The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05

WITH CRAM
Parker FOF.ssS Remain
It1aet.
POLL. JAMS IN NEW YORK
Tammany's Mouthpiece Pals
to Effect Changes.
Guffey, smith, German and Bailey are
Against New York Jurist, But
Can Deliver Few Goods
Mt st. Louis.

New York. June 4-(Special yes
terday was very busy day for j. SER
geant Cram, Chairman of the Tammany
Hall General Committee, who expects
to be Ambassador to the Court of st.
James when Mayor Mcclellan is Presi-
dent.
AS agent for Charles F. Murphy, the
Tammany leader, and Mr.. Mcclellan,
the Tammany Mayor, Mr.. Cram con-
versed with Democrats of national re-
nown who were at the Holland House
and the Waldorf Astoria in search OF
information concerning the Democrat
ic situation. 49,
Among these Democrats were ex-Sen-
ator Smith of New Jersey. Colonel Guf-
fey of Pennsylvania, Senator German
of Maryland and Senator Bailey of
Texas. Mr.. Cram did not, so far as
can be learned today, converse with
William F. Sheehan, ex-senator Ed
| ward Murphy, Jr. or with Judge Alton
B. Parker. who were in town. All the
Democrats who obtained Mr.. Grams
Views of the situation were reticent
this morning. Summed up, their re-
marks were to the effect that the sit-
uation is unchanged.
No Mcclellan Announcements.
None of the visiting statesmen came
out for Mayor Mcclellan as a proper
/ man TO DE the DGfnOCTdllC GhHQtuNto
| for President. From this II Is sur
missed that Mr. Grams representations
| were ineffective.
None of them said that he was
against the nomination of Judge Par
kerr From this II Is surmised that the
representations of Mr.. Sheehan and ex-
Senator Murphy who spoke in Judge
Parker's interest, were acceptable.
A Democrat who has for many years
had intimate knowledge of Presiden-
| tial AFFAIRS in which Messrs. Smith,
Guffey and German are Interested and
who is great admirer of Senator Eai-
ley. described yesterday copferspcesa -
! follows:
aEx-ssnator Smith is a Cleveland
tmsn, hut hfs delegation from New Jer-
sey is for Parker. Colonei GuffAy Is
afye inclined to favor Mr.. Cleveland OF
/ Judge Gray OF Delaware. although the
| Pennsylvania delegation prefers Par
ker to either. Senator Germans only
interest in spiking the Parker guns is
| that he may get a chance at the nomi-
nation himself. AS for Mr.. Bailey, II
there should be a great upheaval and
separation of conservative interests in
/ the convention and the nomination
should go to the South, he might be
nominated himself. So he let's Sena-
| tor Culberson and Ex-Governor Hogs
do the talking for him.
Now Mr. Murphy, who has no dele
gates, must rely on those advantages
Of leadership and geography which
make his judgment significant, II he
beats Parker by a combination of New
Jersey and Pennsylvania delegates
with those of Southern States whom
German and Bailey control. That is
the reason for Mr. Grams busy day.
Grams Message to Visitors.
For Mr.. Murphy. Mr.. Cram has told
Mr.. Smith. Colonel Guffey, Senator Cor
man and Senator Bailey that Tammany
is absolutely and unqualifiedly opposed
to Parker; that Parker could not carry
New York and cannot be elected, and
that Tammany does not propose that
an important machine created by Hill
and financed by August Belmont shall
delude the rest of the country into the
belief that New York is for Parker.
THE Tammany men submit in PROOF
of the fact that New York is not fol
Parker, and for these reasons. the file:
of The New York American and Jour
nal, The Chicago Examiner and Ameri
can and The San Francisco Examiner
and in proof of Mayor McClellan'i
strength they submit that w. J.
Bryan, who recently called on the May
or. prefers their candidate to Judg'
Parker.
Mr.. Cram has no doubt also pointed
out the fact that Tammany, which 4
opposing Judge Parker. is not the Tam
many of Croker or John Kel&ey no
semi -barbarous or proletarian, but
highly intelligent and distinctly re
spectacle organization.
II do not believe, however" said thi
Democrat, that Mr.. Cram threatened
Tammany bolt at st. Louis. although
that was practically threatened in Al
authorized Tammany interview at At
lantic City early in the week. The in
terview was subsequently denied, a
was also the statement made by Jane
Shevlin that Mr.. Murphy had told hir
he was for Parker"