Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-04-21
DEMOCRATS
FIGURING
The Fight Between the Parker
and the Hearst Adherents
May Split the Party.
BOTH CLAIM VICTORY
A Controversy Over an Honor That
Will Certainly Prove a Very
Barren One.

Washington. April 21-Great inter
est is being manifested in the outcome
of the active campaign that is now be-
ing waged for the Democratic presl-
dental nomination. The fight has mar
rowed down to Parker and Hearst with
the possibility of a dark horse. like
Mcclellan, looming up more proml-
nently every day. The defeat Of the
Parker advocates in Pennsylvania has
given the conservatives bad scare
and they fear that even if Hearst does
not get the majority of the delegates,
yet he will control One-third, and by
see saving in the convention for sew
eral days that he will get very near to
debating the nomination II not secur-
ing it for himself. 1t is recognized
that Parker will hardly make am
gains in the convention, that after The
first ballot, it is more likely that
those instructed for him will go to 9th
er candidates than that any OF the del
egates instructed for Hearst will de-
sert him. 1t is recognized that Hearst
will have much better chance to
carry Illinois and Indiana. if nominal
ed than would Parker on account of
the union labor and socialistic strength
in Chicago and the manufacturing CEN
ters of those two states. The asser-
tion is freely made that the Socialists
would carry Chicago for Hearst by
majority that would overcome the Re-
publican majority in the rest of the
b. hot t1n xynf % 1tfon ny
would roll up in New York City for
Hearst would overcome any majority
that the Republicans will roll up above
the Harlem. And what is said of the
manufacturing towns of Illinois and
Indiana, is also claimed of the towns
in New Jersey Connecticut and RhoGe
| island. where Paterson, Providence,
Elizabeth, Waterbury, are centers OF
Socialism and the union labor move
ment. Of course, the Republicans
laugh at these claims but they may
have considerable influence upon the
convention at st. Louis. The Illinois
delegation will go to Hearst. Samuel
L. Johnson will control the Ohio dele
cation and he is unalterably opposed
given up to Bryanism and that means
it's delegation will be for Hearst. Cali
fornia, will likely go for Hearst and In
the New England states the situation
is decidedly mixed although Parker
men claim all of the votes. However,
Connecticut is not sure, on account OF
it's Socialistic tendencies, and in Mas
sachusetts Olney is first choice, with
Parker second and Fred Williams ami
his crowd shouting for Hearst. In the
south there is determination to FOL
low the lead of New York and that
will give Parker the votes south of the
Mason and Dixon line for the first
few ballots, but circumstances may
arise that will in the later ballots split
the strength of the south, Louisiana,
having, for instance, endorsed Grover
Cleveland. Indiana, is believed to be
for Parker but the Hearst emissar2es
are making a strong effort to have the
delegation uninstructed. In Minneso-
ia and Wisconsin,. the conservative
| Democrats have the upper hand. but It
is not likely that the delegates while
favorable to Parker will be instructed
for him. The way it looks now, no
candidate will have the requisite two
thirds majority. but that both Hearst
and Parker will control sufficient votes
to deadlock the convention, Whlch
nromises TO be one of the most lively
in the history of the party.
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