Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-16
To SELECT DELEGATES
Sixteen State Conventions in
Next Three Days.
THE RESULTS TO DATE
DEMOCRATS ARE FAR BEHIND
THE REPUBLICANS.
Mr.. Hearst's Announcement That He
Will Not Bolt-Taggart's Sue
cess In Indiana.

sixteen state conventions Will De nelO De-
tween now and Wednesday to select dele
gates to the national republican and the
democratic conventions. The republican
conventions will be one-sided affairs, in
dorsing Roosevelt and in general standing
pat. The democratic conventions will mark
renewal of the struggle between Hearst and
1.-The field"
California is holding her democratic state
convention at Santa Cruz today, and will
hold the republican convention at Sacra-
mento Wednesday. Montana's democratic
convention will meet at Great Falls to-
morrow. Tomorrow will also witness the
holding Of other state conventions, as fol-
lows: South Carolina, democratic, at Co.
lumbia; Wisconsin, democratic, at Mil
waukee; Arkansas, republican, at Little
Rock; New Hampshire, republican, at Con-
cord; Ohio, republican. at Columbus.
Wednesdays conventions will be as fol-
lows: Idaho, republican, at Pocatello; Iowa,
republican, at Des Moines; Michigan, re-
publican, at Grand Rapids; North Carolina,
republican, at Greensboro; North Dakota,
republican, at Fargo; Wisconsin, republican,
at Madison City; Wyoming, republican, at
Laramie City.
The Results to Date.
The democrats are away behind the re-
publicans in selecting their national dele
gates. The republicans have elected s12
up to date, while the DEMOCRATS have chosen
but 392. OF the republicans elected, 6S6
have been instructed for Roosevelt, and of
the remainder nine-tenths are favorable to
Roosevelt
OF the 392 democratic delegates selected
~ have been instructed for Parker, 81 for
Hearst and 80 for Olney. All republican
delegates will be selected within the next
two weeks, as the call for the national
convention requires the election of dele
gates to be held at least thirty days before
the national convention, and that limit will
expire May 21. No such restriction is
placed around the election of democratic
delegates, and state conventions will be
held as late as June %, the Vermont con-
vention
Mr.. Hearst's Announcement.
Mr. Hearsts announcement that he will
not bolt the ST. Louis nominee came just
in time to correct the rapidly spreading re-
port that he and Mr.. Bryan would bolt If
they could not control the convention. Mr..
Hearst has placed himself on record in the
most unequivocal manner, the Associated
Press sending out his statement and add
ing correction in which the word Eek
pect' was changed to intend" in refer
ence to his attitude toward supporting the
nominee.
Mr.. Hearst is believed to be needing the
advice of the elders of his party not to
wreck his prospects by bolting, but to
stand his losses now and build up for 1908.
In giving such advice the elders are actu-
ated as much by solicitude for their par
tvs welfare as by interest in Mr.. Hearst's
political future, but for the moment his in
terests and his party's seem to be ION all
fours."
Looking forward to 19Os Mr. Hearst will
have big lead, especially if the republic
the most thoroughly organized machine"
in the democratic party, it is claimed by
his friends, and they point out that he can
utilize that organization in the next four
years to keep his candidacy alive.
The Indiana Democratic Machine.
Democrats returning from the recent In
diana state convention say that the action
of the convention instructing for Judge
Parker must not be accepted as commit
ting the state irrevocably to Judge Par
kers candidacy. 1t was more of victory
for Tom Taggart's leadership and machine
than anything else, 1t is claimed, and while
it suits Mr.. Taggarts plans for the mo-
ment to wear the Parker colors, 1t is as
serted by some of these democrats that he
will shift to other colors If occasion de-
mands.
These Indiana democrats are looking for
dark horse" to enter the field. They are
frank to say they don't know where his
present paddock lies, aitnouSn some eyes
are being directed Missouriward. There is
a good deal of talk just now of a young
man named Folk, out Pike county way.
Then there is some talk of Mcclellan of
New York
These democrats from Indiana say there
is growing belief throughout the country
that the st. Louis convention will get "all
balled up with the Parker German
Hearst contest, and that extrication will be
the presentation of some other name. In
diana doesn't go very strong on Cleveland,
and these old liners say they don't see how
Cleveland can expect to make headway
against the solid south, and with Mr.. David
B. Hill in control of three-fourths of New
York's delegation, and that delegation COM
mitted to the unit rule.