New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26
G0RMAN AND T0WNE.
THE ANTI-PARKER TICKET
Plans of the Gorman-Gufcy.
Hearst -Tammany Coalition.
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This was the order quietly passed to the faith
full Mr.. Germans return from New-York.
where he was SO long In conferences with the
leaders Of the opposition TO Judge Parker's nom
nation and It Is to have this ticket nance S1at
the anti-Parker coalition Is working tirelessly
and persistently.
The German observation-disclosures combi-
nation was formed primarily TO prevent the NOM
ination Of Judge Parker. and secondly to unite
on ticket which would be acceptable In every
respect 10 the leaders OF the movement. 1t has
been found expedient to modify the original plan
IN important particular. AS result OF the
numerous and protracted conferences between
these past masters OF political cunning 1t was
decided to select a ticket on which all opponents
to Hill and his nominee could and would agree
and at the proper time swing TO German al the
votes controlled by the combination.
The strength OF the coalition Is recognized by
the Parker boomers formidable. aggressive
and dangerous. Senator German already owns
the delegations from Maryland and West Viz
ginia. besides controlling majority OF the del
egates in several uninstructed States. and
Colonel Guffey. with the sixty-eIght votes OF
Pennsylvania stands ready to deliver them TO
the Marylander wherever they may be needed
Ex-senator Smith, of New-Jersey. is also an
active IdCIOT III Ine OppOSlIlOn, anu VIII
deavor at ST. Louis to that New-Jersey does
not stay out OF the German column long. The
conviction is steadily gaining ground that.
predicted in these dispatches OF June 8. the
Hearst delegates will at the proper time be
swung to the Maryland Senator. placing ap-
proximately three hundred votes TO his credit
the nucleus OF a movement. which. it is asserted
will eventually nominate him.
BRYAN SUPPORT ASSURED.
In addition to this the corporation OF Charles
A Towne brings to the coalition the solid Bryan
strength OF the West not already supporting
Hearst He is the representative OF the old
ticket with It's radical following. He will also
have the active sympathy and passive support
Of Tammany. with which organization he is now
affiliated for mutual benefit and protection.
Tammany OF course. is bound by the unit rule.
and It's votes may Of necessity be recorded for
Parker at first. but this viii not prevent indi-
viduaI Tammanyites TO the number OF several
hundred from performing heroic missionary
work among other State delegations IN direct
antagonism to Parker and IN the interest OF
German and Towne indirectly. They can and
will insist that Parker cannot possibly carry
New-York against Roosevelt. while the Mary
land Senator and the transplanted Minnesota
silverite would. they will declare. sweep the
State into the Democratic fold.
That Bryan will have a strong following at
ST. Louis is admitted. and 1t IS equally we'll
known that he will IT relentlessly against
Parker as he would against Cleveland. His
latest public denunciation OF Parker is accept
ed as indisputable PROOF OF his relentless attI-
tude For this reason. and because or Towne's
activity the coalition relies corralling the
full Bryan strength from the very start through
the influence of it's leaders.
CONFIDENT OF BEATING PARKER
united and determined front against the Hill
candidates. leaders OF the movement confidently
assert that they can defeat him and nominate
their own ticket. They denounce as absurd and
without foundation the statement that Parker
viii have the solid South They declare that
Parker's greatest strength and lasting weakness
will be shown the first ballot. and that he
win fan far short OF the twO-thirds necessary to
nominate. The total number OF delegates to the
convention will be 904. and 663 votes must be
secured 10 nominate the candidate. With S32
votes the combination can defeat the nomination
OF Parker. and these 332 votes are declared to
be in hand. No fear Is entertained that the
second ballot will Indicate gain for the New
Yorker. and from that time they look for
steady desertions from the ranks OF the States
that have apparently instructed for Parker. but
we're forced into instructing for him chiefly be-
cause they feared Hearst. The coalition declares
emphatical.y that such half-hearted, panicky
instructions will long continue to bind the dele
gates in number of States. particularly when
they ind Judge Parker's chances waning.
Democratic leaders who oppose Parker point
to the Republican State Convention OF Illinois
as probably paraIleling the coming National
Convention of their party in respect to Governor
Yatcs's candidacy and his subsequent defeat for
denomination. Yates had a united and loyal
support. but 1t was not strong enough to insure
his success. and his delegates were compelled
to bow 20 an opposition as determined and as il
proved. more powerful than they. AT Springfield
it was practically Yates against the field and
at st. Louis. the field has been united against
Parker and in this big national handicap they
predict. that shrewd political iockeying win in
evitabiy land the outsider a winner as against
the favorite.
PREPARING TO DESERT HEARST
That the alliance between Hearst and the Cor
nan-Ciuffey -Tamnany combination eliminates
Mr.. Hearst from serious consideration as can
didate for first place is rapidly becoming known
and those who mounted the Parker band wagon
20 prevent the Democratic nomination from go
ing 10 Hearst are already beginning TO. regret
their haste and are looking for a soft spot on
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