The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-02
MAY STAMPtD.
TO CLEVELAND
Parker's Friends Will Enneasor
10 Prevent Such Attempt.
CLEVELAND MOVEMENT
THEY THINK WILL DRIVE MANY
DELEGATES TO PARKER or
THE EARLY BAL
LOTS.
l3y the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
81 Louis July Practically the
cnly feature of political interest ASA
ciate,l With the approaching Demo
cratic convention dscnaaea in hosels
tolay was the possibility Of an al
tempt 70 stampede the conyention III
Cleveland
The movemoni IN The interest vi
Cleveland SO lar as /, took shape Il
day, was directed against the canai
lacy OF Julgs Parker Friends cI
Parker met the situation boldly, a,sl
apparently were welcoming II, Tnrs
freely express the opinion that tae
1eriuua discussion OF Cleveland
name In connection with the prcsl
dency will have the effect Of dri4ine
many delegates to their eandiautr
Thus insufing larger vote for him "a
iha earlg adllo;s than they had oth'
wise counted rhan,
They EXPECT many such gains iiam
the wes AMI stl.th, ami hope b9 Snaks
such a showing IA the very beginning
Of the balloting as will convince his
followers that he ls a winner ANA
thus prevent stampede TO CleyeIaniE
or any one else.
L is quite freely admitted that liz
Parker should TAIL early % secure tnh
necessary vote his chances would ljsi
materially injured Tho opinion W.
expressed that unless choice ii
made in the early bailoting, the nom
inatIon will 90 to a dark horse
Among the dark horses most frs
Quently spoken Of are Senator Cor
man and District Attorney Folk, Of
| this city.
An intimate political and personal
friend Of Gorman's. who arrived dur
ing tae afternoon. set AT rest the ra
port that he IL in the movement To
lpromotc Clevclands candidacy by do
clarlng thai German told him recent.
he would support Parker II necessary
10 defeat Cleveland. Longer in al
vance than usual the platform ques-
ton Is receiving serious considers
ton and II is already evident there
will be persistent effort 90 secure an
expression of party views. which viii
meet the approval of all factions
Evidently the principal contention
viii be over the point whether there
shall be a spacinc declaration to the
affirmation OF The principles enunciat
cd in the platforms OF 1896 and 1900
Delegates who are close 10 Bryan
want rcaftlrmation in terms, but some
Of them are content To- say that while
making the assertion. they consider
other AMI newer questions Of leading
importance. and are willing on thnf
tccount 10 give more prominence 70
them. Some express thc opinion that
The preparation Of the platform win
3c left almost entirely TO Senator
Torman aud Representative Williams.
Democratic party leaders in congress
Former Senator Jones, chairman of
the Democratic national committee
lcrivod today lie said no definite az
rangcmCnt for the organization @!
The convention have yet been made
aud none would be made until The
meeting of the national COMMITTEES
next Monday. lie iavors John Sharpe
Williams, OF Mississippi. leader n the
minority m The house. for temporary
chairman Thomas 4. BarkworIh, cf
Michigan ind Patrick 4 Collins. Of
Massachusetts. are mentioned in con
nection with the permanent chair
nan hip The national committee
will tomorrow take up and dispose Of
contests The most prominent Ut
these s. the Illinois clec