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Show GEORGIA IS FOR PARKER. If the New Yorker Cannot Be Nominated, Nomi-nated, Then the State Is for Cloveland. ST. LOUIS. July 2, Hoko Smith of Georgia, who was Secretary of the Interior In-terior under President Cleveland and who was the leader of the Parker movement Jn- the "Cracker State," represents rep-resents a certain sentiment that Is quite prevalent In some sections, He Is for Parker and will support him as long us there Is a possibility of securing secur-ing his nomination. That la the attitude atti-tude of the Georgia delegation, but in case It becomes evident that Parker cannot be nominated then Georgia has a majority which would vote the whole delegation for Cloveland. "Of course," said Mr. Smith, "my preference for Mr. Cleveland Is well known and I would be glad to see him nominated, but we are honorably committed com-mitted to Judge Parker. When Hearst attempted to capture the State the conservative men, under a call Issued by me, met and determined to send a Parker delegation to the convention. That was done and Georgia will remain truo to him as long as he Is In the field. I expect to see him nominated early in the balloting and his selection will be perfectly satisfactory to Georgia." Geor-gia." Mr, Smith wanted It understood that there was nothing lukewarm in Georgia's Geor-gia's support of Parker and it will only in case of the breakup of which there has been ho much talk that Georgia would consldor another candidate. Lithographs of two presidential candidates can-didates appeared today in the corridors of the hotels and In the shop windows. The picture of Judge Parker in his judicial robes and with a massive law book on his arm gave the Impression of the conservative candidate. TJeneath the portrait of a young looking look-ing man Is Inscribed In fac simile the name "William Randolph Hearst." The pictures of Hearst are moro numorous than tho others and were displayed wherever they could possibly attract tho attention. Occasionally some straggling delegate appears at the different hotels and asks for Parker headquarters. It appears that notices were sent to a great many delegates some days ago to "call at the Parker headquarters" when they arrived in St. Louis, "and make themselves them-selves at homfr." But some of the Parker men when they reached here discouraged the headquarters Idea. "We aro supposed," he said, "to come here and drag the Judge from the bench and insist thnt he shall be our leader. It is a spontaneous movement from tho masses, and it should not be coupled with anything so commonly political as a headquarters," |