The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-13
IN THE NATIONAL
POLITICAL FIELD
The Outlook is Good For
Parker and Davis.
THE PARKER LETTER
Twill be a Strong Factor in the Cam
paign---When the New York Gov
vernon is Nominated New
York Will be Alive
With Activity.

Mr.. Josephus Daniels. member of
the National Democratic Executive
Committee from this State, who has
been in New York most of the time
for the past month, has returned
home. Speaking last night of the
national campaign, Mr.. Daniels said:
'"The leaders in the national fight
nave the campaign we'll in hand. are
getting full knowledge of the situation
IN the close states, and everything
is in readiness to make the closing
six weeks Of the campaign a united
and aggressive onslaught on Republi-
can strongholds. The Republicans
Will nominate their candidate for Gov
ernor of New York this week. the
democrats Will name their candidate
on the twentieth, and then the pow
der viii burn in the Empire State
until election day. Unless the Demo-
Gratis make mistake in their candid
ate Tor Governor, they are almost
sure to carry New York. and the
best sentiment in New York is that
New Jersey, New York and Connecti-
cut will all be found in the same
column in November. So far very
few meetings have been held in New
York State. Senator Bailey and E. M.
Shepard had q great meeting in
Brooklyn. Chauncy Depew had a
frost on Long Island. A few other
speeches have been made, but New
York never conducts a long cam
paign and it viii not grow hot until
the candidates for governor are nomi-
mated.
THE letter of Judge Parker will
have much to do with the campaign.
1t is going to be a strong and vigor-
Gus document and ought profoundly
to impress the country. He will
discuss the live questions with a
frankness and power that will make
it a telling arraignment of the Roose-
welt administration and the Republi-
can policy. His speech to the editors
had teeth and Dith and point. and
surprised those who thought the
Judge was SO judicial he could not
sharply arraign the opposition. His
speech made the best impression in
New York and elsewhere and was
aptly called by a New York paper "A
keynote speech There are a dozen
texts in that brief speech for splen-
did sermons that will be preached
on 5000 tripods in America.
THE editors who visited Esopus
were greatly pleased with Judge Par
ker. He is Il likeable man and makes
one feel at his ease in a moment. In
his receptions, there is no hurry, no.
body. in line feels like he is being
hurried or pushed along. Judge Par
ker gives a good hand-shake, and
opens the way for a little talk, and
as you depart seems to wish you could
linger for a longer chat. That is in
such marked contrast to the usual re-
Ception when the candidate gives a
pump handle shake, that it pleases
every caller. A story, stenograp phi
cally taken down. of all he said and
all his visitors said, would show that
he is one of the most versatile of
men, as delightful in conversation as
he is judicial when wearing the err
mine of that great Office he has re-
Gently dofed. | believe that every
editor who visited Judge Parker
came away with a greater liking for
the man as man. He is a 'folksay'
sort of great man, and if he could
have a brief conversation with every
voter he would be sure to win in a
walk.
He read his speech to the editors.
He did not read it as if he were.
reading a judicial opinion but he put
himself in the manuscript and en-
phasized the points he wished to
stress by an emphasis Of will and
manner. The opinion of the editors
who expressed themselves was that he
would strengthen himself by letting
the people come in closer contact. to
receive the cordial shake of his hand
and be in touch with his attractive
manner. He is not by any means
familiar or free and easy, but he has
a sympathetic and happy manner that
wins al who talk with him.
'The campaign in the doubtful States
is promising. The editors of Connecti-
cut, New Jersey, Delaware, Indiana,
Missouri and West Virginia all
brought good reports of the situation
in their states. They recognize that
the fight is close but they believe this
is q Democratic year.
mo State had a better representa-
ton at the banquet of editors at the
Waldorf-Astoria and at Esopus than
North Carolina. There were large
numbers from the doubtful states, but
North Carolina had the largest num-
ber from the surely Democratic state,
and they were a company of journal
lists of whom any state may feel
proud. They enjoyed every minute of
the time and made many friends
among editors from other states and
made North Carolina the head of the
table,
THE National Democratic head
quarters in New York is Veritable
hive of industry. From the high
est to the lowest every official and
assistant is hard at work, Chairman
Taggert leading them all. Every
morning at eight o'clock he is on
hand and he works till late into the
night He is as popular as he is
genial and industrious and aggressive.
He rings clear, too, upon Democratic
doctrine, and is leading in securing