The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Parker Seems Certain
OF Nomination on
First Ballot.
Convention Is Likely to
Conclude Its Delhi
eratiOnS To-Day.

ST. LOUIS, July 7.-Before to-mor-
row night the Democratic convention
will have adopted a platform. nom
mated candidates for President and
Vice President and adjourned sine die,
if the programme of the leaders can
be carried out. The Parker men are
now talking Of his nomination on the
first ballot, and they are positive that
not more than two ballots at the out
side will be necessary.
The vote to-day on the Illinois case
was the st, and it was favorable to
Parker. There were 946 votes cast Of
the 1000 votes in the convention, the
"a Of Illinois being withheld. The neg
ative vote on Bryan's minority report
was 647. which is twenty votes short
of the necessary two-thirds to nomi-
nate. 1t represented, with some eN-
cepticn, the Parker strength. although
it had also some of the opposition, IN
cluding the 81 votes Of Massachusetts,.
At the same time there were cast on
t4i t.ldC.'lt eet'1ss - -Cfflf ft t'3l..-
lima, the 26 votes o. Kentucky and the
Is votes of Louisiana. making total
Of So votes from States that have de-
clared for Parker. Deducting the votes
of Massachusetts, and adding the 81
votes of the Parker States gives a to-
tai of 677 votes which may be clasSed
as Parker, with some exceptions from
the smaller States which did not vote
Parker or anti-Parker on the contested
case. 1t would seem likely that these
few votes would be balanced by those
who voted in the Affirmative to-day
and are likely to vote for Parker to-
morrow. But in addition TO the 677
votes accounted for there are "a in
Illinois that are ready to come 70
Parker when he needs them
VENGEANCE UPON HEARST.
There is a report tonight that the
Illinois delegation, under Instructions
for Hearst, may feel that ii is no longer
obligated to vote for him. because the
Hearst men AL joined in the effort 70
unseat it, At all events it would seem
that Illinois is in a position to make
Parkers nomination certain. even if
some of the votes that were in the
negative column should be cast for
other candidates for President
The antf-Parker men are building
some hopes upon the action Of the sub
committee on platform in adopting a
gold standard and are asserting that
some of the Southern States instructed
or pledged for Parker will desert him
IL the convention adopts the gold
standard plank. Among the States
named in this connection are South
Carolina, Kentucky, Mississippi and
Texas. This is the only. apparent hope
that the anti-Parker men have to-
night.
With the end of the convention in
sight, there is still a chaotic condition
in regard to the Vice Presidency and
the outlook now Is that a large num-
Der of candidates viii be voted for
and perhaps several ballots taken be-
fore any one is chosen.
VICE PRESIDENCY GOSSIP.
Among those whose names are con-
nected with the second-place gossip are
Governor Alexander NJ. Dockery OF
Missouri and David r. Francis of Mis-
souri,, David r. Kern OF Indiana, James
R williams Of Illinois. Senator John
W. Daniel of Virginia. Governor
Charles B. Aycock Of North Carolina
and former Senator George Turner OF
Washington.
Quite an effort has been made TO con-
centrate on Francis, and similar ef-
fort for Kern. The Carolinas are for
Aycock, and the Virginia delegation to-
night secured the consent of Senator
Daniel for the presentation Of his name.
Conferences on this subject were held
late in the night and probably will con-
tinue during the convention hours to-
morrow.
Bryan's fight on the platform to-mor-
row is no longer feared. In fact. 1t will
help serve the adoption Of a more con-
servative platform than was believed
possible a few days ago. The conserva-
tives will now vote for anything Bryan
opposes.
The followers Of Hearst were march
ing through the streets tonight and
taking possession of the hotel lobbies.
with bands and drum corps and anna
teur orators. 1t is their last demon
stration and they are denouncing Judge
Parker in unmeasured terms. Hearst's
name will be presented to the conven-
ton. as will that of Wall Of Wisconsin.
It is not probable that the names 0f
German, Gray or Olney viii be pre-
sented. Their supporters viii go to
Parker.
Conservatives Carry the Election