The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-30
POLITICAL POINTS

wagonette at the station to take Mr..
UP the mile of roadway to Rosemount.
When they appeared Judge Parker stood
ready on the veranda of his home to
welcome Murphy. Bowling and Con-
warmth: Then the program was
followed out as on Wednesday a week
ago when the Vice Presidential candi-
date Henry G.. Davis was here.
Bowling and Conway were sent over
to the barns. while Judge Parker got
Murphy at the south end of the YER
anda. where two comfortable chairs
were drawn closely together. into
which the candidate and the Tammany
leader dropped.
star Have Conference.
This was the first meeting of the
two men. the newly found party lead
er Of the nations Democracy and that
of Tammany. They wer disturbed
at the end Of half an hour by the an
nouncement of the luncheon hour
At the table Mr.. Murphy was intro
duced to the candidates aged mother.
his wife, and the daughter. Mrs Hall.
After nluncheon Judge Parker appeared
with Mr.. Murphy, and the latter was
led out of the house and across the
lawn to a rustic bench. over which the
lower limbs of a birch tree hung as
canopy. The two men had come to
understand each other, and as both
subsequently admitted. to like each
other. 1t was now that Mr.. Murphy
had much more to say that he had
at the first and introductory session.
He made his wants and wishes known.
Mr.. Murphy was firm but not aggres-
sive; emphatic but not brusaue. He
dispelled all doubt in the mind of
Judge Parker as to what he expected
to have done with Patrick II. McCar-,
rem and tho Craftsmanship OF the state
Executive Committees McCarren. he
said, could not be eprmitted to con-
tinue In that position.
Mr.. Murphy SAID that he could not
permit McCarren to remain at the
head of the committe with himself
Murphy q member of 1t. Not only
this. but Mr.. Murphy was not inclined
to stand by and see the State organ
ization used for the settlement of old
political scores with the power of the
machine in the hands of Hill and Nc
Carren. to be used to disrupt Tammany
Hall and to work injury to the latter
organization.
The Tammany leader was having an
opportunity to be heard, and he was
taking advantage of 1t. he surprised
Judge Parker d moment later by an
committed to Mayor Mcclellan as the
Democratic nominee for Governor.
Judge Parker has all along favored the
young Mayor. Mr.. Murphy really wish
es to see Mayor Mcclellan have the
nomination, but there are political rea-
sons why, as he explained to Judge
Parker that the question must re-
main open for awhile at least.
State Committee Discussion.
There was no mincing of Murphys
words when a little later he brought
up the name of Cord Meyer, chairman
of the State Committee. Mr.. Meyer
was personally Objectionable to him,
he announced without cavil.
In New York, at the Democratic
Club reception. it was reported here to-
day, August Belmont had suggested the
name of Cord Meyer as the guberna
torial candidate Whether or not this
suggestion was being looked upon SER
iously, Mr.. Murphy let il be understood
that II could not be. In this connec-
ton he suggested that there might be
a change made as to the chairman of
the State Committee, and George NJ.
Palmer's name was brought up. Mr.
Murphy eulogized the work of the mi
nority leader in the Assembly, and
said that Palmer would unquestionably
be acceptable to all factions.
Murphy told Judge Parker during
this talk under the birch boughs that
he believed Thomas +. Conway, enemy
of David B. Hill, should be the nomi-
nee for the Attorney Generals place
on the ticket. and |his topic occupied
the concluding moments of the confer
ence.
Mr. Murphy believed when he left
here that he had practically removed
his enemy, state Senator McCarren
from the cnalrmanSnlp OF the EXeCu-
tive Committee. The argument ad-
vanced here was that while the Exec
utive Commute wass chosen last March,
the members had never held meet
ing. The privilege to increase the
number of it's members was granted.
Now 1t is contended that with the ell
largement of the committee a new
chairman will be selected at its meet
ing for organization. and the prece-
, dent heretofore existing of permitting
the first one to be selected to hold the
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