The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-08
THE HOURS NEED
IS ASTRONG MAN
The Issue to Be Between
Him and Roosevelt.
PUBLIC MEMS VIEWS
Judge Pritchard, Who Calls to Bid the
President Goodbye, Receives Many
Compliments for His Action
in the Case of Editor
Daniels.
Daniels.
By FRED l.. MERRI1T.)

Washington, ID. c., June Judge
Pritchard, who last week retired from
The District Supreme Court bench and
became United States Circuit judge for
the fourth circuit, today called on the
President to pay his respects and say
goodbye. Judge Pritchard will at
once move to Asheville, where he has
bought home.
Speaking of Judge Pritchard leaV-
ing the district bench to which he was
appointed only few months ago, but
on which he has during that time been
a conspicuous figure, the Washington
star of today says: "He is receiving
many compliments from Southern pa
pcrs for his action in releasing jose
phus Daniels, the Raleigh editor who
was adjudged In contempt by Justice
Furnell of the District Court of North
Carolina"
Representative Richardson of Ala
bama, who is here to see the Presl-
dent predicts the nomination of Par
ker at st. Louis as soon as the "faV-
olite son" voting is over, probably the
third or fourth ballot. He also
thinks Williams of Illinois, will be
ramed for Vice-President. You know
/ was a Parker man in the F'ifty-sev-
enth Congress" continued Mr.. Rich
ardson. II thought then and ! think
now, that he g ~ 2 ilrest available and
best fitted man in the party and one
well qualified to carry the banner to
victory. | was also the original advo-
cate of Williams of Illinois, for Vice
i resident. / made this nomination
also in the Fifty-seventh Congress.
Asked regarding the failure of Ala
hama to instruct it's delegates, Mr.
Williams, who is a delegate, at large,
said: "You may hold me responsible
for that I did not want the delega-
ton bound up to that extent. We
passed the unit rule, and as eighteen
out of the twenty-four delegates are
Parker men, first and last, 1t is easy
IL see where our entire vote will be
cast On the other hand, if, as | do
not think probable, or hardly possible,
the convention should get in tangle,
and it should be impossible to nomi-
nate Parker the Alabama delegation
is then free to go wherever the major
ity thinks best. ] think this better
than instructions
The Mcclellan Boom.
Questioned as to the Mcclellan
boom in the South, Judge Richardson
expressed great personal admiration
for the New York mayor, and added:
But Mr.. Mcclellan must and does,
know that the South waited for New
York to take official action. That ac-
ton was taken in the only proper and
recognized manner, through the State
convention. 1t is not now for Mr.. Nc
Clellan or Tammany TO try to divert
attention from this result. We have
accepted it in good faith and acted
accordingly. Tammany needs the
party as much as the party needs
'rammany, and it must not obtrude it's
family affairs into national politics.
Georgia on the other hand, in
structed for Parker and the instruc-
tions are ironclad. THE delegates are
instructed to vote for Parker as long
as there is q reasonable probability
of his nomination" said Representa-
tive Livingston today. Amajority of
the Georgia delegates can turn the
vote for any candidate at any time.
The fight in Georgia was against
Hearst. Parker was picked out as the
man who could most surely beat
Hearst. While the delegation is for
Parker, it is in no way against Cor
man or Olney for instance
Asked what he thought the Demo-
cratic platform would declare Tor, Mr..
LIVINGSTON replied: Roosevelt will be
the issue in this campaign ana the
r7ore the Democrats put him forward
as q man TO be beaten the better it will
be for them. Men are to be the main
things. People haven't great conf
dnnco in platforms, which they so gen
eraIIv soc ignored. People do place con-
denco in men. We want a strong,
conservative man and then we want to
,lake the issue between that man and
Roosevelt.