The Washington times., 1904-07-24
Judge Parker Declines
an Invitation From
Chicago'S Mayor.
TAMMANY MAYBE tanned
Murphy to Support Nominee
and Asks HIS Advice.
Turns Down Dinner.

ESOPUS, y. Y, July pa telegram
from Carter Harrison. mayor of Chi
cagO, came to Rosemont today an
nouncing that tomorrow a delegation Of
ChlcagOans is TO call on Judge Parker,
inviting him to be the principal speaker
at a Democratic meeting to be held in
Chicago on August 20, the lesser light Of
the occasion to be William Jennings
Bryan.
Judge Parker is likely to tell the dele
cation that he viii carefully consider the
matter and send a definite answer 10
Chicago as soon as he reaches a deci-
sion.
Will Decline.
For many reasons. his friends say.
Judge Parker can be expected TO cour-
teously decline the invitation. and will
thus let Mr.. Bryan have the floor TO
himself upon an occasion that might
otherwise be fraught with most momen-
tous consequences TO the nominee.
Whether he will resign the chief Judge
ship Of the State before or after August
3 is another problem that the candidate
has yet To solve. II before his successor
VIII be elected at the general election
next fall
T. A'4N ~ VI al llAtDiiAIb NIL LlDlt CHAR
acter made its appearance today show
ing that Tammany Hall has tacitIy
promised not only loyalty and firm sup
port 10 the Presidential candidate, but
has invoked his advice in the running Of
the Democratic campaign in New York
city.
Tammany Tanned.
! At the instigation Of Mayor Mcclellan
and Leader Charles F. Murphy Edward
S RapellO. a Tammany lawyer, wrote
a letter to Judge Parker only a day or
/ two after the ST. Louis convention
| adjourned, telling him that the Demo
| cratic Club of Manhattan wished 10 be
the first 10 entertain him AT a private
! dinner and incidentally effect for him d
! cordial introduction 10 Mayor Mcclellan
| Mr Murphy and the other leaders OF
! Tammany.
No reply, however, came at once. anG
! in the interim Bourke Cochran. beine
up here on a four-hour call, improved
the occasion TO urge the judge to an
1 swer kindly, and II possible accept.
] Three OF four days ago d reply was
sent TO the Manhattan, but its character
cannot be learned.
Yesterday at Rosemont ii was au
thOritaIively declared that no dinner in
nominee
1t is to be presumed that this genera
statement includes the Tgmmany case
Day for Notification.
II was announced that Judge Parker
will be formally notified Of his nomi
nation for the Presidency on Wednes
day. August 10.
The candidate fixed the date himself
and this morning sent a telegram u
Champ Clark. chairman OF the Demo
cratic notification committee. annOunC
ing thar he would receive the commit
tee at Rosemont at that time.
Precedent will be followed rigidh
even 70 the details Of the function an,
10 that end the nominee is now study
ing official records Of similar occasion!
in former years.
Will Follow Lincoln.
Since the zine Of Lincoln the onl,
substantial difference an notification
have been in the length thereof IN
second notification was brief and ha
SO impressed the judge tina, he VII
probably follow its details closely
II is barely possible that. owing q
the great number OF men upon TIA
committee on uouGcatiOn-nfty-tw
the ceremony viii be held uTon ia
RosrHOnt lawn.
! The exf.ectutlou is that the speech O
| the nominee lu response 10 the forma
notification by the chairman Of IN
! committee viii De very brief, and tina
iauy explanation OF views re may haV
70 make Will be- deferred tor the lette
, Of acceptance which will be issued ubou
D ..E.La D..