The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-02
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Is THE SITUATION AT ST. LOUIS.
IF He is DEFEATED NO
OTHER sWsaYoRKER
NEED aPPLx.
.aoRMaM. AND 3oE,N. n. MCLEAN
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE
PRESENT BUT BRYAN rs.

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/ PRESENT But BRYAN is.
ST LOUIS, July 2.-It's Parker
against badly scattered field. If the
views of the delegates, alternates
and Others interested in the Demo
lcratic National convention now on
the scene are4to be taken as q critic
| rion, the nomination of Judge Parker
would seem assured either on the
second or third ballot. Thus far the
Hearst boom has fallen fiat and the
loyalty Of the delegations instructed
for kim is in question.
The allegation is made in all Sc
Iriousness that he cannot depend, for
instance. on Illinois, Idaho, Wash
ington, Oregon and Missouri. and;
that at the first break delegates from
each and all of these States Will
flock to Parker.
Convention leaders are positive
that If Parker is defeated the nomina-.
ton will go to no other New York
man, meaning Mcclellan, nor to any
other Tammany favorite, meaning
Grover Cleveland. The Ohio men.
now here are still emphatic that in
the event Parker sslall prove himself
impossible Judson Harmon, of Ohio,
would haveea good chance. Delegates
from other Stases are quite as posi-
tive in the assertion that even In that.
event Harmon would lave no saoaf:
Ohio, they declare cannot be consid-s
cred in the absence Of some posture.
pledge looking to the redempt Ion
the Buckeye State from Republican,
rule. There is some talk to-day OF;
making a candidate OF John Sharp
Williams, of Mississippi, the Demo
cratic leader on the floor of the.
House of Congress, a man dist IL
guished above all of his fellows in f5SS
convention. According to the
now Matching, he may be NOT
the temporary chairman Of th
.vention, but the chairman of
olutions Committee as we'll,
known that Williams has BIZ
work on the draft of platfd
some time. {s RI
Edwin Seton, of Washing sS Il
c., assistant Secretary of the
al Committee is to5be SecreS
the Committee on Resolutions.
With Parker as the candidat 81
adoption of a conservative plt 4
would be assured. There was
talk OF framing a trust plank
which William r. Hearst could
stand, and which would put him d
of the race as a Presidential candy
date. but the opinion OF the 1eaders
now on the ground say the Demo
cratic party cannot afford to occupyl
middle ground on the trust question
no matter who the candidate may be.
For that reason the trust plank WILL
be shorn of it's significance, let it be
as strong and Vehement as it viii Il
German talk IS growing stronger
With Parker eliminated, there Is a
to concede a strong posi-
ton to the Maryland leader. Senator
German has given no sign, however
made today that John Z. McLean,1
Of Ohio, he will not attend the conf
vention. re- S .5
Bryan strength, thus far, Is not
Of positive character. 1t would seem
as though about the only opportu
nifty he would have&t to attract atten
ton would be by making a speechf
to stir the gathering. x y
4 Tom Taggart, of Indiana, arrived
last night. Talk concerning
National Craftsmanship still centrs
about him. But there is much
cussion Of Guffey of Pennsylv
and some Of the German men
tinue to boom August Belmon q