The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-21
Much Regret at Possibility of
 His Refusal
WANT HIM 10 BE CHAIRMAN
Represer .Slve GoIdfogIe Thinks the Demo Sftic Majority in New York
 soa Be overwheIming-ls
 Q satisfied With Platform.
RY PATTERSON sTEALEY.

WA Ea9OfN - @FNE6
 Washington, July 2O.--(Special.)-T Is general regret here among democrats over the possible refusal of Senator Cor man to accept the chairmanship of the national democratic committee.
 It Is conceded on all sides that the able and sagacious Maryland senator is by odds the most qualified man for the high and important position. He is the choice of all the leading democrats and was ear nestly urged to take the chsirmanship by his cousin Mir. Davis the vice presi- dential candidate He is also doubtless favored by Judge Parker, though unlike Mir Roosevelt. Judge Parker is not inter- fering in matter wholly in the hands of the national committee.
 The post of national chairmanship which while honorable and important Is thankless one; for if the party is beaten, the chairman is always blamed more than even the candidate and if the party is successful the chairman is given little credit and In some cases the cold shoui- der by the President elected.
 This was the case in 1884 when Senator German not only elected Cleveland, but prevented the republican managers from bunting him out of the electoral vote of New York After Cleveland took his seat he never let an opportunity es- cape him to throw a brick at German. His ingratitude to German was the talk of public men in Washington for years. When Senator German reflects over his past work in the national committee, very naturally he does not care to be placed in position where his embarrassing 1T not humiliating experiences could be repeated. As Fred TalDott of Maryland expresses It. "Oh. yes, they always want German to elect their presidents, but what does he ever get out of it-Nit
 Representative GoIdfogle.
 Judge Parker is going to carry New York by a great big oldfashioned demo- cratic majority declared Representative Henry M. Goldfogle of the Ninth New York congressional district today New York city will surprise the nation by the majority the democrats will roll up for Judge Parker next November" he de- clared. 'The presidential candidate is im- mensely popular in the big city, His pop ularity is growing daily, too. It VIII De the first time the people of the state have had an opportunity to vote for a man Of sound business and political Judgment since 1892 We will also have an oppor- tunity of supporting not only an eastern man, but resident of our own state. Everything combines to foreshadow rousing democratic victory in the Empire state.
 sProphesying is a bad business at the best, but I know it is an old saving that as New York goes, so goes the country. It does not take prophet nor son or prophet to see the steady flood tide set ting toward Judge Parker up our way, so you may draw your own conclusions
 ssrhe democratic vote in New York city will easily be sufficient to overcome the republican vote up the state. Judge Parker will be polling a few votes In the state himself, while the Roosevelt enthu- siasts arc at work, and l firmly believe that the republican ticket will come down to the Bronx this year with the smallest plurality of any set of candidates Tor many years past. There are daily evi- dences of Judge Parker's increasing strength, throughout the state
 People ocking 10 Ills Standard.
 "The people are docking to his stand ard. Where there was doubt prior to the convention and for part or the time the national assemblage was In ses- sion there is now nothing but confidence. The democrats are going into the hght with an enthusiasm that has not oee' known for many days. They confidently believe they are going to win and they will leave no stone uTturned to realize their hopes.
 Tn Judge Parker the people see safe sound, dignihed and conservative man. They know he will do nothing to upset prevailing business conditions. They know that the general uneasiness and business unrest that the republicans have predicted would follow democratic sue success will not come through with Judge Parker in the White House. The people know that he Is man to be implicitly trusted with the rens of government. And speaking of national affairs, want to add just word about the St. Louis platform It is a platform upon which we can all stand. It is platform that bespeaks the support of the people. It promises more real American ideals than the republicans are offering. The democratic platform is one in which the people can and in which they are placing confdence.''