New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-13
PARKER MEN In CONTROL.
INDIANA INSTRUCTED.
Hearst VIII Carry the Fight to the
National Contention.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIRgxE. !

indianapolis. May 12.-The Indiana friends of
Judge Alton r. Parker played their hand to-day
In the State convention with consummate skill.
and, by making a show OF liberality to the oppo-
sition at certain stages in the performance, kept
the Hearst men from boting and closed the
convention With better feeling than had been
expected. The harmony was not such to
indicate absolute submission to the sway of the
Parker people, for the contests over the regu-
larity Of the proceedings and the selection Of
the delegates to the national convention will he
carried to that body, but the Parker men did
prevent a bolt and this was all shat they
pected to accomplish.
One of the striking occurrences Of the cOnver-
tion was Wild demonstrat tion for Mayor Nc
Clelan Of New-York and the most interesting
feature OF it was that it participated in by
men who had been chosen delegates for
Hearst and Parker and who had been fighting
for several hours for their respective favorites.
a delegate. speaking against instructions. men,
toned Mcclellan 4 possibility at the na-
tlonal convention, and declared that he would
like to vote for him. The applause that fol-
lowed was deafening and prolonged. despite at
tempts of the Chair to secure order So general
was the applause that some of the leading
Parker and Hearst men declared that IL Nc
Clellan were the candidate there would be no
need of instructions in this state
The first test Of strength came over the re-
port OF the committee on permanent organ
ization, the Parker men recommending A G.
Smith for chairman. and the Hearst men put
ting forward Judge James McCabe- While the
vote was being taken. many protests were reg
istered against accepting the votes OF contested
delegates. but these were ignored. and Smith
was elected by 1904 to 46S for McCabe. A
large number of the delegates voted blanks.
and were so recorded. but Notwithstanding this.
the total vote was fifteen in excess of the actual
voting strength of the delegates. Chairman
Smiths speech was received with derison by
the Hearst delegates, but he finally secured re-
spectful attention.
For delegates-at-large to the national conven-
tion the Parker reported John ". Kern,
Benjamin F. Shivey. William H. OBrien and
George V. Menzies. The opposing faction nomS-
mated L. V UIrey John H. ONeill. James Nc
Cabe and George V Menzies. the last selection
being compliment TO Menzies's fairness. though
a Parker man and on the Parker slate. \ roll
call was not demanded and the Parker delegates
were chosen with little friction. The only pro-
test was on the ground that three hundred dele
gates were voting who had no right 20 sit in the
convention.
The grea; fight was expected over the resolu-
tions instructing the national delegates for Par
ker and requiring them to vote on all questions
unit but II did not materialtze 10 the extent
expected, and the following resolutions were
adopted by a vote of 9j4 10 So;
RecogIizing the htneSs.sabllity and party loyalty
Of Alton 81 Parker. or New-YOrk. TO be selected as
the standard bearer OF the Democratic party in the
United States. the Democrats OF Indiana hereby
resolve that the delegates selected by this conven
tion the national convention at 81 Louis are IN
structed the vote of this state unit for
the distinguished jUrist Alton g. Parker
Resolved That the delegates from this State TO
the Democratic National Convention vote as a unit
all coming before tie convention in such
manner as the majority of said delegates may de-
termine.