The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-28
WAITING ON NEW YoRK.

WAITING ON NEW YORK.
The date for the meeting of the
Democratic National Convention is on
| ly about four months off and yet
! Democratic sentiment doesn't appear to
| be crystallizing around any one of
| those named for the nomination for
President. Speaking of this matter
the other day. Hon. John II. Clarke
of Ohio, who was the Democratic NOM
| inee for Senator AGAINST the late Sen
ator Hanna a few weeks ago. in an
! interview published in the Cleveland
Plain Dealer. said that the Democrats
of Ohio were waiting for some sign
from New York. And that is the case
with Democrats in other states. 1t
is recognized that the Democratic
party has no chance of winning the
election without the electoral vote of
New York. There is a very general
willingness, therefore, that New York
Democrats shall have the privilege Of
naming the candidate because it is
believed they are in a position TO
name the one who stands the best
chance Of carrying their state.
Thus far the Democrats Of New
York haven't been able to get to-
gether. Ex-S Senator Hill favors Judge
Parker, and Mr.. Murphy, the Tam
many leader favors Mr.. Cleveland.
OF course. Mr.. Hearst favors him
self. AS far as known. however. Mr..
Hearst is not regarded as much of
a factor in the situation in so far as
New York is concerned.
1t is said that Judge Parker is not
Objectionable to the Tammany men
and that the chances are that even
tually they will support him, but that
they are holding off from him for
the reason that they are afraid he
would be dominated by Mr.. Hill, in
the event of his nomination and cleo
ton. If they could get assurances
that Tammany would be dealt with
literally in the distribution of the
federal offices in New York in the
event Of his nomination and election
it is believed Tammany men would
come out strongly for him. At least
that is the talk that is finding it's way
into the newspapers. Nobody seems to
think that Mr.. Murphy believes that
Mr.. Cleveland could be nominated
though he doubtless regards him as
the strongest of all the candidates men
toned.
Until recently it was the impression
that Mayor Mcclellan was the Tam
many candidate, but that impression
isn't so general now. The talk is
that if Judge Parkers hackers will
give assurances that his attitude to-
wards that organization will be friend
ly in the event of his success there
will be no difficulty in having the New
York delegation instructed for him.
Judge Parkers friends undertook to
bring about a meeting between Mr..
Bryan, Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Murphy in
New York on last Thursday night.
The purpose was to get Mr.. Bryan and
Mr.. Murphy to agree upon Judge Park
er as the nominee. While Tammany
may eventually get in line for Judge
Parker there doesn't at present seem
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will commit himself in favor Of any
candidate. He is particularly concern
ed about the platform to- be adopted,
and wants to be in position. in all
probability, to throw his influence for
the candidate who favors a reafirma-
ton of the Kansas City platform.
But for number of reasons, 1t
would be better for the party if some
understanding in regard to the nomi-
nee were reached at an early day.
1t will not be very long before state
conventions for choosing delegates to
the St. Louis will begin to assemble,
and in the absence Of any sign from
the New York Democracy, delegates
may be so instructed as to make it
impossible to nominate a candidate
who can carry New York.