the President would be assured OF the
nomination, a majority being sufficient
in Republican conventions.
The President Will. however. receive
every vote in the convention. Under
the call issued by the national commit
tee. all delegates were TO be ca 'sen At
; least thirty days prior 70 the laye OF
. opening the national convention. Accord
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