The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-25
Parker
May Attempt to Sus-
pend Two Thirds
Rule.
Special to Daily Leader.

New York, June 25.-Ihreats 10
deadlock the Democratic national con-
vention by the anti-Parker allies, who
claim to control more than one-thlrd
Of the delegates to st. Louis, do not
appear to disturb the managers of the
Parker boom in the least.
SO unrunled are they at the alleged
compact entered into between Bryan
and William r. Hearst in this city on
Sunday night that It gave rise to the
suspicion that the time honored two
thirds rule might be suspended at st.
Louis, each national convention hav-
ing the power to make its own rules.
This question was put to one Of
Judge Parker's chief lieutenants:
''win the two-thirds rule be sus-
pended at the coming convention in
case it is shown that the Bryan-Hearst
allies control at least one-third of ths
delegates?"
There will be no necessity OF any
such action" was the prompt re-
sponses. The anti-Parker element
viii not control one-third Of the dele
gates
Asked If he expected Parker would
receive the necessary two-thirds vote
on the first ballot, as his reply TO the
first question would imply, he replied;
1T would not surprise me in the
least. although do not care to make
predictions on that line. A conEen-
ton Is always an uncertain quantity
yet do not hesitate to say that Park
sr Will probably receive the necessary
vote on the second ballot"
BY way Of feeling out the sentiment
among the anti-Parker element as to
the abrogation of the twothirds rule,
The Leader correspondent interviewed
gentleman who is second only 20
Charles +. Murphy in Tammany hall.
To the question. do you believe the
opposition to Judge Parker will con
troll one.third of the delegates to the
st. Louis convention?" he replied
frankly
with the 'favorite sons delegates.
yes. There will certainly rot be
enough votes on the first ballot to
nominate Judge Parker. and am free
to say do not think Judge Parker
viii be nominated at ALL"
.As to the suspension Of the two
thirds rule he continued, Il do not
think for IL moment that the Parker
followers would attempt any such
move The two.thirds rule has been
the law OF Democratic conventions for
seventy years or more and is a bull
wark AGAINST unworthy and unscrup-
ulous motives. There are any number
Of delegates who are sincerely in IA
vor Of Judge Parker, and who are anx-
ious to see him nominated, but not
al The expense Of the laws which have
governed Democratic conventions for
the better part Of a century.
NO" concluded this luminary Of
Tammany. Il do not believe any snch
tactics will he attempted. For any
temporary advantage the friends OF
Judge Parker might gain, the abandon
ment of the protection the two-thirds
rule affords would. in my opinion,
ALLEVIATE more votes than anything
else possibly could. 1t would appeal
to voters as sacrilegious, and would
rrand those responsible for It as trick
sters who sought to carry their poinv
at the expense Of one Of their party's
sacred principles"
The admission OF the gentleman
last quoted that with the 'tavorite
sons states" there would be more than
one-third opposed 10 Parker leads to
the belief that the Parker managers
are hoping TO win out through secur-
ing enough votes by the withdrawal OF
"favorite sons" after the first ballot
10 bring about his nomination.