Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-03
THE MCCLELLAN BOOM
Increased Impetus Expected
in a Few Days.
POLITICIANS PLANS
AGES THEM.
Result Of Conference Between German,
Guffey and Murphy-Fght Over
Platform Will Come.
POLITICIANS PLANS

The Mcclellan presidential boom Is ex-
pected to show increased impetus in a few
days, as the result of the conference in
New York yesterday between Senator Cor
man, Mr.. James M. Guffey of Pennsylvania
and representative of Leader Murphy of
Tammany Hall. These three politicians,
who will undoubtedly exert great influence
in the st. Louis convention, are recognized
as being at this time the active sponsors
of the Mcclellan boom, assuming that Sen-
ator German can not get the nomination
himself.
The renewed activity in the Mcclellan
movement Is facilitated by the lethargy of
the Parker boom. While Judge Parker has
made headway within the past eight or ten
days, it has been against strong head
Wind of opposition and decided undercur-
rent, which at times threatened to send him
on the rocks. With all that, his candidacy
most decidedly leads all others for the
movement.
The Politicians Plans.
But the politicians, noting the apparent
difficulty of arousing enthusiasm in his be-
half and appreciating the fact that the
three hundred and Sodd votes for him now
in sight long way from the 687 nee
essary to nominate, are encouraged to put
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their choice
1t is the general belief that Messrs. Cor
man, Guffey and Murphy are preparing to
make deadly onslaught upon the Parker
cohorts the moment they arrive at st.
Louis. The Parker strength has been built
up laboriously, here district, there dls-
trict. 1t is the outcome OF the ultra-conser-
yative sentiment of thoughtful democrats.
instructions have been given reluctantly,
begrudgingly and In more than one IN
| stance under protest.
It is believed to be the opinion of the Nc.
CleIlan boomers that the Parker strength
can be obliterated by whiriwlnd OF entnu-
siasm for some new man, with magnetic
name, and that the convention can. pe
swept off its feet. Promises of hearty TAM
many support and unlimited cash contri-
buttons from New York TO the campaign
fund are expected to SOW the wind.
Already democrats are saying, Parker
has the instructions, but not the hearty
support. That would be all right II his IN
structed delegates numbered two-thlrds,
but when they are little more than one
third the Instructed delegates are apt to
grow discouraged. Look out for stam-
pede" And when they get to talking about
stampedes they harp on Mcclellan
Fight on Platform.
But before the Gorman-G Guffey- Murphy
combination can make headway with their
candidate they will have to pass through
that fight on the platform. Democratic
politicians do not lose sight of the fact
that the struggle over the platform may
make and unmake candidates. No one will
be more vitality affected than Senator Cor
man.
1t becomes his task to endeavor to force
a conservative tariff plank on an essen
TALLY free-trade assembly. 1t may be hard
to do that, with the great leader of the
free traders on the floor of the convention
to resist Mr.. Bryan demands free trade
in trust made goods. That, of course,
means practically free trade in everything,
a fact which Mr.. Bryan admits by recon-
mending an income tax to make up the
deficit in revenue.
Mr. Bryan's remedy for the trust evil is
popular among democrats at large. All
the republican figures and facts presented
in congressional debates showing that in
free-trade England more lines of industries
are controlled by trusts than anywhere on
the globe, have never affected democratic
sentiment in the House against Mr.. Rich
ardson's bills to place trust-made goods on
the free list. Time and again the pi op0si-
tion has been applauded in the House, in
debates within the past six years.
Senator German will have to run the risk
of suffering the fate which befell the con-
servatives in the convention of 1892. There
Is practically parallel between the con-
test of that time and the struggle now inn
pending. The free traders won with radi-
cal declaration, as against conservative
and carefully guarded statement offered by
the other side.
Twelve Years Ago,