The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-18

would Rather Have Parker in the
White House Than Roosevelt An
other Term - business Men
Alarmed at the Chance of ROosc-
veIt's Observation-Disclosures Parker
or Cleveland Considered Prefera-
BILE by Many Prominent Republic
cnns-CleVeIand Talk Keeps hob
hing Up.
BY r. NJ. Larner.
Washington, May 17.-Casual politi-
cal visitors in Washington are astound-
ed when brought in contact with a
group of Observation-Disclosures Republ-
cans. The wide-open opposition to
President Roosevelt by prominent
members of the Republican party, free
" expressed in public places. gives
the visitor the impression that Judge
Parker or whoever the Democratic
candidate may be, will have little trou-
BILE in turning President Roosevelt out
of the White House.
There was an informal gathering of
politicians and newspaper men at one
of the leading uptown hotels a few
evenings ago. In the party was a dis
tinguished Republican from Pennsyl-
vania, who has and still occupies a
high place in the councils of the Key
stone majority. Naturally the con-
versation drifted into politics. Politics
overshadows all other topics of con-
Versation just now. Political discus
sions are heard at the firesides of al
most every home, in the churches, in
all public places and particularly at
the White House.
Pnrl<er's Prospects.
Judge Parker's prospects for secur-
ing the nomination was under con-
sideration, and some of the members
of the gathering were disposed to dis
count Judge Parker's running quail
ties on the ground that he is not a
politician. 1t was asserted that judges
who have been long on the bench lose
all interest in national or state politics
This assertion was promptly combated
by citing the membership of the SUI
preme Court of the United States to
prove that a man does not sink his
partisanship when he arises to the dig
nifty of the supreme bench. The Elec-
toral Commission was recalled to prove
that on that memorable occasion the
five members of the court voted with
their party associates. So it was in
the income tax cases, and so it has al
ways been when great political issues
have been tried before the Supreme
Court.
Pennsylvania View.
At this point in the conversation.
some suggested that it does not mat
ter who the Democrats nominate, as
President Roosevelt is fully convinced
that he will be elected to succeed him
self Then it was that the keystone
Republican opened up his rapid fire
administration guns. He said in
substance that the men who run to the
White House so often, only tell the
President what he likes to hear, not
what is really being said, and felt by
more than IS per cent. of the practical,
conservative members of the Republic
can party.
Don't Want Him "FOur More YearS.p
Coming from such a source. these
sensational comments upon the Re-
publican President. almost took away
the breath of some of the persons pres
ent. THE question the thinking peo.
pie are asking themselves" continued
the Pennsylvania, lis, what will he do
next? Business men all over the coun-
try are alarmed at the prospect of four
more years of Roosevelt in the White
House, and / am not overstating the
situation when 1 assert that there are
thousands and thousands of conserya-
tive Republicans who are not doing
much talking, but if the Democrats
should be wise enough to nominate
some safe. well-balanced man. they
would quietly walk to the polls and
cast their votes for him in preference
to voting for Roosevelt"
Either Parker or Cleveland.
When asked to name such a Demo-
crat as would attract the class of Re-
publican voters mentioned. the reply
was: EITHER Judge Parker or Grover
Cleveland. 1 believe Cleveland Woul1
get more votes than any man the Dem
ocrats can name" There were several
well-known Democrats present. who
concurred, somewhat reluctantly, i'll
that opinion. AS matter of fact, there
is a very strong under current of senti-
ment all over the country in favor Of
Cleveland, and it will not down. Every
day the belief grows stronger that Mr.
Cleveland may eventually be selected
10 try conclusions with the strenuous
One"