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oBsTAcLns IN PARkER,s WAY.

OBSTACLES IN PARKER'S WAY.
II looks very much as if Judge Par
ker would be the Democratic nominee
fer President, but il he gets the nomi-
notion his friends will have 10 do
great deal of hard and iudicious work
for him. At present he leads all other
candidates in the number of delegates
instructed for him. and in the number
of supporters he has in the uninstruct-
ed delegations. But it is apparent that
he win not have enough instructed for
him TO give him the nomination on the
first ballot. and from present indica-
ticns, not enough will go to Tim on the
second ballot to give him the nomina-
ticn. IT, however, he increases his vote
largely on the second ballot he may be
nominated on the third ballot,
At present he has l7S delegates in
strdcted for him as follows: New York,
~: Connecticut. IA: Indiana, 90; Geor-
gia, &c: Tennessee, "a. and Alaska. 6.
ether states not instructed that will
probably vote for him on the first bal
lot are New Hampshire s; South Caro-
line, IS, and Alabama, %. making 226
voters which he can depend on the
first ballot. OF course there is
large number of states which have not
acted yet Some of them will instruct
their delegations for him and in others
the delegations will go to the conven-
ton uninstructed. though. perhaps, a
very considerable percentage of them
viii be favorable to him. still, it has
not been possible yet TO figure out a
two-thirds majority for him on the first
or second ballot.
After the first ballot It is now expect
Ell that the New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
Wisconsin, Maryland and other delega-
tions win go to him, though that Is not
yet by any means certain.
The three forces that are working
against him now are Mr.. Bryan. Mr..
Murphy, the Tammany leader. and, it
is Le lieved, Mr.. German and his friends.
Mr.. Bryan is the leader of the delega-
ton from his state, and will therefore
be a member of the Committee on Res
minority report, which will give him an
opportunity to make a speech. 1t is
no doubt his purpose to attempt to
stampede the convention away from
Judge Parker mainly because he thinks
Parker IS the candidate of Mr.. Cleve-
land, MIR. Hill and other leaders OF the
conservatives.
L. this difficulty is overcome that
which will be presented ny Senator
German and his friends will be encoun-
tered. The impression seems to be
that Mr.. German and Col. 1uffey, the
leaGer of the Pennsylvania delegation.
have reached an understanding, though
what the nature of it is no one is pre-
pared to say. 1t may be that Mr.. Cor
man himself is a candidate, and if he
isn't. he and Col. Guffey may have a
candidate who is in sympathy with
their views. There Is no doubt that
there IS very little sympathy between
Mr.. German and Messrs. Cleveland,
Hill and some of the other Parker lead
ers. or between Col. Guffey and Mr.
Belmont, who is supposed to be close
to Judge Parker.
No doubt Messrs. German and Cuff
fey, and those who are acting with
them, will have a great deal of infiu-
ence with the uninstructed delegates.
The influence which Mr.. Murphy will
bring to bear against Judge Parker
will be exercised before the assembling
of the convention. II is believed that
it is not great. and that it is becoming
less every day. The rank and file of
Tammany are not in sympathy with
his hostility to Judge Parker, and there
is talk of organizing anti-Tammany
cIGbs in New York city in the interest
of the latter.
The most that can be said at this
time is that Judge Parker is in the
lead, with the indications pointing to
ais nomination, but his nomination is
by no means assured.