The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-16
PARKER HAS
The LEAD.
Judge Now Has Strength Of
49, Nearly One-Third Of Con N
ventiot's Vote.
MANY OTHERS FOR HIM
Safe to Say That He Has Stiff
cient Votes to Prevent Nomi-
nation Of Any Other Man.

Orion, our Regular Correspondent
N WASHINGTON, D. c., June 1S.-Not IN
Guiding tho delegates from Arkansas 10
be selected o-day, III Of the 9o6 dele-
gates which will compose tho ST Louis
convention hnvo been chosen or the
total number chosen thus far, 4ol hfe
Instructed ana 17s nre directed TO vote
for Judge Parker. Tho remainder arc
either committed to Mr.. Hearst or to
some favorite son.
But OF tho s16 unlnstructed deleEates'
I5142 have Expressed themselves FOR Judge
Parker. The latter list includes the ~
delegates from Alabama. chosen IN a
state convention which did not instruct
FOR Judge PARKER, but endorsed his can
didacy. The list also includes the South
Carolina and Virginia delegations. which
wcre not instructed. but which have en-
pressed their preference for the chief
Judge. All these added together give
Judge Parker {, total strength Of 82l at the
present time. or 10 votes less than one
third Of the convention. TWo-thlrds WIN
be necessary to choice 1t Is impossible
to classify ITO Of the delegates chosen
and 1t Is hit 70 dSsuIHC tiiehe eb
able number OF them are for judge
Parker.
It Is perfectly safe to say, at any rate,
that Judge Parker has already sufficient
number Of votes to prevent the nominal
ton OF any other candidate. The fact
that he is SO far IN tho lead will give
him n strong pull over all competitors. l
MISSISSIPPI WILL ADD TO PARKER's
VOTES. M
The Mississippi convention will be held
to-day The Influence Of John Sharp
Williams, who Is strongly for judge
Parker, Is expected to carry the conven-
ton for Parker and add 20 votes to the
Parker column. Senator McLaurin. Of
Mississippi. Is for the nomination Of Mr.
Hearst, but he has not been active In be-
half Of his preference, and 1T Is not
believed that he will make an attempt to
carry the convention for him. 1t has
not been the rule for Mississippi to In.
struct her delegates to national con-
vention. and If she should not depart
| from the rule this year. 1t Is understood
| that she will give to the world some
expression OF her preference as between
| candidates.
There will be five state conventions held
| next week, but 1t Is not certain that
Judge Parker will get the delegates to
| be chosen by moro than one OF them,
i The Louisiana convention will be held
/ at Baton Rouge on Juno Goth. There Is
4 such strong anti-Parker sentiment In
i tho State that 1t Is not believed that tho
convention will instruct for him. though
1 1T is said that he is stronger than any
other candidate.
The Texas convention, which meets at
San Antonio on June 21st, will send So
Parker delegates TO the convention. II is
| promised.
The Illinois convention which met at
Springfield yesterday, sent a Hearst dele
cation to the convention.
CONVENTIONS YET TO BE HELD.
Other States which will hold conven-
| tons next week are North Dakota, at
Fargo. June 21st; Vermont, at Burlington,
June 2od.
The following week the list of dele
gates will be completed by the follow
ing States: North Carolina, at Green's
| boro. on June 2sth; Missouri, at Joplin.
June 18th. a
Maine, Florida and Nevada do not hold
conventions to nominate delegatest The
Florida delegates We're chosen in a pri-
mary; in Nevada they were appointed
by the State Central Committee, and in
Maine they have been chosen. or will be
chosen, In congressional district conven-
tons