Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-08
new YORK POLITICS
No Loosening of Party Spirit
on Either Side.
ROOT FOR GOVERN OR
THAT SEEMS TO BE THE FEELING
IN THE STATE.
The Tammany Courtship Not Taken
ROOT FOR GOVERNOR
The Tammany Courtship Not Taken
Kindly by County Democratic
McClellan's Future.
specisf Correspondence of The Evening Star.


an average Of party sentiment which is
much easier to measure than in the me-
tropolis.
During a trip to the Catskills / made
some passing inquiries just to see If there
was any loosening of the party spirit on
either side There does not seem to be any
The democrats, who are in the minority,
expect to remain in the minority Gener-
ally the talk was that their vote in the
presidential contest would be about what it
had been in the state election.
Judge Parker has the respect of his
neighbors, but even local pride does not
seem likely to win him republican support.
At the Mohonk Lake arbitration conference
politics, of course, was excluded, but there
were some groupings out. Mr.. Albert X.
Smiley, the leading spirit of that gather
ing, was the host for house party of 800
distinguished men and women. He had
many kindly things to say of Judge Gray,
who presided, but" he said, while we
would be glad to see his party honor itself
by nominating Judge Gray, those of us
who are republicans wouldn't feel that we
could vote for him. Then there Is Judge
Parker. He has been our neighbor for
twenty years and we like him. Yet If he
IL nominated l must tell you we would vote
for Roosevelt just the same.
Little Party Feeling.
The good nature with which this was re-
ceived showed that party feeling had little
place. 1t also was worth noting because 1t
was easy to satisfy oneself that this was
the common feeling. Judge Parker's re-
publican friends would like to see him
nominated, and during the campaign they
would say only good words or him. But
they will vote for Roosevelt.
Already 1t is apparent that as to the state
at large the national ticket suits them and
President Roosevelt will have the full
9th oF o rpnnDliCanS In the country,
perhaps a little more. The only concern is
over the state ticket. There appears TO De
q sentiment for New York city man, ana
IL trends toward Elihu Root. Mr. ROOT
unwillingness to be a candidate and other
complications may stop the movement pc
fore the convention meets in the fall. Yet
apparently it is like Speaker Cannon
boom for the vice presidency. Unless 1t is
headed off the movement VIII go on
The country democrats are being patted
on the back by all the factions In New
York city So far as my observations went
while they are not wildly enthusiastic over
Judge Parker. they are pleased with the
idea of him as a candidate DAVID Is. Hlii
showed shrewdness in anticipating TINS SEN
timent 1t enabled him to bring together
enough genuine strength to secure the in
dorsement of Judge Parker. Old-fashloneo
political manipulation had much to DO with
the instructions at the Albany convention
Yet II is now apparent that the movement
had a genuine groundwork of popular demo-
cratic sentiment.
The Tammany Courtship.
The country democrats do not take kindly
TO the Tammany courtship. They are told
by the anti-Tammany leaders that this is
presidential and not municipal election,
and that vote up in the republican fortress
of ST. Lawrence county for democratic
presidential candidate counts just as much
as one cast In New York city by Tam
many worker. This talk iatters and pleases
them, and really seems TO keep Tammany
from making much Roadway.
Another thing which blocks Tammany Is
the thoroughness of Hills organization
Though Hill has been shrewd enough to
keep away from Parker and to endure
meekly the outgivinss that Parker Is not
- his candidate, yet he makes ii very clear
that without Hill the Parker movement
would be void. All this has to be taken
into account when the stories are published
about Judge Parker managing his own
candidacy. He is managing candidacy of
his own. but the real campaign, and the
ono which battles the outsiders, Is managed
by Hill. He will name the members of the
various committees at st. Louis, and prob
ably will look after his old place on the
committee on resolutions. Judge Parker
will have the privilege of naming the men
who will put him in nomination, and that
10 about all he will have TO do with the New
York delegation under the unit rule.
Coming down to the city, the republicans,
II past experiences had not taught them to
be wary, might find comfort In the plight
of their opponents. The bitterness of the
fight in and out of the Tammany ranks Is
genuine. The factions really seem irrecon-
clable: but they are not, and the republ-
cans, knowing this. are not looking forward
to a decreased democratic vote In Novem-
Der. Leader Murphy has made some mis-
plays. and the skill he showed few months
back is no longer credited him. But this
is only a passing whim He may recoup
himself by some bold stroke similar to that
when he carried the war into Brooklyn and
fought Boss Mclaughlin to finish.
That Mr. MnrDhy still retains standing
outside of Tammany is shown by the re-
spect with which he Is treated. He Is not
yet Boss Murphy. The corporations which
Joined with Tammany In defeating the Low
administration see to 1t that he Is called
Leader Murphy. That is the test of
spectability for Tammany
Keeping the Lid On.
1t also is to be said that Tammany,
the city administration, is having fair sue
cess In keeping the lid on till after Novem-
Der. 1 have heard some cynical comment
about the motives which inspired the at
tack on the Western Union telegraph serv-
ice to the pool rooms. But whether the
motives were good or bad. the result has
created a better atmosphere. and Mayor
Mcclellan gets some benefit from it among
the people who are outside of Tammany.
The mayors future is involved in the
present situation. He can keep the lid on
Till November. but II he remains merely
mayor arter tflat MS ulunlClpdi ddfniIlS-
tration will go the way of other municipal
administrations. Some OF Mayor McClel-
Ian's friends think he has future In ma
tional politics. but already they have found
that he has not made an impression as a
presidential candidate not even as much
of impression as Mr. Hearst. The
Parker leaders who have watched the eff
fort Of Tammany to check them by Nc
Clellan. are not worried on that account
In Indiana, where the Hearst movement
received Its first black eye, the diversion
for Mcclellan was not lasting. The secret
of the hoosier politics is the ambition of
ex-Mayor Thomas Taggart to be chairman
OF the democratic national committee. The
Parker people are able to show that he
can't be chairman by making a deal with
Mcclellan. Republicans who know Indi-
ana. and know how Taggarts ability a
campaign manager is overrated devouty
hope that he will be the democratic chair
man. Mr. Bryan also has had chance to
form an opinion of Taggart. With the
growing probability that the reOrganizers
will make the platform and name the can
didate at st. Louis, leaving Mr.. Bryan
nothing to do but to vote, he also may feel