The San Francisco call., 1904-07-05
Foes of Parker Still Unable
to Unite Upon a
Candidate.
Second Ballot Will Greatly
Increase the New York
Mans Strength.


second ballot, perhaps on the first"
That is tonight the claim Of the men
who are in charge of the political af-
fairs of the New York candidate. All
day long the Parker opponents have
| tried to perfect a programme which
would prolong the balloting and af-
ford an opportunity to name another
candidate, but apparently they have
not succeeded. Many combinations
have been suggested, but so far they
seem to have proved incapable of being
assembled into a shape sufficiently sub
stantial to show the independent and
uninstructed delegates how another
candidate could be named. Men who
are supposed to hold the balance of
power have asked the Parker oppo-
nents to say what would be done after
Parker has been put out of the race,
but tonight they say they have re-
ceived no satisfactory answer.
German, Gray and Cleveland have
been suggested, but no one is prepared
to give assurances that either could re-
ceive the nomination. The mention of
Cleveland has a tendency in some
quarters to solidify the Parker
strength, for many delegates say they
do not want to take even the slightest
chance of allowing Cleveland a fourth
nomination.
While there is a very friendly feeling
for German among the Southern dele
! gates, including those who are under
instructions or bound by the unit rule
to vote for Parker, yet the predomi
nant expression from this element is
that the effort now making in behalf
of the Maryland Senator is too late.
They also point to the fact that when
delegates were being chosen German
gave no sign that he desired the nom
| ination. 1t is too much to expect, they
say, that delegates who were chosen
as Parker men, whether under instruc
tions or not, will desert him now as
long as there Is a possibility of secur-
| ing his nomination.
The opposition to Judge Parker, in
| it's effort to tighten the lines and make
sure of holding the delegations now
counted as opposed to him, have
| brought out two new candidates in. the
persons of former Governor Pattison
| of Pennsylvania and General Miles.
| The opposition leaders appreciate to
the utmost the difficulty of preventing
| a stampede to Parker, should his lead
become pronouncedly manifest, but
| they are counting upon doing this by
appealing to the local pride of the diff
ferent 'favorite SON. delegations to
hold on as long as possible.
No announcement was given out from
Senator German tonight, and Vandi-
yer, who had said early in the day that
| he expected communication, said to-
night that he had received none. Cor
mans position as a conditional candi-
date, however, has become so we'll
known that no formal statement from
him is necessary His friends still ex-
pect to press his candidacy If Parker
| falls of success, and in the meantime
they will do all they can to bring about
such situation
The wisdom of casting the votes
known to be for German for other can
didates has been canvassed and this
course practically decided upon. 1t is
not yet absolutely determined just what
aspirant will be thus complimented,
but the choice lies between Pattison
| and Cockrell. The votes absolutely un-
! der Gorman's control are those of
Maryland, West Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The men who are talking about Judge
Gray are met with the question: Where
are the votes to be secured to nominate
him? The delegations with "favorite
sons" as yet manifest an unwillingness
to enter into combinations. and in the
interest of their own candidates they
do not desire to antagonize Parker. If
by any chance there is deadlock they
al hope to secure votes from the Park
er column in the breakup. Nor are the
| ''favorite SON. delegations such as can
be transferred.
In several cases Parker is the second
choice of the delegates. This is notably
true of the votes instructed for Hearst.
1t is not believed that the editor candi-
date could control them for any other
candidate, while il is evident that quite
| a large number from the Northwest are
ready to vote for Parker on the second
| ballot
The fact that the day has passed
without bringing to the fore any figure
around which the anti-Parker element
seems able to rally has taken a great
deal of life out of the situation. While
the contest over the platform and the
second place on the ticket will afford a
great deal of interest when fought out
in the convention itself. the majority
of the delegates and those who come to
see a convention and shout for their
favorites are almost wholly interested
in the head of the ticket. The result is
that an air of apathy pervades the lob
bies and other places where the rank
| and file assemble.
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