The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-28
PARKER IS URGED
FOR Presidency.
Demand From Many SectiAS That
He Be Democratic StaFNcd
Bearer.
REGARDED AS GOOD TIMBER.
Relieved That He Would Be Able
to Unite All the Elements OF
the Party-HilPs AS
pirations.
REGARDED AS GOOD TIMBER.
REPrRrLc

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington, Dec. 2T.-Judge A B. Parker
will rot down as a Democratic possioiity-
East. South and West q demand that ne
be the candidate of his party continues. II
was thought that. because he was not maoe
the candidate for Governor by hill at SAY
atoga last fall. he would drop out and the
party would be forced to lock elsewhere.
But Just the reverse OF this condition has
come to pass. Democrats all over the coun-
try have apparently made up their minds
that Judge Parker is an ideal leader for a
winning Democratic campaign.
They think he can unite all elements or
| the party. They believe he can carry the
| State of New York in 1871 They are also
convinced that he can win the States OF
| Connecticut. New Jersey and Indiana for
the Democracy.
The fact that CoIer was nominated for
Governor of New York is regarded as really
strengthening Judge Parker's position as
] the candidate. Democratic leaders all over
the country are saying that. had Judge
Parker been the candidate last fall, he
would have been elected Governor.
These men are also fond of calling atten-
ton to the fact that Judge Parker is the
only Democrat who has carried the state OF
New York in a straight-Out contest be-
tween the two great parties since lSy1. He
was elected Chief Judge of the Court of
Appeals In 1897 over Judge Wallace, Repub-
lean candidate, and. while IL Is true that
the Tracy-Low feud in the Republican par
ty in New York City contributed to Judge
Parker's success in that year. 1t is by no
means certain that he would fail to prove
an equally strong candidate without any
local conditions being involved.
Democratic members of Congress from all
over the United States were hopeful last fall
that Judge Parker would be nominated for
Governor. a campaign In his behalf was
carried on quietly all over the country. In
the South and West particularly steps were
taken to thoroughly acquaint the Democrats
with Judge Parker's strong qualities as a
candidate. In the middle OF last summer a
prominent New York business man visited
st. Louis. While there he met a number
of very prominent Missouri Democrats.
With one accord they all began to say nice
things about Judge Parker. They said they
thought Hill ought to nominate him for
Governor. They were positive that IL he were
nominated he would be elected. If this
should come about, they did not think there
was the slightest doubt II he were nom
mated for President In 1901 that he would
be elected. Judge Parker declined to en-
courage the movement to nominate him for
Governor.
Democrats now say IT makes no difference
whether Parker ran for Governor or not,
He still remains the ideal candidate for the
presidency, and very energetic work Is be-
ing done in his behalf in many States of
the Cnion-
Friends Of David b. Hill are also at work.
but so far the Hill propaganda has not met
with that success that the candidacy OF
Judge Parker has received.
1e1as Is the latest Safe to come to the
front In behalf OF New YoTk's pou,,,.r
Judge.
There is no particular antipathy tn grvzn
IN that state Dat It's leaders do not thing
that Bryan can win. They are IoaL-
ing Ior some one who can carry the douhf-
ful States, and they regard judge 49,
as the man Democratic papers ali over
the state are making favorable Comments
about Judge Parker, and Senator'S Bailey
and Culberson, Thomas Ball and many
POLITICIANS In and out Of op1cial life there
are OF the opinion that the party ought 10
take Parker.
1t is reported here that the same thing ia
true OF Georgia. Alabama, Florida, Missouri
indiana and Minnesota. II is possible thai
this feeling in favor of Judge r rker a.
Moses VINO can lead the Democracy out of
the wilderness will eventually compel the
Democrats Of New York State to nrIf him
forward as their choice.