The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-08
WILL CONCLUDE
ITS WORK TODAY
Democratic Convention Ready
10 Name the Candidates.
FIRST PLACE FOR PARKER
MUCH DOUBT as TO THE VICE
PRESIDENCY.

st. Louis, July before tomorrow
night the Democratic convention viii
/ have adopted a platform, nominated
candidates for president and vice
! president and adjourned sine die. Il
the programme of the leaders can be
/ carried out. TIE Parker men are now
I talking Of securing his nomination on
/ the first ballot, but they DO not antici-
+ PATE that more than two ballots at the
! outside viii be necessary. The vote
{ To-Day on the Illinois case was the test
ana II was favorable TO Parker. There
/ were $40 votes cast Of the LOCO votes
IN the convention. the "a of Illinois be-
ing withheld. The negative vote on
Gar. Bryan's minority report was e47.
which IS twenty votes short of TIE
necessary two-thirds to nominate It
represented with some executions the
Parker strength. although il has also
some OF the. opposition, including the
8 votes of Massachusetts At the
same time there were cast on the other
side eighteen votes Of South Carolina
and the &c votes of Kentucky and the
is votes Of Louisiana. making a total
OF 6Z votes from states that have de-
clared for Parker
Reasonably Sure For Parker.
Deducting the votes of Massachusetts,
and adding the e. votes of the Parker
states gives a total Of 677 votes which
may be ciaSSed as Parker with some
exceptions from the smaller states
winch did not vote Parker and anti
Parker on the contested case II
would seem likely that these few votes
would be balanced by those who voted
IN the affirmative today and are likely
10 vote for Parker tomorrow. But in
a a, 10 TIE 90 votes accounted for
there are % in Illinois that are ready
70 come to Parker when he needs them
There is a report tonight that the II
lnois delegation under instructions
from Hearst may feel that they are no
longer obligated to vote for him be-
cause the Hearst men all joined in an
effort to unseat them.
Illinois Can Decide II.
At all events it would seem that
illinois fs in a position to make
Parker's nomination sure even if some
OF the votes that We're Ia the negative
column should be cast for otLer candf-
dates for president.
The anti-Parker men are building
some hopes upon the action of the sub
committee on platform in adopting a
gold standard and are asserting that
some OF the southern states Instructed
or pledged for Parker VIII desert him
II the convention adopts the gold
standard plank. Among the states
named in this connection are South
Carolina. Kentucky. Mississippi and
Iexss. This is the only apparent hope
mat the anti-Parker men lave tonight
Vice Presidency
With the end of the convention in
sight there is still a chaotic condition
IN regard TO the vice presidency and
the outlook now is that d large num-
per OF candidates VIII be voted for and
perhaps several ballots taken before
any one is chosen. Among those
whose names are connected with fhe
second place are Governor Alexander
N. Doekery and David r. Francis OF
missouri; David Z. Kern of Indiana.
James r. Williams Of Illinois. Senator
John w Daniel Of Virginia. Governor
CHARLES B. AycOck of NortF. Carolina
and George Turner of washington.
quite an effort has been made TO con
--ehtrate on Francis and the same effort
or Kern The CarOlinas are for Aycock
ana the Virginia delegation inuirTlf So
cured the consent Of Senator Da5ieI for
me presentation Of mis- name Confer
7nceS on this subject were held late in
ne tlght and win PROBABLY continue dur
hs the convention hours tomorrow.
Tammany Resigned.
Tammany is srranging to start for home
tomorrow night and that Is taken a. an
Indication of resignation on their rsr+ 10
ne programme arranged BY the Parker
ian held court tonight as usual. many
ielegatlOn heads coming TO saa him. and
he animation at his quarters was I'm
5feat contrast to the quiet at Tammauv-
Inc Parker people. with their usual
iautlousness. refused to give out any fig
Tres tonight. but August Belmont was
tuthority Tor the statement that Parker
would be named on the first ballot IN
Iced, the impression is general that in
,plte Of Senator HIS desire to allow tho
irst ballot to pass it will develop enough
fotes to nominate
The Illinois delegates, many Of whom
ire supposed to be giving Mr.. Hearst a
uheFarm support were reported tonight
Is determined to vote for Judge Parker
N the first ballot. because. it is said
hey were offended by the action today in
attempting to unseat Cable. Hopkins and
.tners. The report however. received A
ienial from Mr.. Hopkins himself
Autographs Of Governor Beckham OF
kentucky were distributed about the no
els during the evening announcing him
$ candidate for vice president A band
With Kentucky delegates visited the Off
ereBt hotels and played "Old Kentucky
Home"