Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-03
TIE N 0E|LAN BOON
Upon 1t Largely Depends Flu
ture of Murphy, the Tammany
Leader In New York
PARKER A LOGICAL CANDIDATE
All the Doubtful Must Be Carried II
the Democrats Are to Win and They
Include the States Which No Other
Democrat Could Hope to Carry
Democratic Political Gossip.
PARKER A LOGICAL CANDIDATE

Washington, June 3.--Lead.r Muir
is intended for effect on the demo-
cratic party outside OF Ne'v York
state. He has thrown out a McClel-
Ian 'aeeler," and if it should take
well, Mcclellan will be seriously
pushed. This seems TO be MurpnNs
last stand against Parker. II it shua:d
fail and Parker be nominated, Muir
ply would be ~ danger. Hill and
McCarren. he fears, might undertake
Hall, and this might mean tina. Muir
ply would have to go back to his for
mer calling Ct bartender.
At ;,rcsa I, the Mcclellan boom IS Il
Weakling. While the majority vi the
delegates to ST. Louis thus far select
ed are uninst.u ,ted, they are at heart
for Parker aud will support INN If
the way is clear. The one thing h t
has prevented Instruction IS The Muir
ply Hill feud lii New York. That
feud has not 1ound favor with demo-
cratic leaders :. ether states. Parker
is still their choice, and they IRE max
ing patieEs efforts 10 bring about an
understanding, between the H.tw York
'belligerents. They may moi, succeed,
and If they 10 not, Parker may not be
nominated Il lney suc-aci Parker
will be seie ted. perhaps OF the IL ;t
ballot.
From the bestnn,ns the logic Ct the
situation has Commanded tta lolnina-
ton OF Parker. Nav York New ger
sey, Come ...,ut, and lnlIanl so called
doubtful states, must al! be caliled u
the democrats are to Win. 'nhcy were
carried bet times Cleveland was
elected. Now New SoNS, Conn:citLt,
and Indiana, have Instructed for
Parker and applied the aai- ale.
New Jersey has not instructed Tut
favors Parker. SINE ]Si.. rome of
these states has gi'ea ITS vt,ra to tie
democrats Oh 1atio l3l issue a),e the
republicans assert. they will not do SO
this year. Certainly they will Ea un-
likely to 10 20 Their wishe.; at u
national convention a..a ignored. ne
party at large wants somebody that
can win. New York, Indiana, Con-
inecticut and New Jersey, which must
be carried to win call for Parker
Why. then not nominate him! rms
is what the democrats from the solid
south and from the middle west are
saving and their combined influence
at ST Louis Will weigh heavily against
the factional contest in New York.
murphy has great power but he must
use it wisely. Mcclellan would be as
distasteful to Hill as Parker is to
Murphy, and so if Parker is not the
nominee the chances seem to favor the
prominent in the race such as Judge
Gray.
There are numerous indications of a
Tightening of money matters ana
contracting volume of business. Thls
may be only temporary, but ii causes
the republican managers much Worry,
Within the past few months about
"a, 600 railroad employees have been dis
missed Hundreds of clerks in Wall
street have been dismissed, and others
compelled TO accept 90 per cent re-
duction of salary. The official statis-
tica of the government do not show
that business is declining. On the
contrary to the reports of the bureau of
statistics indicate that business, both
domestic and export, is holding its
own But the situation will become
clear long before the campaign closes.
A declining market and tight money
always operate against the party IN
power, and genuine business slump
would mean a heavy cut in the repub-
! lican vote, especially in the close states.
Indiana, for example, is largely en-
gagged in manufacturing. AS long as
wages are good and work plentiful,
the republicans would have decided
advantage. But a suggestion of hard
tirnes, would turn thou sands to the
democratic party.
II there is pinch of hard times,
the democrats will lay it to the tariff.
which may compel a frank statement
of the presidents tariff position. That
the Chicago platform viii. be of the
"stand pat order is not now doubted.
Tnat the president personally favors
tariff revision is also we'll known. A
declining market would bring out the
presidents views, retire the stand
pat platform, and commit the republ'-
cans, If successful to revision. 1t is
already understood to be the presi-
dents plan to have the tariff revised
next spring, but there viii probably
be no definite declaration if the times
hold their own during the summer and
fall.