New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-03
ALL TALK CLEVELAND.
WIGW1NITE.S START J1EST
MaTphg Heads Deiegation-R Ready
for Fight at st. Louis.

me NeW-herk delegates 70 the Democratic Ma
tonal Convention began their journey 10 ST Louis
yesterday The first to star. were the anti-Hn
men. On the Penns ylvania Just before 10 o'clock
IHree hours later the Tamma Hall leaders
heaCed by charles : Murphy. took the same route
AID last evening the Manhattan GLIB delegation
followed
The ant.-Eisll' men. at 2 meeting held last week
= Coo.er onion. appointed delegation of TWEEN
ty-ive 20 60 10 ST. Louis and protest against the
domination Of Judge Parker. The entire delegation
was o. hand and about a dozen sympathizers
ci'7srea the pilgrims the train drew out. Jus
Size Seshury. who presided at the Cooper Union
meeting. wss in charge OF the delegation. The
delegates included Melvin c. Paliise-. Alfred J.
Fouiton and r. J. Pur3y Of Manhattan; =. !.
tlas, II Buffalo; {. =. Mathews, of Buffalo, J. "
Forrest and J. L. Mahoney, of Albany: Bolton
hail. J. } Hooper. J. G. Phelps Stokes, l. B.
Parsons. Henry George. jr., James R Brown.
George ". Thompson, of Manhattan; D. B. Van
Week and II s Doubleday, of Brooklyn.
The leaders " Tammany Hall travelled on a
special train the Pennsylvania Railroad. The
scheduled time was l:55 O'Clock from Jersey City.
bur Il go o'clock actually before the train
left the station. Two special cars carried the
party, IN which were Charles F. Murphy ]. Ser
eeant Cram Bird s. Coler W. Bourke Cochran,
ex-senator Charles A. Towne. Timothy d. Sulli
yan. Congressman William Sulzer. Victor J. Dowl-
ing. Senator Grady. Borough President John F
Ahearn President Cassidy OF Queens. Frank a.
O'Donnel and Secretary Thomas F. Smith.
Big Tim Sullivan. when asked who in his opin-
ion the proper candidate. said he had pref
erence; that he was for the best man However"
he added. Il but deuce spot in the deck in
this aggregation"
Congressman sulzer said: we are going TO nom-
mate the best Who the best man Is the con-
vention Will decide. Who the candidate will he
! decline discuss. buc this you from
me: The candidate OF that convention will be
winner, because going put up a winning
;icket and winning platform"
Mr.. Murphy. escorted by ex-senator Towne,
The side. and Victor J. Bowling tie other.
said that he mad little add the statements
he had already made.
~ believe ex-President Cleveland to he the
strongest candidate" he said. and If nominated
Re viii be elected l go instructed for Parker. but
that docs rot mean necessarily that Mr.. Parker
VIII get the nomination. ! believe that the strong
est man should be nominated, and my opinion from
the first has been. and is. that Mr.. Cleveland is
such man. What action I shall take al ST. Louis
will altogether depend the conditions prevailing
At the convention
Brd S Coler said: THE situation locally, in
Brooklyn. is simply this The people over there
s.e not going 10 he humbugged by personality or
allow personalities to interfere with party loyalty
The people Of Brooklyn helped elect Mayor
Mcclellan and they intend to stand by his ad-
them
How about the Presidential candidates. was
asked.
.'on that question answered Mr.. Coler, Il be
nominate DE elected
Have you any preference
Yes believe Cleveland is the strongest candi-
cate before the convention There is one thing
that ! wish 10 say and 10 call attention TO which
have not seen commented upon in the papers
and that is this: The people will longer stand
Tor the Bloody shirt cry. It is a dead issue and
II cannot he revived and the attempt to revive
1t will initiate against the man who makes the
attempt
Have you any candidate for Governor"
No Vas the reply, but think can elect
Governor This year. 7 know that 1 was elected
two years ago but I didn't get the Office"
Corporation Counsel John ]. Delany who arrived
N Jersey City before the trains departure. said
he believed Cleveland TO be the strongest man. and
hoped he would get the nomination.
Seventy members of the Manhattan Club in
that organizations delegation, their avowed inten-
ton being boom the candidacy OF Judge Parker.
They went in two special Pullman sleepers
tached 10 the Southwestern Limited Of the New
York Central. the arrangements for their care and
comfort being made by William s. Rode, chairman
of the house committee IF the club
The rank ana file OF Tammany and the members
Of the Kings County organization Will for
ST. Louis to-day. The Kings County delegates have
TWO trains on the Pennsylvania and they will start
1925 this morning. Senator P. II. McCarren de
parted two days The train will be in charge
81 James W: RiagwaI and the fu Kings County
The Tammany braves have six special trains.
this morning over the New-york Central; two go
by way OF the PENNSYLVANIA. at II o'clock. and
goes by WAY Of the Baltimore and Ohio at noon
senator George ". PlunRtt Is general manager OF
all the trains. Senator Frawley acts as sub-naI-
ager for the New-Nork Central trains In all about
senator iunkt hsd his oven T TUBES fG Yesterday
The dining which attached 10 the
IamTnany special burned Rochester. This left
one Or tfe three trains without a dining car
FlunklJt finally arranged with the railroad people
70 make stops ~ various points along the line where
there are railroad restaurants give the travellers
time 70 get something 10 eat
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