The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-02
PARKERITES NOT ALARMED
Are Ready to Fight Boom for
JerSeyman.
Folk and German Are Regarded as
Possibilities In Case Of Protract-
ed Observation-Disclosures to
Make Principal Speech.

St. Louis, July practically the
only feature of political interest assoc
ciated with the approaching Democrat
ic convention discussed in the hotel
corridors to-day was the possibility of
an attempt to stampede the conven-
ton to ex-President Cleveland. There
was a decided effort on the part of
some of the friends of other candida ties
to pooh pooh the suggestion. but 9TH
ers of them. while expressing their
confidence that 1t would come to
naught, frankly admitted the existence
of the boom and set themselves to
work to counteract it's effect.
The movement in the interest of Mr..
Cleveland, so far as 1t took shape to-
day, was directed against the candi-
dacy of Judge Parker. and for the time
being they were talked of as If they
were the only possible candidates.
No Cleveland Headquarters.
So far no headquarters have been
established in Clevelard's interest and
no delegates who express a preference
for him have arrived. but each train
coming in from the States east of the
Mississippi seemed to bring passengers
who regard the ex-President as a for
midable possibility. This circumstance
led to the conclusion that a systematic
campaign had been organized in New
The friends of Judge Parker met the
situation boldly and apparently were
welcoming 1T. They freely express the
opinion that serious discussion of Mr..
Clevelands name in connection with
the presidency will have the effect of
driving many delegates to their candi-
date thus insuring a larger vote for
him on the early ballots than they had
otherwise counted upon.
Parker Men Confident
They expect many such gains from
the West and South and notwithstand-
ing he has only about a fourth of the
total vote pledged, hope to make such
a. showing at the very beginning Of
the balloting as will convince his fol-
lowers that he is winner and thus
Ireysnt n STAMPEDE to Mrl Cleveland
or any one else.
Some of the talks in Cleveland's be-
half come from the Southern States
and the Parker advocates attribute it
to the declaration of the Chicago plat
form on the race question which, they
say have inspired such fear among
Southern Democrats that they are will
ling to accept Mr.. Cleveland because
of their confidence that he would stand
with them on that point regardless of
his views on other questions
All Friends of White Men.
The Parker men say. however. that
he is no stauncher supporter of the
policy of the rule of the white man in
the South than other candidates and
they also argue that his chances of
election are no better than those of
other candidates
1t is optic freely admitted however
that If Judge Parker should fail early
to secure the necessary vote his
chances would be materially injured n
IT, said a prominent senator. he
fails to get the two-thirds vote requir-
ed by the time that the third or fourth
ballot is reached he will be compelled
to retire. In that event" he added,
the nomination will go to dark horse
and a very dark horse"
German and Folk
Among the dark horses most fire.
quently spoken are Senator German
and Mr.. Folk, the young district at
torney of this city who has leaped to
the front in the last two years be-
cause of his official record
An intimate political and personal
friend of Senator Germans who ar
rived during the afternoon set at rest
the report that he is in the movement
to promote Mr.. Cleveland's candidacy.
Il know that German is bitterly oppos-
ed to Cleveland" he said and he told
me not more than two DAYS ago that
he would support Parker il necessary
TO defeat Cleveland. l will not. there
ioIe' De surprised 10 see Maryland
vote for Parker on the first ballot.
Unless there is a change in present
intentions. the Maryland Senator will
be warmly supported by some dele
gates from the beginning. Col. John
T. McGraw and ex-senator Davis, both
of West Virginia who were among to-
days arrivals were outspoken in their
advocacy of him. saying that the West
Virginia vote would be cast for hin, ~
the beginning.