Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-14
BUSINESS POLITICS
The Drift of Sentiment in
New York City.
THE CLEVELAND BOOM
1T IS INTENDED TO KILL OFF
JUDGE PARKER.
Will Hardly Do It, but the German
Guffey Combine May Be
Effective.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
NEW YORK. June II. 1904.
The business phase of politics Is upper
most in New York now. The professional
politicians and party workers have dropped
to the rear. This is of their own accord.
There are times when they like to see the
men with the pocket book In the van. This
is one OF those periods.
1t has just dawned on some people that
the kings of high finance. who got to quar-
reling among themselves over the owner
ship of the Parker movement were really
In earnest in their struggle. The jealousy
of August Belmont for taking the whole
credit to himself was genuine. The hui
morous element In this situation. as whis-
pered around, was that Mr.. Belmont had
been able to utilize the sinews of some of
his opponents. The high financiers, ac-
cording to the gossip had gone into a kind
of a blind pool. Its first object to do
up Roosevelt. When that failed some of
them pulled out. Those who We're democrats
stayed In with the praiseworthy purpose
of doing up Bryan and insuring conserva-
tive candidate and a conservative platform.
Everybody, even republicans. wished them
success in that.
But they did not mean to give Parker
quite so much of boost. All the time
their heart was true to Cleveland 1t is
quite possible that conflicting business in
tereSts have had something to do with the
antagonism shown toward August Bel
mont by some of the other high financiers,
yet the general feeling among democrats
who know what Is going on is that this
antagOnism is not serious matter ana
could easily be arranged If all of them
were agreed the candidate they want
Mr.. belmont | have been told. is sincere IN
thinking that Parker would he a stronger
candidate than Cleveland Besides he likes
rot, from hli a n
cal head of the Parker movement and he
doesn't mind being abused bit so long as
his name is kept to the front and his In
fluenCe recognized
Another Rally for Cleveland.
The high fnanciers now making
another rally for Cleveland. Opinions are
so conflicting to the possibility OF their
success that one mans guess IS as good
as another's. But 1t is not hard to see that
New York IS no place in which the prob
ability of success can be judged. large
number of democratic politicians all over
the country understand the process of fool
ing the New York leaders. So the Parker
men get absolutely trustworthy advices or
the strength Of their movement and assur-
ances that the Judge will be nominated on
the second ballot at st. Louis. The anti
Parker managers on their part receive con-
fdential advices which show them that
after the first ballot the earth will yawn
and that will be the last of Parker.
Some of these democrats come long dis
tances to give this information. Travelling
expenses, of course are paid, but the hos
pitality Is not quite SO munificent as during
the lifetime of William c. Whitney. Mr..
Whitney was beloved of large number OF
democratic leaders throughout the country,
who like. to come to New York. He, how
ever, knew the value of their Information
and understood their motives. Some of the
men who trying to fill his place are
not quite so keen in their Judgment OF hu-
ney's knowledge of the politics of the whole
United States. That is why the picnic
democrats from the west and south, as they
are called by the local crowd. are having
a real picnic of the present situation.
In all the fog it is clear that the infatua-
ton OF the high fnanciers for Mr. Cleve-
land is genuine. They really believe that
in some way or other. they don't know just
how he can be nominated They are just
fixed in this belief as they were In the
deluson that they could prevent President
Roosevelt's denomination. Time and events
are the only means of curing such errone-
Gus Judgment. that is. providing the judg-
ment that Cleveland can be nominated Is err
rOneOuS.
The German Combine.
Killing OFF the Parker movement is be-
yond the ken of the financial influences
which up to a recent time encouraged it.
but there is some confidence in the ability
OF Senator German, Colonel Guffey and
other experienced politicians to do 1t IS
all wrapped In mystery. yet the wrapper
may be taken off about a week before the
st. Louis convention meets One democratic
politician told me that the Parker people
would have no trouble in upsetting the
scheme They would offer the chairman
ship of the national committee to Colonel
Guffey and Insist on his taking it. This
would endanger the support of the Indiana
delegation, because 1t is well understood
that the price to be paid for that delega-
ton is Tom Taggart of Indianapolis for
national chairman. But Pennsylvania has
Il much larger delegation than Indiana. and
Colonel Guffey by holding out Is in a much
stronger position than Taggart who fell
into the embraces of the Parker people at
the first caress. Pennsylvania would not
seem to be the state from which to take a
democratic chairman, though William F..
Harrity. who successful in the
Cleveland campaign. was from Philadelphia
Another way of digging the grave for
Parker was suggested by an eX-national
committeeman He said If Cleveland wants
the nomination. and we think he does. he
can easily beat Parker Just let him come
out in another interview indorsng Parker
That will do the business
This is prejudiced view. The common
opinion now is that while Cleveland's first
Endorsement was thought to hurt Parker
1t did not have that result, and his subse-
quent interviews have not neutralized the
Strength of Parker.
With reference to the business men In
politics and the republican situation every
one notes the conserva tism of the element
which few months ago was so bitter
against the President Its real sentiments
may not have changed, but IT has become
mere polite. Sometimes even a little
x Judging praise is heard for the Roosevelt
administration
Two Wall Street Views.
Two days ago at one of the clubs 1 met
n Wall street man who not only recon-
ciled-he was philosophic and cheerful.
He even was taking a hopeful view of bust
ness prospects. Notwithstanding present
dull TN es. but he was careful to explain to
me that he himself was not high fnan-
Ger. He was merely a broker who makes
a 81 eat deal of money out of commissions
He commented on the present dullness in
the street without laying 1t to the national
administration. II have no kick" said this
broker. For the first time in four years l
can take my fishing trip and l won't have
TO cut short my summer vacation. For
three years we were SO busy we couldn't