The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-23
JUDGE PARKER SHOWS WISE
LEADERSHIP IN THE EN-
PIRE STATE.

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| B. Parker He is a leader who leads.
There was every reason to fear an
ugly fight at Saratoga. The clashlng
| between McCarren and Murphy FUR
nished the basis of A scene that might
| have been fatal to Democratic pros
poets in the Republic, for "as goes
New York so goes the nation" There
were other antagonisms and differen-
ces that presaged storms and trouble.
But, thanks to the political sagacity
and courage of Judge Parker, it was
the most harmonious gathering ever
held in New York.
Judge Parker did not appear in the
roll of a boss or dictator, but as a
pacificator and harmonizer. He had
no candidate. He issued no DEGREES
He merely demanded that Democrats
of differing views should make sacri-
| fees for Democratic success. The
rival factions and opposing candidates
struggled long to "get together and
| failed. It was than apparent that
! Hill and McCarren had a majority OF
the delegation and it seemed that they
were bent on nominating Grout, IN
spite of Murphys opposition. Then
it was that Judge Parker came to the
front and demanded that Tammany
be not affronted by the nomination
of a man Objectionable to that ancient
organization. He also made 1t known
that he thought it unWise to nominate
any man not acceptable to any large
element of the party. His wishes
were presented to the leaders and re-
spected. McCarren prevented Shep-
ards nomination and Murphy pre-
vented the nomination going to Circuit.
AS a compromise. Judge Herrick was
named. He is distinguished lawyer
and iurist, a man of high character and
has long been a leader of the anti-Hill
faction of the party. That Hill would
accept him was the political surprise
| of the century.
The New York papers that are
supporting Judge Parker, with the ex-
ception of the Evening Post support
Judge Herrick. The Brooklyn Daily
| Eagle says:
He is a tall, broad, strong man, so
wide between the temples and so long
| from the forehead to the cerebellum
that he wears a No. 8 hat. When he
| was a child he met with a sad accl-
dent which has made him permanent
ly lame in one of his feet. This has
| rendered movement deliberate, though
not difficult, and it has not prevented
| him from walking, hunting, swim
ming, rowing and other forms or eX-
ercise of which he is fond He is
capable of long and hard work. lie
came to the bar after tutelage of the
| best sort at the State capital, Where
| he has always lived. He was opposed
by and associated with the great lead
| ers of the bar at the State capital
! from the time of Lyman Tremalne,
Samuel Hand, Peter Cagger, Rufus W.
Peekham and S. w. Rosendale, TO the
present. He has been active in the
prosecution or the defense of notable
criminal cases. as District Attorney
| and of notable civil cases. as Corpor-
| alton Counsel When Rufus w. Peck
ham was elected to the Court or APP
peals, Mr.. Herrick was elected 10 the
Supreme Court to succeed MN tnere.
His term there will not expire until
! December 81. 1905. But he will have
! to resign his judgeship before election,
| this year, to make votes for him as
a candidate for Governor legal.
| Judge cannot become eligible to a po-
! litical office, without reslgn1ng MS Ju-
| dicial place before the day of election,
though a. judge can be legally voted
for, if he is g candidate for another
wholly judicial position.
| Judge Herrick is able, vigorous,
| independent and aggressive. He has
not wholly kept out of political man
| aeement, since he became a Judge,
| but country judges of neither party do
| that.
"Since the expiration of his term on
the Appellate Division, Judge Herrlck
has been on circuit or trial duty. he
has repeatedly been assigned TO trlai
| duty in this county, at the request OF
the Appellate Judges here, and by the
| act of various State executives. our
! bar and our jurors know him Well
| and esteem him highly. They know
| that he is not only entirely able, put
| invariably addicted to differentlate
his judicial work from his polltlcal
| interests or preferences.
"Within Democracy, Judge HerricB
! has always been opposed to Tammany
and opposed by Tammany. He help
| ed. as a delegate, to instruct the State
| Democracy for Grover Cleveland in
1884, and to nominate him for Presi-
| dent, that year, in spite of, and be-
| cause of the fact that Tammany
under John Kelly, was against Cleve-
land He helped William c. Whitney
and Daniel S. Lamont. in 1892. to re-
nominate Grover Cleveland against
David B. Hill. for whom the Demo
cratic Convention had been instruct
ed. Long before that, Mr.. Herrick
supported Tilden for Governor and
President and Lucius Robinson, twice
| for Governor, against Tammany OPP
position. Though not yet an old man.
| the anti-Tammany record of ID. Cady
Herrick in New York politics is long
/ err and stronger and more unvarying
| than that of any eminent country
| Democrat. Yet, by the irony of poll
ties, Tammany itself has been forced
| to swallow him and will. we presume,
| give to him its customary support"
The New York World, which has
been mainly occupied for more than
a week N opposing the nomination
! of Mr.. Stanchfield, says:
''The nomination of Judge Herricl
a candidate who at least wears nc
boss's collar and bears no mans tag
His ability, courage and honesty vii
he questioned by none. He has II
the past been the resolute opponent o
| both Hill and the Tammany bosses
The quality of his Democracy is at
tested by the fact that he was az
| ind c It's ''thQ arden