The Indianapolis journal., 1904-05-25

GORMAN SLYLY BOOMING
FRANCIS AND RAYNER AS
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
Maryland's Boss Sees No Chance
for Himself and Wants to
Name the Ticket.
FAIRBANKS IS FANORITE
Senators Hope He Will Be Nom
mated by Republicans for
Vice President.
FAIRBANKS IS FANORITE
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON May 24.-The observing
politicians here think they have discovered
what Senator German is figuring for In
holding out hopes that the ST. Louis con-
vention will fail TO nominate Judge Parker
and that the chance for compromise
ticket will be excellent. David r. Francis.
of Missouri. and Senator-elect Isador Ray
ner, of Maryland, is said TO be
the ticket which the German maripulators
are figuring for. IL is claimed that Mr..
German has given up hope of securing the
nomination himself and that he will only
desire to be the power TO dictate the nomi-
nation. The Maryland state convention, 10
be held on Thursday, is expected TO in
struct for German or select delegates 10 be
placed in the hands of the senator to be
cast where his will shall direct
1t is claimed by the Democrats who OPP
pose Parker, and who think that Hearst is
out of the question. that the Francis
Rayner ticket is the best that has been
proposed Mr.. Francis was in the Cleveland
Cabinet in it's closing days, and. while op-
posed to Bryan. he is said to have been
regular" in 1896 and 1900 Mr.. Rayner got
into the Senate against the wishes of Mr..
sire now to see him unloaded on the Demo-
cratic national organization. He is pop
ular man and a finished public speaker.
The Republicans around headquarters
here have concluded that the Democrats
are not going to nominate. aPrker. What
they fear is that in a moment of unexpect-
ed sanity the ST Louis convention will take
up Judge Gray, of Delaware who is re-
Qa led hV ha "a Oof
dangerous man in the line of Democratic
possibilities. That is the talk of the day
among Republicans as TO the opposition
ticket.
AS to the Republican ticket, there is a
strong current setting in favor Of the nom-
nie 1 Va s Na uaI1 Sbe, as Jhe an a
Hit boom thus far has not taken well
with the party leaders 1t is claimed that
the Senate coterie has set out to effect the
nomination or the Indiana senator, and
that nothing else will do.
Secretary Shaw and the Iowa contingent
have returned from their state convention
elated with their success in framing a
platform, to which they point evidence
| that Iowa is not for Cummins's idea, nor
| for Canadian reciprocity. But they admit
that If the national convention shall de-
| termine TO put in a pledge of revision to
| be carried out when the Republican party
| shall SO determine, il will be agreeable TO
Iowa low Republicans Another mother :. thing ig
| sound the praises of Attorney
| j. W. Blythe, of that State. as a political
manager. They assert that he is Hanna
stamp of man, and just the one to take up
| the national committee work where Hanna
| left off. They declare that while Blythe is
| attorney for the Burlington road. one of the
parties to the merger deal he has the alb
solute confidence of the farmers of Iowa,
! the first agricultural State in the country.
| The Iowa contingent believes that Mr..
| Blythe should be either chairman or vice
| chairman of the national committee and
that he has the brains and experience In
! great affairs successfully 10 fill the shoes of
/ Hanna. JOHN z. MONK