The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-06
Eighth District Member Refuses
to Be Bound by Unit
Rule.
EXPECT A CHANGE TO-DAY.
Individual Expressions Show New
York Candidate to Have
Twenty-Five of the Del
egates on His Side.

| Ohio's vote in the convention will proba-
! bly, be cast for Judge Alton B. Parker, IN
| less some of the delegates refuse to be
| bound by the unit rule as instructed by
| the State Convention.
| This may occur. as at least one of the
delegates, John Finley, from the Eighth
| District, openly announced at last night s
caucus that he did not recognize the .au-
thority Of the State Convention to bind
him.
He said he had been elected by district
! convention three months prior to the as
sembling of the State Convention, and
must answer to his constituents and no
one else.
The opposition to Parker succeeded in
preventing the application Of the unit rule
in his behalf, but his adherents will make
another attempt to-day TO get a resolu-
tlon OF that nature through the caucus
All they could do last night was to get
an individual expression on the strength
o. the various candidates
ms expression. as developed by the
roll call, showed twenty-five votes for
Parker. six for Harmon, SIX for Mcclellan,
TWO Tor O!ney. four for Hearst and one
for Folk. Two Of the delegates refused
10 vote.
The first tilt OF the evening came in the
election OF q member OF the Committee on
Resolutions. Former Congressman John
A McMahon Of Dayton and Tom L. John
son OF Cleveland were the opposing can
didates. the former winning by vote OF
% to l9.
The attempt to defeat John r. Mclean
was truitsSs, as he was reelected Ma
tional Committeeman over Judge Louis
Brucker of Mansfield by = vote OF z to 10,
with three votes scattering.
Representatives Of the Parker and anti
Parker forces appeared before the dele
CATION and argued at length for and
Parker's cause was espoused by Judge
William Boulder. while John F, Delaney.
corporation counsel Of New York City,
argued against his nomination.
Judge Boulder ridiculed the preten-
SONS of the politicians who were actuated
by petty issues" while Delaney argued
that TamuIany's cordial support meant a
great deal TO the success of the Demo-
cratic ticket and that Parker could not
Win enough votes in the rural districts
of New York to give to him the electoral
a majority OF 1000
After the various committees had been
filed Edward H Moore of Youngstown
moved that when the States forty-six
votes are cast as n unit. George B. Nc
Clellan OF New York City be designated
as their beneficiary. ]. H Platt offered
Alton b. Parker. while wellington Still
well asked that the name Of Judson B.
Harmon be substituted.
The debate lasted SO long that the dele
gates finally agreed to lay the matter on
the table.
1t was then that a motion was made to
permit the delegates TO express their In
dividuai preferences. This caused another
lengthy debate. but it finally passed and
the roll was called, after which the caucus
adjourned to give the delegates a chance
to scramble over an allotment OF 900 tick
cts for 1000 visitors from the Buckeye
State.
The appointments on the various COM
mittees. in addition to the Committee on
Resolutions, We're as follows: Credentials,
Wallace d. Yapel: Permanent Organiza-
ton. Harlan Cleveland: Rules and Order
OF Business. Wellington Stillwell; to Notify
Presidential Candidate. John H. Clark; to
Notify Fice-Presidential Candidate, NJ NJ.
Padgett.