The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-08
HILL SCORED FOR
HIS GOLD PLANK
Much Unfavorable Comment on
New Workers. Effort to
Commit Party.
From a Staff Correspondent.

From Staff Correspondent.
st. Louis, July 8.-The effort of D.
B. Hill to commit the party to the
gold standard was the subject of much
unfavorable comment last night and
this morning. It Is enough, say many
delegates, to permit Hill to name the
candidate for president. He ought not
to try to dictate to the platform also.
Bryan is not to bolt. This is now
believed to be reliable statement.
There was an element of uncertainty
in the proposition until yesterday
Bryan will not bolt anybody except
| Cleveland, and Cleveland cannot be
nominated.
Parker's nomination will be largely
due to the atsfves candidacy of Hearst
on the one hand and the threatened
candidacy. Of Cleveland on the other.
Had neither Of these men been in
view it is safe to say Parker would
not have grown in favor as he did,
| and might not even have been con-
sidered.
The element which was afraid Of
| Hearst's radicalism and the other ele-
ment which hated Cleveland, finally
have been brought together to the
| support Of Parker, who is not their
| first choice and whom they know less
about than has been known Of any
man named for the presidency by any
party for many years.
Parker's friends have been shrewd
enough to see their opportunity and
improve it. They have said the right
thing In states which were leaning
towards Cleveland. It has been a
careful game of playing both ends
against the middle. Parker himself
has had no hand in 1t. The work
was planned by Hill and executed by
him and Belmont.
At the same time the republicans
think Parker is the strongest man
who can be named against Roosevelt.
convention, and 1t has not changed.
The battle-ground will be in New York
and the states around 1t, with a Sec
! ondary point of interest in the middle
west, centering in Indiana.
Parker's Grip Tightens.
The survey Of the field on the eve
| Parker SO much stronger than his
! combined opponents as to Justify the
| prediction that he will be nominated
| perhaps on the first ballot, or before
| the results Of that ballot can be an
nounced by the presiding officer. The
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| ship and cohesion and seem doomed
to play the part an unorganized mob
usually plays when 1t goes against
forces which are well drilled and ably
led.
At noon today the vice presidency
was higher up in the air than at any
previous time since the delegates
reached st. Louis. It will be impos-
stble to say where the nomination
will go till after the presidency has
been settled.
The latest move Of D. B. Hill is In
the form Of Irritation with the Wal
boom in Wisconsin. Hill has encour.
aged the Wall men to stay in the race
for the presidency, promising them
that he would insure Wall a generous
vote later on for vice president. After
this lift, which will come on the first
ballot, Wall must look out for himself
The boom of Governor Dockery fol
second place does not seem formida.
BILE at this time, nor does that q
Governor Beckham Of Kentucky
The Beckham candidacy, by the way
shows the first suggestion Of section
alism that has thus far crept into the
convention. The Beckham litho
type: Instruct for Governor Beck
ham for vice president and make al
opening wedge for southern represen
tation on the national ticket
The Turner vice presidential situa
ton seems to be as it was last nigh
and early this morning. He no long
er stands out above the other candi
dates and this sag in his boom Is be
lieved to portend his defeat.
Middle West May Get 1t.
The vice presidency seems gravi
tating towards the middle west-witl
Illinois and Indiana as the favoritt
states. In Illinois. Representative,
Williams is the candidate and in In
diana, Kern. Illinois, like Indiana, ii
not asking for the vice presidency
but will accept the place II it shouit
come to it.
The argument which promises to b,
< Turner's downfall is the argument O.
geography. He lives too much tt
one side and in a state which will Ger
tainly go for Roosevelt. His nomina
ton, therefore. would add no strength
to the democratic ticket
II is said by the leaders Of tn,
Parker movement that the vice presi
dency has not yet been considered
seriously and will not be until afte
the candidate for president has beer
named. w. w. Jermane.