The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-30
ON WEDNESDAY
The Reception VIII be Given I'm Honor
OF Judge Parker and Invitations
Will be Extended TO Members of
Many Democratic Orgauiza.ions-It
Has Been Decided that There Will
be no Western CamIssign Headquar-
ters-Senator-Elect Raynor OF
Maryland vii Take an Active Part
I'm the National Campaign.

New York, September 2S.-Nearly all
of the details for the public reception
TO be given for Judge Parker at the
Manhattan Club have been completed.
The reception. unless some change Is
made. will be held on next Wednesday
night. Invitations viii be extended TO
the Democratic national committee, all
members OF the Parker Constitution
Club, and a number Of other large DEM
ocratic organizations. including Tam
any Hall. It Is likely that Justice D.
Cady Herrick and Representative
Francis Burton Harrison, candidates
for governor and lieutenant governor
respectively. will attend. Judge Par
ker does not intend to speak at the
reception. and in fact no speeches OF
| any kind WIFI be made. according to
| the present programme.
Judge Parker saw many visitors to-
day. They included David b. Hill. De-
| lancey Nicoll, vice chairman OF the Ma
tional committee; Don Farnsworth OF
Illinois; Benjamin Ide Wheeler, presi-
dent Of the University of California
and several of the democratic mana
gers.
| The headquarters OF Judge Parker
whenever he hits New York Will be
| made hereafter in the Hotel Seville. He
has reserved his present apartment on
the eighth floor and expects TO visit
New York frequently.
This does not mean. however" said
candidate viii visit this city every
week. He has no intention now OF
| coming. except when he feels that his
presence will benefit the campaign
In relation to a plan to divide the no-
| htical campaign territory under varf-
| Gus responsible heads 1t was stated
| today that National Chairman Taggart
VIII not open permanet headquarters I'm
the west Mr.. Taggart expects TO visit
| Indiana. Illinois and Wisconsin at fire.
| Quent intervals. but that will not take
| HIM away from the active managemens
| Of the national campaign.
While Judge Parker was at luncheon
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany
| Hail, was shown to his room and there
| held long conference.
Senator-elect Isidor Raynor. who was
| siected United States Senator from
| Maryland last winter. was at the DEM
ocratic headquarters today and saw
Messrs. Sheehan, Taggart, NicorI, Bel
mont and David B. Hill, who was also
Il
been in conference for some time. the
announcement was made that Senator
| Raynor would take an active part in
| the national campaign and would speak
in New York on Tuesday of next week.
| In an interview Mr.. Raynor said:
| I'VE people in the Southern States
propose to discuss the race question
from a conservative standpoint. The
south was solving this problem until
the President undertook MS disastrous
policy which Is absolutely injurious TO
| the interests of every southern COM
monwealh. He has brought this issue
| upon himself. and the question must
be plainly submitted TO the people OF
the north and they will give IL their
furnish two-tnirds OF a sufficient mum.
Der Of votes In the electoral college to
decide the election
| An apparent settlement for the pres-
lent. Of the question Of establishment
Of Western Democratic headquarters
was announced at the national COM
uittee rooms today. Members OF the
executive committees said no such
| headquarters would be established and
Chairman Taggart said that letters and
kilograms received today made IL ap>
| pear that the establishment OF such
| headquarters was unnecessary Mr
| Taggart expects ID go west and also
| 10 Nlsll Sucn olnSr points az seem nee
| essary, but unless something at presen.
/ unforeseen occurs. there will be no reg
| ular western branch. and the cam.
paign will be managed from this city.
After his conference with Judge Par
ker early today. Senator Hill saw q
number Of state leaders at his hote;
and then made a trip down town. In
| the afternoon he went TO the national
Democratic headquarters and conferr-
| ed with the managers OF the campaign
| Save to express his general satifae-
| ton with present conditions, Senator
Hill had nothing to say. While a. head
quarters he arranged for some future