New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-26
CANTOR BOOMS PARKER.
THINKS JUDGE SHOULD BE NOMINATED
FOR PRESIDENT-SAYS HILLS
POWER Is BROKEN.

Borough President Cantor. who, it will be remem-
bered. went 10 Princeton to consult eX-President
Cleveland Just prior to Mr. CIeveland's Tiden Club
speech last summer not only is for Alton B. Par
kerr Chief Judge OF thu Court of Appeals, as the
Democratic candidate for President In 1884 but he
did considerable missionary work for the judge
the two weeks trip through the Western states
that he completed on Saturday. Mr.. Cantor be-
lieves that HITS power the State Democratic
broken; that the next State Convention Will
he an open one. that Parker is the coming man.
and that the Democrats viii stand good chance
OF eecting their candidate in 1904 In local affairs
he says that there win not be another boss ridden
Tarnmany Mayor-one VIII, viii be willing 10 take
q slate" did Var Wyck from Croker-and he
thinks that Tammany will have 10 put forward a
of independent tendencies in order to make
sure Of winning year from now.
Il talked with a good many Democrats while I
away" said Mr.. Cantor last night to Tribune
reporter and I found them hopeful of national
victory in 1905 ] found in the West that the Dem
ccrats thinking about Cleveland. Olney. Cor
man. Hill and Bryan as possibilities for 1904. I
mean by that that thes2 men most prominent
IN the minds Of the people when the next national
convention is talked about. After these
considered the Western man is prone TO ask; What
about your Judge Parker? l found a great many
Democrats who wanted to know about Judge
Parker, and they also wanted to know if he would
have carried the State had he been the candidate
] told them that he would have won by 5000.
should say that when il comes selecting a
candidate match the strenuousness of Roosevelt
Judge Parker would stana a better chance than
any other Of the younger men before the pub
lie"
NOT MUCH TALK OF HILL.
Is there much talk of HIP"
No; not much. It seems to be the consensus OF
opinion that he had a fair chance TO win this time
and having failed when everything was propitious
for US. the people inclined 10 think that his
days Of usefulness a candidate have passed.
They regard the defeat OF Coler as reputation
Of Hill
What is the outlook for harmony among State
Democrats"
I think there is going 10 be trouble" quickly
replied Mr. Cantor. 4 think there is going to be
trouble and plenty Of it in the Democratic organ
ization in this State. The next State convention
viii not be run this last The last
one WAS open convention until the last day.
Then il open only for Mr. Hill and HIS par
ticular candidate. Mr.. Hill wasted a great op-
portunity- We shcLld have nominated Parker.
We then would have carried greater New-York by
10000 plurality, and 1 don't know how much
would have cut down the Republican vote up the
ior II is amusing TO hear the adulaton for Charles
= MURPHY as the leader OF Tammany Hall Mr..
nothing 10 do with the result The did the
trick. There has been test of Mr. Murphy's
next fall When the time comes for naming
Mayoralty candidate then MI Murphy will have
chance to demonstrate whether he is the boss Of
trusted friend. it will be clear that Murphy is the
boss II IS not at al clear that Tammany
plenty of ambitious men in Tammany Hall be
sides Mr.. Murphy. plurality Of $4,000 votes in
this county in a campaign like that of this year
Is not particularly significant as relating to
strictly local election The, people in November
voted against the trusts the coal famine, and
the shortcomings of the Low administration. They
found the Low administration its worst II has
not had time TO show what it can do. As Borough
President, / am just as much responsible for its
shortcomings as Mr. Low 1t isn't possible 10
produce brilliant results in hurry in a municipal
administration. By the end of another year. a
fair and unbiased view of the administra tons
work Will possible. and then the $4,000 Tam
many plurality will prove TO be mythical
II suggested that il looked as If Congress
man Mcclellan was likely to be the next Tam
many candidate for Mayor
George Mcclellan is a very fine fellow and
would make good Mayor" said Mr.. Cantor but
II he should be nominated with the understanding
that he was 'Nurphys man. he probably would be
defeated"