The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
Parker Will Start With Majority

-1oois, poI ealHOilS those VINO are mere
there seems to be conviction that
Judge Alton B. Parker. of New York
Will De nominated early in the ballot
ing. his most radical supporters say
i that ne will be named on the first bal
lot, While others say that favorite sons
must nrst be complimented before the
necessary two-thirds will vote for him.
assertions that are not disputed in any
a aulhorltatlve quarter are made that
fdFkef VIII have a good majority on the
hrst ballot and from states which will
compei speedy recognition in the con-
! vention.
Inc arrival of the California and 9TH
er delegations from the West which are
unaer instructions to vote for Hearst
sellreq the atmosphere early in the day
ana lnere was some speculation as to
what strength Hearst actually had in
the convention. The claim of Hearsts
managers Of more than one-third of
the delegates and with power enough
| 20 prevent the selection of any candi-
GATE not satisfactory to Hearst is not
seriously considered by friends of Par
| Ker. Hearst supporters have decided to
have test of strength before the plat
ioiil Is voted on and will force a vote
py putting forward a candidate for per-
manent chairman.
German and OIney Talk
| During the day there has been talk of
| cleveland, German, Olney and Harmon.
u seems to be understood that Ohio
.iitellqs TO cast a complimentary vote
Tor Harmon and that Parker will then
| &c. the delegation, with a proviso that
Iotii man, appearing as an active candi-
cate, would materially change the con.
dltions. The only active and positive
Gorman force at st. Louis now is Henry
". laws, formerly senator from West
virginia, and he is not sure that Cor
man will be candidate.
NOW and then there is mention of
| Olney and connected with it is the sug-
f 9;sseion that Olney is the only man in
eiuidteIy connected with the last Dem
ocIatlc administration, or who is being
pue forward by the conservative eIe-
1 nIeHt mat is not Objectionable to Mr.
DDIyan; 80 far no one has appeared as
/ 9lyans representative to confirm or
ueny TINS report, but it is said that in
1aoe Tue pallotlng is prolonged, Olney
n YOU'D receive the first accessions from
Bryan adherents WHO prefer the Massa-
chuSettS man to Parker.
/ - IS apparent that a number of dele
/ Sates are smarting under Instructions
/ loFy IaVorlte sons. They feel that thew
aIe mus. debarred from taking part in
~ liis'hills OF presidential candidate
unless there should be a prolonged
struggle. - GU
Favor Sound Money
No compromise with the radical sill
! yer element, no halfway plank in the
pia.loEHl IN an attempt to placate the
fddicais, but straightforward decla-
fdtion Tor sound money!" That is tbe
| statement that the Democratic leaders
! rom New York, those who control the
s aJoiiey anu therefore, the whole del
legation under the unit rule. n7af1a 70
night. Former United States Senator
DdEia .. Hill will represent that state
1 III the committee on resolutions and
VIII present the sound money nJank
, Wnen 1t is adopted, as he thoroughly
+ pelieVes 1t will be, it will, in Hills estf-
uiasioIi, SOUND the tocsin for the nomi-
nation of Judge Parker.
Senator Hill and other New yorlr
leaders arrived this evening. On the
way lhey decldedIon the foregoing MAN
ana on the following slate for the New
! York delegation:
David b. Hill, on the committee on
Ieso OF former Lieut.. Gov William
r. Sheehan, on the committee on Gre
dentlals; former Senator Edward r.
Murphy, to cast the seventy-two votes
Tor New York for Alton B. Parker and
a SOUND money plank; the reelection
or Norman b. Mack as national COM
mitteeman
No decision was reached on the cues
II.
peheVes that the plank should be tariff
Tor revenue only, but he fails to get
equally as ardent representatives of
Judge Parker to agree with him. They
contend that the plank should be as
nearly like the Republican plank as it
can consistently be, for the smaller
nl:anuiacturers throughout the country
tanning the promise of protection for
/ them.
Williams Temporary Chairman
The committee on arrangements Of
the national committee TODAY agreed
unanimously to recommend to the full
committee John Sharp Williams, of
mississippi, for temporary Chairman.
The committee decided upon M. w.
Blumenberg, an official reporter of the
United States senate. for reporter of
the convention, and on Frank Brust, of
chicago, for chief doorkeeper.
-Four possible candidates for the no.
sltlon OF permanent chairman of the
democratic convention are mentioned
tonight. They are Delegate Thomas e.
Barkworth, of Michigan; Patrick A.
Collins, of Massachusetts,; David s..
Rose, OF Wisconsin, and Champ Clark,
of Missouri.
Friends of w. R. Hearst proposed
Clark's name at a conference today
and their avowed reason for taking him
up was to prevent the selection of a
presiding officer friendly to Judge Par
| ker. They express determined OPPOSE
ton to conceding the temporary and
| the permanent chairmanship to the
1 Parker element. Some Hearst adher-
ents are content to accept Mr.. Bark
worth, saying that he is unfriendly to
Parker.
There was considerable discussion of
Mr.. Barkworth's availability in the
meeting OF the committee on arrange
| ments today, and the well Informed
said that his name was not withdrawn
from the contest for temporary chair
man until some assurance of his Sc
lection to the other place had been re-
ceived by his friends. He is said to
have had the promise of the support of
| five of the members of the committee
and only his withdrawal made certain
Mr.. Williams selection for temporary
chairman. Objection is made to Mr..
Clark On the ground that he, like Mr.
| Williams, represents Southern state.
| Opponents of Parker Busy
For the first time since delegates
began to arrive a movement looking
| to united action on the part of those
opposed to Parker was started today
by Senator Stone chairman of the
Missouri delegation, who appears as
champion of his colleague, Senator
4 Cockrell. He was in conference sew
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