The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-17
Committeeman Clayton Has
 Confidence in Judge Parker
HARD FIGHT IN NEW JERSEY
Announcement Made That Formss Senator Butler of Populist Fame Will Take the Stump for
 Roosevelt.
BY wArTERsoN sTEALEY.

Washington. August tspeeial.)-'I am confident that the ticket headed by Parker and Davis will have a majority of the votes in the electoral college. The outlook is entirely satisfactory to me"
 Representative Clayton. national com mitteeman from Alabama. gave utter ance to the above opinion tonight MT. Clayton has just returned from three weeks visit in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Twice he went to Esopus to see the democratic nominee and he Is charmed by the personality of Judge Parker.
 He is undoubtedly a great man." said Mr. Clayton .I was much impressed with his self-poise, modesty and ability so different from that roaring and rip bling fellow In the White House. Judge Parker is also perfectly familiar with every turn of the campaign. It is really under his personal direction. He as- tonIshed me with his knowledge of the details of the local political situation in the several states He knows the situa- ton in Wisconsin as well as he does in New York.
 Parker May Go to New York.
 My understanding Is that Judge Parker will shortly make a trip to New York city and he m y spend some time confer ring with Chairman Taggart and the executive committee there. Chairman Taggart by the way is coniedent that the ticket will be elected. He says, and his friends say that there is no doubt of his being able 10 deliver the vote of Indiana to Parker. With It will go other middle western states and to my mind the east is reasonably safe. "I foI5 no democrats in New yorH who ditefot s.l5eiieves Roosevelt would bs beaten there. The Murphy McCarren war exists almost wholly In the republican newspapers. Long before election day there will be an amicable arrangement and the city will give Parker greater majority than It did Coler There will also be heavy cut in the republican ma jorlty in upper New York. l was impress ed with the strength of Judge Parker all through the northern section of the state, the republican stronghold
 Hard Fight In New Jersey.
 "There Is no denying the fact that one of the hardest fights we will have in tha east will be New Jersey" continued MT. Clayton. But my talks with leading dem- ocrats there convinced me that we vii. win out 1 regard the situation in Com necticutt as distinctly favorable to the success of the democratic ticket. Cleve- land carried 1t by over 5000 and all through the east the party Is united and the align ment Is much the same 1t was In 1892. This being the case I do not see why wa cannot count upon the proportionate vote"
 Mir Clayton has been requested by Senator Smith and other democratic man. ager to assist in the opening of the demi oeratie campaign in New Jersey on the 2Sth inst. There will be big picnic. large- ly consisting of farmers through that section of the state and the plans are to make It the largest democratic meeting sc far held.
 Devotna Time to Popullsts.
 Former Senator Butler late chairman of the populist national committee, has been a frequent visitor at the White House for several days past. It is announced today that Butler Is going to take the stump for Roosevelt He will first go to Indiana and will spend a number of weeks there Later he will be transferred to other states.
 There IS no reason to believe that the republican managers are devoting a great deal of time at this time of the campaign to the populists. It Is reported that Chair man Cortelyou Is daily in communication with number of their leaders and no ex- pense is being spared to secure populist orators to take the stump for Roosevelt. It is said that former Senator Pettigrew of North Dakota is seriously considering aligning himself with the republican cause and offering his services to the republican committee. An announcement to this effect may come from the senator at any tie.