The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-29
HARMON BROKEN
BY PARKER ]. BOON B 0 !.
Probability That Tammany viii
Indorse Judge Becomes More
Remote Daily.
Murphy Wants Me lellan, but Is
Keeping Him in the Back
ground.
Wall Street Fears Hearst and
Tries to Befriend Roose-
welt.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building
Washington. .

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, Feb. 2e:-The proba-
biity that Iarnrna11y Will indorse the
democratic presidential nomination
daily becomes more remote. The
New York democratic situation is not
harm Onious, despite the several thar
mony' dinners that have been given
there this winter and the Parker
boom is one of the things which is
keeping the factions from uniting.
When 1t is understood that Tam
many, which controls the borough of
Manhattan, is in perfect accord with
the democratic leaders of Buffalo as
to presidential matters, and that their
combined vote will be a majority of
the state delegation at st. Louis, the
significance ofsTanamanys rejection Of
Parker becomes apparent. If Park
err cannot get the delegation from his
own state, hesgWilI2 not get the demo-
cratic nomination. 5sz~ss
There are two strong reasons for
Tammany's uIlfriendliness to Parker.
First, his nomination would mean the
recrudescense of David B. Hill, who is
now laid away ens3the shelf, political
i ly. Murphy, Tamnaany's new leader,
aspires to entera the national field Of
politics. .s
He wants toshecpm to the party as
a whole whatHhe is to the New York
section of it. If Hill were galvanized
into politicaIlife9 by4the nomination of
| Parker, that ambition never could be
realized, and besides, the New York
party would again he rent asunder, as
it was in the old days of Hills con-
troll. -
Political expediency. therefore. as
quires that -Tammany and Buffalo
unite to prevent the Endorsement of
Parker.s president ial aspira tons.
Parker as Candidate.
The second reason is to be found in
Parker himseH.s If by any chance
he were elected president, he you'd be
as putty In the h q. rlds Of the Tillmans
Baileys CarmaGAs, Pattersons, Ba-
!, cons, and the other fre-eating gentle
men ON the democratic side Of the two
houses OF congress
His generaHsa rlsafeness is being
:, strongly semphasIzed by the 'fnancia
: inter estsfWht ch skpect to furnish some
!, Of the money fof the Democratic cam
+ mont nor {. ana sifaf ups Of capitalist
oue eiest1on Of Mec1el
Ian as mayor oE Greater New York
and they expect to be consulted abou
the democratic, presidential nomlna
ton,
; In the meantime, playing. for posi-
tion, Tarnrraany Is pretending to be 70
Cleveland as first choice, we'll knowing
THAT he cannot be nominated.
81 Cleveland affords a shelter from
Hearst, and a very convenient one
too, for Tammany and it's ,capitalisti
hackers are more afraid Of Hears
than they are Of Parker.
Eventually it may be that Tamman.
will be compelled to give Hearst
: share Of the New York vote at ST
Louis, but not unless there is a stronl
reason for it, such as the desire t.
) elect certain county tickets which 9th
t erwise would be defeated.
But the Hearst bridge will b
, crossed when it is reached. For tn
1 present Tammany is supporting Cleve
: land, and is engaged in the very agree