The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-05
MURPHY.
IN WASHINGTON TO CON.
FER WITH
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
Hearst Professionally Con-
Ceded l6l Votes.

y. Murphy, the Tammany hall chieftan
Is expected here to confer with Demo-
cratic senators from the south and
west relative to fixing upon some suit
able presidential candidate. II such
Is deemed expedient. The belief OBJ
tains among the Democratic leaders
however, that Murphy will decline to
have the New York state delegates in
structed.
II he agrees to stand for Judge AL
ton B. Parker of New York, the lead
ers here declare that Parker's nomina-
ton is absolutely assured from that
moment.
The recent Belmont conference here
has cleared the political air and it is
believed to have removed Senator Cor
man of Maryland from the running
The senator who had been known to
have had presidential leanings, is re
ported by a colleague to have declared
that he believed it was essential to
Democratic success that the conserva-
tive interests should rule and that he
believed Judge Parker was the man
upon whom the conservatives could
unite
Democratic senator's are figuring
that If Parker secures the endorsement
of his state, he will have 799 delegates
out of the possible 1000 Of 1872 more
than the required two-thirds.
The Hearst following aims to secure
334 delegates. This would enable the
New York editor to dictate the NOM
inee
The leaders for the sake of argument
concede Hearst the following:
Alaska, votes; California, 20; Dis
| trict of Columbia, 6; Hawaii, g.; In
dian Territory, 6; Kansas, 20; Mime
sofa (halD, II; Maine (half, g., Ne
braska, 16 Nevada, g.; North Dakota,
s: Oklahoma, 6; Porto Rico. s; Rhode
Island, s; South Dakota, 8; Utah, 6;
wyoming, s. total, 151.
All the other states and territories
are given to Parker in case Of New
York endorsement, except Massachu-
sets and it is said this vote, which is
for Olney, will be cast for the conser-
yative candidate. Mississippi, Iowa,
Ohio have been classed In the doubtful
column by some, but those who at
tended the recent conference here state
that Senator Blackburn conceded Ken
lucky to Parker, that the Mclean fol-
lowing will take care of Ohio, that
Senators Money and McLauren vouch-
ed for Mississippi and that Washing
4, r,afn
A strong influence toward recogni-
tion of the south in the selection of a
! Democrat presidential ticket is mani
fest in itself. A local paper interview
ed at random 25 leading Democrat
members of the senate and house on
the subject.
Those who favor taking candidate
for either president or vice president
were Messrs. Lester, of Georgia; May
nard, OF Virginia; McDermott, Of New
Jerseyi Keliher, Of Massachusetts,;
Champ Clark, of Missouri; Badger, OF
Ohio; Gaines, Of Tennessee; Overman,
of North Carolina Small, Of North
Carolina; De Arrlond, Of Missouri;
Livingston, of Georgia; Rixey, OF Vir-
| ginia and Miers OF Louisiana.
Those who believed it would not be
expedient and thought it would be
wiser to take a western man for vice
president in case New York should be
given the nomination for president, w.
r. Shober, N. Y; Underwood, Alaba-
ma; Thayer, Massachusetts; Maddox,
Georgia; Little, Arkansas; Lattimer,
South Carolina; and McCreary, Ken
tucky.
Those who took the view that it en-
tirely depended on the qualifications of
the man and his availability, regard
less of section, were Clayton, Alaba-
ma; Simmons, North Carolina; Teller,
Colorado; Clay, Georgia and Swanson,
| Va.