The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-05
Nearly All the Delegates
Have Reached There.
IT'S PARKER HORISON
So it Looks to This Tar HeeI---Ladies
Make the Delegates Headquar-
ters BeautifuI---The Outlook
For Seats in the
Convention.
(By +. B. ARENDELL.)

Especial to News and Observer
St Louis, Mo-, July 4.-The special
cars bearing most OF the North Car
olna delegation came in this morning
at 8 O'Clock. Mr.. Tom Green, the
popular local agent of the Southern
in Raleigh came in with the party
and they had u pleasant trip. All
the delegates have arrived tonight,
except Cal. Paul B. Means and Mr.. j.
w. Granger, and they will arrive to-
night. In addition to the delegates
there are quite number of alter
mates and prominent Democrats.
Among these are S. l.. Rogers, A. l..
Books, j. l.. Webb. DIR. r. S. Young,
II. L. Goodwin, Sheriff Summers,
Sheriff Kearney, r. c. Lamb, b. S.
Royster, O. b. Wynne, G. c. Daniels,
j. r. Blair. Both Senators, Simmons
and Overman are here. congressman
Kitchin and Webb are the only MEM
bers of the House who have not ar
rived.
There is quite a sprinkling of ladies
with the delegation. Delegates Locke
Craig Nathan O'Berry and A. w.
Mclean are accompanied by their
wives. Miss O'Berry, of Goldsboro,
Tom O'Berry are also here with their
daughter are here from Admission.
Mr.. r. G. Jeffries and bride, nee Has
sell, of Williamson are here, Only
two delegations have headquarters at
Hotel Stratford, Oregon and North
Carolina.
This afternoon the ladies of the
North Carolina party have made the
States headquarters beautiful by dec
Grating them with over a half a hun
dred ags, including the large and mag
nificent State flag belonging to the
Soldiers home, bearing the immortal
dates April goth, 1875, May goth,
1776," pictures of General Julian S.
Carr and Governor Aycock are con-
spicuously displayed.
Today the North Carolina delegates
have been busy visiting prominent
Reece Blair. Bob Holt, Will Powell
ard other North Carolina delegates
have launched the Marshall Fields
boom for vice-preSdent. If the great
Chicago merchant desires the nomi-
nation there is a strong disposition to
nominate him for second place. The
Illinois people do not believe he would
accept
For President it looks like Parker.
There are many influences against his
nomination, but they have no COM
mon ground upon which to unite and
no man to lead their forces. Parker's S
forces are well organized and conf
dent Most of the contests will be
settled favorably to Parker.
Josephus Daniels was tied up three
hours this afternoon on special COM
mittee to consider contest from In
diana 1t was hot fight. The Par
ker forces have both right and regu-
larity on their side and will be seated.
The convention hall at Kansas
would seat nearly $4,000. The hall
here will seat 10,500. The demand
for tickets is the greatest known in
the history of conventions With over
100000 Democrats who have come
here to attend the convention and
only 10000 seats, people who attend
ed the Greensboro Convention can
understand how the fight will be
Waged for tickets.
The North Carolina delegation will
meet Tuesday night to select the va
rious members of the committees. Tt
is not possible to forecast the result.