The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-05
ANTI.PARKERITES
CLAIM 81 VOTES
This Is More Than One Third and
Would Block Parker's
Chances.
TOWNE DRAWS PLEDGE
TO MAKE: VOTES STICK
Vice Presidential Talk Favors
Turner-But Indiana Men
May Object.
From a staff Correspondent.

AOTC6S are making a maj rally To-Day
and trying to organize for an offensive
movement This is all that will save
them, for the tide is setting in so
strongly towards Parker this morning
as to suggest a food.
At II o'clock there was confer
ence at Tammany headquarters at the
Southern; at this afternoon there
will be another one.
The final attempt to organize
against Parker was begun yesterday.
Agents were sent to all the quarters
where there were uninstructed or
anti-Parker delegates, and as result
there was meeting at the Southern
at midnight Of ten men, who were
authorized to speak for all the Parker
opposition. This committee of ten
was busy until daylight, and it is still
at work.
It has secured unwritten pledges
from 81 delegates, or more than a
third of the convention. At least that
is the claim it's leaders make, and all
that now remains is to make the
pledge binding in some form of writ
ten statement which the committee
Of ten has prepared. This statement
tiers by Charles A. Towne, after con-
ference between Murphy and Towne
and representatives of Bryan and
| Hearst. It simply pledges the S71
| delegates to oppose the nomination
Of Parker but leaves them free after
Parker's defeat to do as they please.
Scheme Not Sure.
The scheme looks very well on
paper. Whether 1t can be carried out
or not is problematical. It begins to
look as If it is too late to stop the
| Parker boom.
] The anti-Parker people are furiously
deserted them at the eleventh hour.
| They accuse him of tinaidity, of being
a trimmer, and Of being controlled by
/ his desire to be on the winning side.
(, The measure Of these characteristic
l traits is the measure by which he falls
short of being a great man. So say
the anu-Parker people.
With German here, leading the anti
Parker campaign, success would be
highly probable, these people say
German, however, apparently thinks
1 otherwise.
The 371 delegates which the anti
agana ags 5r ogaeo embraces peaee
a considerable number Of Parker men
These will be controlled under the
unit rule in states where Parker has
not a clear majority.
Talk of Vice Presidency.
Il WILL pItSluGHIldl S1ludI1Ou w
ginning to show signs Of clearing UP
there is some awakening Of interest il
the vice presidential nomination. For
mer Senator Turner Of Washington i
one of the favorites. He is talked o
more than anybody else and If Ques
lions Of policy do not interfere to-
, much, he may be the choice Of tn
/ convention. He Is not objected to D:
Tammany and the east; the soutl
thinks we'll of him, and the Pacif
slope and mountain states would sup
! port him enthusiastically. Besides al
} this, his nomination would be an I'M
| Iportant concession to the silver repub
) lican and free silver sentiment Of tn
5 far west, and thus move Of consid
} cradle strategic importance:
But the situation in Indiana ma
Illustrate the Turner plans. Indian
3 Is a doubtful state. It's vote may b
necessary to democratic success. TIL
3 state was feeling pretty we'll under
tacit agreement that Tom Taggar
: should be made chairman Of the dem
. ocratic national committee. It no,
I begins to look as If the chairmanshi
I would go elsewhere and If it doe:
8 something must be done to keep In
8 diana in line.
At this point the vice presidenc
r steps in, and the point is made tha
e if Taggart is not made national chair
man, Indiana should have secon
place on the ticket. The delegatio
y from that staet has no candidate, bJ
!, will bring forward John w. Kerr
= lately candidate for governor, If re
quested to do so.
: Meanwhile, however, the Washing
, ton and the Pacific coast delegation
are working with will for Turne
and think they see victory ahead. Th
Washington delegation caucused fc
an hour on the vice presidency, name
several steering committees an
mapped out a plan Of campaign. The
have the support to start with Of tn
Pacific slope and all the mountai
states.
w. w. Jermane.