Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-02
AGAINST CLEVELAND
Western and Southern Dele
gates Wont Have Him.
PARKER Is GROWING
THE WHOLE QUESTION LIES
WITH SENATOR GoRMAN.
A Movement for Making John R. Nc
Lean the Vice Presidential
Candidate Started.
PARKER rs GROWING

special Dispatch From Stan Correspondept
ST. LOUIS. Mo, July 2.-"This idea OF nos.
slbly having to fall back on Grover Cleye-
land for a candidate is a dreadful thing"
said Representative Dinsmore of Arkansas
In the Hotel Jefferson today After he
was elected the first time the Democratic
party went on three legs: after the second
time 1t went on two legs; IL he is elected
again 1t will go one leg, and that leg
will be Grover Cleveland"
Inc Cleveland talk all comes from the
east the Cleveland shouters come rompinx
Into town with loud cries and much vocifer.
BUSINESS only to meet with coldness and
disdain from the southern and western men
on the ground. The southerners and west
erners absolutely will not have IT, There
Is more than one-third of the convention
cead set against Cleveland and 1t is hard
TO figure out how he can get the vote neces.
sary to nominate
'udse Parker is steadily growing In
IaVor; 1t is expected that his boom will
nave setback tonight when Boss Murphy
OF Tammany Hall and Mr.. Bryan get to
town. There will be an attack on poth
Hanks and In the rear of the Parker forces
and his hackers expect a break in their
lines
Cleveiand Is the only name that is men
uoneu ~ opposition to Parker. The poll
rSaiin CGlnns think that Murphy is putting Nc
Clellan Forward in order to force COM
promise with David b. Hill, which will in
sure the gubernatorial nomination for Nc
CieLan Missouri and Nebraska are back
ing Cockrell, but only In a fayorite son
spirit; the same is true of Wisconsin's
sponsorship of the boom of f. c. Wall.
MI Hearst Is game to the last and fs
keeping up his bluff. He has bright stan
U h1,f tIAtr
received with good-natured incredulity by
the politicians. He will be presented 10 the
convention by D.. NJ, Delmar of California
and will be proposed by California on be-
half of New York, which is rather a UNIQUE
proposition.
A Parker Estimate.
It is estimated today that Judge Parker
VIII have 5i5 votes on the first ballot.
Many OF the Hearst states will turn fror,
Hearst on the second ballot and some will
go TO Parker.
Illinois Will go for Parker on the second
ballot II Cleveland is not up. II Cleveland
is Isl, making sa any kind Of a showing Illinois
Will take the iead for him.
with Iowa. Illinois, Wisconsin and Mis-
souri, all In the same position as the even
tual disposal of their vote" said a demo-
erauc representative who is Identified with
the campaign management, 1.-THE whole
question of the candidate lies with Senator
German. If Senator German is against
Parker the New York Judge will NOT be
strong enough to poll the votes that will
bring him close to a nomination. Rut ~
senator German Is not against Parker-and
frankly do not believe that he isl think
that ne is hold1ng out simply to insure 1t
that David B. Hill shall not have the vhIn
hand in the organization: then the vote for
Parker VIII go up close to the reauisite
two-thirds. Then two of those four states
1t landslide
Mr. Tom Taggart of Indiana is very on
timistic about Judge Parker's prospects
MT. Parker win be nominated on the
first ballot, believe" said Mr. Tappart "I
figure that he has 619 votes which cannot
be taken away from him. The south 4. for
him. The middle west is for him In fact
every democrat in the country will be for
MIN before the convention is MANY houra
Old 'uiS
rs Mr.. German for Parker?" he was
asked. was
Il don't know just where he is now but
he will be for him; he will have to he
there Is nothing else to it. Mr.. German 10 q
good enough politician to know which wav
the wind blows wy
What about Colonel Guffev NJ parrs,,
vania?"
He is ready for Parker" was the ouick
reply. Il Know that of my own knowledge.
pennsylvania under the leadership of CoIo
mel Guffey will be found voting solidly 70,
farker on the first ballot / tell YOU there
is nothing else to it,
Chairman Jones There.
National Chairman James X. Jones is In
town and in hourly conference with the bip
wigs among the politicians
All this talk about Cleveland" said Mr.
Jones. comes from the east. and from,
men in the east who do not know ANYTHING
about conditions In the west 1t is absurd
tc talk seriously of Cleveland's nomination
to democrats who live outside of the nre
cincts OF Manhattan Island
1 nave never known 4 convention where
the conditions were uncertain as to can
cidates. l can not pick the nominee and 7
oon oelleVe anyone can at this time of the
proceedings"
Word was received today that Obermever
OF Kansas Is en- route to st. Louis with a
boom Tor Gen. Miles. Obermeyer IS yery
enthusiastic about it, but the advance an
nounceinent has not created any great sem
sation thus far.
John Sharp Williams, leader of the demo-
Gratis, is in the solitude of private resi-
dence writing his speech to be delivered as
the temporary chairman of the national
convention.
Only one other man in st. Louis knows
where Mr.. Williams is. He is Representa-
tive Cowherd of Kansas City, who secured
the quarters for Mr.. Williams when he left
the inside inn last Wednesday. Even Mr..
Cowherd ka-s not heard from him since.
''One thing do know" .aid Mr. Cowherd
yesterday, tine democratic will hear some
good doctrine expounded to them in the
right sort of fashion when they hear Mr.
Williams. 1t will be a sane speech that
Will bear inspection from every delegate in
the convention"
Interested in the Platform.
Representative Cow herd, chairman of the
democratic congressional campaign COM
nittee, is IN town, although not delegate
to the convention. Mr. CCwherd is inter-
ested in the platform. I'VE will have to
corduct the fight for Congress on the plat
form they give him here he says and
while he thinks the party could worry
along with almost any of the leading men
mentioned for first place he is very solci-
tous that the platform should be a winner
II don't know what it will be-" he said
this afternoon. But two men who will
have a great deal to say about IL are Cor
man and Mr. John Sharp Williams. We
know what their views the platform
are and / expect to see them reflected In
tba x.orlr of the raSolufiapc coy,v,itxoo -