The Washington times., 1904-07-13
But Indian Territory Has
No Presidential
Vote.
PLANNING NOTIFICATION
Democrats Will Probably
Wait Until Opponents
Have Acted.

ESOPUS, y. Y, July 13.-Muskogee.
Indian Territory, has unfurled the first
flag Of the campaign, and sent an ac-
count of it by telegraph to the Demo
cratic nominee today. The message
reads:
"Muskogee. l. T. July p
I'm election held here this morning
the first in the United States after your
nomination, Muskcgee. claimed by the
Republicans, went Democratic. This
IS the first gun Of the campaign. and is
considered a fair test. Indian Territory
Is on fire with an uncomfortable Demo
cratic zeal
ID. NJ. WISDOM.
IN. +. HANCOCK.
j. r. TAYLOR, Jr."
The humor Of the message lies in the
fact that not a soul living in the Terri
tory can cast a vote for President
The Rev. r. r. Cooper. WHO is in
charge of the church at Holy Cross. in
the absence of Judge Parkcr's son-in-
law. the Rev. Mr.. Hall, was a guest at
Rosemont Mr.. and Mrs. Hall. who left
ST. Louis at noon today, OF the return
from the conveation. will reach Rose
mont tomorrow night and remain there
until the election.
Will Wait or Roosevelt's Notification.
II is understood that William F. Shec-
han left for New York this morning TO
be away several days, but as his home is
several miles down the river and all
telephone wires we're put out OF business
by lightning last night 1T Is impossible
to communicate.
While Mr.. Sneehan is in the rnetropo-
lis the date OF the meeting Of the ma
tional committee will be fixed and Judge
Do -
notification. II IS iutimated this morn
ing that the notification will not take
uiacn until after Presidcps Eooqerelt has
been similarly apprised by the Republi-
can committee. There Is no particular
reason for this delay except that the
Democratic precedent has been estab-
lished that the nominee shall be in
formed in from twenty-five to- thirty
five days after the convention adjourns
and from the fact that the entire cam
paign viii be characterized by deliberate
action at every step.
Practically all of tic intervening time
until election VIII be spent by Judge
Parker AT EsOpus. Once or twice he viii
confer with the party leaders in New
York. and about as often with the
the last he will visit d few OF the largest
cities Of the country while the fight IS
raging, 20 make not more than half A
dozen speeches. but there will be no
tho plentiful Oratory that characterized
the last two Democratic campaigns.
Conservatism will be the predominant
motto.
Two Leaders Not Enthusiastic.
Grover Cleveland will probably delivar
one address. That Bryan will enter into
the Parker end OF the Presidential ef-
fort is extremely doubtful. Up 10 date
no word Of cOngratulatiOn from the Ne
braskan has been received. nor has
Tammany Leader Murphy expressed joy
over the st. Louis occurrences.
There is a growing impression in
EsopuS that William r Sheehan will
either be the national committee chair
man or party candidate for governor
Of the State. The friendship that ex-
lists between Parker and Sheehan Is re-
markable and reminds one exceedingly
Of the famous intimacy between Nc
Kinlcy and Hanna. II Judge Parer aC-
tUally runs his own campaign. as he
gives every evidence OF doing thus far
II is certain that Mr.. Sheehan can have
the chairmanship. and the best inform
ed friends OF both Judge Parker and
Mr.. Sheehan are clearly OF the opinion
that the latter viii shine this fan in
one of those two positions.
II is learned today that William r.
Hearst has placed his papers al the dis
posal Of Judge Parker's candidacy and
will from this time forth advocate siren
uOusly the selection Of the regular nOni-
nee.