Evening journal., 1904-07-07
NEW JERSEY WILL LIKELY
SWING TO JUDGE PARKER
That Is Action of Delegates
If There Is No Hope
for Gray

! ST. Louis, July New Jersey has at
Hast yielded to the influences of the
Parker BOOM and II was evident last
might that It would go IN with the other
Parker states on the first ballot
Former Senator Smith has done an ln
! his power TO keep the delegation in line
for some other proposition but one ar
ter another he has seen them pass into
/ history. For a time yesterday 81 look
ed as though there might be a revival
OF the Cleveland boom. but it does not
now seem probable that it will ever see
/ any further life so far as this con-
vention is concerned. Besides. senator
I Smith carries i'm one of his breast pock-
cts a letter from Cleveland. positively
declining TO have his name presented
to the convention under any circum-
stances.
There was also hope early In the day
that there might be some chance OF
landing New Jersey In the Gray COLI
umn. That would have suited Senator
Smith to a nicely. because It has been
known that he was very much IA favor
of the nomination Of the Delaware
judge. II there was no possibility OF
! lCleveland's nomination.
Smith, Robert Davis and former Con-
4 gresham Alvah A. Clark had "a heart
to-heart talk IN the corridor near the
entrance to the Jersey headquarters,
and at its conclusion the Jersey dele
gates got into caucus behind closed
doors. There the situation was thor
ouehly discussed.
Il was presented to Chairman Smith
that the Parker boom was rising for
midably. and it was time for Jersey TO
get IN line. The prevalence Of the Gray
feeling however led Davis TO accept a
compromise for the sake OF keeping
things harmonious. This was TO the
effect that If there was any possibility
OF Gray's nomination the Jersey vote
should go for him, but II when the
/ convention got down to work there
should appear to he no chance for the
Delaware judge. then the Jerseymen
should at once go to Parker IL was
also decided to telegraph Judge Gray
and see II he would consent to the use
of his name as a candidate If he
J should decline TO commit himself the
Jerseymen would feel free 20 get on
the Parker band wagon. Thus the
matter was left all day. Late last night
no word had come from Judge Gray
so that It IS evident Justice Parker will
get the twenty-four votes Of New Jer-
sey upon the first ballot
That former President Cleveland is
} still lionized by "A large number OF
. Democrats was shown yesterday, and
Il was a Jerseyman who began the
demonstration. In his long speech
Chairman Williams reached the point
whore he accused the Republicans OF
b having stolen the ideas of President
Cleveland. At the mention of the for
mer Presidents name the Jerseymen
arose 10 their feet at the cry Of former
, Judge Carrow and gave little cheer
I Then big James r. Nugent jumped ur
and waved his hat and there was a
little more cheering but suddenly with
e one tremendous whoop. Charley Gala
e CHER jumped up in his chair. waved his
a hat madly and cheered and cheered.
e Every Jerseyman jumped then. Soor
e the Tammany braves, just across the
81 aisle. took up the cry and made the
). air tingle with their whoops. Gala
CHER kept it up and in another minute
!. had the Colorado men going. These
y were followed by the Illinois delegates
2 and the cheers spread to an parts OF
: the vast hall Spectators believed they
a were assisting a demonstration foi
I Williams. who they thought concluded
q his speech. But many delegates knew
Y what il meant, and a man from Indi.
o ana rushed up to the excited Gallagher
i, and exclaimed.
q "Hil stop this business; or you'll
n nominate Cleveland"
n That's what we want to do; hooray,
i was the only reply Gallagher gave him
, The demonstration started by thl
a Jersey admirer Of the Sage Of Prince
: ton was kept up for twelve minutes