The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-25
PARKER IS. CLEARLY IN
 LEAD FOR NOMINATION
Figures Show That He Has 27o Votes Pledged, While It Requires 663 to Nomlnate-46o Delegates
 Are Instructed.
BY wATTERsoN srEALEY.

Washington. June 2i,-(special9-rhe contest for the democratic presidential nomination is now practically completed i so far as is concerned the makeup of the delegates compromising the membership of the democratic national convention at St. Louis two weeks from last Wednes- day Missouri Is the only state which Is yet to hold its convention, and that state will instruct It's delegates to vote for tho nomination of her favorite son, Francis M. Cockrell.
 This weeks conventions have added 5i votes to Judge Jarker's list They como from the states of Texas and Louisiana. During the present week conventions have also been held in North Carolina, Minnesota, Vermont and North Dakota. These states have sent 62 votes unin- structed.
 The total number of delegates 10 the convention will be 994. Of this number 460 are uninstructed; that is. they are freo to cast their votes for whom they please on the first ballot.
 Uninstructed Vote.
 The uninstrueted vote comes from the following states South Carolina. Mon- tana, West Virginia, Maine, Pennsylvania. Oregon New Jersey, Florida (6). Kansas. Ohio. District of Columbia. Alabama, Maryland, Nebraska, Michigan, Okla i homa, Colorado, Kentucky. Utah. Vir- ginia, Vermont, Minnesota, North Dakota l and North Carolina. Total A60. Judge Parker instructed vote Is as fol- lows: New York Indiana, Connecticut, Tennessee, Georgia, Alaska a,ffloulsishs an9 | Texas. Total, 270
 Hearst's vote comes instructed from the following states: Iowa, Nevada, New l Mexico, Rhode Island, South Dakota. Washington. California. Florida (D. Ari- zona, Wyoming Hawai-, Idaho and Illi- nois. Total 14 l How It Stands.
 Hence in brief the situation stands as ! follows
 1 Uninstr1icted 460 1 For Parker: 270 For Hearst. 1e4. i For Cockrell: s6- Missouri. 1 For Olnry; Massachusetts i For Wall. Wisconsin. ! For Gray; 6-Delaware. i Total-994.
 1 Necessary 10 nominate-663. : Necessary 10 defeat nomination-ss2
 Judge Parker Leads.
 
 past Judge Parker is the leading candi- 1 date and from the present outlook will i receive the nomination. Things. howeve may change q St. Louis MT. Bryan ma. i he able to throw his strength 10 some conservative candidate other than Judge i Parker, and again the Cleveland follow 1 CTS who are going To St. Louis with lots i of money and brains, may secure q fourth nomination for the ex-President. | In the lively and mlxed-up convention l which is going to hold in St. Louis 1t | is anybody's fight. but Jucge Parker ls , the heavily backed favorite. 1 It Is now well understood by the friends of Mir German that he will not allow his name to go before the convention for the sole purpose of defeating the nomination. of Judge Parker That is to say. that Senator German has personal or po- litical feeling against Judge. Parker suf- ficlent to induce him to allow the uss of his name merely to defeat the Newl Yorker.
 The Only Condition.
 He would only allow the use of his name in the convention to defeat an un- safe unavailable or undesirable candidate for the presidency or else to receive the nomination himself. Tn brief he will not be a catspaw for Bryan Hearst et all, In this he displays his usual dignity and wisdom
 It will be no news to the public when told that MT Bryan has done great deal more to make Judge Parker the demo- cratic nominee than Hill Belmont or any of Parker's adherents. Declaring that principles were everything and men were | nothing Bryan has been harangning i crowds. wailing and gnashing his teeth at Parker All of this could have but one effect and that would be to the credit side i of the Parker ledger.