Evening journal., 1904-07-05
EXPECT STAMPEDE
To JUDGE PARKER
Pennsylvania, With Sixty-eight
Votes, For New Yorker.
CONTEST ON PLATFORM ASSURED

5ooms For German, Gray Hearst er
Others Appear to Be Weakening at
St. Louis, and Predictions Of parkers
Nomination on First Ballot Are Heard.
st. Louis, July J.-What is consid-
cred the beginning of a stampede to
Parker has taken place in the action
Of the Pennsylvania delegation in
adopting by a vote Of 81 TO . a resolu-
ton instructing the chairman Of the
delegation to cast Pennsylvania six
ty-eight votes in the convention for
Judge Alton b. Parker. This vote was
the result Of the first ballot in the eau
Gus Of the delegation. 1t followed a
spirited nominating speech by Charles
Z. Donnelly, chairman of the Demo
cratic city committee Of Philadelphia.
There was no opposition to Parker in
the way Of speechmaking.
The caucus was presided over by
State Chairman Hall The vote was
called at once, showing sixty-two Of
the sixty-eight delegates present. Colo
mel James NJ. Guffey was chosen chair
man Of the delegation by acclamation.
=. G.. Meek was elected secretary.
Colonel Guffey was again IAnde n
member of the national committee.
The action of Pennsylvania in voting
to abandon their favorite son and sup
port Judge Parker has almost entirely
changed the situation. Senator Hill
was led to remark that with another
small accession Judge Parker would
be elected on the first ballot. William
f. Sheehan, who has been the active
leader of the Parker forces, and Au-
gust Belmont deprecated this and
argued that it would be wise to allow
the other states to at least have the
honor of naming in convention their
favorite candidates.
Headquarters have been established
at the ST. Nicholas hotel in the inter
ests of Judge George Gray of Della
ware The members of the Delaware
delegation visited different state head
quarters and urged the advantage Of
nominating their man. 1t was said
that the New Jersey delegation was
favorable to Judge Gray if Cleveland
is not brought forward.
German If Parker Fails.
No announcement has been given out
from Senator German. Mr. Germans
position as a conditional candidate has.
however, become so well known that
no formal statement from him is neces-
sary. His friends still expect to press
his candidacy if Parker fails of sue
cess, and in the meantime they viii do
all they can to bring about such a situ-
alton.
The delegations with favorite sons
rs yet manifest an unwillingness to
enter into combinations, and, in the in
terest Of their own candidates, they do
not desire to antagOnize Parker.
If by any chance there is a deadlock,
they all hope TO secure votes from the
Parker column i'm the break up. Nor
are the favortc son delegations such
rs can be transferred In several cases
Parker is the second choice of the dele
gates. This is notably true Of the
votes instructed for Hearst. 1t is not
utAltNtu tlul AlAt NullbI tdulludlE
could control them for any other can
iidate. while it is evident that quite a
large number from the northwest are
ready to vote for Parker on the second
ballot
The vigorous declarations of Tam
many leaders to the effect that Parker
could not carry New York seemingly
have had little or no effect
A real contest on the platform is as
sured. No one yet knows what the
platform will be, but il is known that
The majority draft will prove unsatis-
factory TO Bryan and his followers.
and there are enough of them to make
IN interesting fight on the floor Of the
convention.
The developments before the national
committee also indicate that Bryan
will be in evidence when the commit
tee on credentials report.
The selection by the committee Of
John Sharp Williams for temporary
chairman seems TO give general salts
faction. No determination has been
reached as to who will be the perma-