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rnE pAnkER sENrIMENT.

| THE PARKER SENTIMENT
A good deal of Parker sentiment is
cropping out in various parts of the
country, but it is by no means certain
that Judge Parker is as strong
in his own state as he was month or
so ago. It is noticeable that the Cd
position of Mr.. Murphy the Tammany
leader, is having it's effect. If Mr.. Muir
ply were to favor him there is no
doubt that the New York delegation to
the National Convention would be for
him.
What Mr.. Murphys reasons are for
opposing him are not known to the pub
lie. 1t MAY be that he thinks that in
the event of his nomination and cleo
ton Judge Parker would be dominated
| by ex-senator Hill, and it is probable
that Tammany doesn't feeP any too
kindly towards Mr.. Hill. II will be re-
called that if the New York delegation
had followed Mr.. HIPS lead in the Kan,
sas City convention the free silver plank
wouldn't have been in that platform.
1t was Mr.. Croker who dominated the
delegation on that occasion and left
Mr.. Hill without the support of his dele
cation in his fight for sound money
declaration. 1t is within the bounds of
probability that Mr.. Croker's influence
keeps Mr. Murphy from favoring Judge
Parker, Mr.. Croker still being hostile to
Mr.. Hill.
OF course Tammany being so impor-
tant a factor in the Democratic party
of New York it is hardly probable that
the party in that state would insist
upon the delegation to the National
Convention being instructed for Judge
Parker against the wishes of Tammany
and if New York isn't in favor of Judge
Parker will delegations from other
states insist upon his nomination?
This question is suggested by an in
terview in yesterdays Morning News
with Judge Eric Gambrell of Dallas
Tex. In the course of his talk Judge
GrambrelI said that he was confident
that the delegation from his state to
the National Convention would be for
Judge Parker and it was his belief
that the South generally was for him.
He was in Washington a few days ago
and found that at least two-thirds OF
the Southern members Of Congress Ia
vored his nomination.
If the sentiment for Judge Parker in
the South is as strong as Judge Gam
brell thinks il is. will the Southern
delegations in the nominating conven-
ton insist upon his nomination even
though the New York delegation
doesn't favor it? If the opposition in
New York to Judge Parker is confined
to a few of the Tanlmany leaders, and
it becomes apparent that that oppo-
sition is due to the fact that Judge
Parker is a close friend of Mr.. Hill,
will the friends of Judge Parker in this
and other sections be willing to aban-
don him and accept the choice Of Tam
many?
The impression is becoming stronger
every day that it is the purpose of Mr..
Murphy to bring about the nomination
of Mr. Mcclellan, Mayor of New York,
if he can. AS far as known Mr.. Muir
ply is not heartily supported by Tam
many in this purpose. Still he may be
able TO command the full support of
Tammany when the time for action
comes.
1t is now being stated in the public
prints that 1Ir. Bryan wouldn't, in all
probability, object to the nomination of
Mr.. Mcclellan, and also that Mr..
Hearst would give him his support in
the event he saw there was no chance
for his own nomination. 1t looks,
therefore, as If there were more in the
effort to make Mr.. Mcclellan the nomi-
nee than appears on the surface. 1t is
a question. however. to what extent
Democrats outside of New York will
be willing to yield their convictions to
Tammany's wishes simply because
there is no chance for the Democratic
party to win the election without the
electoral vote of New York.