Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-29
DEMOCRAT
EYES ARE ON
PARKER
PARTY PLANS TO BOOST THE
NEW YORK JURIST AS HEAD
OF THE NATIONAL TICKET
FOR NEXT CAMPAIGN.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-Alton Is. Par
ker will not down as a Democratic presi-
Dental possibility
East, south and west a demand that he
be the candidate or his party continues.
II was thought that because he was not
made the candidate for governor by Hill
at Saratoga last fail that he would drop
out when the party would be forced TO
look elsewhere. But just the reverse Of
this condition has come to pass. Demo-
Gratis ali over the country who are hear
tily sick OF going down to defeat after
Bryan's leadership year after year, and
want a change from old leadership such
as that typihed by Hill in New York, and
BY johnson, in Ohio have apparently
made up their minds that Judge Parker
is the ideal leader for winning Demo
tcratic campaign.
Can Unite the Party.
They think he can unite all elements
OF the party They believe he can carry
the state Of New York in 1904. Ley are
also convinced that he can win the states
OF Connecticut, New Jersey and Indiana
for the Democracy.
The fact that Coler was nominated for
governor in New York is regarded as real
iy 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-
tior. to the fact that Judge Parker is the
only Democrat who has carried the state
of New York in a straightout contest be-
tween tho two great parties since 1892 He
was elected chief judge of the court Of
appeals in 1897 over Judge Wallace, Re-
publican candidate, and while it is true
that the Tracy-ow feud in the Republic
can party in New York city contributed to
Judge Parker's success In that year, it Is
by no means certain that he would fail to
prove an equally strong candidate with
out any local conditions being involved.
Democratic members of congress from all
over the United States were hopeful last
fall that Judge Parker would be nomi-
mated for governor.
Campaign Well Under Way.
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 Parkers strorg Qualities rs u
candidate. In the middle of last summer
prominens New York business man visited
St Louis. While there he met a num-
Der of very prominent Missouri Demo-
Gratis. With one accord they all began to
say nice thsngs about Judge Parker They
said they .s.ought Hill ought to nominate
him for governor; they were positive that
If he was nominated that's he would be
elected. If this should come about they
did not think there was the slightest
doubt. If he were nominated for president
in 1904 that he would be elected. Judge
Parker declined to encourage the move
ment to nominate him for governor. Dem
ocrats now say IL makes no difference
whether Parker ran for governor or not,
He still remains the ideal candidate for
the presidency and very energetic work is
\being done in his behalf in many states
of the union.
Hills Friends at Work.
Friends of David B. Hill are also at
work, but so far the Hill propaganda has
not met with that success that the candi-
dacy of Judge Parker has received. Texas
is the latest to come to the fr ont in behalS
of New York's popular judge. There is no
particular antipathy to Hill in that
state, but leaders in that state do not
think that Hill can win. They are look
ing for some one who can carry the doubt.
full states and they regard Judge Parker
as the man.
Democratic papers all over the state are
making favorable comments about Judge
Parker and Senators Bailey and Culber-
son. Thomas Ball and many politicians in
and out of official life there are. of the
opinion that the party ought to take Par
ker. 1t is reported here that the same
thing is true of Georgia, Alabama, Flor
ida Missouri, Indiana and Minnesota.
1t is possible that this feeling in favor of
Judge Parker as a Moses who can lead
the Democracy out of the wilderness will
eventually be put forward by the Demo-
Gratis of New York state as their choice
Much attention has lately been attracted
to Senator German, Of Maryland. and he
has been repeatedly urged to look favor
ably on the movement to get southern
and western delegates for himself. Sena-
tor German has refused to encourage this
scheme, preferring to remain in the SEN