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Show ALL FLOCK Hew Jersey Gels on New fork I agon. ' Evsry Indication That Now Yorker Will Be Warned on First Ballot. Rules Committee Decides Not to Abrogate Ab-rogate Two-Thirds Vote for Candidates Can-didates in Convention. ST. LOUIS, July G. The rules committee com-mittee of the convention, by a vote of 26 to 6, decided not to abrogate the two-thirds two-thirds vote for candidates In tho convention con-vention and rejected a proposition for a majority. Parker Strength Unchecked. The steady growth of the Parker strength has stood unchecked throughout through-out today and tonight. In the face of the developments of the convention's session the nebulous opposition grew more uncertain, and tonight no one can be found to stand for any definite statement state-ment that the New Yorker will meet with opposition of a serious character when the convention Is polled for first place on tho ticket. Delegates that have wavered In the balance have succumbed suc-cumbed to the Parker tide with few exceptions, ex-ceptions, and these ore not expected to withstand the almost assured results of the vote as It proceeds, but will chango to the Parker column Insforo tho roll-call roll-call is finished. Anti-Parker Conforenco Called. It was reported late tonight that a final antl-Pai'kef conference had been called for an unknown place of mooting, moot-ing, but the New Yorker's managers, confident they havo the whole situation thoroughly In hand, were not disturbed by this conference or its possible results. re-sults. Who for Second Place. For second place on the ticket it can hardly be 3aid that speculation tonight centers oil any one man. A half-dozen names are on the list of the crowds that gather In tho lobbies, but the general sentiment la that this matter shall be left to ripen until after the head of the ticket has been formally named. New Jersey for Parker. Formor United States Senator Smith of New Jersey, who Is practically the head of the delegates, saw William F. Shcehan and assured him that New-Jersey New-Jersey would join the Parker column on tho first ballot. The Tammany conferonco called for G o'clock did not materialize, und Mr. Murphy, Mr. Towne, Senator Grady and others went on a visit. It was mild that Bird S. Coler and a few others were still working to keep Mr. Parker from getting a two-thirds vote, but thin statement wan received with come Incredulity In-credulity even by the Tammany rank and file. There Is evldonce tonight that the Tammany people will keep very quiet 'and make no move either to support sup-port by word, as they must support by vote, the Parker boom, or declare against L Senator Hill was so confident confi-dent of victory tonight .that he waa , talking over tho second man on the ticket. Cleveland Not in It. Senator Smith of New Jersey is quoted as saying that he had received a' telegram from Mr. Cleveland declining declin-ing positively to havo his name presented, pre-sented, and that Parker was therefore their second choice. No positive confirmation, con-firmation, however, was to be had of the receipt of such a message. It Is said tonight, and Interviews will bear lt out,' that if the platform and credentials committees' reports are not contested at length, the convention may proceed to nominato a candidate tomorrow. It Is the general impression tonight amdng the Parker people that thero will not be much of a fight. May Nominate Tomorrow. William F. Sheehan said: "It Is quite possible that we will proceed to nominate nom-inate tomorrow afternoon or night." Senator Hill said; "If our work Is cleared up to that point, I do not know-why know-why we should not go on and nominate." nom-inate." Some of the other Stnte leaders, however, how-ever, disagreed with this. The convention was called to ordor at noon, and at 2:50 o'clock p. m. adjourned ad-journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. ! Murphy Concedes Nothing. Charles F. Murphy of New York, surrounded by Charles A. Towne, Bourko Cockran nnd others, tonight modo this statement: "It has been alleged al-leged that I concede tho nomination of Judge Parker. I do not. I stand just where I stood for tho past few days. I havo not changed ray opinion or my attitude." May Unite on Candidate. Some conferences were held by the anti-Parker men, after which, they still claimed they had enough votes to defeat Parker if they could rely upon pledges made to them. Various suggestions were made as to uniting upon a candidate, candi-date, and both Gray and Olney have been suggested ao men upon whom to rally the Parker opposition. Bay State to Push Olnoyy. The Massachusetts delegation held a protructod meeting tonight, ndjoum-Ing ndjoum-Ing just before midnight. Decided encouragement en-couragement toward the nomination of Richard Olney was roported, by the special committee of five, designated to canvas unlnslructed delegations. Conditional Con-ditional promises from several StateK have been secured. Tho condition relates re-lates entirely to the strength displayed by Parker on the flr3t few ballota. The States which will como to Olney after the Parker strength boa been shown are California, the Dakotas and ono or two New England States. |