The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-28
OBLIGED
TO TAKE CHARGE
Candidate Is Now Commander in
Campaign Scheme Very Like
Miitarism.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York, Sept. 2S.-Judge Parker
has taken the management or the uemo-
cratic campaign into his own hands.
He is issuing orders as the general IN
command. He has made himself abso-
Lutte. He still has conferences with the
did in the beginning, 81 think it would
be well to do that or 81 agree with
YOU about that he now says, ''Do
that
He is supplying the initiative: He
has gathered together 1.-THE ends OF the
campaign, has made a plan of battle,
and will do all the directing himself. =
His two visits to New York before
the one that began yesterday morning,
were for the purpose of perfectlng his
plans for a personal administration or
the campaign. His visit of the present
weok. which will last until Thursday
noon or night, was to hear the, first
reports of his generals in the field and
to get into shape such of the plans as
have not been worked out.
Judge Parker has not superseded any
BODY. He has not set anybody down.
Everybody in the national organization
and state organizations will continue IN
exactly the same relations to the dlfec-
tion of affairs, except that Judge Par-
ker, instead of being the candidate who
advises, will be the candidate who Will
lead and direct.
Sudden Bowling to Parker.
After looking over the field for sew
eral weeks and consulting with all
corners, Judge Parker advised Ger
tain campaign. His advice was only
partially Needed. Then. he ordered tna1
same sort of a campaign, and his or
ders are being obeyed with alacrlty.
The Parker campaign that is now in
operation in some parts of the country
and still to be put in operation every
where before ten days is simple enough.
1t merely, provides for diy1s :;?I OF the Inc
stead Of allowing one man or one set
of men to manage everything, Judge
Parker has divided possible democratic
territory, broadly, into four parts. lie
has assigned certain men to each terri
tory. He has told them what they must
do. He has made plans subject to- local
conditions, and he intends that his or
ders shall be carried out.
Territory Parcelled Out.
outlines. ST." TIE possible democratic ter:
ritory is thus parcelled outs:
"Diyisi9n No. 1 New York and Con- &c 81 /
and West Virg mia; No. 3, Indiana, II
lnois and wisconsin,; No. 4, the inter
mountain and far western states, such
as Montana, Utah, Colorado and Neva
da.
The men in charge Of Division No.
are Judge Parker himself, William F
Sheehan, August Belmont, Delaney Nj
coll and David B. Hill, with the officials
of the New York state committee.
The managers for No. are Henry &
Davis, the candidate for vice president
Senator German, John T. McGraw, ex
Senator B. H. Kenny of Delaware ant
James M. McGuffey.
Thomas Taggart, chairman OF the
democratic national committee and Joh1
P. Hopkins and Roger Sullivan of Lii
nois. and National Committeeman Ryan
of Wisconsin, are to have control Of Di
vision No. 3, and Senator Fred Il. Du
bois of Idaho, ex-senator Frank Can
non of Utah, National Committeema1
Perry of Utah, Senator William A
Clark of Montana and Senator Patter
son of Colorado Of Division No. 4.
Judge Parker will personally direc
these movements. He will be in com
plete control. He via come to New
York at intervals, probably every week
but oftener, if necessary, to hear re
ports and to give fresh Instructions.
Judge Parker and former Senate
David B. Hill were in conference to
day for nearly an hour in the judge
apartments.