The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-06
PARKER SEEMS TO
Be 4 SURE winner.
The |Ininstrueted Pennsylvania
Delegation Decides To Vote
For Parker.
Soutll Carolina Senator Declares
Himself for Gray of Delaware.
Strength Of New Yorker
Takes Interest Out cf
Contest.


| second ballot, perhaps on the first.
who are in charge of the political
affairs of the New York candidate.
Ali day long the Parker opponents have
tried to perfect the programme which
would ,prolong the balloting and afford
an opportunity to name another can
didai;e, but apparently they have not
succeeded. Many combinations have
been Suggested. but so far they have
proven incapable Of being assembled
into shape sufficiently substantial to
show the independen and uninstructed
delegates how another candidate can
be pamed Men who are supposed to
hold the balance Of power have asked
the Parker opponents to say what
would be dcne after Parker had been
put out of the race. but tonight they
|say:they have received mo satisfactory
answer.
r Action taken by the Pennsylvania
delegation tonight by the overwhelm-
ing vote of 81 to 5 to vote for Parker
only served to emphasize this view Of
the outcome.
r Si.. members of the Pennsylvania
delegation did not vote on the PROPOSE.
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German, Gray and Cleveland have
been suggested, butlno one is prepared
to give assurances that either could
receive the nomination The mention
of Cleveland has a tendency in some
ouar;ers to solidify the Parker
strength, for many delegates say they
do not want to take even the slightest
chance of allowing Cleveland fourth
nomination.
While there is friendly feeling for
Gornlan among thesouthern delegates,
including those who are under instruc-
tions or bound by the unit rule to'vote
for Parker, yet the predominant ex-
preston from this element is that the
effort now making behalf of the Mary
and senator sis too late.
They also point to the fact that
when delegates were being chosen
Gornlan gave noasign that he desired
the nomination. It is too much to
expect, they say, that delegates who
were chosen as Parker men, whether
under instructions or not, will desert
him now or as long as there is pos
sibility of securing his nomination.
The opposition to Judge Parker, in
its effort to tighten the lines and make
sure Of holding the delegations now
counted as opposed to him, have
brou ght two new Candidates in the
persons Of former Gov. Pattison Of
Penrsy1yania and Gen. Miles. The
opposition leaders appreciate to the
utmost the difficulty of preventing
stampede to Parker, should his lead
become pronouncedly manifest, but
tLey are counting upon doing this by
appealing to the local pride OF the
different favorite son delegations to
hold on as long ais possible.
NC, announcement was given out
from Senator German tonight and Mr..
Yanliver, who had: stated early in the
day that he expected q: eommunica:
stion. said tonight that he had received
none. Mr.. Gorman's position ass q
conditional candidate has. however,
become 30 oswell known. that NO formal
stahsnenS from him is necessary. His
friends still expect to, press has eandi-
cac,t If Parker fails Of success, and in
the mepatime they viii. do = sH they
can to brlng abeut such q situation,
= The wisdom of casting the: votes;
anuwni to he for Gornan for other
cau1 1idates-has: been eanyassed and this
course practically decided upon. If is
NOT get. tahsolutel etesmined What
.aspirantswiM be thgse eompLmensed,
but .the cheice lies between Rattison
snd Gcekrelkc The Foses absolutely an
der W. Gorman g 5controlaze those OF