The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-06

the prospect IS that Judge Alton
=. Parker Of New York viii be NOM
mated. Where a week ago there was
doubt, uncertainty, sparrIng for posi-
ton. parleying for time, fractional
scheming and manipulation to over
throw the favorite. it is now a fore
gone conclusion that the field will come
IN a poor second.
Not only does it appear that the con-
troll of the nomination for first place
viii be in the hands of those Demo
Gratis who were in the minority in 1896
and again in 1900, but that they viii
select the nominees running mate and
dominate the platform on which the
race viii be made.
in defiance OF such handicaps as were
created by the ambitious friends Of
German. Cleveland. Gray, Olney, Nc
Cietan and favorite sons who had fol-
lowings that divided the conservative
columns. this element which advanced
the claims Of Democratic reha DilitatiOn
struggled against the combined Oppo-
: EiJion of BRYAN. representing the ruling
Z Democratic force in the last two presi-
Dental contests. and the personal cam
paign Conducted by William r. Hearst.
Band Wagon Seats in Demand.
Throughout the week the Parker
forces received material accessiOns
from one candidate or another who
threatened to supply strength for the
conservatives being eliminated until the
opposition Is now cOnfeSSedly in the
minority and seemingly too morgan
iged TO present a fighting front The
band wagon seats are in such demand
that the nomination is confidently pre-
dicted or the second ballot. and the
surprise would be small if the first was
decisive.
Though tho result Of the contest for
the presidential nomination seems t.
be as good as settled. that spirit which
moves factions TO war against each
other has not been so far removed that
the convention viii be lacking in enthU-
siasm or interest The changed posi-
tons Of those who are i'm power now
and those who controlled four ana
eight years ago IS attracting wide at
tentiOn from delegates and persons who
are assembled as spectators. William
J. Bryan is the mnst picturesque fig
ure- Twice the candidate Of his party
Tor president bat running on a plat
form forced upon the nominating con-
Nentions by his compelling personality
and which robbed him of harmonious
party feaHy. he is in the position Of
fighting for recognition against the
element which has returned to power.
NO Opposition Harmony.
For several days ar. Bryan and the
hand-tied Tammony delegates opposed
TO Parker have been working TO enc
eud-the defeat of ParkeT-but they
have not moved I'm unison. The Tam
many DELEGATES are listed as cOnserVa-
fives and the Bryan forces as radicals,
and in consequence their work has been
Door Bryan was believed TO be with
Hearst before the contest opened here,
but after Parker's strength was shown
D. HrE-r-Fs Kan ia
delegation should put Former Governor
Pattison in nomination, but that fail
ing 10 find favor. he proposed JudSon
Harmon of Ohio The Ohio delega-
ton. though loyal to Harmon. looked
upon the plan with some suspicion and
this idea fell upon barren soil.
Tammany pursued its fight IN at
tempting To foster the favOrite son
campaign, and tonight was claiming
400 votes pledged against Parker This
number is more than the One-third
which would prevent nominal ton But
the Parker forces displayed no alarm
at the report that the votes were unit
ing in opposition TO the New York
candidate Mr.. Bryan asserted that
Mr.. Parker had made no substantial
gains and that the opposition was be-
coming better crystailized-
Time Has Brought Changes.
There are many prominent politicians
participating in the convention who
were compelled 10 submit 10 the viii
of Mr. Bryan III the last two CONVEX
tions who are taking unaffected salts
faction in the fact that today they are
able to dictate terms David =. Hill
Of New York Ben T cable and John p
hopkins OF Illinois. Former Senator
4nith Of New Jersey. Patrick a Col
Inns Of Boston. HOke Smith of Georgia
TQf-rr Ffrrrt-rarr of NnuE- Work q 70
among these. On the other hand, there
are many persons taking minor parts
fn the proceedings for no other reason
than that they held too much power
in 1896 and 1900 Many Of those who
stood by Mr.. Bryan then are net with
him now. Some have returned TO the
conservatives and others are watching
in silence the working out Of the party
programme.
The making Of the party platform
viii be one Of the most interesting Of
the contests. Il IS certain that many
persons. disappointed in their ability to
air their share of authority in the
ticket making, viii take up the plat
form discussion and advance ideas as
widely diverging as those presented in
the dozens Of the state convention
platforms offered for the consideration
OF the national convention.
Bryan Forces Are Alert.
The New York delegation is active in
the platform question, and the Bryan
forces are equally alert While it IS
unlikely that any effort viii be made
10 reaffirm the Kansas City and Chi
cago money pienks, it IS deemed i'm
probable that an attempt viii be made
20 declare for the gold standard. There
fore. both factions have their IDEA as
fto what the harmonizing planks
viii be.
Around the hotel lobbies there is lit
tie platform talk. yet the leaders have
never ceased 10 give it their attention.
But il is the Spectacular that the
masses like The making of presiden-
tial candidates is their rois. while plat
forms are left TO the men OF letters.
Likewise the nomination for vice presi-
dent has not been taken up seriously.
II has been talked in the Hobbies. but
no expression has been received from
ffIr real leaders, and until some indi-
cation comes from that quarter the
ticket viii not center for long IN any
one way. It appears to make no diff
ference 10 the hotel lobby ticket maker
that many of the persons suggested
haze eliminated themselves from dis
cuss ION
II IS certain thaf no convention in