New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-31

DELEGATES TO state convention 40
For OF sHr4ir i@s
Parker majority lsd
With New-York behind him. the Hill men say
that Parker has almost clear field for the
nomination at St. Louis.
The friends Of Mr.. Hill have been saying re-
Gently that it not matter Of great conse-
Quence whether the State convention instructed
its delegates for Parker or not. Yesterday they
said that the delegation would be instructed
The Hfll-Parker victory in Erie and Onondaga
put plenty of fighting spirit into the Hill men.
and they said nothing yesterday about concfIi-
ating Murphy.
The McCarren men admitted that Doyle and
Kehoe had given them hard beating in Kings.
but IN their happiness over the general result
they forgot the sting Of their reverse in Coney
Island and Red Hook The Murphy men felt
pretty sore over the failure Of William ]. Con-
ners in Erie. and ex-Mayor Kirk in Syracuse. to
stem the Hill-Parker tide. The Murphy men
expect before the State convention meets to get
several Of McCarren's delegates away from him.
A systematic campaign Of aggression toward the
McCarren machine is going to be maintained
by the Tammany men. If McCarren had stood
with Murphy Tammany would have been SUI
preme in the State. McCarren has followed IN
the footsteps Of Hugh Mclaughlin In making
an alliance with the wofert's Roost statesman.
and has inflicted Murphy blow that will
not soon be forgotten.
EFFECT ON HEARST.
The Parker victory on Tuesday leaves WILL
lam r. Hearst without delegates in his own
State unless it should turn out that Charles F.
Murphy, in order to Seat Hill out. should throw
the Tammany vote at St Louis to Mr.. Hearst.
This is regarded as extremely improbable. In
asmuch as Mr.. Hearst Is likely to ally his fol-
lowing with the Bryan men al St. Louis IL IS
believed that the Hill men will not show any
quarter TO any one opposed to Judge Parker.
The mix-up in Erie County IS sufficiently weird
to keep the politicians by the Lake shore guess
ing for weeks to come. Norman z. Mack is the
Hill leader there. and has captured six of the
seven Assembly districts. At the same time Mr..
Mack is Bryan man. and IN both campaigns
worked and fought for the Nebraskan- Now
he finds himself allied with the Parker move
ment and no matter how much he admires
Bryan he is committed to Parker and all that
Parker represents. W. J. Corners retired Mack
largely on account Of the latter's radical
ism. The exigeucies Of the campaign forced
Corners into an alliance with Tamnany Hall
against Parker. and now he is high and dry
without a successful margin as leader. He capt
Ured only one district and II Is doubtful II he
can hold the three delegates from the one dis
trict away from Parker
The result IN Erie is attributed directly 70 the
manipulation Of ex-Lieutenant Governor Billy
Sheehan. who took ch1rge or the Parker cam
paign against Corners. Mr.. sheehan some time
ago retired from politics. but he seems 20 be
back in :he fight. II he wants the Erie dele
gates to help bring about his own nomination
for Governor IN the next state convention, proba-
tIy he can get them.
The accesSiOns to the Parker column Of dele
gates on Tuesday was as follows; Albany. y;
Rensselaer, Q. Kings. 81. OnOndaga. u. Monroe,
u; Erie 81: Niagara. s. Cayuga. s; total. 49,
II the unit rule should be enforced in all these
county delegations the total would he IA.
Against these 13j may he opposed the 30 votes
in the metropolitan district. as follows;
New-York County. 1O5; Kings. s; Queens. s:
Richmond, 8 Primaries and conventions yet To
be held will increase the Parker vote about IS.
as follows: Broone. s. Chautauqua. s; Column
bia. 3: Delaware. 3; Fulton and Hamilton. 3;
Greene 3: Herkimer. 8; Lewis. 3; oneida. 3.
Orange. 6; Rockland. 3: 81. Lawrence. s; Seneca,
3; Steuben. 6. Suffolk. 6. Warren. 3; Yates. 3
total. IS.
TAMNrANY's GRAIN OF COMFORT"
II IS fact which the Tammany men try to
wiring some comfort from that only few Of
the DELEGATES thus far chosen IN the State have
been instructed for Parker. but as a matter OF
fact they are sure 10 vote for Parker when the
time comes.
Charles F. Murphy stayed inside his home all
day Yesterday. The attitude OF the Murphy men
was set forth last night at the Democratic Club
by President Fox. who said:
1T is not true that Tammany men are op-
posed to Judge Parker as a man OF as candi-
date The attitude OF Mr. Murphy from the
start has been that il unwiss TO instruct
the delegation to St Louis. l regard Judge
Parker as an excellent citizen and admirable
Democrat. II he Is nominated doubtless he WIN
win. but at the same time stand with Tam
many Hall in insisting that it would be more
Democratic II the delegation from the Empire
State went to 81. Louis uninstructed"
Francis Iynde Stetson. at one time Grover
CIeveIands legal adviser. said:
1T gives me great pleasure TO observe the
high estimate which has been placed upon the
character and integrity OF Judge Parker whom
I have known we'll and favorably since I first
met him as a delegate to the state Democratic
Convention in Syracuse in April. 1880 and later
at the National Democratic Convention which
nominated General Hancock in Cincinnati In
June. 1850
From that time until his promotion 70 the
bench IN 1885. Judge Parker was active in Dem
ocratic politics. being in full accord with what
popuIarIy were known as the Tilden and the
Cleveland movements: and ne enjoyed the con-
ddence and regard Of those back Of those move
ments as well as that Of Democrats generally
Since his accession to the bench he has grown
steadily and deservedly in the appreciation Of
the bar and OF the public.
Il am confident that as nominee for the Presi-
dency Judge Parker would receive the cordial