The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29
MR. BRYAN AS A BOLTER
Old Dominion Politician Scouts
 the Idea.
He BeIieves That the Nebraskan win Not Like to sufEer such Crfti- cism as He Has Heaped
 Upon others.
Advertiser Bureau, Colorado Building.
Washington. May 2a.

t
 Senator Martin of Virginia. who res turned yesterday from New York where he had seen number of Demo- cratic leaders from various States. and especially of New York State and city, said here tonight:
 Judge Parker will in my Judgment be nominated by the St, Louis conyeia- ton beyond even a shadow of doupt~ The pivotal States of New York, Con- necticut, Ntw Jersey and Indians ara for him, the Middle West and North- western States are most favorable toe ward his candidacy. and the whole South, with the exception of scat- tering vote here and there, will sup~ port him enthusiastically in the cons vention.
 Judge Parker's nomination is des manded by the solid sense of Demos crats throughout the country.
 Free From Fractions.
 Differences in the party have been so sharp and SO bitter in the last eight years that Democrats consider to ba successful they must nominate a man who has been free from these factional quarrels, and at the same time one whd has been true to the colors his party has unfurled, whatever may have been his views on certain issues temporarily prominent in the campaign. They must nominate also man whose abi1$ ity, integrity and patriotism. and con~ mon sense will appeal convincingly to the conservatism of American chaE- acter.
 '@rhe people of Virginia believe. and think the people of the whole coun- try believe, that the personal life, pos litical record and professfopaI achieves ments of Judge Parker mark him aa the man whom undcr existing coudi- tions is the most formidable man we can nominate.
 .Tn case Judge Parker Is nominated. do you think Mr. Bryan will bclt9" was asked.
 T have not seen nor heard recently from Mir. Bryan" said Senator Martin. "L have for him the highest regard He Is an earnest, honest. upright and patriotic man, who has twice in sEic~ 1 cession received the highest honor Dar~ ty can bestow.
 Thinks Bryan wnl stick
 Tt is impossible to believe that man of Mir. Bryan's character and temperament could bolt Democratic convention or could fall to auppcfk tlla regularly nominated Democrat, when 1t is remembered that he has himself vehemently denounced other men who have done these very things. From what I know of Mir. Bryan I would say he would be the last man in the party to expose himself to the severe criticism which he has unreservedly visited upcn certain of his political contemporaries in the last eight years. believe that Mir. Bryan will support Loyalty and enthusiastically the nomt- nee of the St. Louis convention.s Senator Martin until recently waH regarded as one of the closest politi~s cal friends of Senator German. He has the reputation especially among Virginians of being one of the most sagacious politicians the Old DominioFE ever produced. Judge PmrkeEss Strength. Alabama and Tennessee Democrats made no mistake, according to accum- 1 ulative testimony Of the strength of the man they favored for the Demo-3 cratic nomination for President Sena-, tor Martin of Virginia. who is an ultra conservative man and slow to l talk for, newspapers unless extremely lconfident, expressed himself tonight as fully assured of the nomination of Judge Parker.
 The indications now are that Park- CTS vote at St Louis before the first ballot is completed win embrace the entire conservative vote of the con- 1 vention and that those set down as
 radicals for Hearst or for ,re-affirma-
 ton of the Bryan platform will not muster over 200 votes out of the ssel which will constitute the convention. This will assure Judge Parker amply more than two-thirds. There have been fitful efforts to get up a Mcclellan boom and other kinds of booms. but they have been only in-d termittent flashes and hzzles R. IT. Watkins.