The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03

cot. Dixon Says if Parker is NOT
Nominated on the First Ballot,
There is Certain to be n Stampede
for the Ex-Presfdent-WOuI
Rather Vote for Cleveland, ana
Have Him Defeated, Than Hearst
and Have Him Elected.
81 believe Cleveland will be the NOM
inee of the Democratic party for
President, il Parker does not receive
the nomination on the first ballot"
This statement was made last night
by Col Merritt w. Dixon. one of the
delegates to the National Democratic
Convention, before his departure for
Atlanta, where he will join the other
Georgia delegates and leave for St.
Louis in a special train this afternoon
ct 4:9O o'clock.
Just as firmly as I believe anything,
I believe there will be a regular SIAM
pede for Cleveland and when it
comes I am going with them. He is
the greatest living statesman to-day. I
don't think Parker will be nominated. 1
do not believe Bryan can keep him
from getting it, but I think the men
who have an idea that the nomination
may fall to them, will keep him from
getting it on the first ballot.
Like Stampede of Cattle.
IF he doesn't get the nomination on
the first ballot. there will be a STAN
pede for Cleveland sure. l look for
some eloquent man to place his name
in nomination, and when he does, they
will simply go wild. 1t will be like
ten thousand cattle let loose on the
plains-nothing on earth will be able
to stop them. And 1 am going to
stampede, too.
Understand now, the Georgia del
egation is instructed for Parker, and
we will be governed by the majority
rule, and will have to vote as a unit.
We are instructed to vote for Parker
as long as in the opinion of a major
ity of the delegates there is a reason
able probability of his nomination.
We will. of course, vote for Parker
on the first ballot Then when the
stampede for Cleveland comes, as it
surely will. / shall vote to turn the
Georgia delegation for Cleveland. OF
course I am only one of the delegates,
and a majority will have to favor this
before the Georgia votes can go for
Cleveland. We must vote as a unit
on all questions.
Wants Cleveland Nominated.
Il hope Cleveland is nominated. If
so, Roosevelt will know he has been in
a race when the campaign is ended l
would rather vote for Cleveland,
though, and have him defeated, than
vote for Hearst and see him elected.
OF course these are only my indi-
vidual ideas. The Georgia delegation
will vote under the majority rule, a
rule that 1 favored in the State Con-
vention.
If not Cleveland, the nominee will
be Parker"
Col. Dixon will be the guest to-
gether with the other members of the
Georgia delegation, of Editor James r.
Gray of the Atlanta Journal, at the
Capital City Club to-day. Mr.. Gray is
one of the Big Four" from Georgia.
on a special train decorated with flags
and bunting, the Georgia delegation
will leave Atlanta this afternoon.
The Georgia delegation is composed
as follows:
From State at Large-John w. Mad
dox of Floyd. chairman; James NJ.
Smith of Oglethorpe, James r. Gray of
Fulton, Charles r. Pendleton of Bibb.
First District-M. w. Dixon of
Cns1ham, r. c. Nicely of Burke.
second District-Henry NJ. Mcintosh
of Dougherty, J. B. Norman, Jr., of
Colquitt
Third District. P. Cooke, of Lee,
A c. Riley of Houston.
Fourth District-W. A. Little of Mus
cogee, H. c. Fisher of Coweta.
Fifth District-A. H. Van Dyke of
Fulton, A. c. Stone of Walton.
Sixth District-Joseph +. Pottle of
Baldwin, r. T. Daniel of Spalding.
Seventh District-Moses Wright of
Floyd, Albert Strickland of Barlow.
Eighth District. D. Price of Oco-
nee, ]. H. Shelton of Hartwell.
Ninth District-W. f. Gambler OF
Union, w. w. Stark of Jackson.
Tenth District-C. Bruce Young of
Richmond, w. B. Crawford of Lincoln
Eleventh District. S. Adams of
Laurens, r. G. Dickerson OF Clinch.
Candidates Working Hard.
Hon. Clark Howell, a member of the
Democratic National Committee, has
gone on ahead of the Georgia delega-
fion, as a meeting; of the committee
has been called for 10 O'clock Monday
morning. The special train on which
the delegation will go will not reach
St. Louis until the afternoon of the
Fourth. In st. Louis Col. Dixon will
he Mr. Howell's guest at the Jeffer-
son.
For the last several weeks Col. Dixon
has been receiving an immense amount
of mail relative to the convention.
Candidates or supporters of candidates
have been very active. and keep Uncle
Sans mail clerks busy.
Hon. James NJ. Smith and Judge John
w. Maddox are both candidates for
a place on the Platform Committee.
Both Mr.. Howell, the editor of the
Constitution, and Mr.. Gray, the editor
of the Journal. will make the race for
the National Democratic Committee
Mr.. Howell is now on the committee,
having served a number of years.