The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-29
Maryland Senator Says He Has
No Part in Any Combination
Against Any Candidate.
SEEKS NO HONOR HIMSELF.
Some Northern Democrat Will
Be Selected for Permanent
Chairman. hut Decision Has
Not Yet Been Made.


ET-TTRT," SPECIAL.
Washington. June &.-Senlto. iurm9C,
TO the surprise of both friends and critlrz.
broke hia silence sufficiently to-day to
make an emphatic denial that he is in
any combination with other leading candi-
dates to defeat Judge Parker for the Dem
ocTatIc nomination.
He also made the significant statement
that the candidate having a clear ma
lurity Of delegates would control the con-
yentiou. whether the tvo-thirds rule pre-
vailed or not.
To add Importance and significance to
the days doiass here, as they relate to
Senator German Victor Baughman. Mary
Ianu's member Of the National Democratic
Committee, ana d friend Of Senator Cor
man. said Tonight that Senator Germans
name would no. be presented to the 81.
Louis Convention.
He did not say that the Maryland dele
gates in case Of Mr.. Germans Withdraw
al would BE- fer Parker but Democrats
familiar with the situation in that STATE
believe that such will be the case.
OHIO MANS VIEW
John r. Mclean of OHIO, when asked hy
The Republic tonight if he could throw
any light on the situation, had this to say 1
4 have never known Democratic cons
veution wherein candidate having 81
per cent Of the delegates did not carry
tine nomination. whether the two-thi. Us
rule prevailed or not"
Senator German was induced to make
his statement to-day by reports in cir
culation here that the conference of yes
tcrCay had for its purpose combination
of the delegations from Pennsylvania,
Ohio, New Jersey and Maryland agaInSL
Judge Parker Mir. German said:
- he persiStency ana regularity win
which statements u TINS chafacISr nave
recently been repeated would seem to n
diCaLe Stulied desire to EnlSrepSCseIL
me The fact ~ that all the conferences
l have attended nave related soiely to the
proper ORGANIZATION OF the convention.
So Ear as I am concerned. l have not been
a parry tC any arrangement fer e:fectlES
a combination 10 CbsJruct the efforts Uf
any candidate" FOR the uO9inatiOn The
MARYLAND delegates have not yet CouSd
cred the course they will pursue in reg;tT,i
to the candidates at St Louis and wi !
prOUlIly not reach any conclusion gr'i.
after their arrived al st. 1-o'lis and after
an opportunity to confer with the de'e
gates from other States.
As for the two-thirds rule. II is neees-
sarv where the unit rule obtains. as IN
Democratic conventions: but in no case
since the adoption of the two-thirdS rule
has any nomination been preyenteS' wheli
the candidate has q clear and undoubted
majority Of the convention and where
that majority is composed of delegates
from Democratic States. They have al
ways controlled the convention.
4 have perfect, confidence" concluded
the Senator ''tiTat the convention will
adopt a sound. conservative platform and
nominate ticket which will command
the confidence Of the country"
Victor Baughman Of Maryland made
this statement tonight:
Senator German. as a matter Of fact,
has never been candidate for the presi-
dency. His one object as leading Demo-
crat has been TO produce harmony in the
party, in order that it may present a
united front in the coming campaign. He
is not an active candidate now. 1 have
no commission to sneak for him person
ally or politically. but can and will state
my belief that his name will not go before
the st. Louis convention"
one thing settled at the conference at
the Shoreham Hotel yesterday was the
final selection Of John Sharp Williams for
temporary chairman at st. Louis. It was
also decided to have 4 Northern Demo-
crat for permanent chairman of the con-
ventiOn. but who this man will be or
from what State remains vet to be deter
mined by the National Committee itself.