The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-03
What! An Effort to STAN :
EIDE Convention?
PARKER MEN SMILE
The Friends of German and the Cleve.
land Wing. Why the Name Of CIeve-
land Might Appeal to Many
Delegates From the
South
South.
(By the Associated Press.)

or operation developed today in the
preliminary skirmishing Of the Dem
ocratic National convention. One is
| a scheme to rush the nomination of
Judge Parker on the first or second
ballot, and the other is to scatter the
vote, prevent an early nomination
with a view of naming Cleveland or
German. The friends of German and
Cleveland are working to hold the con-
vention for several ballots in the hope
that their candidate will be named.
The Cleveland men are not parties to
the Cleveland movement nor are the
Cleveland advocates combining with
Germans friends There is no al
lance, but it is to the interests of
both that the Parker strength be dis
! integrated as soon as possible.
There are a few men here-men of
the old Cleveland guard who are
watching ever point and who are in
close communication with Cleveland's
| supporters. They are using the race
! issue on the Southern men, and with
all delegates they use the argument
that Cleveland is the only man that
! the Democrats can elect. The man
who is credited with being the head
| and front, and manager of the Cleve-
| land movement, Thomas +. Ryan, will
arrive tomorrow. Mr.. Ryan is a del
| cSdle from NlTSlHld, ana HAS DeeIl
/ identified with the Atlantic Coast Line
| Railroad. He has also been associated
with Charles f. Murphy. leader of
1ammany Hall.
The Position of German.
Germans position is stated to be
| that he will not enter into any COM
| bmation to prevent the nomination of
! Parker unless it means his own Sc
| lection. Around German is gathered
/ the Maryland, West Virginia, District
of Columbia delegations, and some
from other States, with bare posi-
bility of securing New Jersey and
| Pennsylvania.
1t seems now that the control of the
party affairs will pass to the East, no
matter who may be the candidate or
what may be the platform.
Strong assurances are given that
| William j. Bryan will not bolt. 1t
is stated that Mr.. Bryan will offer
vigorous dissent to the platform and
| Democrats say that after expressing
| his dissent, it is not the intention of
| the leaders to allow any great lati-
| tude to him after his minority re-
port has been rejected.
! Stampede for Cleveland?
Practically the only feature of po-
! litical interest associated with the APP
preaching Democratic convention dis
cussed ip the hotel corridors today
was the possibility of an attempt to
stampede the convention to former
President Cleveland.
The movement in the interest of
| Mr.. Cleveland so far as it took shape
today was directed against the candi-
/ dacy of Judge Parker SO far no,
headquarters have been established
! i'm Cleveland's interest and no dele
gates who express a preference for
| him have arrived but each train COM
| ing in from the States east of the Mis-
sissippi seemed to bring passengers
who regarded the former President as
a formidable possibility.
Parker Men Take 1t CoolIy.
The friends of Judge Parker met
| the situation boldly and apparently
were welcoming It. They freely eX-
pressed the opinion that the serious
discussion of Mr.. Cleveland's name in
| connection with the Presidency will
have the effect of driving many dele
gates to their candidate. They expect
many such gains from the West and
South and Notwithstanding he has
Cnly about a fourth of the total vote
pledged hope to make such a show
ing ct the very beginning of the bal
loting as will convince his followers
| that he is winner and thus prevent
a stampede to Mr.. Cleveland or any
| one else.
Some of the talk in Cleveland's be-
half comes from the Southern States
| and the Parker advocates attribute il
to the declaration of the Chicago pat
form on the race question which they
say has inspired such fear amops
Southern Democrats that they arc
willing to accept Mr.. Cleveland be-
| cause of their confidence that he
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regardless of his views on other ques-
tons.
Parker Early or Not at All.
1t is quite freely admitted that if
Judge Parker should fail early to
secure the necessary vote his chances
would be materially injured.
/ If, said prominent Southern
Senator, The fails to get the two
thirds vote requisite by the time that
the third or fourth ballot is reahcd
he Will be compelled to retire. In
that event the nomination will go to
a dark horse, and very dark horse.
Among the dark horses most fire.
| quently spoken of are Arthur p. Cor
man, and Joseph w. Folk. John T.
McGraw and former Senator Henry
G. Davis. of West Virginia, who are
Iamong todays arrivals. were out
| spoken In their advocacy of German.
saying that the West Virginia vote
would be cast for him from the be-
ginning. Longer in advance than usual
the platform question is receiving the
serious consideration of delegates and
others interested in the party's well
Iare, and 1T is already evident that
there will be a persistent effort TO Sc
cure an expression of party views
which will meet the approval of all
4 factions.
we must get "a pronouncement
winch will meet the demands OF all
democrats said Representative Gay
ton, of Alabama. and l believe 1t is
going to be a comparatively easy mat
ter to accomplish that result.
Talk of the Platform
i Other party leaders on the GROUND
expressed themselves in IKE opt,Iilis,
TIC manner. But when they eHteleu