The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1904-07-08
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION

ST, LOUIS, July 5.-The Cleveland
boom which looked SO roseate Satur.
day appears to be steadily colapsing.
II has no, much vitality today than
Hearsts boomlet Parker talk is
loud and confident, and when the con
ven,ion meets tomorrow, the indica-
tiops are that he will likely be sure
OF the second il not on the first bal
lot parkers great advantage is due
to the f1ct that the opposition can.
not concentrate on any one man. Late
last weel, il seemed as though all the
Clements opposing Parker, aud there
are many. wouId settle on Mr.. Clave.
land and give him the fourth nomina-
tion, but that stage has passed and
now German of Maryland is the only
man about whom the opposing ele
ment show signs of rallying In fact
the feverish suspense of the last few
days has given place to a settled con
viction thai New York will name the
candidate and it viii be Judge Par.
ker. Interest today, therefore, settles
on the platform and the vice-pres-
dency. Nearly all the delegates have
arrived. The morning trains were i'll
crowded, and if the roll call was made
this noon few would be found missing
of the thousand delegates that will
gather in the coliseum tomorrow fore
noon. Senator Jones of Arkansas.
chairman of the national committee,
says that when he calls the body to
order he will only make five min.
ute speech, leaving to John Sharp
Williams OF Mississippi, who will be
The temporary chairman. to strike the
keynote Of the campaign. After
Williams speech tomorrow and the
appointment of committees, quick
adjournment will he made until Thurs.
day.
Bryan issued a statement this morn.
ing in which he says: The situation
is unchanged. Additions to the Par
ker list are not sufficient to secure hi
Nomination.. lake d. TOR srantet
there will b. a strong antitrust plank
in the platform.
Anti-Parker forces are still active,
and Bryan is the center. The Nebras-
kan is aroused at all hours OF the
night for advice. The first of the Sc
ries of conferences planned for today
began at . a. m today, when Bryan,
ex-senator Jones of Arkansas and
other anti-Parkerites met
There are some urging the name o..
General Miles. Overmeyer, Kansas
Sulzer, and the Tammany leader try
ing to convince Bryan that Miles
could win the nomination and election
Bryan told ex-senator Harris Of Kan
sas this morning in an offhand cOnyer
sation that he favored Harris nom
nation to The presidency. Not for
me" Harris replied.
When news Of Pennsylvania de
cision to vote for Parker was brought
to Hill, he said: well, am glad to
hear it. ! anticipated this twenty
hours ago" He added: There will
be others found.
The sensational announcement was
made by anti-Parker leaders shortly
before noon of a combination against
Parker finally being effected The
combined strength of Olney, Wall,
Cockrel, Harmon and Gray form a
nucleus deal. with Bryan and Hearst
forces in reserve The basis Tor the
announcement was numerous sigma.
lures 10 petitions secretly circulated
during the night, by which the sign,
ers pledged themselves to stick to IA
voriIe sons through the first and sec
ond ballots. II does not extend be-
ycnd this. 1t was claimed conliden-
tally that this agreement will control
40O votes OF Wisconsin, Mississippi
Missouri, Ohio and Delaware repre-.
scutstyes.
Anti-Parkcrites say they are willing
to let The future take care Of itself
after the second ballot. A develop
ment of the combine was a telegraphic
call on Judson Harmon OF Cincinnati
to have letter in st. Louis ond We'd
slesiay morning stating his disposition
in 1896. This satisfies Bryan. and
Harmon may be the choice of the
Parker opposition. The Tammsny on
slaught on Parker today is fierce,
Much homage is being paid two
Democratic warhorses. distinguished
above all others for active work for
the party They are Judge Reagan OF
Palestine. Texas former senator and
only surviving member of the confed
erate cabinet, aud Hugh Morris OF
Pennsylvania, who sat IN the Demo
cratic convention a Charleston in
1853.
Al O'Clock this afternoon the Ohio
delegation held a meeting which is
still in session, the purpose being to
name Harmon as the fayorite son
and to get into the band wagon at
.oncc, declaring for Parker, which
kince 10 O'Clock has been the drift
Of all instructed delegations. Tam
many flushed meeting at noon and
decided 10 fall into line for Parker,
so thai II Ohio joins in with its 46
votes this will insure Psrkers nom