The Nome nugget., 1904-04-20
NEW YORK AGAINST
 WILLIAM R. HEARST
David B. Hill is Backing Judge Parker, While Tammany is For Mayor Mcclellan For the Democratic Nomination
 For the Presidency

and the Tammanyites, are bitterly op- posed to Hearst and neither will give him aid nor comfort. His only chance to secure New York delegates is to get them independently, and that is a pretty hard job.
 It is case of an unOrganized mob fighting two disciplined armies and the mob is bound to get the worst of it.
 Why Tammany Opposes Hearst.
 The Tammany reason for opposing the Hearst boom is that the leaders be- lieve he could not carry the state, and would drag the rest of the ticket down to defeat. They admit his strength among the working classes, but argue that he would drive away from the ticket thousands of conservative Demo- crats, who are bitterly opposed to yell low journalism. In fact they candidly believe that with Hearst as the stand ard-bearer, the Democracy would be as badly beaten in the state as William | lost New York by the unparalleled fig ures of 250,000.
 The Hearst clubs and the Hearst leagues, under various names and under different leaderships, are fighting gal lantly to correct this impression, but with very little success. The present outlook is, that whatever may be the outcome in other sections Hearst will not have single delegate from his own state.
 David B, Hills candidate for Presi- dent is Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals Alton J. Parker, and only one man stands in the way of his securing the unanimous vote of New York. That man is Charles F. Murphy, Tam many Halls leader. In succeeding to the toga of Richard Croker, Mr. Mur- | phy inherited profound distrust for and dislike of David B. Hill, dislike which it must be admitted is gener- | ally shared by the leaders of Tammany 1 Hall.
 With the patronage of the Greater City at its command Tammany Hall is able to do as it likes with the poverty stricken and wOe-begOne upstate Demo- crats. Should Hill secure a President and Governor to his liking, Tammauy fears that the National and state pat ronage would give it's enemies the power to make trouble for them.
 Judge Parker was nominated for his present position by order of Hill, and before he went on the bench was al- ways one of his loyal supporters. Since becoming a judge, of course he has been compelled to keep out of politics. but Murphy fears Parker's old affec- tion for Hill remains, and that he would discriminate against Tammany in case of his election.
 Principal Fear of the Tiger.
 What Tammany fears principally is that Federal and state patronage might be distributed in New York city in such a way as to form a menacing Democratic opponent to Tammany Hall.
 ''So long as we control the city we do not care who controls the state and Nation.' is the favorite cry of the braves.
 A collector of the port, Postmaster, United States Marshal, and other like officials. recognized as Democrats but opposed to Tammany, could furnish a nucleus for opposition that might be the death blow to the organization. This explains why Murphy is hesitat- ing and refuses to commit himself There is considerable sentiment for Parker because, with one exception, he is the only Democrat elected on the state ticket since 1892, the exception getting in in 1902 because he was on the Prohibition ticket also.
 Still, it is pointed out that Parker's election was lucky fluke, as the three cornered fight in New York really elected him, because the Citizens Union men. mostly Republicans, had no candidate for Judge on their ticket. Furthermore, Parker's vote was less than the totals of the votes received by Democratic candidates for Assembly, the only other state offices filled that year.
 Mcclellan rlurphy's Man.
 Murphy believes that the time has come for Tammany to enter the field of National politics. His candidate is Mayor George B. Mcclellan, who was recently elected by big majority. Since taking office the new Mayor has made most favorable impression. and it is admitted on all hands that no Tammany administration has been so conservatively and as honestly con- ducted as the present one.
 Mcclellan has had long and honor- able career in Congress, where he made many friends. He is the son of a Idistinpuished TInion SOldier and soemc