The Washington times., 1904-07-06


was granted quickly, and then and there
Il was stated plainly 20 these managers
Of the Parker Increment that senator
German would not be a Candiate IN any
form, and that the West Virginia and
the District OF Columbia delegations
were for Parker
Never Was a Candidate.
Now that the fight is over and Par
ker's nomination Is assured, said one
Of the German leaders. IT can tell you
some Of the happenings OF recent days.
German has not desired TO become
candidate at any time, but ever since
his friends have been working In his De-
half he has taken the view that Parker
would be the strongest candidate by far
IN the convention. and the probable
nominee, therefore that Parker should
not be anita gOnizcd This spirit was car
Red out personally in his recent inter-
view IN Washington, when he dec RED
ne never had said a word against the
candidacy Of Judge Parker at<=sfy time.
AZ al the conferences % supposed
anu-Parker men. where the Senator was
present, he guarded carefully tho friend
snip Ior farker, and refraiued from en-
teTing into any antagOniStic cOmbiua-
tons. At al times he let US understand
that II the Presidential nomination
Should come TO him IL was his judgment
that II would have to come In the ma
TO him II they found themselves IN a
dead-lOcked convention without the pos
sibility Of naming Parker. on this basis
We have been working from the very
first.
Anti-Parker Sentiment.
THE great revival Of German senti-
ment on Saturday and Sunday coming
chiefly from the anti-Parker people, can
be traced back 70 Thomas F. Ryan. Of
IL
tan Street Railway man. Ryan has been
working against Parker from the begin
ming. and only got aboard the band
wagon today with his Virginia dele
gates.
ION Saturia and sunday Ryan was
the mead and front Of the movement 70
have German become the candidate o.
the anti-Parker people but when the
proposition was put up 20 German he
declined emphatically 20 become party
TO the movement. and then. after having
exhausted other lines Of argument, Ryan
decided q would be better 10 give up
the anti-Parker tight entirely, and come
out for the judge.
German Condemned.
BALTIMORE. July 6-Gorman's mys-
FERROUS course in national politics the
last few days is condemned by many
Maryland Democrats, some OF whom,
ticians, express themselves as disap-
pointed and Disguised.
The comment was frequently heard
today that the Senator played gum
shoe politics too long. 1t is claimed
he held back, and hesitated about de-
claring himself. but all the while was
dickering with other leaders in effort TO
make himself a compromise candidate
IN case other prominent candidates fall
ed Among Baltimore Democrats the
opinion seems 70 prevail that he would
have been more successful by making
a clean-CUt fiSht I'm the OPEN
Result of Conference.
It is now known that Germans deci-
sion not 10 go 10 St. Louis was formed
early last week after conferences with
Tammany men and leaders OF the Penn
sylvania. New Jersey. West Virginia,
and other delega lions.
German went TO Washington for few
hours yesterday and was IN Geographic
communication with member of the
Maryland delegation al 81. Louis. Last
evening he returned TO his farm, but
maintained silence as 10 his attitude.