Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-08
PARKER BOOM REVIVED
Democrats at the Capitol Say
It is Growing.
| CHICAGO CANDIDATE
MIR. WILLIAMS INDORSED By
CARTER HARRISON MACHINE.
Mr.. Hearst's Friends Cutting a Big
Stick for Tammany-Indiana Wants
National Committee Craftsmanship.

Among democratic politicians at the Cap
ftol there has been distinct revival of the
Parker presidential boom within the past
ten days. The sentiment in favor OF Judge
Parker is steadily growing stronger. This,
too in spite of the fact that Judge Parker
himself, so far as can be learned, has not
done or said anything to stimulate interest
in his behalf In some respects the Parker
boom is remarkable. 1t was not started
by the judge, has never been encouraged
by him and yet has gone steadily on.
There was one time last summer when II
sagged down bit. That was Immediately
after Judge Parker's visit to Georgia, when
he was expected to declare himself on ma
tional questions, but in his addresses be-
fore the bar associations refrained from all
political topics. There was genuine disap-
pointment throughout the south over this
omission upon the part Of Judge Parker,
and German stock took a rise.
Again Shifted to Parker.
When the extraordinary session of Con-
gress assembled ana members came to town
from tn. south and west the talk was
principally for German and Hearst Since
that time, and notably within the past
three or four weeks, the talk has shifted
again to Parker Democrats confer with
each other in the cloak rooms and lobbles'
exchanging views of their constituents as
expressed in letters and other commun1ca-
tions and it has been found that the Parker
sentiment is spreading throughout the
country and that today Parker and Hearst
are talked of in a favorable sense more
than any other prospective candidates
One of the most prominent democrats
&c. oF< <k,A T;CCfc crNy,f r. NJ
not desire his name to be used stated to
Star reporter today that in the northwest
nobody was seriously talked OF except
Parker and Hearst. He said that Cleveland
race since his letter to st. Clair Mckelway,
and was not being considered. This demo-
crat did not know how the Parker talk
was spreading, but it seemed to him to be
spontaneous.
The Williams Boom.
Illinois proposes to have a finger in the
presidential pie. Starting in Chicago and
engineered by the Carter Harrison ma
chine a boom has been launched for Rep
resentative Williams of Illinois. Mr. Will
Jams Is an old-fashioned democrat, one of
the plain people, as his friends describe
him, and his interests will be vigorously
pushed by the Illinois contingent. The
sponsorship of the Williams boom by the
Carter Harrison machine has occasioned
some gossip and elected the natural ques-
ton, why not Mayor Harrison himself? llll-
nois people say that 1t is very doubtful If
Mayor Harrison would encourage talk of
his nomination. They say that he is open
to the same objection which was made to
the proposed nomination of Silver Dollar
Bland in 1896 1t will be remembered that
the religious affiliations of Mr.. Bland's fam
lily led to the fear that he might be de-
feated on account of religious prejudice 1t
is said that while Mr.. Harrison himself, as
was the case with Mr.. Bland, Is not amen
able to the complaint that his religious con-
nections would hurt the ticket, Mr.. Harri-
sons family would fall in that class
Hearst's Friends Going for Tammany.
MI Hearst's friends in Congress are cut
ting very big stick for Tammany. They
say that the blacklist incident of political
ingratitude found in recent annals was
shown in the failure to include Mr.. Hearst
in the so-called harmony dinner in New
York Monday night. 1t was given to
Mayor Mcclellan, and Mr.. Hearst. it has
been repeatedly held, is responsible as
much any. other one man for the phe-
nomenal majority rolled up for Mayor Nc
Clellan. The dinner, however, Is regarded
by leading democrats as having been q
complete fizzle and will soon pass into
oblivion. The memory OF the treatment
of Mr. Hearst will not be forgotten, 1t Is
said. and something will drop on Tammany
at the very first opportunity which Mr..
Hearst's friends can make.
Many friends of Representative Miers OF
Indiana congratulated him today upon the
discussion which is going on in political
circles of his name in connection with the
vice presidential nomination Reports from
the west say that the suggestion of MIR.
Miers' candidacy has been favorably re-
ceiyed throughout the Mississippi valley.
and that his friends will be heard from in
the convention
National Committee Craftsmanship.
Indiana will try to secure the chairman
ship of the democratic national committee.
Mr.. Thomas Taggart. an Indiana democrat
of national prominence. will be urged for
the Craftsmanship. The western men are
very much opposed to the suggestion from
New York that Patrick McCarren shall be
chairman and will fight his selection vigor-
Cusly.
Considerable interest is taken in the forth
coming meeting Of the democratic national
committee. New York and st. Louis will
be the most clamorOus aspirants for the
honor of entertaining the national conven-
ton next summer. Chicago will make an
offer for 1t, but 1t is said that the Chicago
people are really not over-anxious. The
question of candidates will enter largely
into the choice of the convention site. Far
western democrats are very much opposed
to the choice of New York on account of
the alleged possibility of the conventions 8
choice being Influenced unduly by Tammany
and the eastern sentiment If the conven-
ton is held under the shadow of Tammany
Hall