The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-04
Opinion Expressed That State
Conventions Should Give
Ironclad Instructions.
FEELING GROWING THAT
NEW YORk'S3 SON CAN WIN
Empire State Counted on to Give
tile Ticket an Unprecedented
/ Majority, and*Indiana
Counted on as Safe
III the Right
Column.

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(F'rom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May alt is
likely that determined effort Will be
made to have the Virginia State con-
vention send a delegation to the st, Louis
convention instructed to vote for Judge
Parker. 1t has previously been thought
that 1t would be- best to have the dele
gates go to the e8convention free to vote
for whomsoever they chose. But lately
there has been signs that II the nomina-s
tion OF Judge Parker is to be assured
1t will be necessary to nave a majority
OF the delegates instructed. 1t is said
that the supporters OF Mr.. Hearst are
working to have uninstTucted delegates
sent to the convention, With the hope
that they may be induced to support Mr.
Hearst after the convention assemblies
In other words, a still hunt4is being con-
Quoted by the Hearst managers, and It Is
the opinion Of many Of the Parker men
that the various State conventions should
give ironclad Instructions for Parker,
The national leaders of the Democracy
admit that tho sentiment OF the party
throughout the country Is for Judge,
Parker but gtheyanre beginning to realize
tha t the wishes OF the rank and file may
be thwarted at st. Louis, and some other
man be put up If the delegations are not
bound by Instructions.
The Virginia Democrats have not, as
rule, sent instructed delegates to con-,
ven ntions. It Is not believed that II Will
be possible for the convention to select
men as delegates who would. under any
circums tances vote for the nomination
OF Mr.. Hearst, but, 1t Is argued. that
the moral effect of an instructed delega-
ton would be great. and those who are
most strongly opposed to the nomination
OF the New York editor are the ones
who are beginning to talk of instructins
the v!rginians and other Southern dele
sate..
Should Instruct, They Say.
Hon. John Wesley Gaines member of
the House of Representatives from Ten
nessee, returned to-day from visit to
Judge Parker at his home at Esopus.
New York, and says that the great ma
jority of the Democrats with whom he
talked in New York city and elsewhere
are now OF the opinion that every State
should send a delegation instructed to
vote for Judge Parker. He believes
that&if the New York State convention
were held now Tammany would not fight
Instructions, for it has been learned that
5 the Hearst people are relying on un1n-
structed delegations for help in the hour
when the votes of delegates will be
needed.
New York will give Judge Parker the
biggest majority. a presidential candi-
date ever received in that State.'' said
Mr., Gaines. II was told that the law
yers of the State will support him solidly.
and that the railroad interests will be
for him. for the reason that they feel
confident he will not do anything as
President that will endanger the rights
of any class of the people, The work
inglnen are largely for him, 1t is said,
and 1t is so we'll known in New York
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