The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-28
We WANTER KNOW
All the Country's Twisted
Thus?
Who'll be the Democratic Nominee is
the Question Now Writ Huge
Upon the Political
Sky?
(Richmond Times-Dispatch.)

(Richmond -Dispatch.)
Washington, d. c., June 25.-All
the delegates to the Democratic Ma
with the sole exception of those from
Missouri. 1t is settled that these will
be instructed for Senator Cockrell for
the Presidential nomination. Yet, de-
spite the fact that the membership
of the convention is now known, it Is
not a great deal easier to pick the Win
ner of the nomination than it was last
winter before the first delegate was
elected. The convention Will assemble
with the entire nation in doubt as 10
the outcome of it's deliberations-with
the candidates unknown and the char
acter of the platform still a matter of
speculation.
Judge Parker has gained fifty-four
votes this week. These are the dele
gates from Louisiana and Texas, and
are instructed. Other States have
selected sixty-two delegates, and al
lowed them to go to the convention
uninStructed.
Out of a total of 994 delegates, AGO
are uninStructed, and will cast their
votes as they choose. Judge Parker
has go instructed delegates. Mr.
Hearst has 1914 Mr.. Olney has 81.
Mr.. Wall, of Wisconsin, has 26. Judge
Gray, of Delaware, has 8. Senator
Cockrell of Missouri, will have the SO
delegates from his State.
The Parker people claim that they
will be able to organize the convention
and there is reason in the claim. rms
will be a great stroke for Parker. 1T
is also claimed that Judge Parker Will
have two-thirds of the uninstructed
delegates. If he gets one-half of the
| t.,f.. tlnn
ton without instructions, he Will have
500 votes on the first ballot, and
enough to organize the convention.
Assuming that he will have that num-
Der of delegates, he will still be far
from the tWo-thirdS needed to noml-
nate He is fairly certain of the
Olney, Wall and Gray strength-64
votes-on the second ballot Posi-
bly, on the third he will get the
Cockrell strength-36 votes
which would give him a total of 600
votes He would still lack SO votes of
enough to nominate. The Parker men
claim they will be certain to get them
on the third or fourth ballot. 1t is
certainly true that he is much strong
er than any other man in the running
stronger than all the rest combined
for the sum of the instructed votes
for Hearst Omey, Cockrell, Wall and
convention a miss is as good as mile
and if there be not enough Parker
votes to nominate, though only dozen
be lacking, somebody else Will be the
candidate.
"Mayor Mcclellan would make an
ideal candidate" said Representative
Shober, of New York, at Democratic
headquarters today. II must confess
to some selfishness in the matter, for
Mcclellan is the man we are going to
run for the Governorship the next
time. He will be elected as sure as
fate. Then watch him in the race for
the Presidential nomination in 1903.
He Cannot Carry New York.
81 am great admirer OF Judge
Parker. He is one of the best men
| in the United States. We will give
him the same majority in New York
city that we gave Mcclellan last fall
upwards of sixty thousand. But
David b. Hill is a great load to carry
| in New York. / am told by every
| body who knows anything of the stu
alton that Parker cannot get enough
votes in the State outside the city to
| carry the State, and | must confess
| that | believe it. In opposing Parker's
nomination / am only opposing the
nomination of a man who cannot in
my opinion, carry New York State
And to win he is Obliged 10 carry II.
When asked as to the rumors that
Tammany was trying to bring about
the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland, Mr..
Shober said: eff there is anything in
it l don't know it,"
! The nomination of Judge Parker is
not absolutely assured. 1t is so near
| ~ so that it will not create surprise
at ST. Louis. On the other hand, there
| would be thousands of greatly sur
| prised Democrats if he were defeated
! for the nomination.