Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-04
Democratic Delegates
Meet at St. Louis.
Locks Like Parker as Presi-
dental Candidate.
Difference of Opinion Regarding Money
Plank in Platform-Bryan Trying to
Make TroubIe-CIeveland Vet a
Possibility.

st. Louis, July 3.-New York dele
gates are so confident, tonight, that
Parker is to be nominated, that they
are already talking over with
leaders of delegations from other
states the question of running mate
Former Senator Hill, VIM. F. Sheehan
Former Senator Murphy. and State
Senator McCarren held a levee all the
afternoon, and tonight. while they have
not seen all the delegations promised for
| Parker, are in an attitude OF such con-
| hdence that they are not paying any at
tention to the arrival of the leaders of
the Tammany delegations. In fact, Sen
atOr McCarren said significantly, this
evening:
"We are looking for people who have
uninstructed votes to deliver The Tam
many votes will be cast by ex-senator
| Murphy, who votes New York state
under the unit rule, and will cast them
for Parker who will be nominated per-
haps, on the first ballot and surely on
the second"
Two things were stated definitely at
| Senator Hills headquarters: First, that
no platform has been drawn for Judge
Parker to stand on and that even q
rough draft will not be Forthcoming I'M
til Wednesday, and second, that Judge
| Parker, as a candidate, will readily
stand upon any platform that a ma
! jority of the convention agree upon.
| This last statement is significant be-
cause it is thoroughly we'll known that
he would not stand on radical plat
form. 1t is therefore evident that the
! Parker supporters are already assured
| that the convention will not agree to
even a suggestion of radicalism as sug-
gested by Bryan and Hearst supporters,
but indeed will strongly tend in an en-
tirely different direction, particularly
on the financial and tariff planks. A
man close to Senator Hill said, tonight:
| The feeling is that the Bryan ele-
ment have had their way twice. One
year they did as they pleased, and the
next time they were catered to by hav-
ing the old platform endorsed. They
have had their innings and have failed.
conservatives and if they are good
/ Democrats, they will do it gracefully.
! This is not a mere sentiment for
| New Workers or from the East. Only
! this afternoon, State Senator Bamber-
4 ger VI ttstu, CdIflc mere anu llldut Il
statement that while he had twice sup
ported Bryan and his principles, and
/ had in each campaign given largely of
his personal wealth to try and elect
him, he believed that he should be elm
mated from this campaign and that if
necessary the party should so to the
extreme of absolute reputation Of his
\ ideas. The Texas delegation also feels
I. the same way aboht it, and are for a
Ndirect declaration in favor of sound
money"
| | Some of the time of the Parker adj
herents, this afternoon. was given up
| tn the consideration of financial
| plank i'll the platform. There is some
| diftercncc of opinion as to whether the
plank should read sound money" or
silAply refer to the money of the con-
stitution" while a few think it would
be eminently proper to declaVe for a
gyld standard. This latter will not be
,Ibne but it is probable that tkece will
be declaration for "the money eof the
i constitutions"
/ Senator HILL himself, is .y}aying lit
| tie or no attention to the platform, at
| least at the present, and this statement
i was made for him this afternoon, by
| one close to him:
! Senator Hill is not drawing the
| platform, and while he will represent
! the state in the committee on resolu-
| tions. will not be it's chairman. Sew
| eral men of affairs, including some q
| the United States senators and men
bers Of Congress are preparing individ
nal uIanks and will submit them at
conference on Tuesday, or Wednesday,
But Senator Hill wants it distinctly
understood. that he has no platfornV
| prepared and that the only thing he is
devoting his attention to is the nnDhi-
nation of Judge Parker"
Some of the things that the Parker,
adherents believe are greatly to the adj
vantage of their candidates are:
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