The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-23
PARKER IN NEW YORK
JUDGE CONFERS WITH MANY PO-
 LITICAL LEADERS.
Introduced by Williams to Many Cam paign Speakers and Urged by Cow herd to Press the Cen-
 gressiOna1 Campaign.

New York, Sept. 22.--Judge Alton B. Parker's second visit to New York to confer with Democratic campaign managers was made today. Ills time was so fully occupied that he was compelled to take his luncheon in his apartments.
 He was joined at dinner tonight by W. F. Sheehan, Thomas Taggart and w. s. Rodie. Judge Parker has fol- lowed the program of keeping his own counsel concerning the business he has with his callers. From the time he arrived at the Hoffman House at 9:45 a. m. until nearly II p. m., the stream of visitors to his rooms was continu- ous.
 Judge Parker. upon arriving in New York drove to the Hoffman House, where he reached his apartments without being recognized. He then had word sent to such persons as he wished to see.
 Judge Parker's stay Is uncertain. He told some of his visitors he should stay two or three days and that he was not certain of his plans.
 Senator German, who has taken the part of counsel to the National Com . mittee and is giving the benefit of his experience in the management of PresI- dential campaigns, was one of the first NlSltOTS. ne spent nearly lWO with Judge Parker, but beyond remark ing that he had a pleasant chat" would not comment on his business with the candidate.
 National Chairman Taggart had a long audience with the candidate dur ing the afternoon. He said the chances of carrying Indiana were most excel lent and that he believed the party was strengthened in every doubtful State by the ability of New York Democrats to harmonize their differ ences in naming the State ticket,
 Representative John Sharp Williams of Mississippi, leader of the minority in the House of Representatives, in troduced several members of Congress and others who have been engaged to make speeches during the campaign. Representative William Cowherd, chairman of the Congressional Commit tee. in the interest of a big campaign fund to carry on his work, made a per sonal appeal to the national candidate. He urged the importance of decreas ing the majority representation in the National House. Mir. Parker is great ly interested in the Congressional can 1 vass and as a result of Mir Cowherd' s | call it is said. a more stirring cam paign generally may he expected. Herman Ridder. editor of The New
 
 taken the campaign work among Ger
 man Americans in what he calls the six | doubtful States. gave the national can l didate suggestions for general work. I These doubtful States. as he defines them. are New York. New Jersey. Con necticut. Indiana. Illinois and Wiscon- sin. His plan is to have all the work | of the national campaign concentrated on these States. He declares 1t waste | of time. energy and money to labor for l States which are certain for one side | or the other,
 Governor Charles B. Aycock of North Carolina. who has been campaigning in 1 Maine. called during the day. He has l arranged 70 give his time from October 25 to November ] to campaign speaking and he will he assigned to New York, Indiana, West Virginia and Connecticut. Among others who called during the afternoon were Senator Culberson of Texas; Charles R. Hamlin of Massa- | chusetts: Colonel William Hester of Brooklyn and several members of the | national committee and local political leaders.