The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-06

Wisconsin is making no formal at
rempt to bring any other states TO his
support at this stage
The Kansas delegation held their
caucus and after selecting their corr
mitteemen canvassed for presidential
preferences. 1t developed that the del
egation was badly split. David Over
mYer the chairman Of the delegation,
will deliver q speech placing General
Nelson 4. Miles In nomination for the
presidency and will vote for him. and
the balance of the delegates will vote
about as follows: Hearst II: Parker
9: scattering, 2
Hearst Still Militant.
At noon the Hearst managers were
assuring all who visited their head
quarters that they still had hope of so
organizing the opposition to Parker as
to prevent his nomination They
laughed at ali suggestions that the
name Of AIR. Hearst would be with
drawn and expressed the hope that they
would yet be able to draw Gorman In
to tie melee and 70 prevent bis friends
from going to Parker's support. penn
sylvania's action did not surprise us,
they said. I'VE have always counted
il in the Parker column
Germans closest representatives. here
gave no encouragement to the Hearst
view that he would aid them.
The situation Is unchanged, said
Mr.. Bryan when approached for an ex-
preston concerning the effect Of the
action of the Pennsylvania delegation
IN joining with the Parker forces.
That he added. Is all that | can say
except to add thai the opposition to
Mr.. Parker still exists
Hopkins Delegates Recognized.
The subcommittee which considered
the evidence III the fourteen contests
In the state of Illinois reported to the
national committee that ii was the
unanimous opinion Of the members Of
the subcommittee that the Hopkins
delegates be allowed to retain Their
seats. The report was conquered in.
The decision of the subcommittee was
based Ga the ground that the state con
vention was supreme. that fights in the
district caneuses are not proper matter
for adjudication by the national com
mittee, and that IT Is not the business
Of the national committee to 90 behind
the record Of the convention as submit
ted to it This shows that the Hop
kins people are the regularly accredited
delegates, and because OF this fact the
subcommittee gave It's verdict for them
and did not consider that it had any
right to 60 behind tile returns and
take UP tile evidence submitted. The
fight should, III the opinion of the com
mittee, have been made Ia the state
before the completion of the record OF
the convention.
This attitude of the national commit
tee sustains the contention Of the Hop
kins people, who insisted ii every con-
test that the national committee did moi
have the right To decide contests in dis
triet caHcuses.
The Harrison and Hearst men were
greatly disheartened By their defeat
and announced their intention Of carry
ing the fight before the committee oil.
credentials. ana If beaten there before
the convention itself This statement
did not alarm the Hopkins people, who
said that the argument that won for
them before the national committee
would hold good before the credentials
committee and before the convention
also.
1T 81 all over, said John r Hopkins
We won. as knew we would. There
was, LII fact nothing else for the eoIns
mittee 10 do, What steps may be taken
later VIII have no erect. Cur dele
gates will remain Just Where the state
convention seated item