New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-20
GORMAN WON'T VISIT HIM.
To Stay Azcay from Esopus TIL
Belmont Is Eliminated.
[BY TELEGRAPH 20 NE TRIeuNE.I

Esopus, n. Y. July DIFFERENTIATION at Rose
mount not alayed to-day by the receipt OF
| a dispatch from Senator Arthur Pue German
declining invitation to come TO the home OF
the candidate sent earlier in the day. This DIS
patch read as follows;
Regret that 1t will be impossible to accom-
pany Senator Davis tomorrow. VIII afford me
pleasure later"
The Interpretation placed on this message here
is that the apparent intention to eliminate Au-
gust Belmont from the field OF applicants Tor
national chairman is to be accomplished with
the least possible offence TO the banker whose
service to the Parker boom in its incipiency
renders such action delicate in the extreme. Not
until the Craftsmanship problem is settled Will II
be quite pleasant to adopt Senator German INTO
the Rosemount household where August Bel
mont only recently appeared. and whittier his
representative John B. Mcdonald. made a hur-
ried pilgrimage on the fateful day Of the sending
of the historic" gold dispatch.
The heavy silence that surrounds the Tam
many imbroglio still persists here. From every
Indication to be noted this breach in the solid
and harmonious Democratic phalanx, of which
so much has been claimed. still remains I'M
healed. and is the source of endless dsquiet
and no little foreboding. Not even an eleventh
hour message of congratulation from the Iowa
Democrats-who stood solid against Chief Judge
much cheer for the campaign in Iowa will
hardly interest the Democratic party. The truth
is that It is at last beginning TO be realized here
that Tammany Hall and its leader, however
small figure they cut in packed delegation
at St Louis are no small asset liability IN
the campaign in this State, without the vote OF
which the Parker campaign is doomed at the
outset.
Nearly two weeks have passed since the NOM
ination. and still Tammany preserves its si-
lence. Not a single line of congratulatory SEN
timent has come to Rosemount from Tammany
leaders, big small, save only from W. Bourke
Cochran. Moreover, the manner in which ne
welcomed and the circumstances attending
his brief and arctic stay have not encourag I'd
other Tammany braves to make the pilgrim
age Indeed. seldom. II ever, has party SO
completely left its candidate in seclusion and
TO the agricultural pursuits which he enjoys as
has the Democratic party ignored Parker.
Belmont, McCarren. Cochran and Kern-thls
is the roster of the visitors, and Mr.. Kern Win
perhaps a touch OF malice declared that the
thought Of coming TO ESopuS never occurred 10
him until 1t was suggested by ex-senator Hill.
This is rather a sad blow to the Parker sup
porters. who have been so eagerly disclaiming
the State body since the convention Only w.
F. Sheehan who is getting the Warwick pose
reduced to a science has really shared the
seclusion Of Rosemount with the candidate.
The West Shore Railroad Company has erected
a station. put in sidings. and prepared to
handle large delegations. but far none have
come innocent band OF boomers from
Kingston and a small one from Poughkeepsie
to-day, including eX-Mayor Ellsworth and Ed
ward L. Perkins. Chairman of the Democratic
County Committee Possibly after notification
business in Rosemount will look up, but at
present II is dull in the extreme.
little break in the dulness Will come to-
morrow, when the Vice Presidential nominee.
ex-senator Henry C. Davis. arrives IL is sug
gested also that when Senator Patrick H. Nc
CarTen departed last week he made Catrline
like declaration that he would return but the
absence OF any Democrats OF national size still
continues to be the marked feature OF the situa-
ton at ESopus. where even the dogs have been
muzzled TO obv!ate the possibility OF any indls-
Greet bark
There report current here to-day that
there would be effort to get Judge Parker TO
begin his active campaign IN the Middle West
with speech at Chicago after the noti-
hcation ceremonies. II understood that
Mayor Harrison Of Chicago was anxious not
only TO have the first big asIin Of the campaign
fired In Chicago. but to have Judge Parker and
William ]. Bryan on the platform together
that occasion From an authoritative source,
however this report can he denied.