New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-29
FEAR OF CLEVELAND NOW
4NTT-P4RKER COLLAPSE.
German Denies That He Is IN
Coalition against Judge.
Trzon TIE TRIBUNE BUREAU

washington. tune 22-Either the UNI responsive
ness Of John R. Mclean yesterday 70 his all DAY
visitors Senator German. Colonel Guhey ana
lanes Smith, IT. of New-JeTsey. or the exclusive
su,ben,yo ACCOUNT OF the conference in The Tribune
this morning. produced astonishing effects among
the Democratic consprators to-day FIRST OF an
the German ToWne proposition promptly committed
suicide. then the Gorman-Guffey 5earst-T arnnany
coalition diaentesrated eKpiosively and these de-
yelopments have been followed by an assumption
OF pte.y and benevolent disinterestedness that is
amusing FOR Republicans 10 contemplate.
Il is row given out in an seriousness that the
numerous mysterious conferences Of ;he last te"
weeks in NeW-York and elsewhere have been de-
void - al personal animosities and aspirations,
have Deeu animated solely by the iciuest motives
for the sane and safe Democracy's moral wei
lare and really the chief incentive for the secret
gatherings WAS 10 try md the best temporary
cra -1nan fo~ the 81. louis convention This selee-
zion 4 was felt. ought not 10 he Jeff wholly to fhs
national executive committee. which. being doInl-
nlted by Bryan. could not he trusted oy Eastern
Democrats
As a matter Of fact. the visit to Mr.. Mclean
was q notable disillusionizer. Finding that, de-
spite their secretveness. all their plans have been
sxnosad these politicians hitherto supposedly IN
tent on meeting the onrushing Parker express
speedirg St Louisward. suddenly abandoned their
.nterp-1sa. To-day they have rushed with fran
ito energy TO remove from the track the obstrHc-
ions that their sbilful hands planted. and they
have now tagged the train with the white rag
Of
t.q Tor forgiveness. Either because OF overexpe-
,4ence or wanton oarelessness. the sagacous crowG
had udled the obstruction on the wrong track. ao
s1oosed by a glaring. binding Cleveland head
Sight along a parallel line
gFlAR OF THE CLEVELAND BOOM
IN. cause for this sudden and dramatic change
O., ts pians OF the coalition is explained here to-
d.v On the ons yvord-Cleveland Its members
oanddly admit that there is so strong an under
current Of Cleveland sentiment throughout inc
country that Il may mean eventually the neces-
saty OF combining the field against the exPresdent
,vfer, the voting begins at St Louis While they
have no love for Parker they would infinitely pre-
Fer his IiIl-irsptred Acknowledged candidacy TO
TIA nomination OF Cleveland, wnom they fear ana
whom they know they could not handle in the re-
rnote event Of his election
II IS apparently for the purpose OF making tnis
attitude clear 10 his followers that Senator Cor
man to-day issued q statement in which he spe-
caHcsIy denies that he entered combination 10
prevent the nomination OF Judge Parker He main
tanned Il Will be remembered, dignifed silence
Tor several weeks while the local columns Of the
New-York newspapers were filled with reports Of
conferences that city between himself and other
leaders known to be antsgonistic TO the Parker
movement. But the accurate account Of yester-
days meeting its object and result in The Tribune
this morning. led the Maryland Senator. soon after
he arrived from his farm. Laurel to-day. to au-
thorize a statement which after referring 10 the
repeated publication OF statements that he and 9th
tsrs had combined 10 prevent Parker's nomination.
continues:
The persiEtency and regularity with which state
would seem to indicate studied desire to misrep-
f hswa attended have afed soR i've to the pTep
Organization Of the convention. which it is the duty
OF members Of the national committee to consider.
10 any arrareement for eHfectinE a comhination to
obstr7lct the efforts Of any cand'dste the
nation. The Maryland delegates have yet de-
termined the course they will pursue in regard
candidates ST. Louis and viii probably not reach
any conclusion until after their arrival a. 81 Louis
with the delegates from other States.
As for the two-thlrds rule: it is necessary where
lions but no case. since the adoption Of the two
when candidate has had a clear and undoubted
majority OF the convention. and where that ma
iority is composed Of delegates from Democrats
States they have always controlled the conven-
. have perfect confidence that The convention
VIII adopt sound. conservative platform and nom
Of thu country.
GUFFEY TO MEET TAMMANY EMIsSARY
Mr.. Mclean who was in very good h,Imor
to-day, when asked for further details about the
visit paid 20 him yesterday by Messrs German.
Guffey and Smith referred all seeking information
TO Senator German who was evidently regarded a.
spokesman for the conferrees.
Colonel GuTey returned TO Pittgburg last night
Tor the purpose st IS understood Of meeting an
enissary Of Tammany. Whatever new combina-
ton may be formed the sixty-eght votes Of Penn
sylvania, which Colonel Guney controls willSrbe
valuable asset. but It Is believed here that he
VIII ally himself with Tammany II that organiza-
non PERSISTS IN running counter 10 the judgment
or the political leaders with whom he has recently
been so closely associated
With conabinatio for and against the different
asprants Tor the nomination, and with evidences
q bitterness growing daily apparent the
.Setnocratlc managers are wofully perpexed over
re situation They ind themselves not only EN-
oarrassed regarding the selection os a candidate
convention. " f -' '-'
,PT1or 10 the adjournment OF Congress John Sharp
Nlnsns the Democratic House leader had been
pracucauy decided upon permanent Chairman
pnt ~ Is now the intention TO make him the tenn
goffTg chairman. in the hope that his speech he
iore the convention. sounding the KEYNOTE of the
calspsien VIII have a lasting effect He is re-
&aroed by German and Hill-and in this Mel can
hoquieecesas the one man in the Democratic party
capabte OF replying to the able address OF ex Sec
vention. O'-04 NOH-