The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-13

ana the clean-cut declaration or JuQBe Parker will prove of vast benent to York, New Jersey. Connecticut and the like, upon which we must depend for victory.
 with a great leader, an ideal plat form. united and hopeful party, we ought surely to make a winning fight As matters now stand, after Judge Parkefs bold declaration for the gold standard, the issue will be cIean-cut between the man Roosevelt and the man Parker. and my judgment is that in such contest there can be but one outcome. and that. splendid Demo- cratic triumph"
 Asked with reference to the resolu- ton of the Alabama delegation oppos- ing Senator Turner for vice-Presiden;. MT. Robinson said:
 The news dispatch, upon which my good friend. Mir. Craighead, predicated his editorial in The Register of Satur- day. failed to state that distinctly asserted before the delegation that I was opposed to Senator Turner for the Vice-Presidency. and made 1t quite manifest that was not his advocate at all. had only met him two min utes before. and has listened to his statement before the delegation; beyond
 
 him. and did not favor his election for the general reason that he had been a Republican. without any regard to the truth or falsity of the carpet bag ac- cusations. My position upon this ques- tion was that. with . field full of can didates, our delegation ought not gratuitously to go on record in oppo- sition to any one of them
 When it was suggested that an at- ternoon paper had published a report that the Alabama delegation was back ing Senator Turner. my reply was that If we called the delegation together to 'resolute' in answer to every political rumor which gained currency in the lobbies, of the hotels. we would be kept rather busy. It was admitted by all parties that Senator Turner's Democ- racy and ability had the endorsement of men like Senators Morgan and Pet tus and Hon. Hannis Taylor. and while did not favor his nomination, T could not see the justice or reason for de- parting from all previous records, and formally declaring our public opposf- tion to his candidacy. Moreover. I thought that without passing a formal resolution. 1t would have been quite easy for any member of the delegation to have corrected the newspaper re- port
 However. good majority of .he delegation differed with me on the proposition. and probably they were right about 1t. At any rate, our action or non -actfon, would probably not have figured much. since Senator Turner seems to have had no serious prospect of success. I vas not advocating the man. but I was opposing the prece- dent"
 Hon, John D. McInnis, ex-President of the Railroad Commission of Missis- sippi, is in Mobile today.
 Frank P. Glass of The Advertise was visitor here today.
 m the Circuit Court today C.. c Dickens filed two suits against the southern Railway Company for s5,oo0 ana $4'oo0 respectively. These are sim liar suits to several already filed against the company for damages aI- legged to have occurred from sparkx from passing engine.
 Tne remains of Hon. Charles F. Me- Lean were inferred in Magnolia Ceme- teery this afternoon, followed to the grave by an immense cortege of sor- rowing friends of the late Chief Exec utive of the city and his family, All the courts were closed today as were the municipal offices from the noon hour as token of respect. The mu- nicipal, building is appropriately drap- ed.
 The funeral took place at 4 o'clock from the family home No. 400 Charles ton Street. and the services were held in Government Street Presbyterian Church at 4:30. Rev. Archibald F Carr officiating. In the cortege were all the members of the General Council May or. Board of Public Works. Revenue and Road Commissioners of Mobile County and city officials and employees. the night detail of the Police Depart ment and delegations from Camp Ra- phael Semmes. U. c. ". Rescue Lodge No. 24. K. of P, Mechanics Relief As sociation, Knights of Honor. Young Mems Benevolent Association Railroad Employees Association and other soci- cities. The floral tributes were in the greatest profusion and of beautiful de- sign.
 By special request of Mrs. Mclean the following acted as honorary and active pail bearers:
 Honorary-Hon. Pat J. Lyons, Mayor of Mobile; Aldermen E. B. Kirkbride and c. w. Butt; .Councilmen A. s. Ly- ons and W. s. Carroll, City Clerk Rich B. Owen. Jr.. City Attorney B. Boykin Boone. Board of Public Works Commis- sicner Leslie Brooks. Erwin Craighead. Editor of The Mobile Register, and T. c. McBryde.
 Active-George Winter. a former partner of Mayor Mclean: William Hanlon. keeper of Magnolia Cemetery and a warm personal friend; Thomas J. Young. Gen. J. W. Whiting. Pres ident of the Peoples Bank. Col. Ed ward l.. Russell. General Counsel of