The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-23
May Remain in New York Two
 or Three Days
CONFERENCE WITH GORMAN
Ridder Wants to Concentrate All Ef. forts In Six Doubtful States and Pay No Attention to
 Others.

New York, September 22.-Judge Alton B. Parker second visit to New York to confer with democratic campaign mana gers was made today His time was so fully occupied that he was compelled to taks his luncheon in his apartments. He vas joined at dirrer tonight by w. F. sheehan. Thomas Taggart and w. s. ncdie. Judge Parker has followed the programme Of keeping his own counsel concerning the business he has with his callers. From the time he arrived at the Hoffman helse. at 9:45 a. m, until nearly Il E. m. the stream of visitors to his rooms was continuous.
 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.
 Stay Is Uncertain. | 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 hls plans.
 Senator German. who has taken the part of counsel to the national commit 1 tee. and is giving the benefit of his ex- | perienee in the management of presi- dential campaigns. was one of the first Il visitors. He spent nearly two hours with Judge Parker. but beyond remarking that he had a pleasant ehat' would not com ment on his business with the candi- date.
 National Chairman Taggart had a long audience with the candidate during the afternoon He said the chances of carry ing Indiana were excellent. and that he believed the party was strengthened m every doubtful state by the ability of New York democrats to harmonize their differences in naming the state ticket.
 Williams Introduces Visitors.
 Representative John Sharp Williams of Mississippi, leader of the minority in the house of representatives, introduced sev- eral members of congress and others who have been engaged to make speeches dur ing the campaign. Representative William Cowherd. chairman of the congressional | committee, in the interest Of a big cam paign fund to carry on his work, made a personal appeal to the national candi- date. He urged the importance of decreas- ing the majority representation in the na- tional house. MT Parker is greatly inter- 1 eSteu Tn the congressional canvass, and as a result of MT Cowherd's call it Is said a more stirring campaign generally may be expected.
 Herman Rldder Makes Suggestions.
 Herman Ridder, editor of the New York Staats Zeitung, who has undertaken the campaign work among German -Ameri- cans, in what he calls the six doubtful states, gave the national candidate sug- gestions for general work. These doubtful states as he defines them are New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. His plan Is to have all the work of the national campaign concern trated on these states. He declares 1t waste of time, energy and money to labor for states which are certain for one side or the other.
 Governor Charles B. Aycock of North Carolina, who has been campaigning ip |. Maine, called during the day He has ar ranged to give his time from October 25 to November 10 campaign speaking, and he will be assigned to New York, Indiana, West Virginia and Connections. } Among others who called during the af- ternoon were Senator Culberson of Texas, Charles R. Hamlin of Massachusetts, Col. William Hester of Brooklyn and several members of the national committee, and local political leaders.