The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-07
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CON-
VEkTION.
Parker Will Be The Nominee Is The
Consensus OF Opinion TammanY
And Bryan Fighting The
Fav0FIte.

great national convention which
eonvenes in that city to-day al
noon. The convention is to nomi-
nate a candidate for the presi-
dency Of the United States
a candidate for vice. president on
the Democratic platform and the
declaration Of principles upon
which the battle will be fought
is also to be made.
The battle for the nomination
has been fought hard in the City
of the World S Fair the past few
days. Leaders and workers
from all over the country have
been enlisted in the fight and it
has been battle royal. From
the scene Of action yesterday the
following was sent out as a re-
view of the situation. Parker on
the second ballot, perhaps on the
first. That is tonight the claim
Of the men who are in charge of
the political affairs of the New
York candidate. All day long
the Parker opponents have tried
to perfect programme which
would prolong the balloting and
afford an opportunity to name
another candidate. but apparent
| ly they have notsucceeded. Many
com binationS have been suggest t.
ed. but so far they seem to have
proven incapable of being assem-
bIed into a shape sufficiently
substantial TO show the indie
pendent and uninstructed dele
gates how another candidate can
be named. Men who are sup
posed to hold the balance of pow
er have asked the Parker oppo-
nents to say what would be done
after Parker had been put out of
the race. but tonight they say
they have received no satisf acto
ny answer.
Action taken by the Penusyl-
vania delegation 10 night, by the
overwhelming vote Of 81 to 3, to
vote for Parker only served to
emphasizes this evening The ont
come.
German, Gray, and Cleveland
have been suggested. but 10 one
IS prepared to give assurance
that either could receive the
nomination. The mention of
Cleveland has a tendency in some
quarters to solidify the Parker
strength, for many delegates say
they do not want to take even
the slightest chance of allowing
Cleveland a third nomination.
While there is a very friendly
feeling for German among the
Southern delegates, including
those who are under instructions
or bound by the unit rule to vote
for Parker, yet the predominant |
from this element is
that the effort now making in
behalf of the Maryland Senator |
is too late. They also point to
the fact that when delegates
we're being chosen German gave
40 sign that he desired the nomi.
nation. 1t is too much to expect,
they say, that delegates who
we're chosen as Parker men,
whether under instructions or
lot, will desert him now or as
ong as there is a possibility of
securing his nomination.
The position of vice president
5 oYershadowed in the all impor-
ant question Of a presidential
lominee. With the candidate
or president named the battle
or second place will begin and
ohm Sharp Williams and Car
mack are both mentioned forethe
lace.
BRYAN REVIEWS FIGHT AGAINST
PARKER.
Shortly after his arrival in St.
.ouis Bryan renewed his fight I
gainst Parker in the following
which be gave to the
ress: t
After conferences with a i
amber of delegates from various i
actions. ] am satisfied that the n
oposition to Judge Parker is t;
Efficient to make his nomination "
ghly improbable, If not impos n
bic. There has been no con- a.
upon any anti Parker a.
.ndidate. but two arguments OF