The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-07-05
ON FIRST BALLOT.
The Parker ShOuters Predict
His Nomination.
ARE VERY CONFIDENT.
Mr.. Bryan Has Arrived and De.
clares Himself.
CONSERVATIVE PLATFORM.
ARE VERY CONFIDENT.
CONSERVATIVE PLATFORM.

The Financial Plank Is Likely to De-
clare for the Money of the consti-
tion"-Parker Men Control the
National Committee.
81. Louis. July New York and of
course New York means Parker, is so
confident that it's candidate is to be
nominated that its delegates are talk
ing over with leaders of delegations
from other states the question of a
running mate, and to all delegations
that have a candidate for the place
are giving assurances of their dis
tinguished esteem.
Ex-senator Hill. William F. Shee-
han. ex-senator Murphy and State
Senator McCarren held a levee all
Sunday afternoon and while they have
not yet seen all the delegations prom
ised for Parker, are in a state of ex-
treme confidence. so much so, indeed.
that they are not paying any attention
to the arrival of the leaders of the
Tammany delegations. In fact. Sena-
tor McCarren said: I'VE are looking
for people who have uninstructed
votes to deliver. The Tammany votes
will be cast by ex-senator Murphy,
who votes New York state under the
unit rule and he will cast them for
Parker. who will be nominated per-
haps on the first ballot and surely on
the second"
Two things were stated definitely at
Senator Hills headquarters last night,
first that no platform has been drawn
for Judge Parker to stand on and that
even a rough draft will not be forth
coming until Wednesday. and second.
that Judge Parker as a candidate will
readily stand upon any platform that
a majority Of the convention agree
upon This last statement is signifi-
cant because 1t is thoroughly well
known that he would not stand on a
radical platform. II is therefore evil
dent that the Parker supporters are
already assured that the convention
will not agree to even a suggestion of
radicalism as suggested by the Bryan
and Hearst supporters. but indeed will
strongly tend in an entirely different
direction, particularly on the financial
and tariff planks. A man close to
Senator Hill said last night:
'The feeling is that the Bryan ele-
ment have had their way twice. One
year they did as they pleased and the
next time they were catered to by
having the old platform endorsed.
; They have had their innings and have
failed. This time they must give way
to the conservatives and IL they are
good democrats they will do 1t grace
; fully"
| Some of the time of the Parker ad-
herents was given up to the consider
alton of a financial plank in the plat
form. There is some difference OF
opinion as to whether the plank
should read sound money" or simply
refer to the money of the constitu-
tion." while a few think IL would be
eminently proper to declare for a gold
standard. This latter thing will no,
done. but II Is probable that there
will be a declaration for "the money
, Of the constitution"
Senator Hill is paying little or nc
attention to the platform. at least a,
present, and this statement was made
for him Sunday by one of those close
to him: Senator Hill is not drawing
the platform, and while he will repre-.
sent the state in the committee on
/ resolutions he will not be its chair.
man. Several men of affairs, includ.
Ing some United States senators and
members OF congress. are preparins
Individual planks and will submit
them at a conference on Tuesday ol
Wednesday. But Senator Hill want.
II distinctly understood that he has nC
platform prepared and that the onl,
thing he is devoting his attention to 1:
the nomination Of Judge Parker"
Some of the assurances of tn,
Parker managers on the success ol
their candidate were based upon :
statement made to them by a Gloss
supporter of Senator German, whC
said that the senator had refused tt
allow his name to be used for the pur
pose of effecting a consolidation OF in
, terests inimical to the candidacy o.
Parker. II was stated that while Sen
ator Germans name would be pre-
sented to the convention IL would b,
for the purpose OF keeping him groom
ed, so that in case of the failure o
the Parker boom he would be avail
able
Some of the things that the Parker
adherents believe are greatly to tn,
advantage of their candidate are
First, that they control by a big ma
jority the national committee which
makes the temporary organization
second, that the temporary chairman
of the convention. Williams, is fo
Parker, and third. Alabama giyin.
way to New York allows the presenta
tion CT Parker's name to the conyen
| tion first.
The manner of the presentation o
Parker's name to the convention il /.
believed will do much to help gain tn,
| votes of uninstructed delegates. Or
the roll call Alabama comes first, anC
when called will give way to New
York. Martin w. LittIeton, of Brook
| lyn, a celebrated orator of a typ,
peculiarly like William ]. Bryan an,
| equally as magnetic, will presen
| Judge Parker's name, while there will
be seconding speeches from severa
states. Every preparation for a splen
| did reception to New York's favorit
son has been made.
William Jennings Bryan arrived a
the jefferson hotel about nool
SUNDAY. and from the moment that b.
Set foot in the hotel he was an exceed
ingly busy man, his callers being s
many that he found it difficult to oh
tain time for meals.
The instant he walked into tn
lobby of the hotel he was surrounde
by a dense crowd which pushed for
ward to shake his hand. There wa
no cheering or demonstration of an,
kind, beyond the pressure of tn
throng around him, which finally be
came so dense that he had difficult,
In reaching his room. AS soon as h,
entered the door Of his apartment tn,
visitors were upon him and from tha
time on he was given no rest.
II see" he said that IL has hear