The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-20
Bankhead Thinks Parker Would
 be Liable to Make Mistakes
BRYAN STARTS NEW BOOM
He Likes Chief Justice Clarke of North Carolina and Mentioned Him So Senator Blackburn, Who Had
 Never Heard of Him.
BY PATTERSON sTEALEY.

Washington, May 19 Especial )-As be- tween Senator German and Judge Parker, the two most prominent democratic presi- dential asplrants. several congressman now in the city are drawing a difference in favor Of the toamer.
 Representative Bankhead of Alabama remarked today that while Parker was an able man, he would be apt to look at everything through judicial eyes to the exclusion of other consi 1erations.
 He foresees hat Judge Pai ker might blunder in some way after the manner f q fellow jurist, Judge Pennypaeker, who was elevated from the bench to the gov ernorship of Pennsylvania, and recently signed the infamous libel bill.
 Representative Livingston of Georgia today drew the difference as follows: As to the advantage MT. German would have as a candidate over MT. Parker, MT. Cor man is thoroughly acquainted with pub lie matters and public men, He is a skilled politician in the good sense of the world. He has demonstrated to the world his leadership capabilities. MT. Parker has been on the bench, shielded to A large degree from public men and pulp lie matters, and would be more or less dependent upon his advisers. While Cor man would be thoroughly independent Of any such environment, you must also remember that Mir. German has to his credit the fact that he defeated the Force bill in the senate at a time when the whole south was 80 seriously involved. Consequently the south would not hesi- tate to support Mir. German"
 Bryan Likes Clarke.
 According to a story going the rounds of the eastern press, Chief Justice Clarke of the North Carolina Supreme court Is w | Bryans choice for the democratic Presidential nomination.
 When Bryan was last in Washington he talked on the political situation with Senator Blackburn of Kentucky and asked him what he thought about Clarke. The Kentucky senator, the story goes. had to confess that he had never heard ot Clarke whereupon MT. Bryan fully ex- nlained MT. Clarke's availability Senator Cummings of North Carolina, who is here today, is a red-hot German man, but will, of course be for Clarke, whom he de- scribes as one of the ablest men he ever met, should the NOrtn CarOllnlan DOom acquire an impetus. which for geographi- cal reasons is improbable.
 IndanoIa Case Bobs Up.
 The postoffce department is now en- gagged in the annual work of going over the accounts of receipts of all postoffices throughout the country in order that the salaries of postmasters may be fixed for the ensuing year. Some speculation is be- ing indulged in as to what action will be taken in the Indianola, Miss, postoffice case where the negro postmaster Minnie " Cox, continues to draw a salary. As this postoffice has been suspended" two months the receipts will show large de- crease as compared with last year. which in turn should call for a decrease in salary. If the office remains suspended during the whole of next year, which is expected, and accordingly no salary be- Ing pand the department will likely form a special rule for the Indianola case and allow the postmaster's pension to continue at it's present rate.
 Patents Issued.
 Patents have been issued to Robert L. Campbell of Tuskegee. valve gear for steam engines; James M. Kingston and M. Ellis of New Decatur, taper attachment for lathes; Harry H. Mayberry of Blr- mingham, managers reference system; Owen N Rauschenberg of Birmingham, pinion housing. for rolling mills.