The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-18

Mr.. Hill is quoted as saying that Tam
many must take the consequences Of
its opposition because the delegates
at large must not include any man
who m. ght on the floor Of the national
convention rcpUdidtC the unit rule IS
adopted for instruction by the state
convention He intimated that in place
OF Mr.. Cochran, a majority of the del
egates might select, so as to be sure
their instructions for Judge Parker
would be carried out. August Belmont,
who already pledged himself for MIR.
Parker.
When Mr.. Murphy left Senator Hills
headquarters he was asked by the rep
resentative Of the Associated Press
whether he would make statement
This he positively declined to do, but
Senator Victor Bowling. who Is his
chief lieutenant, said there was noJh-
ing done
Conference Fruitless.
Senator Hill positively declines TO
meet us half way. and the fight will
go to the floor of the convention.
said Senator Bowling. when. even
though we may be in the minority, we
shall by voice and action try TO i'm
press the people Of the state that we
are i'm the right"
Senator Hm said that as far as he
understood the matter Tammany
was to take the fight To the floor Of the
convention. He saw no objection TO
that. and indeed he believed that the
floor was the place 10 fight it out.
Asked whether il was unusual 10 elect
a new state committee at this conVen-
ton he said II was not but that Il
was excellent policy 10 select it at this
time. so that il might be in working
order Immediately after the nominat-
ing convention on July 6.
Platform Will be Brief.
There was some discussion tonight
as to the platform TO be adopted. 1t is
said TO have been Senator Hills idea
that the platform should deal extern
sively with state and national issues,
but William f. Sheehan. speaking. 1t
is believed for Judge Parker himself.
has Won tonight probably a concession
! so that the platform adopted tomorrow
will be very brief. dealing not in any
minute particulars. but generally with
the failures of the Republican party.
I 1t is understood that il will assert that
since the death Of President Mckinley
the party in power has practically run
riot has failed in its promise to carry
! out McKinley's policies, has catered TO
the corporations and trusts, and has
demoralized the public service. It will
not in any way allude to the monetary
! system, nor Will II endorse any par
! iicular platform heretofore adopted by
Democratic conventions. In word.
il is intended to relieve Judge Parker,
/ if the convention instruCts for him I'M
til such time as the national platform
/ is adopted.
Probable Delegates.
| 1t is understood that the delegates at
/ large TO the national convention Will
/ BE- former Senators David r. Hill of
/ Albany and Edward Murphy, Of Troy;
I August Belmont Of New York and
/ James W. Ridgeway of Brooklyn.
! The convention will be called to order
/ by Chairman Frank Campbell Of the
state committee at p. m. and after
routine matters are settled il will be
o. adjourned until p. m. when Senator
/ Raines will be permanent chairman
/ The battle on the floor OF the conven-
/ tion viii take place al the evening SEES
/ sion.
Chairman Campbell has received d
/ reply from Don NJ. Dickinson, of De
/ tToit. to his dispatch protesting
/ against Mr.. DickinsOn's statements
/ relative 10 Judge Parker, in which Mr.
D. Dickinson SAYS Re has already tele-
graphed Chief Justice Parker with
drawing his published statement that
Judge Parker participated in the politi-
cal campaign of 1888 and Offering his
sincere apologies.