Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-02
ARE
STILL N The AIR
Chaotic Situation With Regard
to the Nomination of a
Ticket at St. Louis
PARKER MEN MORE CONFIDENT
Some Of Them Profess to Believe He
Will Be Nominated on the First Bal
Iot-considerabIe Sentiment Mani
tested for cleveIand-Hearst Boom
Receives an Impetus.


are growing more confident as the dele
garions and representatives of the diff
ferent delegations arrive. One of the
NOS. active Paraer men in the city is
Thomas A. Taggart, of Indiana, and
ne is in constant communication .sIth
new arrivals, especially those who are
under instructions for other candidates,
Mayor Rose. and T.. f. Ryan, OF Wis
&C Esin were arrivals today. They are
under instructions for T.. C. Wall, aid
declared that havins "favorite son"
they would express no opinion as to the
second choice of the delegation. From
the managers OF .'e Parker canvass.
however, it is learned the Wisconsin
dc legation would go to Parker y. the
second ballot.
Many Conferences.
little light was sled upon TIE many
< conferences that ave takel place IN
lie east between democratic leaders
liz Z German. Guffy. Mclean, Snnth and
Murphy. A deleGate who has beea
cognizant Of what took place at these
conferences said today that ut their
close one of the men participating IN
them remarked: We'll, we are no
nearer a conclusion than when we first
commenced.
In going over the situation they
found that even If they should enter
into a combination to defeat Parker
they would be no nearer results than
before, and some of them feared de-
feat of Parker would afford an oppor-
tunity to nominate Cleveland, and TO
this some of the men in the conference
were opposed. while others We're some-s
what favorable 1t is beiieve5 Smith
and Guffey are among the men who
would be willing to see Cleveland NOM
mated and that they would be willing
to throw New Jersey, and Pennsylvan-
4. RI the ex-president, while some of
the Parker men are enthusiastic
enough to claim their man Will be
nominated on the first ballot More
experienced politicians are OF the opln-
ion tha complimentary votes must nrst
be cast for the favorite sons before the
necessary two-thirds can be obtained
for the New Yorker. It is said Cor
mans candidacy can be determined
upon his movements. He is at the he7s
of the Maryland delegation and II ne
comes to st. Louis it will mean he $
not going to be candidate. But If he
remains at home 1t will be assumed by
his friends here that he is candi-
date and then every effort will be made
to bring about his nomination
The Hearst Boom.
10 triv Cnn1n.
what of an impetus early today by the
arrival Of the Caiifu. MIA dee esatlon'
accompanied by some members ~ me
Nevada and Arizona delegations. we
are in for Hearst until me finish. SAID
Chairman Tarpey, of -he California
contingent. 1--WE will stay with him
until the end California has no SEQ
ond choice in this or in any other mat
ter
Mark Sr,th, OF Arizona, expressed
the same sentiment, saying the demo-
Gratis of the westa'n coast generally
prefer Hearst. fhe members OF three
delegations discussed freely the pcs
sibiIities with reference TO the plat
form. but were generally Of the cp n
ion that there should be no reference
either TO Chicago or Kansas C.ty plat
form. Senator Newlands, nf Navadd
saws the sentiment OF the western
states generally is lglins. Parker, al
though the delegates are not Opposed
to him in any hostile sense. The Hearst
delegations from these western states
appear to have no second choice, a'tho
1t is understood some of them would
prefer German to almost any other
mtn.
II do not contend for reaffirmation
OF the Kansas City platform, sald
former Senator Cannon. chairman Oh
the delegation, who eight years aso,
in this city, walked out of the repuD-
lican convention because Of it's repud-
iation of bimetallism." Continuing, he
said: Il have not changed my prln-
ciples / only want a platform broai
enough for all democrats to stand upon
and If we get that shall be satisfied
Cannon is a supporter of German. but
his delegations are divided in their
presidential preferences.
Baltimore July 2.-Gorman did not
go with the Maryland delegation which
left for ST. Louis today and the mem
bers of the delegation said the senator
would not attend the convention.
Working Against Cleveland.
parker's friends are deNoting them
selves assiduously to counteracting the
effort to create sentiment in favor of
Cleveland and among the most out
snoken of them is National Committee
man Head of Tennessee. 1t Is not
tr,,a that Cleveland is more popular in
the south than formerly he said.
Southern democrats are opposed to
a. a
the democratic party. He found the
organization united and in less than
two years under his management 1t
was torn into shreds. He has no
strength in the south l believe IL
nominated he would render even Ten
uessee a doubtful state.
Ex- Senator Allen of Nebraska was
about the lobby of the Jefferson hotel