The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-04
Bryan and His Followers Against
the Reorganizers as Typified
by Parker.
FIELD STRIVES TO
CREATE DEADLOCK
Tavorite Son States Seem to Hold
Key to Situation in St.
g.. Louis.

only two days distant, and yet the sit
uation, so far as the presidentian nom
ijnation is concerned, is just as unset
tied as it was two and three months
ago. The arrival Of Murphy and Hill
from New York, and of Bryan, seems
TO have emphasized this uncertainty.
1t Is still the field against Parker
and the best Judges say he Will pull
thru.
Bryan, however, has Issued a. state
ment claiming TO control, with Hearst
a third Of the delegates, and ne says
that Parker cannot be nomlnatsd.
From ell parts of the field come de-
malls that Parker can win, and yet the
Parker mon are as confident as ever,
and insist that they will land their
man as early as the second ballot.
On the surface there is nothing to
indicate that the field can unite or
that, If united, it Will have enough
votes to create q deadlock, and yet
the situation is so mixed as to forbid
any positive statements in Parker's
favor. The most that can safely be
said is that he is far in the lead and
the chances seem to point towards
him,
The longer the balloting ts conttn-
ued, the worse 1t will be for hltn. This
IS quite generally admitted. On the
second ballot, therefore, after the sew
complimentary votes, g strong effort
will be made to push the Parker
strength to a maximum. Wall, OF
Wisconsin, and Olney Of Massaohu-
setts, are merely stalking horses,
brought out to prevent their pespec-
tive states from going to Hearst. This
Is believed to be the state Of affairs In
Ohio, also, where Harmon is a. faVorite
BON.
A. new element Of uncertainty Is
She unexpected announcement made
apparently with authority, that Cor
man Is not coming to the convention.
There are some who profess to see
in this move a preparation For &C
tive candidacy on Germans part.
Cleveland stock is also going UP,
and the claim is made that he will
eventually get the favqpite-son vote
alluded to above. III Parker lS , no.
said an eastern delegate this morn
ing, "CleveIand will be a candidate.
We will keep out of Parker's way
that long, but afterwards he must
look out for himself" This talk or
Cleveland is one Of the reasons why
the Parker people will try to reach
their full strength on the second pal-
aot. ....,.-..
nelegates from the southern states,
who are arriving today, say CleVe-
land Is now an equal favorite with
Parker in their section and that sew
eral Of the most influential southern
newspapers have within a week ADJ
Eised southern delegates to suppoft
Cleveland if Parker does nos win on
an early ballot. A number or Ell
forts were made yesterday, and they
are being repeated today, TO start a
bandwagon movement. first for Par
kerr then for German, then TOR
cleveland, but without success,
Overtures have been made by the
Bryan and Parker leaders, respsc-
lively, to the "favori te-son" states tor
votes after the first complimentary
ballot, None OF these overtures has
borne fruit, so far as can be known
at present. The several forces are
t'standsng pat'' and nobody can say
with certainty what will happen. The
s'favorite-son" states join the Bryan
crowd Is believed TO be without foun-
dalton. There Is more danger tha'
these states will go to CleVeland OF
German. and yet the majority o.
Them seem to lean towards Parker.
Bryan Hard Mt Work..
BRYAN Is moving heaven and eartl
for the control Of the committee OF
@ord around among MS friend
that the , reR0rt 10 Of deta tn1a c9 tn
nomination for president. Bryan
friends to control the committee, or q
least to hold the balance or poWe
there, and so decide the Illinois con
test in q way that will give the vote
Of that state to a radical candidate
Tie made strong point of the creden
4ials committee in his talk this morn
ing with several members OF the NIP
nesota delegation, asking them TO y
sure to select the right kind Of a MAJ
for that work. This will give an add
ed interest to the Minnesota delega
taon meeting tomorrow night.
If Bryan is within halling distanc
of q third Of the convention, the 81
block of delegates from Illinois Woul
he very welcome. From what Brya
saws, it is evident that the real figh
of the convention will begin when IN
credentials committee meets. IN
strength of the Bryan-Hearst force
is so nearly a third of the conVentlo
as to demand great care in the selec
ton of that committee. :.
Statements issued last night b
Bryan and Murphy contain noth n
new, and throw no new light on Tn
situation. Bryan simply makes
nlea against the nomination of Par
ker, and Murphy restates his desir
for Cleveland's nomination. Nelthe
statement is likely to affect the re
suit. Bryan's came out first, and Mui
nhy, hearing of it, thought the oppol
funity favorable for repeating what h
said several months ago about Cleve
land.
Ynents were to be made, there we
great interest in all the hotel lot
bies. But this died out after the
contents became known. Possib
the Murphy statement helped Clev'
land slightly, so far as the Hobbies al
concerned, but if is doubtful if
will change any votes in the CONVEX
ton At the same time, 1t will
we'll for the general public to kee
an eye on the Cleveland situation, TO
If Parker, for any reason should
dropped, his strength probably w
+ go to Cleveland in a body.
From what can be seen at this tim
the situation may not begin to cle
until one or two ballots have be-
taken in the convention on Friday.
Men who have attended nation
conventions for many year, say tn
do not recall one in a generate
u where so much was at stake, and y
where the probable outcome was
difficult of satisfactory prediction
The battle is a good deal more thu