The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-06
Make Many Assaults Upon the New York
Jurist's Phalanx, But Without Any
Apparent Effect on IL.
seeming inability Of the Friends Of Other Candidates to Agree Upon
Some One Else Makes the Leaders Position mpresnabe
and His Nomination on First or Second Ballots
Now Conceded By Many Opposed To- Him.

1T. Louis, July 6.-Parkers strong
position remains unshaken. The oppo-
sltlon has made many assaults during
the day. but has apparently made no
impression. The solid and substantial
phalanx OF the New York jurist has
withstood all efforts OF the friends Of
other candidates. and tonight - APP
parently stronger than ever. Assur-
ances Of accesslons from instructed
delegations after the FIRST ballot have
been received from men who are now
tied to other candidates. which, the
Parker adherents say. win insure his
nomination by the second ballot.
All day long the antl-Parker men
have tried to offer candidate who
would unite third OF the delegates,
80 as TO have a rallying point when
the complimentary ballots have been
cast for favorlte sons. The impossi-
bility Of uniting has been made mani.
fest, and the most jealous opponents
OF Parker conceAe his probable nom
nation not later than the second bali
lot.
Effect Of psnnsylvania's Action.
The Parker opposition was disturbed,
but not routed. by the action Of the
Pennsylvania delegation last night.
The ss votes OF that state had been for
weeks placed in the Parker column.
and are part OF the 500 odd votes
claimed for him. They were not In
structed. however, and II they could
have been secured for any other cam
dldate II would have been a serious
blow to Parker's interests.
II Is said that after the action OF
the Pennsylvania delegation last night
a member OF the delegation held a
conference with some Of the anti
Parker leaders and said that Pennsyl-
vania, Notwithstanding the endorse
ment Of Parker would give It's 6S votes
to any eastern candidate. with the ex-
ccptlon OF Hearst, upon whom the OPP
position would concentrate enough
pledged votes which, together with the
6S votes OF Pennsylvania, would make
two votes more than one-thlrd OF the
convention. Among the candidates
named who would be satisfactory were
Pattison, German, Gray Harmon, OIL
ney and Coler. Upon this proposition
some OF the anti-Parker men have been
working, but they have not been meet
ing with much success.
Cannot Agree on Man.
Cohesion of the anti Parker men is
apparently impossible. Hearst cannot
transfer his delegates. and his support-
ers cannot promise instructed men and
pledged Hearst men for any man after
Hearst is out of the running, and that
same may be said of all the other
opponents OF the New Yorker
A story was current today that Da-
vid b. Hill, flushed with the fruits Of
victory, would undertake to force upon
the opposition a platform so radical
that some of the southern delegates
would break away from Parker But
the Illusion was dispelled
Tonight II was learned that John A.
MacMahon of ohio, or Senator Bailey
of Texas, or Hill. would be chairman
of the resolutions committee, and that
Bailey had been selected to cross
swords with william ]. Bryan in the
debate over the platform on the floor
Of the convention.
Not the least OF the efforts of the
anti-Parker men has been directed
toward preventing a stampede by dele
cations whether bound by instructions
or otherwise. 1t is the rank and Ale
that is pressing for wagon seats, and
while the anti-Parker leaders speak
disparingly of the men who are so