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Tammany Will Not Oppose New York
er-Illinois Contest Settled in Fa-
vor of Hopkins Delegates-other
Ante-Convention Gossip.

Opposition to Parker Withdrawn.
The meeting of the New YORK state
delegation was marked by a degree OF
harmony such as has not prevailed In
this delegation for several presidential
conventions. 1t was rumored prior to
the meeting that Tammany had prac-
tically decided to retire gracefully from
Ats heretofore emphatic opposition to
Judge Parker, and this was partially con-
flrmed by what took place at the delega-
ton meeting. Leader Charles F. Muir
ply, of Tammany Hall, was asked if
there was any truth in the statement
that Tammany had decided to withdraw
Sts opposition to Judge Parker He said:
1--WE have not announced any such deci-
sion, but those who have candidates
pther than Judge Parker in the conven-
tion seem to be afraid to take the initia-
tive in forcing their candidates to the
front, and do not know why we should
bother to assist them. Some people are
BADLY lacking in backbone" S. Lewis
Nixon, Charles A. Towne and several
other Tammany men close to the chief
nodded in acquiescence when asked II
Nammany had ceased to actively fight
Judge Parker.
Hopkins Wins.
The subcommittee of the national
committee which Monday heard the evil
dence in the ia contests in the state Of
Illinois reported to the national COM
mittee that it was the unanimous opin-
hon of the members of the subcommittee
that the Hopkins delegates be allowed to
retain their seats. The report was con-
Cured in and the Hopkins people will
hold their seats unless ousted by the
action of the committee on credentials.
The decision of the subcommittee was
based on the ground that the state con-
Nention was supreme, that fights in the
district caucuses are not proper matter
for adjudication by the national COM
mittee. and that 1t is not the business Of
the national committee to go behind the
record of the convention as submitted to
them The Harrison and Hearst men
were greatly disheartened by their de-
feat, and announced their intention Of
carrying the fight before the committee
on credentials and If beaten there, be-
fore the convention itself.
In New Jersey the contests were aban-
doned in the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth
districts and the fight maintained in the
First and Second districts. The COM
mittee decided to report in favor of the
regular delegates in both cases, chiefly
because the contestants were not able
TO produce convincing evidence in sup
port of their claim that between 60 and
40 of their delegates were thrown out
of the state convention.
The contests in the other states were
reported by the various subcommittee
and their action was approved by the
national committee, which then adj
aourned.
Bryan Switches.
w. ]. Bryan, who Monday offered to
support Pattison, of Pennsylvania, was
Tuesday giving encouragement to the
friends of Mcclellan 1.-THE situation is
unchanged" said Mr.. Bryan when ap-
preached for an expression concerning
the effect of the action of the Pennsyl-
Hania delegation in joining with the
Parker forces. "That," he added, 'is
ell that can say, except to add that the
opposition to Mr. Parker still exists"
At the meeting of the Nebraska dele
cation w. j. Bryan was appointed to
represent the state on the committee on
resolutions, and there was some dis
cussion on the position the state shall as.
sumo on the platform. Mr.. Bryan's
contention will be for the reaff1rmatior
Of the Kansas City platform, but the
delegation recognizes the improbable.
ity Of securing such stand. The dis.
cussion was, therefore, devoted large.
" to the consideration of what to dc
In that event. No conclusion was
reached, but the tendency is to accept
the situation, if fairly liberal declare.
tions can be secured, as it is believed
there can be. In that event, Mr. Bryan
will probably not make platform fight
on the convention floor. He has moi
formally declared his position, but his
fellow delegates thus interpret it.
Will Vote for Favorite Sons.
AS the day wore on it seemed
more likely that the Parker pre-.
pon6erance would not cause any
change in the complimentary votes Of
the states instructed for fayorite
sons on the first ballot While the
Parker column would probably embrace
the entire south and nearly all the unin-
structed states. thedelegatesfrom Mass.
Rchusetts. Wisconsin, Delaware, Cali
fornia and Missouri would formally pre-.
sent and record their votes for olney
Wall, Gray, Hearst and Cockrell, re.
4 spectiyely. New Jersey is not counted
upon to vote for Parker on the first bal
lot. The present indications are thai
It will join Delaware in support o.
fudge Gray.
The Massachusetts, delegation ha.
taken the additional step OF sending ou
missionaries In behalf of Olney, but be.
yond declaration that its delegation
viii hold steadfastly to Wall, Wiscon-
sin is making no formal attempt to bring
any other states to his support at this
stage.
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