Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-06
MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA.
The Former Floundering - The Latter
Firm for Parker.

Special Dispatch From q STAFF Correspondent.
ST LOUIS. July 6.-The Maryland dele
cation up to the meeting of the convention
today was still foundering about In its
consideration OF the candidate 1t will vote
for. 1t has not taken any definite action.
The Maryland delegation has designated
the following of its members to be placed
on committees OF the convention: Resolu-
lions, John =. Poe; credentials. j. w.
Miles; notify presidential nominee, F. A.
Furst; notify vice presidential nominee, F.
r Terrell
The delegation was the guest of the
Maryland commission to the Louisiana pur-
chase exposition at an informal reception
at the Maryland building yesterday after
noon between and o'clock. A hundred
or more delegates accepted the invitation
OF General l.. Victor Baughman, the presi-
dent of the commission.
Mrs. Mary Mercer Hall. daughter of
Judge Alton B. Parker of New York, the
prominent candidate for the democratic
presidential nominal ton. and her hostess,
Mrs Daniel Manning. were among the dis
tnguished guests at the reception. Many
prominent Maryland democrats attended
among them being Representative Joshua
Miller of Somerset county, former Attorney
General John Prentiss- Poe of Baltimore
General Murray Nandiver, chairman of the
democratic state central committee.
Other persons present were: Ex-Gov-
ernor ]. W. Miles, Representative j. f. c.
r n. II
Hyson. A. l.. Crothers, John Hannibal
John II. Mahon, Francis f. Yewell. John
kratins. Arthur Peter, j. Frank Smith,
DIR. George Wells. Thomas III. Robinson
+. Won kapt John Hubert, Meyer Block.
William Herbert, William Fl. May. Prof.
f. l.. Prettyman Mr.. and Mrs. j. Charles
Linthecun and Isaac Lobe Strauss.
The Virginia delegation has designated
the following of its members to be placed
the several committees of the conven-
ton, after electng Senator Martin chair
man: National committeeman, j. Taylor
Ellyson; committee on platform and reso-
lutions, Senator John w. Daniel; perma-
nent organization, S. Gordon Cumming of
Hampton: rules and order of business, Clag-
sett b. Jones, King and Queen county;
credentials, r.. A. James, Danville; notify
nominee for the presidency, A. c. BraXton,
Staunton: notify nominee for the vice pres
idency, Roy B. Smith of Roanoke.
The delegation also Instructed its chair
man, Senator Martin. to vote the delega-
tion solidly for Parker "as long as his
name Is before the convention. There are
twenty-four members of tine Virginia dele
CATION and all but three of them have been
Parker men right along.
A report has been circulated here to the
effect that the Virginia delegates would
vote for Parker on the first ballot, but at
ter that would be ready to throw their
strength to some other candidate. Inc
delegates were not definitely instructed now
to vote by the convention electing them'
that convention having merely expressed a
preference for Parker, leaving to the dele
cation wide scope OF freedom IN its ac-
ton. When the report of the uncertainty
of the continued support of the Virginia
delegation was taken to Senator Martin he
replied That is a falsehood that mas
been continually circulated mere. healu
il when | got to Cincinnati and wired the
Parker people here that 1t was not true
that we would be for Parker through
thick and through thin. We are win nun
TO stay until he is nominated. Z. L. n.