Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-14
ST. LOUIS CONVENTION.
All the Politicians Looking Forward
With Interest to Developments.

Every Democrat in and around
Washington Of any prominence Is try
ing to get the time. and to scrape to-
gether the money for a trip to st.
Louis during Convention week. They
are anticipating a lively old time, be-
cause so little Of that conventions pro-
gramme is settled, and because there Is
so much promise Of spirited tussle
between the factions. The Democratic
leaders say that it Is their purpose to
have lust as orderly "a. convention as the
Republicans will have at Chicago.
They want to makes an impression up
on the country by their orderly trans
action of important party business even
under adverse circumstances. Senator
Bailey of Texas, who will be one Of the
presiding officers Of the st. Louis con-
vention, is very much bent upon It's
being an orderly affair. He wants no
body kicked out Of the hall, and no
scenes which would lead to unfaVora-
BILE comment or to bitter feelings
among the Democrats. Mr.. Bailey has
been in Washington for several days.
and has expressed his views on that
to more than. one of his callers. But
It remains to be seen whether the
Democratic leaders will be able to have
their way in that particular.
If Judge Parker be nominated, as
seems entirely probable, the New York
crowd will have a programme for the
convention pretty we'll outlined. They
have already been comforting with the
various leaders about running mate.
An authoritative word here Is that It
will likely be Marshall Field, the mil
lionaire merchant Of Chicago. Judge
Parker's friends have recently made
second proposal to him which Mr..
Field has looked upon with favor. But
Mr.. John R. Mclean of this city and
Of Ohio, is moving for the nomination,
and parleys during the past week have
been somewhat in his favor 1t is
even said that the New York delega-
tion may be for him. Mr.. Mclean was
the Democratic candidate for governor
of Ohio, a few years ago, and was pro-
posed as q candidate for the vice presi-
dency with Bryan in 1900, but Mr.. Bry-
an did not want him because Of his
conservative tendencies. Afterwards
Mr.. Bryan asked Mr.. Mclean, who Is a
very wealthy man, to contribute to the
campaign fund of 1900, but Mr.. Nc
Lean declined.
1t Is claimed that Mr.. McLean's NOM
ination would help toward carrying In
diana. He could be counted on for
large contribution and the earnest
support Of his paper, the Cincinnati
Enquirer, which circulates extensively
through Indiana, and Is the most wide
ly read Democratic paper in the state.
Senator German of Maryland, Is sup
posed to be writing the Democratic
platform, although whether he has
definite understanding VIII the Par
ker people on the subject is not known.
1t is regarded as a certainty that ne
will be chairman Of the committee on
resolutions at st. Louis, for he Will pc
a delegate at large from Maryland.
Ex- Attorney General Poe of Maryland,
who is an expert in phrasing Platforms
may be clothing Mr.. Germans IDEAS
about what the platform should De-
with appropriate words and phrases.
If this has been done it does not follow
that the platform will exactly follow
any draft that Mr.. German may take to
st. Louis. The committee on resolu-
tions will likely have some ideas to put
into the resolution, but the expectation
here is that it will be conservative
platform. The fight over the platform
may be the most spirited in the con-
vention, for it will be adopted before
the nomination of the candidates, ana
Mr.. Bryan is expected to take a stand
in behalf of the two platforms on when
he has been a nominee for the presi-
dency.-Washingto Cor. Of the News
and Courier.