The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-07-23
Gotham Letter


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NEW YORK, July 23.-The New
York newspapers showed the most re-
markable lack of enterprise during
the recent democratic national conven-
ton. Considering the fact that Judge
Parker the most promising of the nu-
nerous presidential candidates be-
fore the convention was a New Yorker
and that the large number of demo-
Gratis in this city might be supposed
10 have the greatest interest in the
outcome of the national convention or
the democratic party, the apathy and
lack of enterprise which the local
newspapers displayed, was partlcu-
Iarly remarkable. 1t is an actual fact
that not one of the local papers is
sued any convention special extras az
ter their regular issues and no bulle-
tins were displayed on the bulletin
boards of any of the downtown pa
pers. Even on the eventful Satur-
day wfen the Parker telegram placed
the convention in one of the most pc
'cullar positions ever known TO exist
In q political convention, not one OF
The New York papers had enterprise
enough to issue an extra or put up
bulletin on it's bulletin board. West
srners. accustomed to energetic and
snterprising journalism strongly COM
mented on the sleepy methods of our
metropolitan press.
The recent departure of the gigantic
new liner Baltic on its first return
trip demonstrated an interesting fea-
ture. The steamer was compelled to
start out with "a light load, about five
OF six thousand tons less than it's ca
harbor. With a full load the Baltic
draws about thirty-six feet of water,
depth of the water at the bar. Even
at thirty-two feet it is a risky thing
for the enormous steamship to cross
the bar. If more steamers of such
enormous capacity and depth are to
be built, it will be necessary to in
crease the depth of water in the
channel and, particularly, at the bar.
The work is slowly progressing, but
it is believed that it will be about
four years before the water will be
deep enough to enable steamers of
the size and capacity of the Baltic to
pass in and out with full loads.
The fractional fight in the Democrat
ic party in this city and state has by
no means been settled by the result
of the national convention in ST.
Louis. The unanimity which binds the
various factions together for the sup
port of the democratic presidential
candidate is only skin deep and is
confined purely to the support Of the
national ticket There is every rea-
son to believe, that the factional-fight
will continue in state matters and will
be waged with unprecedented bitter
ness in the coming democratic state
convention. There are several candi-
dates for the governorship in the
field, among them Mayor Mcclellan.
Comptroller Grout and Martin w. Lit
Teton, president of the borough of
complicated and interesting. Little
ton is said to be backed by Hill, and
that alone is sufficient to arouse the
opposition of Tammany Hall against
him, even were it not for the fact that
Tammany has its own candidate in
the person of Mayor Mcclellan. Tam
many Hall is determined and de-
clareS it will not have Littleton.
They demand that Mcclellan be nom
mated and it is rumored that they
make his nomination an absolute con-
dltion of their support of the Parker
ticket Grout is neither favored by
Hill nor by Murphy, but has a