The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-09
PARKER CAN'T HAVE IT.
Ery1TED DEMOCRACY NoAINATIoN
roR CHIEF JUDGE LOST TO HIM.

- ,,,,. c,wpaignsrs Call = Hurried
,teet,pS Here with EI-senntor hlh ON =
Other End OF the LonG-DistAhce He'eph
lie worked the George Fo'hH T" "'
The Dem cratic State campaigners c@ieu =
hrr,Ioa conference at the Hoffman House last
nivht. There were present CHAIRMAN nih''
Danforth OF the Democratic state committee
Surname Court Justice Alton IL. farker, "no
H. no,,ocratic candidate for Chief Judge OF
,ho court NJ Apucnls: National Committeeman
rr,,t Camnbell of Bath, and James U. Iru-
war chairman of the Executive COMMITTED
mo Ionp.distance telephone between Now 1orK
and Albany was open. and ex-senator DaNiu
J II. Hill was at tho Albany end.
The commotion was over the nomination oy
Tho United Democracy OF Charles troderlo
Adams Of 800 Haisey street, brooklyn 10 DO
chief Judge Of lue Court of Appeals. The
nomination Of Mr.. Adams was filed with sec
rotary of state Palmer in Albany just before
midnight ON Thursday. The petition by which
AR Adams was nominated was signed by
nearly 5000 voters. The committee having
charge OF the nomination o. Mr.. Adams was
Robert Stewart, Francis NJ. Bixby, David
How'd. Henry Nichols, and Winfield 8. over
ION. representing the United Democracy. The
nomination Of Mr., Adams was in every way
legal. , ..,,r d,so,,o,rt.d
because the United Democracy had nominated
MIR. Adams. So was Justice Parker. Ex-Seha,
Tor Hin, his friends said, was greatly disturbeo
over il, some of those who attended the con.
ference told: u SUN man in the afternoon that
The candidate OF the United Democracy. Others
denied the report, still others said mat Mr..
Adams's resignation was nov, on IT'S way to
committee Of the United Democracy having
charge OF Mr.. Adamss nomination denied that
be had resigned. but added that even II hc mad
powered to I'LL any vacancy, caused by declina-
ton, death, or an insufficient or imperative
certificate of nomination. The committed, I'm.
der the Election law, has, however, no power
to substitute the name of a candidate nominated
Ex-senator Hili's friends said last night that
he had had stenographers at work all day in
Secretary Of State Palmer's office in Albany
, ESo Set Sts5 sdo foF the no 0n aas s,oe Of % Mr..
Adams. Only 5000 names arc required to
such a petition, so names for each county and
went on to say that. he and Justice Parker have
had friends in Henry George camp with instruc.
P t5sPs 70 P PePson aSput friends fee iSao OF Judge OF P SSasT
have given up their whole time to bring about
this Endorsement; All efforts failed. Ex-Sen
disappointed over the result, and that he pro-
posed to bring the petition on which Mr..
A9 Cbairm waS n DnnfortS s saiS t lSs. eU SiTS; that It
was not Mr., Hills intention to, make any
Rpeeches in the campaign for Judge Parker.
making is concerned, but he will continue to
pull all the strings he possibly can in favor Of
Judge Parker. Senator Edward Murphy, Jr.,
his friends said, had advised Mr.. Hill to re-
main in the background as much as possible
for a year or so more, 1t appears that the
Democrats not only in the great cities, but In
the country districts are still rutied over Mr..
Hils attitude during the national campaign q
neve that it Is a good time for Mr.. Hill to keep
quiet: For that matter. many OF Mr.. Hills old
friends have agreed entirely with Senator Mur.
phys suggestions In this matter.