The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-17
A PARKER CONVENTION.

The Democratic convention OF New
York which will meet tomorrow will
be a Parker convention. 1t will be
very important one, for the reason
that its action in respect to presi-
Dental candidate will serve as
guide to the Democrats Of other states.
There is no doubt that the delegates
it will elect 10 the St. Louis conven-
ton will be instructed to present Judge
Parker as the choice Of the Demo-
Gratis of New York for President.
Democrats Of the great majority of
the other states viii follow the lead
Of New York It is now believed that
Judge Parker viii be nominated with
out much effort on the part Of Bose
who have taken part in the movement
in his benalf.
1t is expected that the convention
tomorrow will be a harmonious one.
1t will contain a few Hearst delegates
and it may be that the Tammany dele
gates will object to having the dele
cation to st. Louis instructed. Mr..
Murphy, the Tammany leader, IS as
strongly opposed as ever to instruct
ing the delegates, though 1t seems,
he has no feeling of hostility to Judge
Parker.
There are 80 many reports respect
ing Mr.. MurDhy's attitude towards
Judge Parker as presidential candi-
date that 1t is difficult to form an
opinion as to what his real objection
to an instructed delegation is. 1t has
been said that he doesn't favor the
nomination Of Judge Parker because
of the latter's close alliance with for
mer Senator Hill. He doesn't get
along with Mr.. Hill at all satisfactor-
lily. He is afraid If Judge Parker
should become President Mr.. Hill
would distribute all the federal pat
ronage Of New York among his
friends, and that Tammany would get
nothing. Another report is that he
favors the nomination of Mr.. Hearst
or Mayor Mcclellan. What the truth
is nobody seems to know. 1t is as
serted as a fact, however, that more
than two-thirds of the members of
Tammany favor the nomination of
Judge Parker.
Among the reports there is one to
the effect that Mr.. Hill would like
Mr.. Murphy to join in the Parker
movement, and that he is willing to
make any reasonable concession to get
him to do so, but Mr.. Murphy is not
disposed to accept favors from Mr..
Hill.
No one, however, is prepared to say
how much truth there is in the many
rumors relative to the relations of Mr..
Hill and Mr.. Murphy that are afioat.
National Committeeman Mack, of New
York, Is quoted as saying that just
as soon as the convention instructs
for Judge Parker, Mr.. Murphy will
cease his opposition to him, and that
he and Tammany will do all they
can to bring about Judge Parker's
nomination. That is a condition of
affairs that is much to be desired,
because if it is understood that New
York Democrats are united and en-
thusiastic for Judge Parker enthusi-
asm for him In other states VIII be
greatly increased.
There doesn't seem to be any doubt
that Judge Parker will be the nom
lnee. Some of the Democratic lead
ers Of New York say he will be nomi-
mated on the first ballot, and others
by reclamation. All agree, however,
that he will be nominated, and that
the presidential campaign this year is
going to be the hardest fought and,
in some respects, the most remarkable
the country has ever known. Great
interest therefore attaches to the Dem
ocratic State Convention which meets
in New York tomorrow. 1t promises
to be short, but what 1t does will be
of the greatest Importance to the whole
country.