The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07
.PARKERSTRENCTHi STILL GROWING Opposition ls Now Very Nebu-
 IOuS and Hay TALK OF VICE-PRESIDENT Evidence Seems to Show That Tam many People Will Keep Very
 Quiet and Not Show
 Preference.
TALK OF VICE-PRESIDENT

| 1iCh aid Noh ohoW
 Preference.
 St. Louis, July 6.-The steady growth Of the Parker strength has continued un- checked throughout today and tonight. In the face of the developments of the convention the nebnloua opposition grew more and more uncertain and tonight no one can be found to stand for any definite statement that the New Yorker will meet with opposition of serious character when the convention Is polled for first place on the ticket. Delegations that have wavered in the balance have sue cumbed to the Parker tide with few ex- 1 captions, and these are not expected to withstand the almost assured result of the vote as it proceeds, but will change to the Parker column before the roll call is finished. It was reported late tonight that final anti-Parker conference had been called for an unknown place of meet | ing but the New Workers managers, eon- fdent that they have the whole situation thoroughly in hand, were not disturbed by this conference or it's possible results. For second place on the ticket it can hardly be said that speculation tonight centers on any one man. half dozen names are on the tongues of the crowds that gather in the lobbies and various headquarters bu the general sentiment is that this matter should be left to rpen until after the head of the ticket has been formally named.
 Situation TerseIy Stated.
 The vice presidential situation was tersely stated by Maj. G. '. Menzles oi Indiana, himself vice presidential possi- billty, when he said tonight:
 We will finish the nomination of a presidential candidate before VIC go to warning about the second place ticket Like the lamented father of the immortal .'Huckleberry Finn our motion Is 'meal2 first and spoeq yittiea ster~ards. .
 There was enough of gossip to satisfy but aside from the movement in behalf ot George Turner of Washington, there was no wel-defined vice presidential boom. A l furry resulted from the report early in the evening that James H Eekles of Illinois had begun active fight for Judge Judson Harmon. but the Harmon people declared the story absurd, and serted that Judge Harmon had already l positively and finally declined to accept | anything but first place on the ticket l There was a good deal of talk during thu i aftern oon and evening favorable to Rep i resentative J K. Williams of Illinois, and 1 throughout the day he was, next to Tur- 1 ner, perhaps the most frequently men, toned of the long list of vice presidential possibilities. The Washington delegation l was confident of the nomination of It's fa- vorite son, but many of the middle west delegates declared themselves opposed by 1 the selection Of q man from the far west.
 Many Names Suggested.
 Adlai L. Stevenson Of Illinois. MT. Bryan's last running mate, was talked of ] for a time but it was declared that ha would not accept the nomination. The In- diana delegation was divided in sentiment. | or as 10 what It's position would be # the nomination were to go to that st-te. l John W. Kern and E. F. Shivley, both 1 former gubernatorial candidates were be- ing mildly boomed by the Indianans as also was Maj. q. V. Menzles In addi- tion to the men already named there was in the various delegations talk of Joseph | ". Folk of Missouri; David s. Rose of Wisconsin; Samuel Alschuler a former Illinois glfbernatorial candidates James E.
 
 Missouri and Edward c. Wall of Wiseon- sin The North Carolina delegation met tonight and decided to present the nams of Gov Charles B. Aycock for vice pres ident. They have been assured that they will get the vote of South Carolina for their candidate.
 Former United States Senator Smith of New Jersey who Is practically the head of the delegation saw William F. Sheehan tonight and assured him that New Jersey would join the Parker column on the first ballot. The Tammany conferences called for o'clock did not materiaize, and Mir. Murphy MT. Towne. Senator Grady and others went out on a visit It was said that Bird s. Coler and a few others were still working to keep Mir Parker from getting .two-thirds vote. but this state- ment was received with some incredulity, even by the Tammany rank and file
 Tammany Will Keep Quiet.
 There Is evidence tonight that the Tam many people probably will keep very quiet and make no move either to support by word, as they must support by vote, the Parker boom, or declare against il, Sen ator Hill was so confident of victory to- night that he was talking over the sec ond man on the ticket.
 Senator Smith of New Jersey Is quoted as saving that he had received a teie- gram from MT. Cleveland, declining posi- lively to have his name presented, ana that Parker was therefore their second choice No positively confrmation how ever was to be had of the receipt of such a message,
 It Is said tonight, and interviews bear 1t out, that If the platform and the cre- dentaiIs committees reports are not con- tested at length, the convention may proceed to nominate candidate tomor- row, 1t is the general impression to- night among the Parker people that there will not be much of fight. William r. Sheohan said:
 Tt is quite possible that we will pro- ceed to nominate tomorrow afternoon or night"
 Senator Hill said.
 If our work is cleared up to that point, I do not know why we should not go on and nominate"
 Some of the other state leaders. how ever. dsnsreed with this.
 The Cookery movement assumed consid- efablc prominence In the evening, his supporters asserting that they had as- suranco of active aid from several east orn delega tions. The Kentucky delegation was named as being a part of the Dock cry movement. but the delegates declared themselves solid for Governor RsckhAS>