The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-04
IAMMANY HOPES
TO DEFEAT PARKER
Murphy Delegation Would Cree
ate q Deadlock and Then
Name Cleveland

81. LOUIS, July 3.=The Tammany
delegates arrived in ST. Louis at $50
tonight, and had no more than. regis
tered than they caused to be whispered
around the plan by which they hoped
10 demonstrate that Judge Parker
could be beaten forathe nomination.
@ Fs'sf Murphy, Bourke Cochran,
Charles A. Towne, T. F. Grady, Victor
bowling and William Sulzer We're the
orators and politicians who. Were at the
mead of the party, and within thirty
mute of their arrival they had pre-
pared h following statement. attribut-
ed to Charles F. Murphy:
My position now is what it has con
sstantly been. 1 have said, and still say
that. IN my opinion, Mr.. Cleveland, SO
Iar as the state of New York is con-
cernedy would be the strongest .candi-.
date this convention could name. OF
course, I cannot speak forsother~t states,
and Ishave thought thatathe best result
would be likely to be reached by de-,
liberation amongethe delegates repra@
senting all the states and untram-
meled by pre-eommitment or instrue-
lions. -
Opposes Instructions
For this reason L was opposed to
resolutions of Instructions at Albany
undernaH circumstances, although I fa-
vored the unit rule, by which the final
judgment of the delegation, after con-
sultation on the ground, might be made
effective as an entirety. 1t may be that
1nthe country at large some other IN
d1date might be stronger than Mr..
cleveland. l am speaking only of my
own state and with a sincere desire for
Democratic success. If at this moment
l believed that Judge Parker would he
as strong before the people of the state
of New York as Mr.. Cleveland would
be, should be the first to urge his
nomination Notwithstanding the con
test against instructions at the state
convention"
Following the giving out of this in
terV1eW came the unfolding of the
scheme to beat the Parker nomination.
1t was very simple, INT consisted in
visiting the various delegations and
asking them to stick by their candi-
dates long enough to produce a dead
lock. Henry G.. Davis, of West Vir-
glnia, was urged to get together the
German states and was promised that
New York would Select the latter.
The Hearst people were induced to
move on the common enemy with an
unbroken front, and ever Mr.. Bryan
w~as.asked to endeavor to- keep two
third vote from coming to Parker or
the first few ballots. It was said at
Tammany headquarters tonight that
this would be the plan of campaign for
the next few days. ~
German a Candidate
Mr.. Germans position was stated by
n of his admirers today assfollows.
Mr.. German is a candidate, but he is
a candidate on his OWN merits and a
candidate to win. He has no desire
merely to defeat the nomination of
Judge Parker, with no further end IN
view. .t 5,a4sss
Acting in8accordances with this pol
icy, sex-SeHatcx Davis and COL j. T..
McGraw declia&d to participate in the,
conferences held today for the purpose
of composing the defeat of Mr.. Par
ker.
Col. McGraw frankly announced Mr..
Gornlan's candidacy, but Senator. Da-
Wis refused to discuss the question. 1t
is expected that a formal
ment will be made tomorrow that Sen
ator German is a candidate.
Meanwhile efforts are being made to
keep favorite sons in the field. Cor
mans friends are trying to have Penn
syIyania-to vote for Robert E. Patti
son, SO as to prevent Parker's nominal
ton.