The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-07
Boom OF NEW YORK JUDGE oRs
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION
SHOWS SIGNS OF &C Lsss
LAPSEPA ART * {. LEAD ;sSSsss
ERS AT SEA

wAsHINGToN. June 6:---sY he
meeting of the Denocrati css attonall
convention but one month q $slsel,lssss
cratic politicians ere ia1Intteri g sss
around in comparative daris ness. = 81
far as the selection OF a E'lesi dent iasss
candidate for their par is conc errls
cd tits admitted BY almost eseEss.s
body who has been in Wash ingtoIi:
during the last week, md espec ny Y
by Democratic Senator's and REPRE-
sentatives from the South, that 81
chances of Judge Alton q. Parkerss Sc
curing the nomination are not sos
bright as they were q lslontf ago
Conferences are being held daily
in New York and other sections OF
the country by the friends q rs
New Yorker in the hope Of srene@ir
the enthusiasm In his behalf. VIII ssfas$8
at one time. seemed to insure his SEQ
lection BY the st. Louis con entio NJ
The fact, however tina Tractie - d
all the state delegations vi 80 TO-
that meeting uninstrncted makes its.
very plain to the observing "a nd
that Judge Parker's SUPPORT y Il NO.
more than luke-warn. and 81 leSSY
powers that be are going 70, = tlsoa iss ss
prepared to bolt his cand idacys sl fessaa NJ
becomes apparent that he as NC
show of receiving the nomfn ION
The protracted and continued ~
fence of the. New Yorker pom all ssiss5
sues that are to be involve 9: N stiae..
coming campaign has cause ed no lIfsss3l
tie uneasine ss in # tllesSss "a Ing 8 NH
his staunchest SUPPORT tiers, and trta slsas
tic appeals are being mad 70 him ssass
declare his position on the ques mons
of the day, in the hope tina r al ter he
takes this step the popular demand e
for his nomination Will become So Ia
tense as to insure his selection on
the first ballot. gs:
There is no denying the fac T. y hiciisss
is cropping out on all des, that the
trend of opinion anon DemoeTaallleSsss
statesmen is that some her naf 81
will have to be snbstitut ed for tl1a y
of Judge Parker when o. 2resit lentia ti
candidate Is chosen, There are sst iliss;
many who think that e'xSf stdentss
Grover Cleveland Is the on l5sz an
who can carry the Demo tic hosts
to victory at the polls tn Isl iisspli g;
no conservative man " ~ wen Ye II q
t1Ire the prediction that he Sage q J:
Princeton has any show, " 3 ateger.
for the nomination Others be- ieTs
that If the fate of the part en-
trusted to the candidacy OF enaIoT9s
German, Of MaryIand.@ tina = gent e.s:
man may create enough bus astliss
from his previous records N sthe q
councils of his party, to- land iiasEf me-
White House. Still others believe
that the nomination OF judi ess g vest orgesS
Gray, Of Delaware, whose a TIL ude sss
on all public questions that have con-
fronted the country for the last TWEEN
ty years is we'll known to every BOG BOG "
would certainly insure part sue.
cess. And so it goes. There are.c ~
didates galore, and yet not q SIN
name that has been me s. 1as
seemed to strike the #popula lar & lord e73FeE
Objections Of one kind or q notner y
have been made to each on 81 unit n 1Sy
begins to look as if the Democratic
convention, when 1t meets IN SIS
Louis on July Z, will he the scene Pc
one of the hottest political ntestsssi
that has been witnessed ~ B many
years. Nearly eyery State w ttsEsnaa
a fayorite son to castsits CONF ltnenesss
tary vote for, and after the q rsfs palz-ss
lot is taken. the fight vii begin " s
earnest. It would not be att al SUI
prising if some dark horse. not heTe-ss3
toforc mentioned. might al tier Az as
step in and carry off the b on oIs