Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-15
WEDNESDAY JGNE il 1904

WEDNESD J6NE j. 1901.
= CURIOSITY
Mr.. fIearst.s managers have given
~ .r4.g remarkable table BY
z.44ans Of 1aieh saeY figure their
aaan the real leader IL The pr"siden-
al contest. ~ carefully putting IN
,EIu fh.aFst column all the delegates
from instructed and aninstructed
..esasatious Who are claimed as
Hearst men. ana by exercising
tqHal cara in eoneeding 10 Judge
Parker My such delegates as are
specifically instructed for him-save
MY with regard 10 three votes from
Ohio-they announce to the world
that the record to date (not inelud-
ing Utah, Kentucky and Virginia
which have acted since lheir table
was preparedl is as follows
Hearst. Ise
Parker. 10000. ..#.z-=-.#- u -
t;orman. ..=.... ..=,-=...=.. -
OEney...... 2b
wall ....... -. ...... -
\ .l-committal. III
Their table is a curiosity. and il
=nppIemented by the fello7ing
statement:
The action of Colorado. Taah5
and Hawaii during the Iast few days
has given William Randolph HeaTsf
eomplete lead over all competitors
= the presidential nomination Nj.
aeasst's friends throughout TIE
tapntry are aa'.reIv amGaent- % ahe
ssuI The tab. SHOWS that vi
.fearst has 1So pledged delegates.
aside from his great strength in the
other delegations, bofh unin3truefet
and pledged 10 some one ese who
WA: pp 3erly vote fof.nim The con
sen ions still TO IL held proma
added Hearst staenet3 Illinois. fct
example. might today be justly
laced in Jhc Hearst column for the
Icason that three-fourths Of ;ho
delegates to the Illinois Democratic
state invention have been inatlal =
et for Mr.. Hearst
It is difficult 20 understand What
could have produced such softening
l. tl.' hear such marvellous gencr-
sity on the part of The Hearst man
ayers as 10 e mcafle 70 Judge Parker
three nnins,rueted votes in Ohio It
IS worth! of noe however that no
such horrible mistake was made VITA
rcsald 10 any other delegation. In
M oti.ar instance is l'ne judge given
.4e2 the suggestion Of vote sreeaA-
cally and eNpiicitv instructed I'll
him.
The complexion Of the Hearst COL
4mn is such as To give rise 10 The
suspicion that Max Inns n and his
associates have raked oyer all The
delegations With tnc-tooch comb
Tor Ilcalst votes Il VIII be uotsI
for instance. thar Colorado. winch
specifically refused to instruct for
Hearst, is put in=o that 3umn with
It's solid delegation of ten N Flor
ida five votes ar claimed WhereaS
only three Of the Hears delegates
wela >elee,pe in The primary Six
gvH of the t9eulx votes .f Kansas
claimed fo1 Hearst VIM. lie
rt crowd claims at Baa95 an e,en
a:e4t Only Sly cen ar ia ma!
from Ohio Why rot more9 The aol-
CATION IS minstructed. Wn act an
der he matt rule. and in all peouaa'.
ttv VIII never give Hearst Il v&",
plT why should H3le facts Gh
t..aze be permitted to stand Ill
The way OF CAMPAIGN claims
Eight votes are claimed in Maine
M ~ what basis We are not in
fo'med; six are claimed from Masaa-
chusets, which will act under the
Unit rule under the control Of
majority which will ever support
heass. The claim of six in Ore
son may be all right, as may that Of
TN in Washington, though both
these delegations are uninstlucted:
but that five of West Vircinia's woes
Will ever be cast for Mr. Hearst is
extremely improbable.
ihe only accurate table that cen
he constructed is one haseG ,ypon the