The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
TO STUMP OR NOT,
WORRIES PARKER
Much Conflicting Advice
Causes IndecisiOn.
C0NDENSING HIS SPEECH
Fairbanks 70 Enthuse Jerseymen To-
night-Sheehan' Quiet Work in
Maine-La Toilette on Traitors.

ITO stump or not to stump-that is
the question"
Thus is Judge Parker soliloquizing, in
the quiet moments between darkness and
dawn, which are the only ones in which
he can expect TO be free from the din
ming into his ears of arguments for or
against the speechmabing plan.
Democratic leaders OF all grades have
been trying to get close enough to the
candidate TO tell him that the American
people like to see the man they are
asked to vote for. The voters want to
size him up, they say, with their own
eyes. President Roosevelt's cross-coun-
try trips and the Swing around the cir
Gle put him into the closest kind of
touch with the masses, Judge Parker is
informed. and he must do something 70
counteract the Presidents evident pOpu-
larity If the Democrats want to make
any kind of a showing in the doubtful
States this fall.
Indecision Holds Sway.
Greatly TO the advantage OF the Re
publican side, and correspOndingly bad
for the opposition, IS the fact that the
Sage of Esopus is almost torn asunder
by the conflicting advice Of those VINO
not yet reached a final conclusion. He
has intimated. by giving up his st.
Louis visit. that he viii not make any
big political trip but will stick closely
TO the policy of silence. A speech in
New York, and a letter or two, viii be
enough, say some of his friends. Speak,
speak, speak, say others Don't
speak" comes the advice from another
quarter. So there you are.
From a Republican standpoint there
would be great rejoicing II the Demo
cratic candidate could only be Induced
TO 60 on the stump. There would be
the greatest confidence that Parker
would be led 70 say something which
would put him and his party in a mole
and assure New York and New Jersey
to the Republicans. Whatever he might
say TO please the Eastern Cold Demo
Gratis would fail like bOmbsnell among
the strong Bryan following in southern
Indiana and Illinois. Any wavcring on
the money issue to please those States
would probably end all chances in New
York. So the judges policy of silence
seems founded on the best lines of iea-
soning. drawn from his observation Of
the entire field.
Rewriting His Letter.
Candidate Parker seems to have gotten
2 good deal of advice from the distin-
guIshed Democratic editors who visited
him this week, and not the least of il
was the the good newspaper maxim OF
saying things as briefly and and 10 the
point as possible They warned him that
busy Americans want 10 get something
crisp and mea-y, rather than a long.
prosaic treatises on the laW-bOok style.
Accepting this advice as most timely
and valuable. the candidate is now en-
gagged in rewriting and COndensing
Somewhat his letter OF acceptance Al
though the lob seems a hard one, Judge
Parker Is trying 10 make his letter more
crisp and forcible without altering the
ideas
Can't Change His Style.
However. It is doubtful IL he will sue
coed in changing his literary style. which
is excmplifled in his speech Of acceptance.
and his speech TO the editors. On this
point several Of the editors were quite
persistent. They wanted the candidate
10 evolve some catchy phrase like turn
the rascals out" and il was hard for
them TO realize how opposed to this are
a judicial training. and the habits Of
the bench and courtroom.
Judge Parker's plan is TO submit the
issues Of the campaign 70 the people
with the dignity, careful phrasing. and
accurate statement that opposing counsel
would submit arguments and briefs TO
the court OF appeals. His speech OF ac-
ceptance discussed several points, his
speech 70 the editors another point, and
bis letter Of acceptance IS intended TO
be full summing up Should anything
be overlooked or need TO be supplement-
ed be intends 20 provide further speech
CT letter TO accomplish this end
Fairbanks as Advance Agent.
Senator Fairbanks is continuing his
stumping tour without any show Of ia
tigue. and. besides his efforts in New
England, is booked TO open the cam
paign In five States-New Jersey, West
Virginia. Delaware. Maryland. and
Pennsylvania The Keystone State may
be dropped from the list at the last
minute, as arrangements have already
been made for opening the campaign at
Reading. tie center OF the Gibraltar
OF Democracy" on September "a
The New Jersey campaign will be
opened tonight at Jersey City with the
Indiana Senator as the chief speaker.
Tomorrow he Will go to Oyster Bay and
spend a day and a night with the Presl-
up New York State.
Eyes How on Maine.
Following closely on the Vermont cleo
ticn. and almost as important from the
barometer point Of view, comes the State
election IN Maine next Monday. Senator
Fairbanks has been UP there talking TO
the tall woodemen. secretary Wilson
made speeches to the rural population
and tonight Attorney General Moody
viii close the campaign in the Pine Tree
State with a final appeal 20 "sit tight
on the g. O. Z. band-wa gOu.
Secretary Wilson. since his return
here, has given assurances that the Yer
mont result viii be repeated in Maine.
only more So" as famous character
in the book world has said. BY this the
Secretary does not mean a larger nu-
merical plurality, Of course. since the
vote IS smaller than IN Vermont. But
he does mean the ratio will follow the
normal Maine election habit. with no
signs OF a slump or Democratic land
slide.
The Mckinley Democrats.
. The first notable reaIigument Of the
Mckinley Democrats IN eight years will
be brought about in Maine this year
through the quiet work Of William T.
Sheehan, chairman OF the Democratic
National Executive Committee, who has
been spending some time there for
recreation of and on.
What Sheehan did was 10 take the
State leaders OF into dense pine for
est and disclose 90 them his grand pet
scbeme- II was. In chief 10 get busy al
once in hunting up ali the Democrats
who stayed away from tho party and
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