New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26
TO FIGHT TO LAST DITCH
Wigsoamites Enpect Parkers De
feat on Fourth Ballot.

David B. Hill will start for st. Louis on
Thursday, June So in order to be there early
and get in a little work the first arrivals.
Charles F. Murphy will begin his trip 10 st.
Louis on Wednesday night. June %. in order to
be deck just little ahead of Mr.. Hill and
his friends
The fight between Murphy and Hill will be
carried to the last ditch. and the Tammany men
will explain TO visitors to their headquarters
that Parker cannot carry New-York.
Charles F. Murphy. w Bourke Cochran ex-
Senator Charles A. Towne, ex-Controller Bird s.
Coler, Victor ]. Bowling and j. Sergeant Cram
will make the trip together, and will stay at the
Southern Hotel.
Ex-senator Hill and ex-senator Edward
Murphy will start from Albany together on
Thursday. while August Belmont, Perry Bel
mont. Cord Meyer and William F. Sheehan will
leave here the same day. either over the New
York Central the Pennsylvania, for the con-
vention
Ex-senator Hill has rooms at the Southern on
the floor with Charles F. Murphy, the room
of Thomas F. Smith separating the two chief
tains.
The Murphy men have figured out the nomi-
nation of some candidate other than Parker on
the fourth ballot. They estimate that on the
first ballot Parker Will receive 325 votes. on
the second 40. on the third $50. and that on the
lop under the wire a winner.
The Hearst men will early serve notice on the
conservatives that they Will not accept anything
similar to the Albany platform. One OF Mr.
Hearst's personal friends said yesterday that
Hearst intended to support the nominees Of the
convention. but that he would not do It unless
the platform more to his liking and to his
professed principles than the Albany platform.
Hearst has been pounding away in his papers
for progressive Democratic principles" said Mr.
Hearsts friend. He has taken advanced
ground against trusts He could not accept
colorless platform like that Albany affair He
would bolt IT. His friends would laugh him out
OF court. He will demand. and he win have. the
backing Of Bryan in his demand that the plat
form include the main features OF the Nebraska
platform. If he gets this. something approx
mating II. he will take it. and then instead OF
trying to defend the platform OF his party he
will rail at the shortcomings OF the Republican
administration"
Much interest centres In the speech OF Bor-
ough President Littleton of Brooklyn. the one
tentatively chosen to nominate Parker. Mr.. Lit
Teton has said more than once that Democrats
should regard the question OF the Philippines
a closed incident. II he says anything of that
kind in his speech nominating Parker there will
be trouble. The Bryan men insist that the
Philippines still issue. and that one OF
the cardinal principles OF the platform shall be
declare ton against holding them.
The Parker men do not relish the prospect
OF CALLING fire of oratory from men like Bryan
Cochran and Towne The Parker men will have
no one to match these speakers. John Sharp
Williams is experienced debater. but he is
no match for any OF the three in running dis
cussion. Senator Bailey. Of Texas. is likely TO
DO the permanent chairman OF the convention.
and Will not be able TO discuss the platform
when 1t is reported by the committee on reso-
lrtons. Senator Carmack. of Tennessee. Is n
ready speaker. but 1t is doubtful IN view OF the
sentiment IN his State. IL he viii care 70 run the
risk OF aIying himself with the Hill Belmont
people on a platform issue. Organism is still
particularly strong IN Tennessee and Kentucky.
and II Carmack should forsake his friends he
would have TO make accounting afterward.
His term expires in year or two. and he doesn't
care to take many chances until after he is