The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-05
PARKER Sentiment GROWING
But if He Doesn't Win on Second Ballot Much Of
His Strength Will Go Elsewhere Hearst
Quietude Considered 0minOus.

Cleveland's friends to kill off Parker
and If they do defeat Parker, they
can't choose Cleveland With Par
ker's candidacy out of the way, Bryan
will control the convention. In that
event Hearst will be chosen"
Hoke Smith, of Georgia, former sec
retary of interior under Cleveland and
National Committeeman j. b. Breat-
hitt, of Arizona, are of the opinion that
Parker will be nominated on the Sec
ond ballot. Hoke Smith arrived today.
He said that the Georgia delegation
was instructed for Parker, but plainly
intimated that he hoped matters would |
shape themselves so as to bring about
the nomination of Cleveland, whom he |
regarded as the strongest candidate
that could be named.
Colonel Breathitt said that Arizona |
was instructed for Hearst, but that
after the second ballot would support
Judge Parker.
A delegate from Michigan started
boom for Mayor Mcclellan of New
York, for president, and Mayor Rose,
of Milwaukee, for vice president, by
declaring that while his delegation
was for Parker, intimations from a
good source had been received that
| 1t would be Mcclellan if it was seen
that Parker could not win out.
Senator Germans name will be pre-
sented to the convention as candi-
date for the presidency. John T. Nc
Graw, head of the West Virginia dele
cation, is the authority for the state
ment. He says that some man from
the Maryland delegation will be Sc
lected to make the nominating speech.
McGraw understood that West Vir-
ginia will be for German from the
start and that Maryland. Delaware and
the District of Columbia will all vote
for the distinguished senator.
One of the West Virginians is for
Hearst and as there will be no at
tempt to force the unit rule on him,
this will give German Al votes on the
first ballot
The Pennsylvania delegation will
cast complimentary vote for former
Governor Pattison on the first bal
lot
National Democratic committee ar
rived this afternoon. He refused to
discuss the presidential or platform
situation. Chairman Jones is making
his headquarters at the Jefferson no.
tel He will call a meeting of the
subcommittee on arrangements at 10
o'clock tomorrow when a temporary
chairman for the convention will be
virtually decided upon.
T. G. Johnson national committee
!. man from Kansas, and chairman of
: the executive committee of the nation
: al committee, was an arrival today.
Mr.. Johnson said: 81 am for Hearst
and | shall stay by him so long as his
name is before the convention. Not
; all of the Kansas delegation is the
same way although | think the entire
: vote will be case for Hearst on the
: ballot"
; Many eastern delegates have sig
nified their choice for Mayor Patrick
A. Collins. of Boston, for permanent
, chairman. They say if John Sharp
, Williams is made temporary chair
: man, that from a geographical stand
!. point, the permanent chairmanshlp
7 should not be given to Senator Joe
r Bailey of Texas.
= Dan Campau, national committee
!, man from Michigan, came out fiatly
today and declared that an entirely
] new platform should be drawn and
: should in no way be propped up by
the Kansas City and Chicago declara
tions. Campau said. mo re-organi
t zation; no reputation; no re-aftirma
q ton"
s T. r. Ryan, member of the nationa
committee from Nevada, died at the
n Hotel Jefferson this morning from
!. pneumonia. Ryan caught cold while
0 on the way here and shortly after his
n arrival was compelled to take to his
s bed. His body was taken west to
h night.
l. Before his death Ryan appointed
3 Senator Newlands as his proxy.
= meeting of the national committee will
I be held some time tomorrow at which
y appropriate resolutions of regret will
II be adopted.