New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-12
BOOM is 4 BOOMERANG.
lnbauy TammaHy Leaders Say Par
kfr 1fair Has a Joke.

Albany Feb 1.-THE friends 81 chief Judge
Parker are having "a rather uncomfortable time
just now as % result 81 the Tammany investiture
% their candidate with badge OF approval at the
Tub the other night. With the calm and biting
sueors 81 Charles F. Murphy on the affair and the
cool fashion In which he proceeded % demoish the
Parker boom. tho friends Of the chief judge are At
present exceedingly indignant. II does not dimin-
ish their bad temper either 20 find that the very
Tarmauv legislators who conferred the mock
nomination on their candidate are now running 10
cover and pleading that practical joke was their
sole intention. That they have succeeded IN per-
potratius practical Joke Of unexpected proportions
is certain.
Put lust AS soon as the Tammany men plead that
they v.ere Joking in order 20 square themselves
with their indignant leader tho friends Of Chief
rud-e Parker bob up and declare that the Tam
MANY men are mistaken. Here is what one Of them
had 90 say to-day;
II was not necessary for Murphy 70 come out
against Judge Parker IN so blunt fashion. and
he displayed very little diplomacy IN such a course
chief Judge were sincere. and IL comes With ex-
PLANTATION ne IS making that II was only Joke
with this taunt thrown into his face. M Guy
calmly said.
7 should let the ridiculous attempt 20 attach i'm
ortauce 10 that incident go unnoticed were " not
loI uni night csUse annoyance TO others The oeca-
sion was II pure meTrlHlehI a5 lCl 4 Ia -
fs-y and Judge Parker took his share with the
nd ir
-rba onIv remark approaching seriousness IN me
whole affair was the prediction on my part that
a. ,,roruo~ OdCU became genuine convert TO
home rule and other democratic doctrines, ne
rrirrr I'm the very distant future become ehgloie
- r,er0orr+tir nomination for Governor II -
TOO earl, TO talk Of Presidential nominations ana
think every intelligent Democrat approves OF Ile
1,sitio, taken bv the leader Of the Newt oFk
democracy in that regard
close on the heels Of this solemn declaration rom
the man who IS charged with having heeh mo
chief Spokesman Of the party comes siInll'lr
declaration from Senator Victor J. Downing VINO
pronounced the rumors ridiculous and the aFalr'
like the report Of Mark Twains death eNasse1-
sred- Senator bowling said
Mr. lrurpbv firmly believes that Mr. Cleveland
v--uIf he the strongest candidate the DtnlocL,,Is
rr.rId nominate II circumstances cnange., MT.
NfrIrrry Will change also. He desires Simply 70
irJorse the candidate who has the support OF MS
Ii9a farit,- 81 the Democrats I'm the nation
Tho earerres4 Of the Tammany contingent 70
..oua1irv- and its evident pain and embarrassment
,t its mistake recall the obedience that Richard
cocker used to inspire in the old days There
Was no Tammany Senator at the Capitol who
was not glad TO be quoted as denying the rumors
f2,t the real pathos Of the situation was the po-
.f,ior that the friends Of Judge Parker found
ti,-,-sa1yos i'm when the TammSuy members COolE
e,,Ior1read that they had been playing a practical
ioLa ora the alleged Presidential candidate. and
mat as the little boys when they play marbles
tLav we're not playing IN earnest or FOR keeps.