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LEANING TOWARD
SENATOR GERMAN
LACK OF UNITY IN NEW YORK
MAY PUT PARKER OUT AND THEN
is GORMAN's CHANCE.

Representative Livingston Con-
WINGED That New York Democrats
VIII Not Unite on Parker and That
New York VIII Throw Its Strength
to GOrmaR-Myer of Louisiana
Says German Is the Ablest and
Most Logical Candidate the Demo-
Gratis Can Put Up.
BY r. NJ Larner.
Washington, April Political for
tunes are daily won and lost in the
Senate and House cloak rooms. The
fluctuations in the political market are
as tickle and varying as the ups and
downs in the financial stock market.
To-day the Republicans will tell you
that the election Of Roosevelt is as
sured, and tomorrow the Democrats
will tell you that this is a Democratic
year, and it only remains for the party
leaders to concentrate their efforts on
q conservative presidential candidate,
to bring about a change in the admin
istration.
The Republicans are committed to
the denomination of Roosevelt, and the
Chicago convention promises to be
nothing more than a cut and dried rat
ifcation meeting. If names and dates
We're given it would appear that the
Republican leaders in Congress are
hostile to another Roosevelt admins
traton. To what extent these nation
al leaders reflect the sentiments of the
rank and file can only be sustained by
the decision handed down by the vot-
Looking for the Right Man.
There is considerable confusion in
the Democratic household over the Sc
lection of a standard bearer in the
coming campaign, but there is hope
and encouragement to be derived from
the general belief that a wave of
Democratic ascendency is in sight.
Here in Washington the political tide
GIBBS and flows periodically, and just
nov, the expert forecasters predict
that Democracy" is perched on the
incoming wave.
A group of Democratic congressman
was discussing the party's future pros
poets at the Capitol to-day. There
were several we'll seasoned successful
politicians in the symposium. There
We're no Republican eaves-d choppers
around and consequently there was a
freedom of expression which may re-
political situation from a Democratic
point of view.
Livingston for German.
Representative Lon Livingston, of
Georgia, veteran in state and ma
tional politics thus declared himself.
IF we do not take advantage of
our present opportunity we might as
we'll retire from business. The coun-
try is ripe for a change in the political
complexion of the government. l was
in New York a few days ago. l am
convinced that the New York DEM
ocrats are not united in their support
of Judge Parker-they are confront
ed by the old contention between the
Hill machine up the state and the
Tammany organization in New York
city. In my judgment the rival fac
tons in New York will not concen-
trate their honest efforts in behalf of
Judge Parker, and when the appro-
pirate time arrives, l believe New
York will decline to receive instruc-
tions for Parker, and throw Its
strength to Senator German, who in
my opinion, is the strongest candidate
we can nominate. His strength is
conceded by the fact that all of the
Republican newspapers are afraid of
him."
How do you account for Senator
Bacon's letter to the editor of the
Augusta Chronicle, in which the Sen
ator indirectly committed Senator Cor
man to the Parker boom?" asked an
interested listener.
Il ans not accountable for Senator
Bacon's statements" replied Mr.. Liv-
ingston.
Myer of Louisiana Says German.
At this point in the conversation
Representative Myer of Louisiana, one
of the veteran members of the House,
said:
Il agree, with you, Livingston, that
Senator German is the ablest and most
logical candidate we can put up. Sem
in a scramble for the presidency. His
record. his value as a safe and con-
sistent Democratic leader, precludes
him from resorting to undignified meth
DDS to secure the nomination. 1t is
not required of him and knowing him
as l do. 1 am gratified at the con-
sentative and dignified course he is
pursuing. l am in favor of nominal
ing a Southern man, and Senator Cor
man is a good enough Southerner for
me. 1 am convinced that unless we
nominate a sound, practical, conserva-
tive man. who has the confidence of
the business interests of the country,
We will go to certain defeat"
There is undoubtedly "a strong senti-
ment prevailing here that New York
is not heartily in sympathy with the
Judge Parker movement. Those who
are familiar with New York politics are
aware that local power in the distri-
button of state and municipal patron
age overshadows national issues on