The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-29
COL. McANERNEY TALKS
NEW YORKER BELIEVES DEMO
 CRAFTS CAN WIN.
|Suecess in National Election He De- clares Depends on Adhering to
 True Principles and Letting Pygmies Alone.

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 The Advertiser yesterday, made refer- ence to the presence here in his old home of Col. John A. McAnerney, of New York. Many of his early friends are etilf in Montgomery. and they have been giving him most hearty welcome. For the past thirty-five years he has been prominent in public affairs in New York and New Jersey. He was the Con- federate officer in command of the troops that defeated Dahlgreen when he at- tempted to enter Richmond in order to release the So.ooO Federal prisoners con fined in that city. He was elector at large and president of the electoral col lege of New Jersey in the presidential campaign Of 1888 In the campaign of 1892 he presided over the great business mems meeting in, Wall street in the in- tenest of Mir. Cleveland. and occupied a similar position at the business mems meeting at Carnegie Hall for advancing the interest of Hugh J. Grant. the Demo- cratic candidate for Mayor in his con- test with ex-Mayor Strong.
 He is a very interesting talker and we'll informed on public. and especially financial questions. s4
 He was asked by an Advertiser repre- sentative what he thought of the pro- gress of his old home. and he said:
 T find Montgomery greatly improved since my last visit It is great rail- more rapidly in the next ten years than it has in the past forty years"
 Do you think Democrats have any chance in the presidential race he was asked, and in reply. he said:
 "Of course. it IS too early to attempt sto forecast anything in regard to the presidential election. President Roosevelt will win easily unless some first class man Is nominated by the Democratic Party. who commands the respect of the people of the States of New York. Con- necticut and New Jersey. These are the pivotal States, and are absolutely nece g. sary to Democratic success. The Demo- crats In these States are once more unit ed and hoping that some first class man may come to the front. There are hosts of dissatisfied Republicans who will vote for high class Democratic nominee upon an old time Democratic platform.
 T regard Cleveland as out of the qltes- ton, because of his own wishes and the difficulty in making him the nominee, but If nominated, he wound sweep the pivotal States and easily defeat Roosevelt"
 ''Isi Justice Gray an available man?'
 ''Yes, Judge Gray of Delaware, Is a clean, strong man, and could carry the
 
 Parker is good man. know rim personally. He has clean record and can carry New York.
 You Southern people have no idea of the Republican apathy and defection to- wards Roosevelt. You have more at stake than any section of the country, and yet you continue to run after the pygmy idols that have been thrust into the Temple |of Democracy during the past ten years 1t is high time that the Civil War was forgotten in politics and Southern men again took their places in the front ranks of Democratic statesmen. But to accom- plish anything the Southern people must side-track the little windy tin gods who demand leadership and will continue to lead the party to defeat.
 The Democrats of the pivotal States which are necessary to success, are help less without good man and a clean old fashioned Democratic platform.
 ''The conservative business men of the North without regard to politics are afraid of President Roosevelt. They read their morning papers with anxiety to see what move our spectacular President has made over night.
 ''It rests with the Democratic deleRa. . tions from the South, as to what sort of presidential timber will be selected. If the candidate is not clean, high class | and conservative, the Democracy may as well abandon hope of success from the day the National Convention ad- journs."