Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-02

westerners when they enter the Cleveland
boom. They are simply wild about 1t. We
read about growth Of the Cleveland senti-
ment all the way across the country said
Senator Newlands Of Nevada. and could
not understand II. We thought somebody
was guying the newspapers. but we hnd
upon arrival that some OF these eastern
nen really believe In the talk and
speak OF Cleveland with a serious face on
Why the whole west would rise as one
man against Cleveland. 1t Is absurd to
talk about and only waste Of time.
Mclean for Vice President.
Mr.. John r. Mclean is being talked about
as an available man for the vice presiden-
tiaI nomination. The movement In his be-
half has not yet taken on the aspect OF a
boom No one Is pushing 1t. and up to this
date the talk has come mainly from men
who are talking about vice presidential
timber.
some of Mr.. McI.ean's friends are on the
spot and while they are not exciting them
selves In his behalf. do not discourage the
talk ! can say with some degree of GER
tainty that Mr. McLean's candidacy Is ten
tative. II depends upon who goes on the
ticket for first place. There are some men
talked about for the presidency with whom
Mr. Mclean would not run. AS near as L
can get at the truth Mr. Mclean would ac-
cept the vice presidential nomination IL Of
fered him with any degree of spontaneity,
and If a conservative man is nominated
for President on the same PLATFORM.
The German Boom.
Henry c. Davis of West Virginia has ar
rived in town to begin the German presi-
Dental boom. He was Immediately be-
sieged with Inquiries whether. German is
indeed a candidate. Mr.. Davis STAYED his
questioners off with statements which In
dictated that Mr.. German may or may not
be a candidate The question asked about
the hotel was whether Mr. German is COM
ing to St Louis not, and If he is not
coming 1T will be accepted as tacit avowal
of his candidacy. No one here could say
whether Mr.. German is coming.
Lewis Bernard Of Cincinnati one or the
shrewdest and most widely known polltl-
clans of Ohio said today: The ONO dele
CATION will decide about next Tuesday
whether to back the candidacy of Col. Kill
burn or ex-Attorney General Harmon The
chances seem to favor Harmon II Judge
Parker is defeated. Harmon's prospects or
the nomination will depend largely upon
the New York situation. If New York in
sists upon one eastern man Grover Cleve-
land Is the only man who can defeat Har-
mon.
geant-at-arms, said: Il have found since
my arrival here an increase of undercur-
rent for German. He has friends In every
southern delegation. and while don't know
and they don't know whether he Is can
ddate or not he certainly Is very much IN
demand.
Taggart on the Platform.
Mr.. Tom Taggart of Indiana is so we'll
assured of Judge Parkers nomination that
he Is devoting most of his energies now to
the platform
Indiana wants a conservative tariff
plank" IN,
He said this afternoon: Indiana will not
stand for radical revision of the tarlH- we
Al.,s thara CHI N,
and are utterly opposed to the republican
stand-pat proposition. But we THINK the
revision must be made with Judgment
We want a straightout declaration in form,
curbing trusts, and advocate giving indie
pendence to Philippines with sane ana
conservative platform, and with Judge fal-
ker for candidate we won ieaFe
grease spot OF Roosevelt.
Everybody today Is asking: What ABOUT
German Is he a candidate. Is he coming
20 St LOUISE? They all say that II he does
not come 1t means that he Is canoloate
and by Monday the German boom will be
we'll under way.
The Belmonts.
II Is amusing to see the honest. horny
handed old democrats from the west cir
cling around the Belmonts. August and
Perry
mated with, yet fearful of the Belmonts In
their minds the Belmonts are associated
with the Rothschilds, with Threadneedle
street, with the gold baron of Europe ana
with that mystical and fearsome octopus
known as Wall street They look at the Bel
monts as II they expected to see horns and
hOofs. instead of two mild-mannered, we'll
dressed, conservative citizens.
The Jeffersonians point to them and speak
In awesome whispers, The Belmonts.
German Holds Judge Parker's Fate.
Arthur P. German at this moment holds
the fate of Judge Parker In his hands. Ii
Mr.. German should give the word to Mr..
Henry G. Davis Judge Parker's nomination
could be clnched before nighfall.
At this moment 1t is not clinched by any
means. The result of such action by Mr..
German would be given control of the ma
t.onal machinery. Mr.. David B. Hill would
be completely eliminated and Mayor Nc
Ciellan would be nominated for governor
of New York On all sides the question Is