The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-02
Naftel, Ala.
The Democratic New Birth. 

New York Times.
 Current speculations concerning a | possible check to the Parker move
 ment seem to find no warrant in. the
 march of events. Any Democrat who | permitted himself to believe that | two-thirds majority of the delegates | would take their seats in the St. Louis Convention hall under instructions to
 vote for Judge Parker might indeed be
 disappointed with the result of the
 State Conventions held thus far. But
 surely no reasonable Democrats have
 expected that the decision of the con-
 vention would thus be determined in
 advance. The reasonable hopes of
 the advocates of Judge Parker's nomi-
 nation have ben justified and sustained
 in the choice of delegates up to this
 time There is already warrant for | the belief that about one-half the dele
 gates to the National Convention will
 be either instructed for Judge Parker
 or will be favorable to his nomination,
 and there are twenty State and Terri
 torial Conventions yet to be held,
 The delegates in New York. Connecti-
 to the Judge. The Alabama delegates,
 while not instructed. are so far com
 mltted to him by preference that they
 will be very likely to vote for him
 on the first ballot. If he should have
 no more than 200 or 250 votes at the
 first trial of strength, that would be
 more than from present appearances
 would be cast for any other candidate,
 and should he on the second ballot
 show an increase of strength, the dele gates from any other State in which instructions were not given would be very likely to rally to his support. MT. German in Maryland, MT. Wall In Wis
 consin, who are not considered as serl- ous candidates, would not hold their fhrnnRh ballots Georgia. it is expected, will contribute her twenty-six delegates to the instructed Parker column MT. Hearst's hold upon some of his in- structed delegates has been weakened by the flat repudiation of him and his candidacy in States like Indiana. Ohio, and Wisconsin, and the report that accessions to the Parker strength from this quarter are to be expected appears to rest upon good authority. It remains true. as 1t has been true
 since New York led off with instruc- tions for Judge Parker, that his nomi- tion Is more probable thaV that of any of the other Democrats for whom dele gates have been instructed. This does not mean. of course that it is assured. Out of the large body of uninstructed delegates a leader of commanding force might build up body of opposl-
 ton that would block the way to Judge Parkers nomination and compel some other choice By such means the nomi- nation of Judge Gray or AE-Secretaty Olney might conceivably be brought about. A multitude of Democrats still cherish the hope that in some such way as this the nomination of MT. Cleveland may be accomplished. The persistent
 refusal of the Democracy to dismiss
 his name from consideration springs naturally from the we'll grounded be- lief that he would be their strongest candidate and would be elected. put M Democrats who still talk aoout the
 nomination of Mir. Cleceland are not men who are in his confidence or
 know his real wish. His letter con
 veving to the country his unalteraole refusal to let his name De con- sidered spoke the desire or ms
 heart as he would speak 1t to- day were there fresh occasion
 We do not know of any leader who
 has attempted to unite the uninstruct-
 cd delegates In opposition to the sir genius for organization. It would hardly be undertaken by conserVatlve Democrat and no Democrat or the
 Bryant-Hearst stripe could make tne
 prise In spite of anything that MT
 Murphy's friends may say therefore
 and in spite of gentlemen who oo not like Mir. Hill, 1t Is evident that Judge Harkef IS Tn the ledu anu titit tiS SNN look for his nomination shows a gradual but consistent improvement
 But whether he or another be noml-
 mated, 1t is already apparent that the Democracy has been born agaln. t is
 not the party of 1896 or of 1900. With
 the fools, the shallow -pates. the charla- tans. the mountebanks. and the nostrum vendors. 1t is determined to have noth-
 ing further to do It has sent sheto
 to the rear. Hearst has got loot
 hold only in States where the party was demoralized because of faction
 fights or of hopeless Republican pre-
 ponderance. When a State like Ohio,
 in which the Democracy has been sorelv shaken by heresies. firmly anS sternly rejects the teachers of false doctrine. turns its back upon the