Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-04
THE POLITICAL WORLD
PARKER FORCES IN NEW YORK
CLAIM HE WILL have STATE.
Estimate of Strength Of Two Lead
ing Candidates-Unit Rule
Southern Man on Ticket.

least 500 of the $50 delegates to the dem
ocratic state convention to be held in Al
bany on Monday. April IS. to select dele
gates to the democratic national conven-
tion at st. Louis. Is conceded even by
leading Tammany men when they know
that their political expressions will not
be carried back to Charles r. Murphy. 1t
needs only 226 votes in the convention 20
send an instructed Parker delegation to
st. Louis to vote as a unit. That this will
be the result of the democratic state con-
vention here two weeks from Monday no
one doubts.
The democratic district conventions will
not be concluded for ten days yet but up
to now $50 instructed delegates for
Parker have been elected. or only 46 less
than Is needed to secure an instructed
delegation to ST. Louis. In fact Judge
Parker's friends here tonight said that
all possible doubt, IL any ever has ex-
listed. that New York state will send a
delegation instructed to vote and work
as a unit for Parker for President has
vanished.
To Adopt the Unit Rule.
The New York delegation to st. Louis
Will not be instructed. This point prac-
tically was settled at the Manhattan Club
by Judge Parker himself. who was in
New York city spending the day The
judge was in conference with his friends
at the club for an hour. and told them
that IL was a matter OF indifference to
MIN whether the delegation was or was
not instructed. Murphy thus wins the
second round in his bout with HILL
The hostility of Tammany Hall to ex-
senator Hills plan of tying everything
up In advance has convinced the Parker
men of the futility of creating q breach
In the state delegation. Instead of In
Structions, the Hill men will invoke the
unit rule, and with this time honored
r tffafat hnxv x~-irI A.
1uil delegation for Parker so long as he
is candidate before the convention
Bryan on Parker
William J. Bryan left New York yester-
day for his home in Lincoln, Neb. He said
he prob;iLiy would not come east again for
some months. He still refused to make
known what attitude he would take with
regard to Judge Parkers candidature
Replying to an inquiry as to whether he
mao been able to learn yet Judge Parker's
views on the democratic platforms OF 1895
been waiting for some time to learn
have no nearer knowledge as to how Judge
Parker stands on those platforms than I
had when 1 was last in New York I am
not willing to accept either Mr. Belmont's
or Mr., HITS Endorsements of Judge Par
ker j want to hear Jud sc Parkers views
from Judge Parker himself before 1 can
say what position | will take"
DO you regard Mr.. Hills activity on be-
half of Judge Parl1er's candidacy as a
hopeful or a discouraging infiuence?' Mr.
Bryan was asked.
Il don't want to say anything offhand
about Mr.. HILL. he replied. II want to
write out very carefully what I think OF
Mr.. Hill and his views. and then to DELHI
crate on what L have written before max
ing the statement public"
Parker at Manhattan Club.
Judge Alton B. Parker was present at a
lunch and conference held at the Manhat-
tan Club yesterday afternoon, at which
Justice Charles H. Truax and Harry ID.
Macedonia were conferees among others.
Immediately following the breaking up Of
the conference Judge Parker FASTENED
away from the city, to which he had come
to attend the funeral of the son of Justice
Morgan J. O'Brien.
When it was learned that one Of the pur-
poses of the conference was TO discuss ar
rangements for the coming annual dinner
of the Manhattan Club the question What
are the probabilities of Judge Parker
speaking at that dinner? ?" was asked.
1t was said Judge Parker would be one
of the houored guests and also one Of the
speakers. Judge Parker is a member OF
the Manhattan Club. Besides Judge Par
ker. Grover Cleveland and David B. Hin
will speak. =.
That the meeting of the committee on arr
for the dinner was held prima-
rily for the purpose of ascertaining Judge
Parker's wishes with respect to this dinner
was conceded. GnaC THIS GUNNER Will Dffu8
Judge Parker more into the political lime.
light than ever before, and that II Will
very probably result In presenting his
views on public questions more fully be-
fore the country than they are at present
known is understood to be the likely pro-
gram
Parker's Strength Compared.
According to a table published by the
New York World Of today. compiled from
canvass made in many states. Judge Parker
would control SIC votes in the democratic
national convention IL it were held at this
time The table is as follows:
For Parker-Alabama, p; Arkansas. Is;
Colorado, 10; Connecticut. IA: Delaware. 8.
Florida 10; Georgia, 26 Idaho, D; Illinois,.
"a; Indiana. 80; Kentucky, %: Louisiana.
Is; Maryland. l6: Massachusetts, 81; Mic zen,
souri, 30; New Hampshire. 8; New Jersey,
"a; New York. IS; North Carolina, "a; Ohio.
46; oregon. 8; Pennsylvania. 6s; South Car
olina, IS; Tennessee, II; Texas. 80; Yer
mont, s; Virginia. "a; Washington. 10; West
virginia, IA; Wisconsin, 20; Wyoming. g.
Total SIG
For Hearst-California, 20; Iowa, 26: Ne
yada. 6: North Dakota, s; Rhode Island. 8;
South Dakota 8; New Mexico. o; Arizona.
@; Indian territory, 6; Oklahoma territory,
9; District of Columbia, @ Total, lo6
Observation-Disclosures, 20, Maine, IL: Mon
tana, 9; Nebraska, 10: Utah, 9; Alaska, O;
Porto Rico, @: Hawaii, G Total. IS
Total vote, LOCO; necessary to nominate
ft6l Parker, Sl6, f1edrSt, IUo, sos
Parker over all, 632; Parker, exclusive OF
and over necessary two-thirds.
149.
No Mckinley Man Wanted.
A dispatch from Richmond. Va, says:
Because he voted for Mckinley in 1875
James R. Gordon, leading business man
of Richmond has been compelled by party
pressure to withdraw from the race for
mayor Mr. Gordon announced himself as
a candidate in response to the request OF
the city's business interests. His opponent
that he had declined TO support
BRYAN and had warmly Endorsed Mckinney.
This aroused such a storm among the reg
uIar'' people that Mr.. Gordon is out In q
letter announcing his withdrawal, and ex-
pressing pleasure at being relieved from
what he undertook as a patriotic duty
Editor and State Senator in Row.
A dispatch from Knoxville, Tenn, says:
A war of denunciation is on between State
Senator w. L. Ledgerwood and g. F. Mil
ton. editor of the Knoxville Sentinel, the
local democratic paper, and so strenuous
have become the charges and counter
charges that the friends of both are al
ready predicting a meeting between the two
with something more tangible than mere
wolN.s as weapons. The editor or the Sen
at 4 edo m