Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-02
PARKER GETS PLEDGES
BUT He DOES NOT REGARD THEM
VERY SERIOUSLY.
Anti Imperialists Again in the Lime
ieht-Hearst Turned Down.
Taggart's Slats-Notes.


Judge Parker's invitation to Richard Oh
ney of Massachusetts, to visit Rosemount
has been accepted. and Mr.. Olney Is ex-
pected within fortnight. Thursday has
been fixed for the visit of Edward c. Wall
of Wisconsin and Mrs. Wall. They are en-
route to Europe. 1t Is understood here
that former President Grover Cleveland
has been invited to spend a day at Rose
mount on his way home from New Hamp-
SHIRE where he is spending the summer.
The large number of letters received at
Rosemount from gold and silver democrats
are very gratifying to Judge Parker. He
has also received many letters from re-
publicans, who declare they will support
him.
Judge Parker says that he has had SO
little experience in receiving political let
ters that he cannot say whether the mail
he gets indicates any great political re-
proportion of the mail of this character
comes from the south. though the letters
from Indiana numerous.
1t is reported from ST Louis that Judge
and Mrs Alton B. Parker have accepted
the invitation of Normann f. Mack to be
his guests on New York day at the ex-
position, October 1.
Cleveland to Advise Parker.
Judge Parker is putting the finishing
touches on his letter of acceptance.
1t is said here that the following ques-
tions will be accentuated by the democratic
CO rdidate:
First-Money: an elabora ton of his tele-
gra m to Sheehan.
Second-Trusts and the tariff. On this
former. his friends say. he is soundly demo-
cratic. while on the latter he favors re-
duction for the benefit of the masses.
Third-The right of the south to settle the
race question without interference.
Fourth-A strong protest against the
holding of colonies under the Constitution.
1t is added in this connection that the
judge is preparing his letter with the Same
care which characterized his judicial opia-
ions.
He has discouraged callers between now
and the time the notification committee will
reach Rosemount. The days Intervening
he will use wholly in revising his letter Of
acceptance. The draf of 1T has been fin
ished. He will begin going over 1t tomor
row and hopes to have the document ready
to hand to his stenOgrapher by Saturday
Of this week.
1t is understood that every plank in the
81. Louis platform will be discussed in his
letter. Even the most incorseauential fea-
ture Of it is to receive notice. The imam
cial question. which his telegram to Mr..
Sheehan made an issue. he thinks of
greater Importance than any syllable of
the platform involves. This will, 1t may
be said on good authority. be amplihed and
n,de the basis of an argument for an un-
qualified and positive stand on gold as the
money of the country.
Senator Joseph Bailey of Texas. whom
Judge Parker regards as the best equipped
constitutional lawyer in the county; John
Sharp Williams and Grover Cleveland VIII
be asked to read the document before judge
Parker delivers it. Already a long letter
has been sent Mr.. Cleveland.
-Imperialist League.
A dispatch from Boston last night says:
Despite the intense heat and humidity,
more than 1000 persons crowded into Fam
euil Hall tonight to hear w. Bourke Cock
ran of New York; Gov. L. F. c. Garvin of
Rhode Island, and Charles Francis Adams
of this city, address mass meeting called
by the New England Anti-Imperialst
League.
Adherence to the democratic platform
was the slogan Of the speakers.
George s. Boutwell,. former governor of
Massachusetts, and the president of the
New England Anti-Imperialst League, pre-
sided. Mr.. Boutwell, made brief intro
duCtory address and introduced Gov Gar
win. who said, in part:
ut appears that the only argument now
advanced for the subjugatfon of the Fill |
pinos is that they are benefited thereby |
Such reasoning Is both dangerous and
During the meeting letters were read
from prominent anti-imperialists through
out the country. including Carl Schurz, |
Henry Wade Rogers dean of the Yale law |
school; Edward NJ. Shepard of New York |
and Daniel Hall of New Hampshire.
Harrison to Succeed Hearst.
A dispatch from New York says: Fol |
lowing the announcement that Tammany
had issued orders for the turning down of
William Randolph Hearst to succeed him
self as a member of Congress. it became
known last night that Charles F. Murphy
has planned to have Representative Francis |
Burton Harrison run this fall from the |
eleventh district. now represented by
Hearst, instead of from the thirteenth |
which Harrison now represents in order to |
put Harrison in a certain democratic dis |
trict. He carried his present district by |
2,ooU two years ago. in the face of normal |
republican plurality of 5000, and it is re- |
garded risky to have him try 1t again
there especially in a presidential year |
Hearst 1t is said, is very angry over the |
announcement from Tammany that he Is
to be turned down. and from his friends it |
was learned last night that he is planning
all sorts of campaigns of reprisal on Muir
ply. on Tammany and on Mayor McCle!- !
Ian in return for Tammanys action.
Peabody for Treasurer.
Unless delayed by unloosed-for occur
rences Chairman Taggart is expected to
announce at Indianapolis today his ap-
pontments for the executive staff of the |
democratic national committee. If the !
slate which has been agreed upon is not |
changed his selections will be:
Treasurer-George Foster Peabody.
Execu,iv committee: William F. Sheehan, |
chairman; Daniel J. Campau of Detroit, |
James NJ. Guffey of Pittsburs, August Bel |
mont of New York. James H. Eckels of !,
Illinois, Gen. Patrick A. Collins of Massa- |
chusetts and Joseph W. Bailey of Texas.
While the democratic gossips have been |
busy with other names. George Foster Pea
body is the man whom the leaders have |
agreed upon for treasurer.
AIR. Peabody is director In many big |
trust corporations. |
Judge Parker himself is believed to have |
asked MIR. Peabody to take the office The |
latter visited EsOpus on Saturday and when |
leaving gave out statement to the effect /
that he felt greatly cheered ovdy the drift |
of Independent voters to Judge Tiarker.
Notes.
Senator Fairbanks. republican nominee |
for Vice President. returned yesterday to
Indianapolis with his family from Macki- |
nae. He Is making arrangements to re-
ceive next Wednesday the official notifica-
ton of his nomination for the Vice Presi-
dency.
In a signed statement to the democratic
voters Of Tennessee former Gov I2apfop |