The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-12
COCHRAN HURRIES TO
BOARD BAND WAGON.
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then felt free to tell the members, if
they still desired to hear from me, that
on the new platform, which he him
self had made. he would be overwhelm-
ingly elected.
When my train arrived, at 4 in the
morning, the convention had completed
its work, bat if l had been present l
could not have made a single sugges-
ton which would have been an inn
provement on it's course. Indeed, the
admira BILE temper displayed by the men
who at first blush might have consid-
cred themselves belitted or aggrieved
by the singularly Independent course
of their candidate is one of the most
suspicious features under which the
campaign opens"
handed a telegram from Charles F.
Murphy, informing me of Judge Par
kers message to Mr.. Sheehan, and
urging me to return Immediately.
In an instant the whole situation
was changed. The prospect which had
been black with signs of disaster at
once became splendid with promises of
victory. For many months l had been
preaching that the success of the Dem
ocratic party this year involved the
continuance of constitutional govern
ment in this country. This view was
presented to the state convention last
April by Tammany members, and l
think it is shared by every thoughtful
man in the country. The one thing
absolutely essential to Democratic sue
cess is a leader.
Objections to Cleveland.
Till now no one possessing anything
like availability was conspicuous, ex-
oept Mr.. Cleveland. To him there were
Weighty objections. His age is adj
vanced. Many politicians believe there
is a widespread objection to giving any
man, however wise or virtuous, more
than two terms in the presidency. The
antagonisms which he has provoked
are numerous and bitter Still his run
ming qualities were so elegant that the
delegates from the old city of New
York urged his nomination as the only
one that furnished the slightest hope
even of an exciting contest.
To bring this about and to secure
an unequivocal acknowledge that
the money question was settled were
the two objects to which the Tam
many delegation confined the efforts of
its members. 1t appeared quite early
that the first of these was wholly i'm
possible To accomplish the second, we
felt it was only necessary that the del
egates from all the doubtful states
should demand it firmly as condition
absolutely necessary to success.
AT the meeting of the New York del
egation on Tuesday morning a resolu
ton to this effect, offered by me, was
suppressed by a parliamentary ma
newer. After it had been agreed by
the leaders to eliminate all reference to
the money question l again moved that
the New York delegation offer as an
amendment in the convention the
financial plank submitted by Senator
Hill to the Committee on Resolutions.
out the motion was rejected by vote
OF 90 to 2S of the delegates.
Parker's Grand Courage.
Under these circumstances the NOM
nation of Judge Parker, who was with
out any record on the coinage question,
except that he had voted twice for MI.
bryan, seemed to preclude the slightest
hope that he would receive even as
many electoral votes as Mr.. Bryan
polled in 1900.
But this very pusilanimity of his
managers, which led them to surren-
der their own convictions and to sti1e
every attempt of the New York city
delegates even to voice the opinions of
thelr constituents on this momentous
question. furnished Judge Parker with
an opportunity which he has improved
dee'slvely. It has revealed him to the
F-'FiN vi lulS country ALMOST III an III
start as a great leader-the greatest of
tnls generation; an honest mantle
most impressive in displaying that vir-
.ue that ] have ever known, either
through experience or reading a cour-
ageous man of such Incompatible
courage that he was willing to throw
away not merely the hope of prospect
d nomination. but an actual nomi-
nation for the presidency. rather than
sloop TO an evasion or equivocation on
matter Of principle.
who had left st. Louis before the
nnal adjournment to avoid being
paced in position where l must have
iold the convention that Judge Parker
could not, In my opinion. escape crush
ing defeat. on the receipt of Mr.. Muir
PhHs MESA &c. at once ordered spe-
Har train and FASTENED back. because