The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-02
MAY STAMPEDE
TO CLEVELAND.
parker's Friends Will Enneayor
10 Prevent Such Attempt.
CLEVELAND MOVEMENT.
THEY THINK WILL DRIVE MANY
DELEGATES TO PARKER on
THE EARLY BAL.
LOTS.
BY the Associated Press.


st Louis july ~ Practically tic
caly feature of political interest assn
Gated with the approaching Demo
cratic convention discussed Id hosei
today was the possibility OF an Il
Tempt To stampede the convention ID
Cleveland
The movement I'M the interest nf
Cleveland SO far as i; took snaps q
day, was directed against the candi
lacy Of Judge Parker. Friends 4 &
Parker met the situation boldly. ai~l
apparently were welcoming IT. Tneg
freely express The opinion that tuN
erious discussion OF Cleveland
name in connection with the prcsi
deney will have the effect Of dri,ing
many delegates 10 their candidu.N
thus insuring d larger vote for him m
the early qdio.s than they hal oth
wise corrtea t1Cn.
They exEre many such gains from
the ives ana ssrtn, ana hope to Id AIS
such showing al The very beginning
Of the balotlng as will convince bis
followers that he ii winner. and
thua prevent Il stampede tx ClcvelanF
or any one else.
II IL quite freely admitted that Il
Parker should fail early 10 secure thh
necessary vote his chances would ~
materially injured The opinion ~
expressed that unless choice III
made In the early halloiing the nom
nation viii 40 to d dark horst
Among the dark horses most fire.
gucitly spoken Of are Senator Cor
man aud District Attorney Folk, Of
this city
An intimate political and personal
friend uf Gorman'ss who arrived dur
ing tho Afternoon. set al resi- the re
port that he is in the movement Id
promote Cleyeland's candidacy BY dc
claring thai German told him recently
h. would silnnnrt Parker Il necessary
to defeat Cleveland Longer In all
vance than usual the platform que
ton IL receiving serious considers
ton and il is already evident there
will be persistent effort 70 secure an
expression of PARTY views, which will
meet tho approval Of all factions
Evidently the principal contention
viii be over the point whether there
shah be a specific declaration to the
affirmation of the principles enunciat
N IN the platforms Of 1896 and 1900
Delegates who are close 20 Bryan
want reaffrmation in terms, but some
If them are content TO cay that while
making the assertion. they consider
other ami newer questions Of leading
temperance, and are willing on thay
recount 90 give more prominence ~
them. Some express The opinion that
the preparation Of the platform will
re left almost entirely TO Senator
German aud Representative Williams
Democratic party leaders In congress
Former Senator Jones. chairman Of
the Democratic national committed
arrived to-day. lie said no definite OF
Tor the organization q
the convention have yet been made
aud none would hc made until the
meeting of the national COMMITTEES
next Monday lie favors John Sharpe
Williams. of Mississippi leader Of the
minority in the house, for temporary
chairman Thomas +. Barkwofrh, 81
Michigan and Patrick a. Collins, 81
Mas achusetts. are mentioned ~ CON
Yccfiop with the permanent chair
nan hip. The national committee
will tomorrow take VIZ and dispose %
conicsts The most prominent Of
these is the Illinois case.