The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-02
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Syracuse. n. Y. July Judge Alton r.
Parker's campaign managers are on their
way to st. Louis in the Southwestern
Limited. confident OF victory. Edward
Murphy. Jr., of Troy. who will be chair
man OF the New York delegation; David
B. Hill. William F. Sheehan, Patrick H.
McCarren. Jacob A. Cantor, Eugene d.
Elliot Danforth and p. B. McCabe OF AL
bany are on the train.
One Of the passengers is Mrs Charles
Mercer Hall. daughter of Judge Parker.
who attended the Albany State Conven-
ton. which Endorsed her father as New
York's candidate for President. She is
going to the; st. Louis convention where
she expects to see him placed at. the head
of the national ticket Her husband.
rector Of the Episcopal Church In King
ston, is with her -
They will'be the guests OF Mrs. Daniel
Manning All the Afternoon. and evening
was spent by the Parker men In outlining
their plans for the convention and discuss
ing platforms. Mr. Murphy will be elect
ed chairman OF the delegation, md Mr..
Hill will represent the State on the PLAT
form Committee.
The delegation will caucus Tuesday
morning. Judge Parker's friends are 90
ing to the convention without doubt OF
the nomination Of their candidate They
are fully conversant with the conditions
In every State. and they expect to re-
ceive votes from delegations that are
neither instructed nor bound by the unit
rule. and in which the presence of Parker
delegates has been unsuspected by his op-
ponents. To save these scattered adher-
ents from embarrassment they will not
make their names public before the bal
loting. Here is a list Of delegates, en-
Guiding the scattering votes, whose sup
port the Parker men expect to receive on
the first ballot:
Alaska 6: Alabama. %; Arkansas. 49,:
Connecticut, IA; Florida, Z; Georgia, 26: In
diana, 80; Indian Territory, s; Kentucky,
%: Louisiana. IS; Maine. IL: Michigan. 2S;
Minnesota, q; Mississippi, 20; Montana, 6.
New Hampshire. S; New Jersey, "a; New
York, 7S: North Carolina, q; North Da-
kota, s; Rhode Island. 2; South Carolina.
IS; Tennessee "a; Texas. Is: Vermont, s.:
Virginia, a" Total. Gl5.
MORE ON SECOND BALLOT.
This calculation does not count the Geie-
gates from Pennsylvania, Maryland. West
Virginia and other uninstructed States.
It is believed that these delegates. as well
as those from the States that have in
structed their representatives for
"favorite sons will swing into line on
the second ballot. '~: '->
The Parker men declare that they have
a majority OF the Democratic National
'Eommittee. They expect this committee
TO decide promptly in their favor wher-
aver there are contests. as in the case Of
the Illinois and District Of Columbia dele
cations.
The. ulan is for the convention to raufy
the finding Of the committee. throwing
dut the Hearst men and other radical con-
testants If 1t were not for the fact that
n long fight over the platform is expected
the Parker leaders believe that the con-
yention could end it's work in two days.
2 They anticipate, however, that the ses-
Sion of Thursday will be devoted almost
wholly to discussion in the convention of
the majority and minority reports of the
Committee on Resolutions. and that 1t will
not adjourn until too late to take I'D the
nominations. ..- -.. ...-.
The candidates for President and Vice
,, President. therefore. will be named on
Friday There is reason to believe that
Judge Parker believes in a frank, sharp
and unmistakable declaration of issues. re-
gardless Of whether 1t involves repudia-
ton of the Bryan platforms of the con-
ventions OF 1896 and 1900.
q l,;e yrta
that tremendous pressure will be brought
for compromise, and they are prepared to
| make concessions. From this attitude it
| appears probable that platform that will
| not be an open defiance OF the radicals
| will be adopted.
. Grover Cleveland is the only man whom
| the Parker men regard as a possible rival.
| but they do not, think that the Cleveland
| boom will become a serious factor in the
| convention.