The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-03
WILL They
DNSTR.UCI.|
Democrats Will Not be Surprised
if Virginia Follows Example
Of Georgia.
PARKER SENTIMENT STRONG. 'I'I'l L
New York Jurist's Nomination.
Seems Almost Assured-Nows ss
for Running Mate.
From our sRegular CORRESPONDENCE

(From Our Regular Correspondent g5
WASHINGTON D. c.. June 2.-When8
Democrats woke up in washington this
morning and learned that the twenty-slxa
votes Of Georgia : in tho N ational Con-
vention would be cast for the nonlin alton
|5of Judge Parker. they were more SUR SUR
prsed than in many a day. g ] was not
thought the delegation would be Instruct
ed. Sentiment was known to be strongly
In favor Of Parker, but It was hardly
thought the delegation would be instruct
ed. and the action OF the State fConven-
tion came as a great @surpris . ~ q
ts IT also caused gr.at.ftca tton. MY
been clear. for several months that the
overwhelming sentiment OF the par wa
in favor of Judge Parker's nomination
to the presidency, but there have peen
men of influence who have held onr
against 1t, and professed to see obstacles
in the way. 1t is Impossible to ind q "
man who does not believe the nomlnatlone
is assured Even the Hearst men admit
that Judge Parker will be nominated, and
SO nearly absolutely certain Is 1t that 1T
looks now as though the interest OF the
public will soon shift from the nominee
to the first place to the selection OF the
man to take second place, and the char
acter Of the platform. v, %
Will Virginia lnstrucrs
| 1t does n5.5 appear at this distance as
lit the Virginia convention Is less likely
| to instruct for Judge Park er, than was .
| the Georgia convention lt Woulu noe
more greatly surprise the Democrats OF
| other States II the State convention at
| Richmond next week should instruct for
Judge Parker than did the action OF the
| Georgia Democrats yesterday. 1t ls pe-s
lieved that the sentiment OF the Demo- !,
Gratis of Virginia is as strongly IN favori
of the nomination OF Judge Parker as sis
Georgia. Why not instruct? Is g cues
ton / have heard many times In the past
month Regarding the Virginia conVentlotl,
whereas VITO months ago the Democrats
| of Virginia seen In Washlng ton We're
unanimously of the opinion that 1t would
not be wise to commit the delegates to
| St. Louis to any particular cane! d!datetss
IT would not greatly surprise anybody
| now If the convention should direct the
| q delegates to "cast the vote OF the
state for Judge Alton B, Parker as the
nominee Of the Democratic party sfor
! President so long, as in the opinion OF 9
majority Of the delegates there ls g
reasonable probability OF MS nomination,
and that said delegates shall vote as Q
unit on nil questions as a majority may
| determtnen, This !s the language OF the
instructions voted by tbs Georgia Cons.
Vention,
The result Of the conyen8 tion IN
Nebraska anu Oklahoma did not sur
prise any one. The information hau
been discounted. 1t had been PLAIN from
the beginning of the campaign tor the
| presidential nomination that NEBRASKA
would stand by Mr. Bryan. 1t has done
so. 1t was known all along that Okla-S
homa was for Mr.. Hearst he has seen
4 10 that by making constant t'ght
i for tho admission OF the Territory as
state OF tho American Union. Last year
i Mr. Hearst, before his actually pelnR
Vi candidate for the nomination, was re-
1 gard as within the bounds or the possl-
ble took a party OF congressman on 4
| tour through the Territory In his private
car and took occosion to tell the Terrl-
| tory people on all occasions that he was
| insistent that they should be q part OF
/ the Union.
| The friends of Judge Parker claim that
! they have won the twenty-eight Yotes OF
Michigan The fight was sauarely be-
| tween Hearst and anti-Hearst, and thn
Hearst people We're completely routed,
The convention adopted the unit rule.
which makes the partial y.ctory et ths
Hearst people in capturing eisnA nls7
| trIct delegates OF absolutely no Salue,
| The twenty eight votes OF the delegat'oA
will be cast for . candidate who IS op-
posed to all that Mr. Hearst STANDS tor,
and the safe and sane" wing OF tha
party is confident that the vote OF lhe
delegation will be for Judge Parker
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