The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-06

by one o. t'-- s-s,'.-e-.- ..2aia leaders is
quite fair. 1t is stated that after the
action of the Pennsylvania delegation
a member of the delegation held a CON
ference with some of the anti-Parker
leaders and said that Pennsylvania.
Notwithstanding the Endorsement OF
Parker, would gite sixty-eight votes TO
any eastern candidate-with the eXcep-
tion of Hearst-upon whom the oppOsl-
ton could concentrate with enough
pledged votes. which, together with the
would make two votes more than one
third of the convention Among the
candidates named who would be salts
factory were Pattison of Pennsylvania,
German of Maryland Gray of Della
ware. Harmon Of Ohio, Olney of Mas
sachusetts and Cser of New York
Tammany furnished a sensational in
cldent 10y swiftly back tracking on Il
semioflicial announcement that it had
dropped its opposition TO Parker. The
organization had. allowed it to become
known through some of its most prom
incnt representatives that it had decid-
ed TO Join the Parker ranks After
period of silence and apparent po-
litical idlenesS they have renewed their
warfare against his candidacy, and
Senator Victor Bowling, Charles A..
Towne, Bird S. COler and Bourke Cock
ran started 10 poll delegations and ask
for votes against Judge Parker. But
Senator Bowling said that Tammany
was simply against Parker and added:
you'll see u very hard fight on the
platform"
and William F. Sheehan We're extreme
ly confident at the Parker seadquar-
ters. Senator Hill said:
Judge Parker may not be nominat-
ed on the first ballot, as delegations
like to pay tribute 10 favorite sons, but
he will be on the second"
Mr.. Sheehan said: Judge Parker
will be the nominee. Nothing can stop
1t now We are gaining every hour in
strength"
Former Senator Murphy said, Par
ker will be nominated on the first bal
lot, for before we get to the end of the
roll call all the states will want to
jump into the band wagon"
The prospect is that Judge Parker.
the candidate of the conservative
forces, will win hapdily.
Where a week ago were doubt, un-
certainty, sparring for position. parley-
ing for time, factional scheming and
manipulation TO overthrow the favor
ite is now foregone conclusion that
the field will come in n poor second.
Not only does it appear that the con-
troll of the nomination for first place
on the ticket will be in the hands of
those Democrats who were in the mi
norhy in 1896 and again in 1900, but
that they will select the nominees run.
ming mate and dominate the platform
on which the race will be made.
The forces which will adopt the plat
form and name the candidate for pres
iuNhb VIII uloO uhlllt llle VICE DTeSl-
dent, and this element has allowed it
to become known that no concession to
the minority, no vote catching eXpedi-
ent, is to be adopted in choosing the
nominee for second place.
So much attention has been given to
the presidential nomination that no
conclusion has been REACHED regarding
the vice presidency. Several names
have been mentioned, and one or two
active candidates are in the field. The
friends of former Senator Turner of
Washington believe that he may be
nominated. The suggestion has been
made that David S. Rose of Wisconsin
might be selected, but that state re
fuses to have him considered for fear
that anything of the kind might be
considered as dlsloyal to e. G. Wall as
presidential candidate. Benjamin f.
Shively and John w. Kern of Indiana
and David Il. Francis of Missouri
have been mentioned in connection
with the second place, but no effort has
been made to secure consideration for
any of them.