The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-16
NONEISFOR MIR. HEARST
POLL OF ALABAMA's CoN0REs-
 SIGNAL STRENGTH.
Majority Desire Nomination of Park CT for President by Democratic Party-oleveland, German
 and olney in Favor.

Atlanta. March 15.-Milt Saul Wash inFtoI, correspondent of The Journal, sends his paper the following:
 Alabama's voice in Congress has sey- eral tones when 1t comes to expressing preference for the man the Democratic Party should nominate, but the Parker note Is stronger than any other.
 A poll of the Alabama delegation made yesterday shows Parker the first choice of five members out of the eleven who compose the delegation: Parker tEe sec- ond choice of four; German the first choice of four; Richard Olney the choice of one. and any Democrat not bound to the 1896 or 1900 platform the choice of one.
 The delegation responded as follows to The Journals question:: Whom do you favor for the Democratic .nomination?" Senator John T. Morgan, German. Senator Sdmund W. Pettus, any Dem- ocrat not bound to the 1896 or 1900 plat form.
 Representative Sidney Bowie. Parker. Representative A. A. Wiley, Parker first. Cleveland second.
 Representative G. W. Taylor, Parker first. Cleveland second.
 Representative John Burnett, Parker. Representative William Richardson,
 
 Representative Henry D. Clayton, Cor mon first, Parker second.
 Representative John H. Bankhead, Cor man first, Parker second Representative Charles Thompson, Cor mon first, Parker second.
 Representative Oscar Underwood. Rich- ard Olney.
 It will be seen from this poll that not man In the Alabama delegation favors Hearst. While these statesmen have not publicly spoken out against Hearst. for the reason that they do not take his boom seriously enough for that. yet each of them in private conversation alludes to the candidacy of the New York editor as a joke.
 The poll showns further that the Ala bama Congressman favor a conservative man who will run upon a conservative platform, for the men they favor, Parker. German. Cleveland and Olney arc all conservative men who would. the public believes. favor nothing but a safe, con servatie platform with all the 'Tsms" knocked out of 1t.
 Bryan. 1t will be observed, has no stand. ing In the minds of the Congressman from Alabama. Bryan never did have much standing in Alabama. 1t will be remem- beFed. except in the northern section.
 
 somewhat numerous. The State. durine the past eight or ten years. has been gen erally put down in the gold standard col umn. or strongly favoring the principles of Grover Cleveland.
 It is a significant note In the general political song, this voice of the Alabama delegation. There are men In that dele. gation who are high up among the lead CTS in Congress IL Is doubtful if there Is a stronger. or more influential deIegatior in Congress than Alabama has at present to represent her. Several of the mem. bers have served more than a decade and from the political outlook in the State ap pear booked to serve many more, They rank high in committee standing as ; rule. and there are several from Alabams who figure prominently in the history oi the nation, notably Senator Morgan anC Representatives Bankhead and Richard son. each of whom has distinguished war record besides his splendid service ir Congress.