The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-12
INSTRUCT
FOR P ARKER
This Is What John Wesley
Gaines Says Virginia
Must Do.
HEARST PICK UP DELEGATION
Letter From Jacob D. Wurts
Shows That Judge Parker Sup-
ported Democrats in go.
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(From our regular Corresponding
WASHINGTON, y. c., May 1l.-"Tell
the Virginia Democrats they should IN
struct for Judge Parker" said Hon
John Wesley Gaines, whom met on the
Avenue to-day. II have 1t from one OF
the first lieutenants OF William Randolph
Hearst that the only hope they have OF
nominating Mr.. Hearst Is by having
State conventions send unlnstructed deie-
cations to the national convention. MI.
Hearst's agents will then SEQ what can
be done IN the matter Of picking ,o up
delegates. here Il few and there Lcw'
until they will have control Of the con on
vention. wish every state wnlcn
chooses delegates would instruct them 10
vote for Judge Parker for the the y hoin'n1-
ton until q nomination Is made
Mr.. Gaines Is very sorry the ylrglni1
ntion was set for SO, late a date e
III was q citizen Of virginia ne 81 s tnts
national counseis of the party thar. she
does" he said. II cannot for the life OF
me see what animated the Ulrg ,nr
zion. The State could do great denl
towards molding sentiment in the South
and The &c sountry generally Z sne
PARKER sUPp E1H is5s DhMo1HAis
doubt whether Judge Parker supported
the Democratic National ticket IN 1885
following letter he had just received.
anything could be, and which should va
forever set at rest any DOUBT ho as TO tne
from the view point Of tho supporter OF
WooDsTocK. N. Y. May o 1904.
Honorable Sir: Answering your In
rii r1,, ,ocra rdtn cr- "a n n,
b. Parker in the Presidential election Of
1896 will say that as the chairman Of
the Democratic Central Committee OF
| was in a position to know who were loyal
supporters Of Hon. w. j. Bryan, and
cannot conceive how any question OF the
loyalty Of a. b. Parker could be thought
HE was so truly loyal that took him
into my confidence and consulted him
frequently regarding what was best 10
be done to achieve success for our +, ticket e,
and when it became apparent that we
We're sadly In need of funds to- defray
the legitimate expenses necessary for car
rying on an aggressive campaign, ne not
duced several Of his intimate friends to
do the same; and on the occasion of the
visit of our candidate to our county, no
one was more enthusiastic than Judge
his wife made their stay while here at
Winnisook Lodge, this being a retreat
mainly brought into existence through
Judge Parker and several Of his friends.
Respectfully yours.
JACOB D. WURTS.'
Several Democrats have in the past day
or two expressed the opinion that If the
Ind polls convention instructs for
Judge Parker when 1t meets Thursday.
the nomlnatio of Parker will be practi-
caly certain. If the convention develops
the fact that the Parker sentiment is in
control, even If there be no Instructions
given. it will also have great weight in
other States which have not Yet chosen
delegates. Indiana Is State the Demo-
Gratis are obliged to carry If they would
win. 1t Is uncertain, With chances
mighty nearly even as between "Ar
Roosevelt and safe and sane candi-
date nominated by the Democrats. A
man upon whom all wings Of the party
in the State would unite would come near
to proving acceptable to the Democrats
of the other States. This Is doubly true
In the choice of the Indiana Democrats
should be Judge Parker. New YORK has
already put him forward and united
upon him the man to carry the coun-
try for the Democrats. II Indiana would
put the lmprmatur Of the Hoosier De-
mocracy upon him, it is hard to believe
that the rest of the party would refuse
to acquiesce.