The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-28
POLITICS IN NEW YORK
ALI PHASES OF THE. SITUATION
 ON DEMOCRATIC SIDE.
Cleveland Meetings-Leader Murphy Pieased-Bryan in Town Mysterious and Sug-
 gestive.
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 Charles F. Murphy expressed his hearty approval yesterday of the action or the Tammany committee of the Twenty ninth District in formally launching the Cleveland boom on Wednesday night. He indicated that such gatherings in all the districts would be highly pleasing to him.
 Undoubtedly Mir. Cleveland is grow ing stronger every day." said he. Demo crats from every section of the country are looking to him to lead them to victo- ry. He is the only man who has won for the party in forty years and there is not the shadow of q doubt that he is stronger today than at any time since he became a national figure. with ms record and his victories behind him he could do more to enthuse Democrats generally than any other man.
 Wants Strongest Men.
 'The meeting in the Twenty-ninth Dis trict was purely a district affair, but 1t represented the sentiments of the people of the district. l repeat what I have said before: I am looking for the strongest man, the man who can win, and I am for Mir. Cleveland because think he Is that man. But have com mitted myself to no one and will not do so. The delegation from New York State should be sent to St. Louis free and unhampered to select whoever is the strongest man."
 Have you any assurance that MT. Cleveland would accept the nomination." was asked.
 Who could refuse it?" was the reply.
 The meeting in the Twenty-ninth Dis- trict was the beginning of MT. Murphy's active campaign and 1t Is believed that 1t will be followed by others soon.
 A. Prentiss Bailey of the Utica Ob- server, spent yesterday at Princeton with the ex-President. It is believed that he went there to obtain some expression from MT. Cleveland regarding the nomi- nation. Asked last night if Mir. Cleve- land still adhered to his letter sent to pr. McKelway, he said:
 ''I think he does. But I do not believe | that MT. Cleveland appreciates the ex- tent of the sentiment for his renomina- | tion that prevails among Democrats gen. | orally throughout the country. He does I not realize how strong and how earnest l the demand is that he should once more lead the party. Democrats regard him | as the ablest and strongest man who car ] be nominated"
 Harritv Favors Cleveland. | William F. Harrity, of Pennsylvania former Chairman of the National Com. mittee, who managed MT. Cleveland: | last campaign, was in the city yester- day. Mir. Harrity is a strong advocate of MT. Cleveland's nomination ant thinks that he or some man of his typt should be named.
 The statement was made by an up State Democrat of prominence yesterda!
 that the following upstate counties | would join Tammany Hall in demanding
 MT. Cleveland's nominations: Clinton
 Renssalaer, Cayuga, Niagara, Erie
 Monroe and perhaps Albany.
 Smith M. Weed will head a Clevelan,
 delegation from Clinton County.
 William J. Bryan unexpectedly arrive
 In town at 10 o'clock last night to fill
 hurriedly made engagement with Nor
 man E. Mack. and slept at the Hoffman
 House under the same roof with Davi
 B. Hill and a dozen Parker boomers wh
 have been in conference here. Mir .Bryan's sudden visit had every ap
 pearence of having been In response to
 telegraphic summons from MT. Mack t , meet Mir. Hill and other friends of Judg Parker.
 , He was met at the hotel by MT. Macs pr. John H. Girdner and several othe political friends and at once went to hi