The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-02
CLEVELAND BOOM
GROWS APACE
East and South Back the Ex-
President.
CHIEF TOPIC AT ST. LOUIS
LEADERS FEAR a STAMPEDE IN
THE CONVENTION.
CHEF TOPIC AT ST. L0UI.

OF. LOUIS, July practically the
y only feature OF political interest
associated with the approaching
Democratic convention discussed in the
hotel corridors today was the posi-
biIity of an attempt to stampede the
convention to ex-President Cleveland.
There was decided effort on the part
of some of the friends of other candf-
dates TO pooh pooh the suggestion. but
others of them, while expressing their
confidence that it would come 10
nausht, frankly admitted the existence
Of the boom" and set themselves to
work to COunteTaCt its effect
The movement in the interest of Mr..
Cleveland, so far as it took shape to-
day, was directed against the Candi-
dacy OF Judge Parker, and for the time
being they were talked of as if they
We're the only possible candidates 50
FAR no headquarters have been eStab p
lished in CIeveIand's interest and no
delegates who express a preference for
him have arrived. but each train COM
ing in from the states east of the Mis-
siSsippi seemed TO bring passengers
who regarded the ex-president as for
midaEle possibility This ciTcum-
stance led to the conclusion that q
systematic campaign had been organ
lied in New York or Washington
PaTkeT'S Friends Bold
The friends Of Judge Parker met the
situation boldly. and apparently were
welcoming it. They freely express the
opinion that the serious discussion Of
Nj Cieveland's name in connection
with the presidency win have the eff
feet of driving many delegates to their
candidate, thus insuring q larger vote
for him on the early ballots than they
had otherwise counted upon. They eX-
pcCt many such gains from the west
and south, and, notwithstanding he has
only about a fourth of the total vote
pledged. hope TO make such d showing
at the very beginning Of the balloting
as viii convince his followers that he
is "A winner, and thus prevent a stam-
pede to Mr.. Cleveland or anyone else.
Some Of the talk in Cleveland's be-
half comes from the southern states,
and the Parker advocates attribute il
10 the declarations of the Chicago plat
form on the race question, which, they
say, have inspired such fear among
southern Democrats that they are will
f9g TO accept Mr. Cleveland because of
Fir confidence that he would stand
With them on that point regardless Of
his views on other questions. The
Parker men say, however, that he is
no stauncher supporter Of the policy
of the rule Of the white man in the
~
also argue that his chances of election
are no better than those Of other can
didates.
Must Win Early.
1t is quite freely admitted, however
that If Judge Parker should fail early
To secure the necessary vote. his
chances would be materially injured.
If" said a prominent senator, he
fails 10 get the two thirds vote requis-
tie by the time the third or fourth bal
lot is reached he viii be compelled TO
retire. In that event" he added. the
nomination viii go 10 a dark horse,
and q very dark hoTse.'-
Among the dark horses most fire.
quently spoken Of are Senator German
and Mr.. Folk, the young district at
torney OF this city. who has leaped TO
the front in the last two years because
Of his Official record. Mr.. Folk is un-
known by sight 10 a majority of the
visitors, and as q consequence when he
stroiled through the Jefferson hotel to-