The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-16
UnHStruCted
Delegations Appears
to be the Demo-
cratic Slogan.

Instructed loE farheF ...s....... ZVo l
Instructed for Hearst ,.........1 108 I
Instructed for favorite sons .... Ga
Unihstrncted ..... ............3 364 (
Total delegates in convention 1896
Necessary to choice ............. .G65 ,
Washington, D. c., June 15s-Neith- /,
er Parker nor Hearst Jared well in the
Democratic state conventions held
last week Colorado. which had been
confidently counted upon by Hearst
refused to instruct its delegates for
him Neither Kentucky nor Virginia,
which had been pledged by the lead
ers who dominated the two conveIi.
tions for Parker, instructed their dele
gates OF indicated a preference for
the presidential nomination Had itl
not been for the announcement that
seventeen of the twentyfour New Jer-
sey delegates had declared a prefer
ence for Parker. the results of the
week weuld have indicated an actual
loss Of strength for the leading can.
didate
It has become apparent that the
combination OF leaders which is op-
posed to Parker has been as effective
as il has been active. On no other
hypothesis can the surprising result
in Virginia be explained Twenty-Five
Of the twenty-fcur delegates elected
in Virginia are said to favor Parker.
An Overwhelming majority Of the del
egates to the state convention were
for him and the newspapers Of the
state we're friendly. And yet the con
vention voted down a resolution 10
instruct and when the Parker sup
rorters announced their willingness to !
accept resolution of Endorsement, I
this, too, was defeated by close vote.
Senator Daniel, who has said on num-
erous occasions that he favored Judge
Parker's nomination. opposed resolu-
tions which would in any way restrict
virginia's delegates.
Parker Has All He'll Get.
There were close political friends
Of German at Richmond. But there
was no outspoken opposition to Park
er. The entire tight has centered
against instructions, with the result
that a clear majority OF delegates to-
the st. Louis convention win either go
uninstructed or instructed for fayorite
sons. With the delegates elected this
week from Idaho. Colorado, Kentucky.
Virginia and Hawaii, three-fourths Of
the delegates who will compose the st.
Louis convention have been elected.
It is hardly probable that any other
states viii instruct for Judge Parker.
The most important states which
remain to be heard from are Illinois,
Texas and Missouri. The report comes
from Texas that the sentiment in fav-
or OF instructions for Parker is de
creasing and that some Of PaTker's
warInest friends think for instruc,
tions Missouri will. of course. In
struct for Cockrell There is no hope
Of Parker instructions in Illinois, and
the most the Parker supporters can
hope Tor is the defeat of Hearst m
structions.
With only $50 delegates to be cleo
ted il is clear that the field at ST.
Louis will be an open one Practi-
cally all the states adopted the unit
rule. and II is, therefore idle to at
tempt to arrive at a result through
an effort 70 get at individual prefer
ences. The figures published by the
Parker papers aud in the Hearst pa
pers are misleading. The estimates
, in the Hearst papers give the New
York editor votes in Massachusetts
and Ohio aud other states where the
unit rule was adopted by the state
conventions. and the maiorities were
antagonistic to Hearst Similar claims
by newspapers which support PARKER
are made.
Parker's Chances Not 50 Good
It is admitted by some OF the warm
est Parker supporters that his
chances foi the nomination are not
as good as they we're one week ago
Tie IS stin for in the lead but the
continued hainmering OF The state
bosses. who insist that the delegates
to the national convention be left un
trammeled. and OF the Tammany
leaders who declare that Parker can
not carry New York has made Demo
Gratis everywhere cautious. Nowher,
is there any great amount Of Parker
enthusiasm Parker buttons were dis
triouted by the thousands in Virgins
before and during the state conven
tions. They were eenerally worn. bu