The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-08
From q STAFF Correspondent.

New York, June S.-Behind the po-
litical forces booming the candidacy
of Judge Parker one Is able to see the
Wall street opposition to President
question that this opposition purposes
financing the Parker campaign to the
limit. 1t is this fact which. becoming
known to the republican managers,
has caused some disquietude over the
presidents selection of Secretary Cor
telyou to be the chairman Of the re-
publican national committee.
If Parker Is nominated, Tom Tag
CART OF Indiana will undoubtedly be
the chairman of the democratic ma
tional committee. His personal re-
lations with Wall street are intimate,
and already. in anticipation of Par
ker's success at St Louis, he has had
several conferences with the leading
finanoiers who oppose Roosevelt.
1t Is the plan with Parker as the
candidate to focus the campaign on
New York, Connecticut, New Jersey
and Indiana. Connecticut and Indi-
ana are VIGOROUSLY the most venal
states in the union so far as politics
goes, and a barrel of Wall street
| money, turned loose there, would
have a tremendous influence.
No Measure for Taggart.
teal" republican managers to shy at
the suggestion of Cortelyou for repub-
loan chairman. They say he doesn't
know the political game as he should,
and that he cannot hope to measure
UP to Taggart.
| In reply, the president says he does
| not want q Doodle campaign. He will
try, by the selection Of Cortelyou, to
put his candidacy on high plane.
He will appeal to the best there Is in
American manhood, trusting to win
without the aid Of a great campaign
fund.
With such a campaign, Parker
would be the most troublesome can
| didate the democrats could name,
would be conducted by the boodlers
Of the democratic party and by men
who are past masters In the gentle
| art of buying votes and distributing
campaign funds. Such a campaign
would increase the doubtfulness OF
all the states named and make the
general result close.
1t Is significant that the Parker
managers in this state are more hope
full at present than they have ever
/ been. They have made a count OF
delegates and profess to see how they
can nominate their candidate on ar
early ballot.
The rank and file of Tammany viii
cheerfully support Parker, because Il
believes he can win, and they want tc
get a share Of that campaign fund
The opposition to Parker in this city
am told by men of all parties, il
n pretty we'll confined to Murphy and hi
immediate friends.
Democrats Hopeful.
So far as the November result ii
ic otn fa fc L. i
are at this time more hopeful thar
the republicans. With Parker as tn.
democratic nominee, the state would
be so close as to give the republican
} managers the shivers. There ar
many leading republicans who do no
look for Roosevelt to carry New York
They say 1T would be almos
miraculous if he were to do so. Tam
many, they say, will not bolt the tick
t ct. Once Parker is the nominee, Hill
and Taggart will organize their cam
| palgn and carry things with so higl
J a hand in the state as to make it. al
! most impossible for the republicans t
keep UP with them.
Those who are beginning to max
3 election tables should not be in to
, great a hurry to put New York in tn
: republican column. Nor should the
put 1t in the democratic. The wis
! thing to do is to put it in a doubtfr
q CoAuiiiL dliu 1el ~ stay nCHeTe Tor Tn
present. One is almost tempted to sa
the same thing about Indiana. How
I ever, the situation in that state 6
$ present Is not so bad as it is her,
3 The chief trouble in Indiana is tn
gold democratic vote, which has ru
8 the republican majorities skyward tn
!. past eight years. A large part Of thu
y vote would probably go to Parke
E And on top of that, If one notes tn
: probable effect in that state Of a lare
q democratic and a small republica
/. campaign fund, one gets a better ide
o Of the outlook.
q w. w. Jermane.