The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-07
PARKER AND ROOSEVELT.
Political Rivals who Are Warm
Personal Friends.


From the New York Herald.
I, IS interesting % note that 1f-.
Roosevelt and Judge Parker. more
over, are likely . IL the rival can
di1ztes for the presidency this year
ara warm personal friends. Each has
2 sincere liking tor TIE othe-. probably
because they are 50 different said
one OF Judge ParkeEs associates n
Albany. While NJ. Roosevelt vas
Governor Of New YORK he and the
Judge were thrown together = good
deal. They are b1th friends for nd
ing, and many . nice chat they used
20 have - the saddle while calter-
ing about the hills q Albany. They
are alike n one -1s1g-He.-her ever
gives u his ride on account Of the
weather. but sr-ashs1 through mud
s-- braves transforms as IL -hac were
l1s- Tire sort o. Thing he dotted on.
TIE Judge Is IL. as furious a driver
as TIE President, and does not run
MS horse ID hill ard down dale as
--=s me younger man. Nor does he
swing his hat round n the air and
c-y E.1-yl-E XIII" cowboy fashion, as
NJ. Roosevelt. sometimes does IL the
e1uceEAEce o. his outdoor enjoyment.
The Judge IS more ss1ate, oo-h II
and OH OF the saddle. But ne and
President Roosevelt used % g=r along
Very well together, except when The
Governor SET too fast q pace, and
then the Judge was content 10 drop
quietly behind and take the dus. OF
his more energetic coIra1e.
Nj. Roosevelt and Judge Parker Of
ten had luncheon together in the old
days when both were il the sSJ,C@9,0o0
cag.t0. az Albany, ard when We may
Be sure, cnly one q them INDUCED
liz dreams OF living II the White House.
u AZ Albany they tell 2 story about
President Roosevelt and Judge Parker,
or rather. story which the Judge tells
on the President. They were out riding
enc morning. not long before the meet
ing the Republican National Conyen-
ton az Philadelphia Gov. Roosevelt
was already much talked Of for Vice
President, but protested 50 often and
yeheue1-ly that he did not want il
and would not have il, that Judge
Parker believed he was sincere.
of course you do not want the vice
presidency because you are going 70 De
President some day" said Judge Park
e- 10 the Governor.
"Oh, do not know about that" re-
Piled Col. Roosevelt, with a grin, but
III tell you what I'd like TO De above
What IS that, 4 lieutenant general at
the head OF q fighting army
No, if I could have my fondest wish
gratifed I'd be Governor OF the Philip
pines. just think, Judge, Of the JOY OF
that. Absolutely your own master, no
politicians TO placate, no Congress 10
consult, nothing but 10 have your own
sweet way about everything"
Judge Parker told this story long
time ago, before he had any idea Of be-
ing Mr.. Roosevelt's rival for presiden-
tial honors. He doesn't narrate ii now,
because il would sound too much like
telling tales out Of school, considering
all the present circumstances. PrObaO-
II the Judge has forgotten IL, but his
friends have not
Il has been said many times that
David B Hill refused 10 let Judge
Parker be nominated for Governor OF
New York II 1852. and thereby made
one OF the greatest blunders Of his
political career. The critics OF the for-
mer Senator say IL he had permit
ted Parker 10 be named for Governor
two years ago, instead Of young Mr..
Coler, he would have beaten Odell and
there would not now be the slightest
question OF his nomination for Presl-
dent.
II is generally admitted that one Of
the weak spots IN Judge EaFheE ; dN all
ability at this time is the fact that
he has never been tested as a can
didate before the people for an i'm
portant and political Office. His ma
iority for chief justice in 1887, while
surprisingly large, cannot be regard
ed as a fair criterion Of his success
as a vote getter in a real political
battle. Whereas if he had defeated
Odeu for Governor, as he would have
been pretty sure TO do, all doubts on
this score would have been put at
rest.
AT Albany last week I asked Sen
ator Hill about the story that he had
refused TO let his friend Parker be
nominated for Governor. For answer
Mr.. Hill got up from the big, we'll
Uttered table in his law office and
walked over TO a cabinet nearby, open
ed a drawer and pulled from among
several stacks of old speeches and
political documents a neatly printed
slim which ne handed me.