The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-29

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No Combination to Defent Parker
for the NOminatiOn-Other Demo-
cratic Leaders Think That Par
ker Will Rule if He Can show
Even 81 Per Cent. of the Votes nc
st. Louis.
By r. M. Larner.
Washington, June Ex-senator Cor
man, to TIE surprise of both friends
and critics, broke his silence sufficient
ly to-day to make an emphatic denial
other leading Democrats to defeat
Judge Parker for the Democratic NOM
ination at St. Louis. He also made the
significant statement that the candi-
date having clear majority of
delegates would control the conven-
tion, whether the two-thirds rule pre-
vailed or not.
To add importance and significance
to the days doings here, as they relate
to Senator German, Victor Baughman,
Maryland's member of the National
Democratic Committee. and a friend
of Senator German, said tonight that
Senator Gorman's name would not be
presented to the st. Louis convention.
He would not say that the Maryland
delegates, in charge of Germans with
drawal, would be for Parker, but DEM
ocrats familiar with the situation be-
lieve that such will be the case.
Usually 81 Per Cent. Rules.
John r. Mclean of Ohio when ask
ed tonight if he could throw any light
on the situation, had this to say: Il
have never known a Democratic con-
vention wherein q candidate having 81
per cent of the delegates did not car
ry the nomination, whether the two
thirds rule prevailed or not"
Mr.. Mclean was a party to the con-
ference at the Shoreham Hotel yester-
day. which was also participated in by
Senator German, Col. James M. Cuff
fey William Brennan of Pennsylvania
and James Smith of New Jersey.
Could Not BE beaten.
All of these statements have led to
a belief in Washington Tonight that
instead of comforting to beat Parker
these Democrats reviewed the situa-
ton and found that Parker could not
be beaten and finally decided to turn
their delegations to him if it was
shown on the first ballot or before that
he would have majority of the con-
vention.
All of these conferees were actuated
by the desire to avert a bitter dead
lock in the convention, the outcome of
which they feared might be Mr.
Cleveland's nomination.
German Gives His Views.
Senator German made the following
statement on the subject:
"The persistency and regularity with
which statements of this character
have recently appeared would seem to
indicate a studied desire to misrepre-
sent me. The fact is that all the con-
ferences I have attended have related
solelv to the proper organization of the
convention, which is the duty of MEM
hers of the National Committee to
consider. So far as l am concerned.
I have not been a party to any ar
rangement for effecting a combination
10 obstruct the efforts of any candi-
date Cor the nomination. The Mary
land delegates have not yet determined
the course they will pursue in regard
10 the candidates at st. Louis. and
would probably not reach any conclu-
sion until after their arrival at st.
,ouis. and after an opportunity to con-
fer with the delegates from other
states.
"As for the two-thirds rule II Is nec-
essary, where the unit rule obtains. as
Ia Democratic conventions; but In no
case. since tho adoption OF the two
thirds rule has any nomination been
Prevented when candidate has had \
clear and undoubted majority OF the
convention, and whore that majority
h composed Of delegates from Demo-
cratic states. They have always con-
trolled the convention.
II have perfect confidence that the
convention will ADOPT a sound. conser-
vatiye platform and nominate a ticket
the country"