The Irish standard., 1903-02-21
Coler for Governor in 1902 by s,sos

Coler for Governor in 1902 by S,SOS
plurality.
There was no election Of State Of
ficers in 1899. 1t was Immediately
after Coler was beaten for Governor
by Odell in November last by the slen-
der plurality of $500 votes that the
faint tintinnabulations of the now re-
sounding Parker boom for the Demo.
cratic Presidential nomination for
next year began to be heard.
Many National Democrats who turn
ed up in New York, While not presum-
ing to interfere with the Democrats Of
the Empire State, declared it to be
their belief that Parker would have
successfully carried the State of New
York for the Democrats and further
more that in the Presidential battle
now only few months off the Demo-
Gratis Of the nation must look to the
Empire State for it's candidate. Then
came all sorts Of questions, some Of
which are here set down:
Isn't Judge Parker just as strong as
a Presidential candidate before the
Democratic National Convention?
Is he not just as available as if he
had been nominated for Governor and
had Won?
Is he not, as Il matter of fact,
stronger for the reason that he was
not nominated for Governor?
do not the Democrats of the nation
believe fully that he should have been
nominated for Governor. and inasmuch
as he wasn't he should be nominated
for President?
Has not Judge Parker more ele-
ments Of strength than any Democrat
Of national prominence ut the present
moment?
Did not German and Hill and Olney
adopt undue fractional Democratic
views in the campaign of 1896 and
1900?
Was not Judge Parker, because Of
his place Oh the bench of the State
of New York kept out of Il situation
in 1896 and 1900, which was deadly
political poison to all Democrats desir-
ing future promotion?
Then these Democrats of national
Importance began to compare the re-
suits in the different States on election
day in November last and since then
some of them have prepared table
which in their estimation goes clearly
to prove that the Democratic candi-
date for President next year should
come from New York State for the
reason that the Empire State came
nearer than any OF the other great
States to turning over to the Dem
ocracy. The table prepared by these
Democrats is us follows:
The Republicans carried the follow
ing States:
California-2,55O
COnnccticut-16,vlO.
lllinois-S9, 40.
Indianl--35,26 4.
lowa-79,214.
Kansas--l2,Q9l.
Maine-27, 494.
Massachusctts-37 l2O.
NIichiyan-79,3S4.
\IiunuSoto-lS AT
New IIampshire-S,271.
New Jcrsey-19,377.
New York-S,SO3.
Ohio-99, l65.
OreyOll-11, JAG.
Pcnnsylvana-142,3l
Washinytoll-2o,951.
Wisconsil-l7, $50.
California, the Democratic tacticiaM
declare, could not be asked to furnish
the Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent, because of geographical consid-
erations. Little New Hampshire, it
was added, has been out OF the run
ming since the days of Franklin Pierce
and SO the Democratic hopes are turn
ed OH New York, because Coler, the
Democratic candidate for Governor,
acknowledged by all Democrats to
have been the weakest possible man
whom Mr.. Hill could have nominated
WAS only beaten by Gov. Odell by the
friyhtfully ragged plurality Of $500.
The foregoing table us to the results
in the different states Oh last election
day has had Il very perceptible in
tlucnce on the Parker boom.