The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-05

These states. with faNurite sons.
are claimed 90 be- aulidly held In an
agreement 81 the ants. Missouri.
Wisconsin. Massachusetts,. ohio aud
Delaware. representing lt6 votes.
All the power OF the new machine
constructed In the pact has been set
10 work to win back GnffeY % Penn
sylyanla. thereby weakening the e.
feet OF the coup made By the Park
critics last night
Although the conservative lead
ers. especially the paFkefites. claim
not ia he Interested ia Bryan aud
attempt to treat the NebBakau with
cold dlsdain. the fact Is they. AZ
Well as every body else here are
mighty anxious % set an answer
10 the question.
WHAT rs BRYAN GOING TO
DOT
Every possible means has been
resoFtad to 60 smoke out the silver
leader but be refuses 10 be smoked
cut
a am going 90 decide the qucs-
ton Of ms position without any
body.s help said Bryan this morn.
lus % your correspondent Ny
friends ought 10 give me credit Tor
helnE able 60 DO this. aud give
them credit Tor being able 20 dc-
eide for themselves without advice
from me
BFYans rooms have been one
% The storm ccnters ever since be
arrived Both friends and enemies
have called. the former for advice
and - swear fealty The latter 20
abuse and 20 try by auErflug the
radical leader 90 get him q make
some tndlserevt statement. bat
nryau.a temper remains unruffied
and bis replies 90 friend and Zoe
alike are Eiven with smiling eour-
tssy Il seems % be the ssnerai
opinion that
BRYAN WILL MAKE THE
SPEECH
% hts life the first opportunity he
gets IN the convention.
when the anti Parker leaders
learned today that e uaa known
that they had signed an agreement
O. stand together against Parker.
they admitted the existence ~ snch
document They said they we're
willing q grant that the Parker
forces would attack them on this
point and declared il vas possible
% lose part % their forces. but only
through tfeachcry.
Parker leaders
WE'RE AMAZED
az the adroitness % the move II
u declared that an the leaders for
their favoritc sons. signed the pact
a. follows PetfiErew for Hearst
saulsbury for Gray. Cleveland 81
Cincinnati Tor Harmon. Stone Tor
Cockrel and authorized leaders Of
Massachusetts, and Wisconsin for
olueg and Wall.
These are the states claimed 20
be represented Ia the pact Califor-
MIA. 20 votes. Colorado. 10. Della
ware. & Florida. 3 half Of Idaho.
9. Illinois. 81. Iowa. Is. Kansas.
i0A Maryland. To- Nevada S. New
Jersey - Ohio. g.. Rhode Island.
South Dakota. s. Utah. 6 wash
ingtou. TO- Wisconsin. IS. Wyom-
NNNH r. AAAAtANaa p tAA p an " WV
Mexico 8 Oklahoma. 9 Porto Rico.
s. total as.
This leaves Parker So - the a92
votes IN the convention not count
lnE the Philippine delegation Some
states are tied for five. some for
four and others for two ballots.
WHAT PAHkERtTEs CLAIM
Parker leaders nov estimate that
they Nlli have COZ votes on the first
ballot The Hearst strength u cati
mated Al 49,. while Ia votes are
divided among faYorite sons The
latter are expected - Pafkerites 20
throw their strength e. the New
York Iuriat after the first ballot
thus bringing his total strength up
% 7fs
When Illinois "a votes are added
az theF will DO. by Parker men the
Parker vote totals SOC. without the
doubtful or Hearst states. on the
second ballot.
The ants. % course. scout this
claim.