The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-05
PARKER-0N THE SECOND IF
NOT ON THE FIRST BALLOT.


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the Northwest are ready to vote for
Parker on the second ballot.
The vigorous declarations of Tam
many leaders to the effect that Parker
could not carry New York seemingly
have had little or no effect
The fact that the day has passed
without bringing to the fore any fig
ure around which the anti Parker ele-
ment seems able to rally has taken a
great deal of life out of the situation.
While the contest over the platform
and the second place on the ticket af-
ford a great deal of interest when
fought out in the convention itself. the
majority of delegates and those who
come to see a convention and shout
Tor their favorites are almost wholly
interested in the head of the ticket
The result is that an air of apathy
perVades the Hobbies and other places
where the rank and file assemble.
Bryan Will Fight Platform.
A real contest on the platform is
assured. No one yet knows what the
platform will be, but it is known that
the majority draft will prove unsat-
isfactory to Bryan and his followers,
and there are enough of them to make
an interesting fight on the floor of
the convention. The developments to-
day before the national committee also
indicate that Bryan will be in evidence
when the Credentials Committee re-
ports.
Mr.. Bryan was engaged during the
day with callers, many of them rem
resenting aspirants for the presidential
nomination. He discussed the situa-
ton with all of them, but committed
himself to none. Among his visitors
NV,zI1r-
DINA delegation, who insisted that Mr.
Bryan should state in definite terms
whether it was his purpose to bolt the
ticket in case it should not be to his
liking. He only replied that he would
answer that question when the ticket
was named.
The selection by the committee of
John Sharp Williams for temporary
chairman seems to give general salts
faction. No determination has been
suggested and possibly all will be con-
sidered by the committee on perma-
nent organization before selection is
made.
Celebrated the Fourth.
The EXPOSITION, summer gardens,
Fourth of July celebrations and other
attractions won out over politics to-
day in the contest for the attention of
the delegates. Every train brought in
hundreds of politicians, who after
taking possession of their hotel accom-
modations, pursued their individual
tastes in seeking holiday pleasures
There was little in the political pro-
gramme to hold the visitors. Caucusses
of the various state delegations gener-
ally went over until tomorrow or
Wednesday. The day opened clear
and warm. Consequently trains and
street cars bound for the fair grounds
were loaded down.
No lack of patriotism exists in st.
Louis on independence Day if the
deafening reports of cannon crackers
may be taken as an illustration of that
quality. The roar was incessant and
to majority was somewhat annoying.
Toward the middle of the afternoon
some relief was afforded by a heavy
rainstorm, which drove poise- producers
indoors and wet many stocks of fire.
works. Even then a desultory firing
was maintained by throwing the crack
ers from windows and doorways for
explosion in the streets. The rain
brought a welcome GOODNESS, as well as
relief from the roar of street explosions.
Around the Jefferson Hotel, where
the Democratic National Committee
was in all-day session. considering the
manner in which contests were to be
heard, there was little diminution in
the crowd The Hobbies were filled with
persons who awaited with great inter-
est the result of the deliberations.
Sub committees were named to hear
the contests and the waiting crowds
gained no substantial information to
reward their patience.
Not n Day of Parades.
At the headquarters of the various
candidates there were many confer
ences, but these were not of a char
acter to draw the masses. On the
whole, the thousands known to be in
the city for the convention were less
in evidence than they will be at anv
time prior to or during the convention.
1t is estimated that most of the del
egations have arrived. A number of
these have brought marching clubs
but the day was not propitious for
parading. The rainy afternoon dis
couraged many of the marchers. while
the small boy, prone to explode his
fireworks in the ranks of the clubs
made others timid. The Kings County
Democracy of Brooklyn, to the number
of about 200, got out in the interest
of Parker and headed by local band
the club paraded the down town
streets
During the day a number of Jud-
son Harmon's supporters from Ohio
arrived and established headquarters
at the Jefferson. They say that thirty
five members of the delegation are for
him. Is,A