The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-05
PARKER ON SECOND AND
PERHAPS FIRST BALLOT
CLAIM OF HIS POLITICAL NAM
Ayers LAST NIGHT.


legation-opponents Are working
Hard to Perfect a Programme to Pro-
long the BalIotins but So Far Have
Apparently Failed.
St. Louis, July 4.-Parker on the sec
ond ballot, perhaps on the first. That is
tonight the claim Of the men who are
in charge of the political affairs of the
New York candidate.
BY vote Of 81 to 5 the PennsyHania
delegation in caucus tonight voted to
support Parker for president in the
convention. There are 6S votes in the
delegation.
Ali day long the Parker Opponents
have tried to perfect the programme
which would prolong the balioting and
afford an opportunity to name another
candidate, but apparently they have not
succeeded. Many combinations have
been suggested, but SO far they seem to
have proven incapable of being assem-
bled into a shape sufficiently substan-
tial to show the independent and IN
instructed delegates how another can
didate can be named. Men who are sup
posed to hold the alance OF power have.
what would be done after Parker had
been put out of the race, but Tonight
they say they have received no satis-
factory answer.
German, Gray and Cleveland have
been suggested, but no one Is prepared
to give assurances that eother could re-
ceive the nomination. The mention OF
Cleveland has tendency in some quar-
| ters to solidify the Parker strength, for
many delegates say they do not want
to take even the slightest chance Of all
| lowing Cleveland fourth nomination.
While there is a very friendly feeling
for German among the southern dele
gates, including those who are either
under instructions or bound by the unit
rule to vote for Parker, vet the predom-
inent expression from this element is
that the effort now making in behalf Of
the Maryland senator is too late. They
also point to the fact that when dele
gates were being chosen German gave
no sign that he desired the nomination.
1t is too much to expect, they say. that
delegates who were chosen as Parker
men, whether under instructions or not,
will desert him nov or as long as there
liss a possibility Of securing his nomina-
tion.
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 has brought
out two new candidates in the persons
Of Former Governor Pattison Of Penn
sylyania and General Miles. The oppo-.
sition leaders appreciate to the utmost
the difficulty OF preventing a stampede
| to Parker should his lead become pro-
! nouncedly manifest but they are count
ling upon holding this by appealing to-
/ the local pride of the different favorite
| son delegations to hold on as long ais
| possible.
j No announcement was given out from
Senator German Tonight and Mr.. Van
diver, who had stated early In the day
4 that he expected communication said
/ tonight that he had received none. Mn
Gorman,s position as conditional CAM
didate has, however. become 50 well
known that no formal statement from
him is necessary. His friends still ex-
pect to press his candidacy If Parker
fails Of success and in the meantime
i they will do all they can to bring about
such situation.
i The wisdom Of casting the votes
known to be for German FOR other can
4 didates has been canvassed and this
course is practically decided on. It is
u not vet absolutely determined just what
i aspirant will be thus complimented, but
the choice lies between Pattison and
Cockrell. The votes absolutely under
1 Gormans control are those of Mary
land, West Virginia and the District OF
4 Columbia.
The men who are talking about Judge
Gray are met with the question where
the votes are to be secured to nominate
4 him.
4 The delegations with favorite sons
4 as vet manifest an unwillingness to en-
ter into combinations and in the inter-
est of their own candidates they do not
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If by any chance there is deadlock,
| they all hope to secure votes. from the
Parker column in the break up. Nor
are the favorite son delegations such as
lean be transferred. In several cases
Parker is the second choice Of the del
egates. This is noticeably true Of the
votes instructed for Hearst. It Is not
believed that the editor candidate could
control them for any other candidate,
II while it Is evident that quite q number
from the northwest are ready to vote
for Parker on the second ballot.
The vigorous declarations Of Tam
, many leaders to the effect that Parker
could not carry New York seemingly
have had little or no effect.
A real contest on the platform is as
sured No one yet knows what the
lpIatform will be, but it is known that
the majority draft will prove unsatis-
factory to Mr.. Bryan and his followers,
and there are enough Of them to make
an interesting fight on the floor Of the
convention.