The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-06
STATE DELEGATIONS
SHAPED THEIR PLANS
Organization Effected ana Commit.
teemen Nominated.

teemen Nominated.
st. Louis, July 5.-The Virginia dele
cation, which arrived to-day, saw in
an evening paper yesterday that they
were for Senator German for President.
They all signed this declaration, writ
ten by Senator Daniel:
THE chairman is hereby instructed
TO cast the vote of the delegation for
Alton B. Parker as long as his name is
before the convention. i"
When the delegation met later they
formally resolved in the same sense.
Senator Thomas S. Martin was elect
ed chairman. The following recon-
mendations for committees were
adopted:
Resolutions, John w. Daniel; Gre
dentials. r. A. James; Rules, Claggett
B. Jones; Permanent Organization. S.
Gordon Cumming; To Notify Presden-
tial Nominee, A. c. Braxton; Notify
Vice Presidential Nomined Roy b.
Smith.
Instructed for Parker, the Texas del
egation at its meeting to-day had only
to organize and elect officers. The
meeting was entirely harmonious and
although no formal resolutions were
passed, the unanimous sentiment of
the delegation appeared to favor a
conservative platform.
r. M. Johnston was elected national
committeeman; Senator Bailey mem
Der of the Resolutions Committee; and
I. w. Gregory member of the Creden-
tials Committee. The delegation did
not commit itself on the subject of the
vice presidency. Representative Ball
was selected to second the nomination
of Judge Parker. and c. II. Smith to
second the nomination of the vice pres
idential candidate.
North CaroIinn.
Inquiry among the North Carolina
delegation shows that Parker senti-
ment predominates, and as the dele
cation is subject to the unit rule the
Parker men say ii is assured that
when the delegation meets tonight il
will be decided that the entire vote
of the delegation shall be given to
the New Yorker.
Gov. Aycock of North Carolina prob
ably will get a complimentary vote
from the North Carolina delegation for
the vice presidency.
Tennessee.
Enthusiastically for Parker was the
meeting of the Tennessee delegation.
which organized and elected officers
r. E. /. Mount was chosen national
committeeman, Senator Carmack menu
Der of the Resolutions Committee and
j. M. Head member of the Commit
tee on Credentials. II was decided 10
hold the Carmack boom for vice pres
ident in allegiance until the presidential
nomination had been disposed of.
kansas.
The Kansas delegation held their
caucus to-day, and after selecting their
committeeman, canvassed for presiden-
tial preferences. II developed that the
delegation was badly split. David
Overmeyer. the chairman OF the dele
CATION. will deliver a speech placing
Cen Nelson A. Miles in nomination for
the presidency. and will vote for him
and the balance of the delegates will
vote about as follows: Hearst, IL:
Parker 6. Scattering, 2.
Florida.
Delegates from Florida organized to-
day and elected the following: Chair
man. w J. Hillman; secretary, r. s.
Anderson, Committee on Resolutions.
c. l.. Wilson: Credentials, T. J. APP
pleyard. Rules, ~. p. Bryan; Perma-
nent Organization. w. r. Fuller: Ma
tional Committeeman. Jefferson 3.
Browne; TO notify the nominee Cor