New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-29
psPKER'S COURSE DOUBTFUL
->-c.ys HF WILL HEAD TICKET
FRIEND DECLARES BE WOULD
DECLINE.
rKv TELEGRAPH TO The TEIBUSE-l

-. sent Ex-senator P H. McCarren
-..,,ee the Democratic State cam
-.gn This autumn. says that he THINKS Clei
- Alton & Parker will be nominated iof
c-o,,.r,or ny the Democrats. and ne hiilts tilal
e--con-ro1ler Coler will have the second pidce
. +ba ticket Senator McCarren stopped oii
= Esor,,s last night and had talk Win 'uuse
Parker He spent the greater part u
c.,e+or Hill Nj Hills other guests
we're John B Sranchfelo. James d
- Frank Campbell. chairman OF the state
-..,;++ea When Senator McCarren was seen
-.-h- :, the Ten Eyck by Tribune re-
rorter he said:
T,dpa Parker last night. and he re-
...-e+e5 his desire not 10 be considered can
dide-e He said that his opinion With reference
- sccepting a nomination had not changed ana
,as NOT likely 10 change For all that, THINK
=. mill he nominated. There are fifty men ready
IN nominate him. and there would not be vote
against him. in my judgment THINK the
,anf-or Of the convention hall could start
stampede for him.
DESPITE Senator McCarren's opinion. another
man 4 close personal friend of Judge Parker.
does not think that there is the slightest chance
Of his being the candidate This man says that
Judge Parker said recently: If the convention
should nominate me- by acclamation, 1 should
even then decline 10 run. I have no desire TO
leave the judicial work I have to rush into
politics."
Many delegates believe that Judge Parkers
wishes viii be respected, and that his name will
not be presented TO the convention.
After Senator McCarren had declared his be-
lief IN Judge Parker's nomination he was asked
about Coler. This looks as though Kings
County were about 10 drop him. was remarked
Mr. Mclaughlin is as thoroughly in earnest
said atr McCarren. 'Coler has a strong back
ing for the nomination. but in my judgment Mr..
Parker would get a unanimous nomination if
he should decide TO accept it. Mr.. Coler might
md IL advisable 10 accept the second place on
the ticket
Something has happened at Wolferts Roost
TO sidetrack temporarily the Coler boom. State
Chairman Frank Campbell faVors Judge Parker
for Governor and CoIer for second place. He
made il plain his friends at the Ten Eyck to-
night that Judge Parker was the favorite in the
race William Hepburn Russell, chairman Of
the executive committee Of the Greater New
York Democracy, who viii occupy a delegates
seat on Tuesday, got the Parker tip from ex-
Senator Hills friends soon after ne reached
Albany tonight. He is inclined TO think that
the ticket viii be Parker and Cantor or Parker
and Grout The Sheehan men are all against
ColeT. for some reason
There is a squabble on over the coal strike
and beef trust plank Of the platform. Congress
man Billy Suzer says tE.at a coal strike and
beef trust plank viii be incorporated IN the
ilatform. and that it viii be q, ''corker-
There VIII be a plank specifically charging
ne Republican party with responsibility tor
the coal strike and for the distress following
the operations Of the beef trust said Sulzer
tonight. The plank will call particular at
tention TO the failure Of the Republicans TO en-
force the criminal provisions Of the antitrust
law
il is alleged that ex-senator Hill, who is try
ing with all his might not to be a boss, is
afraid Of the coal strike plank and that he VIII
take counsel with the bankers and brokers VINO
are coming 1Ip tomorrow with Sport Murphy
before he allows the plank to go in. Mr. Hill
is said to be fearful that the strike will be on
by October Il. and that the price of coal VIII
steadily decline from then until Election Day