Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-02
NEW YORK GOSSIP
WEEKLY RESUME OF
MEN AND EVENTS

eE.J
NEW YORK, April 2-The friends
of Judge Parker who have been dill
gently working for his candidacy do
not find it such easy sailing as they
had expected in the beginning. Now.
that the Parker boom has been fairly
expected quarters, and if the judg-
ment of certain well-informed politi-
clans can be accepted there Is not
much hope that Parker will receive the
support of the united democracy of
New York.
The recent trouble between Murphy.
the Tammany leader and Cleveland
champion and McCarren who had been
indiscreet enough to join the Hill
forces. supporting Parker, has cleared
the mist that had been hanging over
the political situation and has led to
grouping Of the contending elements
The Bryanites among the New York
democrats are bitterly opposed to
Parker and are on record as outspoken
opponents of the boom. They mistrust
Judge Parker's position on the silver
question and do not believe that he
would get a strong vote. They point to
the fact that Judge Parker. on the oc-
casion Of the only time when he was
candidate at any election. ran way be-
the height of absurdity to nominate
candidate of exceptional strength. The
Cleveland faction also opposes Parker
principally on account Of the fact that
his nomination would greatly strength
en- Hills power. Some of the most rabid
Cleveland men go so far as to say
they would rather see President Roose-
power in New York.
Tammany leader Murphy has clear
ly defined his position in the matter
and it can not be doubted that a great
mapy New York democrats, not in
cluded in the Tammany fold. agree
with the position he takes. Murphy
has stated in private conversation. that
he fully recognizes the fact that only
an exceptionally strong candidate
could expect TO receive the support OF
the united democratic factions in this
state and that. for that reason he fav-
ored the selection OF a candidate strong
enough to harmonic the various fac
tions. He opposed Parker because ne
did not believe that he could carry
because he was confident that the lat
ter could draw the largest vote of any
candidate mentioned up to the pres
ent time.
The Tammany tiger is becoming res
tive under the restraint of the closed
lid and is beginning to rebel against
the continuance of the restrictive pol
icy inaugurated by Mayor Mcclellan
and his faithful Commissioner Nc
Adoo. When Mayor Mcclellan first
expressed his intention of screwng
down tight the lid. the gamblers. dive
keepers and pool room men. so
strongly represented in the Tammany
ranks, winked at one another and held
their peace. confident that the new
broom would soon wear off it's rough
ness. Even MeAdoo's lieutenants
seemed to be under the impression that
tn order to keep the lid down tight was
not meant seriously and after while
they began to shut one eve occasionally
when the chief was not looking Their !
lukewarmness and passive resistance
placed Commissioner McAdoo in an
awkward position. Mayor Mcclellan |
did his best to impress upon him that |
the lid must be kept down and that he
would be held responsible for the strict
enforcement OF the order Between the
positive orders Of the mayor and the
disguised opposition of his
heutenants Mr.. McAdoo was placed in
a peculiar positfon and when he found
that there was neither any prospect
that the mayor would relent nor that
his subordinates would chance their