Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-05
E. P. ADLER SUMS UP SITUATION
AT ST. LOUIS ON SUNDAY.
THE loWANs ARE AGAINST HIN
Though They Do Not Hope to Noml-
nate Hearst They Expect to Prevent
stampede to New York Judge and
Nominate Mcclellan, German or Gray
[BY E. P. ADLER.]
st. Louis, Sunday. JuIy 8

We do not think there is any chance
OF nominating Hearst, hut we do think
that by showing our strength against
the Parker forces We can prevent a
stampede to his candidacy and finally
secure the nomination of Mcclellan,
German. Gray, or some other likely
candidate more acceptable to the west
That's all there is to it,
IN the above language did one of
loWa's most prominent Hearst support
ers and delegate to the democratic
national convention express himself to
me this morning in the Jefferson hotel.
In answer to direct question as to
whether or not, in the face of all the
Parker sentiment there seemed to be
abroad among the delegates, there was
any show for Hearst and if the radical
Hearst men were really standing by
him with the hope that he could be
nominated. The above statement
simply follows up the general opinion
regarding the Hearst candidacy which
has been felt for the past few weeks.
The speaker knew what he was talking
about and did not want to be quoted.
This is, believe, the most significant
statement that has yet been made re-
garding the situation and simply shows
to what extent the Parker boom has
taken the country. That the Hearst
crowd are afraid of Parker and alarm
ed at the large support he seems to
have gathered from all over the coun-
try in the past few days is evident, and
they have decided that if it can't be
Hearst, which they are reluctant to
admit, they will fight to the last ditch
for some other man except Parker.
Parker's Nomination Probable.
If the convention were to be held
tomorrow, Parker would undoubtedly
be nominated on the second ballot, but
great changes are liable before the
convention meets on Wednesday. The
| Tammany forces, who are against
Parker, have not arrived as yet, and
their work may change matters con.
siderably. And it Is also true that
many of the state delegations are not
on deck, only the party leaders being
present. When the minor delegates ar.
rive on the morning of the convention,
all this might be changed. The Parker
/ forces are active, however, and intend
! to leave nothing undone to secure the
nomination. They have opened head.
quarters in the Planters hotel, which
have been decorated with a mammoth
picture of Parker and the rooms flood.
ed with Parker literature. The Parker
New York, one of the most astute dem.
ocratic politicians, and against whose
| leadership the Tammany forces are
even more set than the Parker candi.
dacy. If Parker were nominated Hill
would be the king bee of the camp
| while Tammany would have to take a
back seat. Another Parker manager is
| August Belmont, the millionaire New
Yorker, who would spend his money
lavishly if Parker gets the plum.
Hearst and Hill.
In Hearst's American this morning
was published long story which made
the heart of the Hearst delegates glad
and which they accepted as divine
truth. 1t was to the effect that Hill
was not only out for Parker but that
he intended to incorporate into the plat
form a plank in favor of the gold
standard The story was probably
written to throw bomb shell into the
Parker camp, but can hardly be &C
cepted as having any more significance
ee3 Votes to Nominate.
In the convention there will be 994
delegates and it will be necessary tc
secure 663 votes for choice. Parker
is known to have already over 400 in
structed votes for him on the first bal
lot, with Hearst less than 800. The
| Parker men claim that unless some
! thing unforeseen occurs, their man will
secure the nomination on the second
ballot. securing their other votes from
the Wisconsin and other delegations
which will cast their first ballot as q
compliment to their favorite sons who
stand no show for the nomination
And they are also sangulne of securing
number of Hearst votes from various
states that are not tied down to the
last notch and will come over into the
! Parker band wagon when they see that
, on the first ballot Hearst has no show
to win. All of which sounds nice anc
, is good political logic, but you CAM
| tell where the lightning will strike this
early in the game.
Speculation on Platform.
There is much talk among the dele
gates and party leaders on the GROUND
as to the probable planks in the plat
form. 1t is conceded that the Kansas
City platform of four years ago will BIZ
either ignored entirely or so near sc
that no significance can be attached
to any reference made to it. If there
is any effort to get the old Kansas City
, platform adopted, there will be bis
!, fight and no mistake. But it is hardly
likely that this will even be attempted
by those who still pray by that plat
form. 1t is also conceded that the
money question will not cut any figure
and will hardly get decent notice
5 while the trusts will be raped will
great big hammer and with no un
, certain language. Imperialism will boil
up again in the platforms reference tt
home government or independence TO
the Philippines, and President Roose
= welt will be scored for the manner il
!, which he took the Panama canal prop
: erty away from Colombia. Just wha
: the main issue Of the cam paign will be
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