The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-24
PARASITES
 LOSE NERVE No Longer So Aggressive in Ohio. HOTEL ROOMS TO LET
The Editors Money Paid for
 More Than Needed.
Contest Between Colonel Kiibsurne CT Columbus ana Jndse Harnsn of cincinnati May Prevent En-
 dorsement of Candidate.

Columbus. O.. May 2s.--Leaders arc in conference here to-day preparatory to the Democratic State convention for tho next two days. Nothing seems to be settled in advance except Webb F. Huntingdon of Columbus. for secretary of State. The Hearst men have for hwesl<s been contending in Ohio for district dsIe- gates to the National Convention at St. Louis and for county delegates to but they have failed to get a majority of either, so that there will be no such scenes of contests as were expected here during the week.
 The Hearst men had secured hotel accommodations that are now open for others. The Hearst men are no longer aggressive. The are now in favor Of no indorsement for anyone for Fresi- dent. This would give them the few district delegates they have secured. while any instructions or the unit rule would prevent them from getting any votes from Ohio at St Louis.
 KiIbourue-Harmon Fight.
 While there Is no leader at this con- vention as in former years, it is prob able that the contest between the friends of Colonel James Kilbourne, of Columbus. and of Judge Harmon of Cincinnati may prevent any indorse~ ment for President. It is certain that there will be no instructions for either Hearst or Parker If there is no in- dorsement of either Kiibourne or Har- mon and no unit rule the Hearst men will consider 1t partial victory. as they would then be able to get the votes of such districts as they have carried
 owing to the large number of con tests to be heard there Ia some talk Of a bolting convention. but it is thought there will be no more threaas Of this kind after the district meetings ana the ecmmfttee slttinRs to-morraw night.
 The Hearst men tonight claim ma jority in the State Central Committee tomorrow when contests will be deter mined from seven counties with total of 200 votes.
 The Bryan Hearst men call themselves the 'regulars and the others the re organizers. The opponents call them selves the conservatives and the others tho radicals"
 Estimates of strength.
 The Bryan-Hearst poll Of the 72S dele- gates Is regulars 351, re-organizers 172. doubtful. 200, the last named including contested seats. The. conservatives say the contests will be decided in their favor by the Committee on Crendentials no matter what the State Committee does; that their poll shows 323 conser- ,vatives and 200 radicals without the 200 contested seats and that when the con vention is permanently organized any ballot will show 523 conservatives to 300 radicals. The hope of the radicals is with the State Committee tomorrow morning and district meetings in the afternoon. If they win in both the conservatives still claim that radical control would end with the temporary organization. The con servatives denounce as absurd the claims that the radials may carry majority of the districts. It is conceded that tho convention will be opened by Hearst men. W. L. Finley. the Ohio manager for Hearst. as chairman of the State Central Committee calls the convention to order Wednesday morning.
 Separate Conferences.
 Separate conferences were held tonight by the opposing members of the State Central Committee. The radicals claim ed control. but gave no figures The conservatives claim eleven of the twenty one members sure. with three doubtful and that they would control majority. of the districts in the convention. The most surprising developments of these conferences was the announcement that SaIen and Madigan. State, Committeeman from the two districts at Cleveland, were counted with the conservatives. while Mayor Johnson is credited with co- operating with the radicals in organiz- ing the convention. Johnson is for Folk, of Missouri. for President. but as his old friends are for Hearst, he has CO., operated with them in the preliminary work of the convention.