The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-28
Report Has Il That Friends Of
Judge Parker Are Switching
to ex.Presidens.
WAL STREET NOW WAvERING
Leading Democrats Seem 10 Hold
TO Opinion That Princeton
Sage Could Alone
BE Successful.

alarmed at the way the Parker boom
is sagging, and have discovered un-
mistakable evidence that prominent
Wall street democrats are In favor OF
sidetracking Parker for Cleveland.
The Cleveland men In the Tilden and
Manhattan clubs are quietly pushing
along the Cleveland boom. and they
have made more headway In the last
week than any previous time. because
OF the weakening Of Parker In the
west and south.
There IL no longer any doubt. many
democratic politicians say. that cleve-
land wants the nomination again. His
talk with d representative OF the Tri-I
bune at his home in Princeton two
months ago indicated that he was q
receptive candidate, but did not expect
to be chosen at St. Louis. He promised
Judge Parker and said that democrats
would not need be apprehensiye II he
should be nominated and elected
The state conventions recently have
shown a lack OF warmth toward the
Parker boom, and there are indics-
tions. politicians say, that Parker viii
fall OF nomination. The slogan Of the
Bryan Hearst men is anyone but
Parker" and they are ready, II would
seem, TO make a combination against
the Esopus Judge. and might take
even a weaker candidate than Parker.
II they could go away from the conven-
tion feeling that they had beaten Hill
and Belmont. These Developments
have not escaped the notice OF the
friends OF ex-Presldent Cleveland in
this city.
Another thing being talked about by
the Cleveland boomers IL that Tam
many hall is tentatively committed to
his candidacy. and would fall into line |
behind him In the belief that Hill
would be stranger in the white
house should Cleveland be elected.
The southern democrats do not care
particularly who the candidate Is.
They held the postoflices while Cleve-
land was president, and they are be-
coming desperately hungry for the off,
ces once more. They reason that
Cleveland has demonstrated his
strength In this state, and that II he
could carry 1t in 1884 and again In
1892 he might be able to carry 1t again.
His election would give them the post
offices and the collectorships, and they
would overlook objections which they
have to Mr.. Cleveland II they could
once again enjoy the delights Of di-
viding the spolls.
A member Of the board OF governors
OF the Tilden club, where the Parker
boom was launched about year ago
said yesterday:
1T looks more and more like Cleve-
land. Hill has spoiled democratic
prospects In this state and has worked
up a feeling Of antagonism that war
rants the prediction that Parker could
not carry the state II he should get
the nomination. Murphy would soon
er see Hill's candidate defeated than
have the democrats in control In the
state and nation. with the prospect
that Hin would antagonize Tammany
hall In the distribution Of patronage.
| am convinced that Cleveland wants
he nomination a fourth time, That
would break all records in democratic
national history. and would give Cleve-
land unique distinction. have
sounded prominent men in both the
rilden and the Manhattan clubs and
they agree in saying that Parker is
out OF the race, and that
Cleveland is the most available man
10 nominate. The south doee not
earn for him, but It will take any man
hat the convention chooses, and after 1
Il the crux OF the situation is New
'ork. No distinctively Hill man can I
AIRY it. Unfortunately Judge Parker {
J on the defensive on that score. The /
IMPRESSION has gone abroad that Hill '
dominating him, and that he dare
OF speak out on the issues of the day. G
his is not true, but 1t looks to be a I
lct, especially with the Bryan men, /
leyeland has made as good an expla- {
alton as possible Of the famous bond t
ansaction In his last administration, Y
nd, while it does not suit the rank
nd file, 1t makes him solid in Wall
rect, where the democrats have here
fore been weak Cleveland says that m
. is not a candidate. and does not h,