The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
LINING UP FOR THE
BIG CONVENTIONS.
Continued from First Page.

ington, of any prominence, is trying
70 get the time and to scIape together
the money for a trip to st. Louis dur
ing convention week. They are antici-
pating lively old time because so lit
tie of that conventions programme is
settled and because there is so much
promise of a spirited russell between
the factions. The Democratic leaders
say that 1t is their purpose to have
Just as orderly a convention as the Re-
publlcans will have at Chicago. They
want to make an impression upon the
country by. their orderly transaction
of important party business even I'M
DER adverse circumstances. Senator
bapley, of Texas, who will be one of
the presiding officers of the st. Louis
convention, is very much bent upon its
being an orderly affair. He wants no.
body kicked out of the hall and no
scenes which would lead to unfaVorable
comment or to bitter feeling among the
democrats Mr.. Bailey has been in
Washington for several days and has
expressed his views on that subject to
more than one of his callers But it
remains to be seen whether the Demo-
cratic leaders will be able to have their
way in that particular
Running Mate for Parker.
If Judge Parker is to be nominated,
as seems entirely probable, the New
York crowd will have programme for
lne convention pretty well outlined.
Ihey have already been comforting with
the various leaders about a running
mate. An authoritative word here is
that 1t will likely be Marshall Field, the
mllllonaire merchant of Chicago. Judge
Parker's friends have recently made
second proposal to him, which Mr..
Field has looked upon with favor. But
Mr., John r. Mclean of this city and
of Ohio, is moving for the nomination,
and parleys during the past week have
oeen somewhat in his favor. 1t is even
said that the New York delegation may
De Tor him. Mr.. Mclean was the Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor of Ohio
Few years ago, and was proposed as
candidate for the vice presidency with
Bryan in 1900. but Mr., Bryan did not
want him because of his conservative
tendencies. Afterwards. Mr.. Bryan
asked Mr.. Mclean, who is very
wealthy man. to contribute to the cam
nalgn of 1900. and Mr.. Mclean gave
him the merry ha-ha.
1t is claimed that Mr. McLean's nom
nation would help towards carrying
Indiana. He could be counted on for a
large contribution and then his paper.
the Cincinnati Enquirer, circulates ex-
tensively through Indiana, and is the
most widely read Democratic paper in
the state. All the large and influential
journals of Indiana are either Repub-
lican or independent with Republican
leanings, which puts the Democrats
somewhat at a disadvantage in a cam
paign.
Between Field and Mclean.
The best judges of the situation here
think that the nomination rests large
ly between Mr.. Field and Mr.. Mclean.
Several weeks ago, Mr.. Mclean sur
prised many of his friends by printing
In his paper an article commencing the
Hearst boom. It is now thought that
the article was for purpose and that
the Hearst delegates will take the Nc
Lean boom kindly.
Senator German Of Maryland Is sup
posed to be writing the Democratic
platform, although whether he has a
definite understanding with the Parker
people on the subject is not known. 1t
is regarded as certainty that he will
be chairman of the Committee on Res
olutions at st. Louis, for he will be a
delegate at large from Maryland. Ex-
Attorney General Poe of Maryland,
who is an expert in phrasing plat
forms may be clothing Mr.. Germans
ideas about what the platform should
be with appropriate words and phrases.
If this has been done, 1t does not fol-
low that the platform will exactly fol-
low any draft that Mr. German may
take to st. Louis. The Committee on
Resolutions will likely have ideas to
put into the resolution but the expec-
tation here is that it will be a conserv-
alive platform
The fight over the platform may be
the most spirited in the convention,
for it will be adopted before the nomi-
nation of the candidates and Mr..
Bryan is expected to take a stand in
behalf Of the two platforms on which
he has been a nominee for the presi-
dannV