The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-23
DEMOCRATS AGAINST PARKER
SENTIMENT IN THIRTY-SEYENTH
CONGRESS DISTRICT.

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Prominent Democrats Declare Themselve
Against the National Ticket Becaus
They Are Opposed to Hin--The "Cat
taraugus Daily Union" Bolts Parker
JAMESTOWN, N. Y, Sept. 22.-'The extern
Of the anti-Parker sentiment among tn,
Democrats Of the Thirty-seventh Congress,
district has been much underestimated
and when the votes are counted mex
November there will be some startling sur
prises,' said Charles H. Wicks, chairman
OF the Republican county committee, il
speaking Of the Democratic detection from
Parker.
"There is much talk" continued Mr.
Wicks, about the Bryanite bolt. 1t Is
doubtless true that many earnest Bryan
Democrats feel that they cannot consist
emily support the Parker ticket and will
vote for Roosevelt or the Socialist candidate
1t is equally true that large number OF
Democrats are opposed to the Parker ticket
simply and solely because it is tagged with
the Hill label, and these Democrats will be
heard from on election day"
The list Of local boilers is now so large
that it is difficult to enumerate all. 1t
includes many Of the most influential Demo-
Gratis OF the district Indeed, at a recent
meeting Of the Chautauqua county Demo-
cratic committee only fifteen Of the twenty
eight members were present. and there was
much uneasy speculation as to the inclina-
tons Of the absentees. Here is list Of
a few of the Democrats who will not support
Parker:
Ernest Cawcroft, former member OF the
Chautauqua county Democratic committee
and secretary Of the Democratic city COM
mittee.
Edwin Tuttle. member of the Democratic
county committee from Busti township,
Lewis NJ. Sweet, former member Of the
Democratic county committee from Har-
mony township.
William Gitchell Sheridan merchant
and lifelong Democrat
George H. Upton, a fairfield Democrat.
John Kdder. North Clymer farmer,
who has always supported the Democratic
ticket.
Charles NJ. Waite, jamestown manu-
facturer, who voted for Bryan, but cannot
indorse Hill methods and will vote for
Roosevelt.
Emmett Flagg, a jamestown business man
who voted for Bryan.
DR.. D. G. Pickett, former supervisor from
and Pomfret.
Some of these Democrats have told why
ssy saaao so ms ana sr
esting reading for the Hill crowd. Here
is what Mr.. Upton says:
1The Democratic party is now in the
hands Of political jugglers. The candi-
date and his promoters have jumped from
one plank to another until the platform
has become 30 shaky that 1t is not safe for
an honest Democrat to stand on it. i
feel sure that as Democrats we will be
safer in trusting to Roosevelt and his ad-
visers than to Parker and his kitchen cabinet
Hill, Belmont and Sheehan. For these
and other reasons shall vote for Roose-
welt. When the Parker crowd is defeated
it will be time for Democracy to return to
honest doctrines.
Lewis NJ Sweet. former member OF the
county committee. says:
@The Parker ticket was named through
fraud, intimidation and deception. The
men who are the chief advisers Of Parker
are relics of Tweedism and an acknowl-
,dged disgrace to any political organiza-
ion. The Democratic platform does not
stand for anything. and the Democratic
8 miserable evasion Of the Philippine
problem and the words OF the candidate
in abandonment Of the tme, honored Demo
cratic tariff policy
n the hands Of the men who have been
iraitors to the Democratic party for the
,ast eight years. and should he be elected
ne arch traitor, David B. Hill, would have
he highest place in his cabinet
E. s. Moss Of Portland Township. one Of
he leading Democrats OF northern Chau- |
auqua, writes to DR.. Pickett:
Il congratulate you on the stand you |
ave taken, particularly in denouncing |
Hill. II you knew the inside workings OF his |
in our little town and the dis:
graceful methods they used to gain control
lere it would disgust You further. There |
hat n
against the ticket he represents
The anu-Hill Democrats, under the 1
Of Mr. Cawcroft, have perfected |
county organization which is to-day |
more stable body than the regular Demo-
ratio organization, and which expects to
nut the Dem ocratc vote in two in all the |
ownships Of the county. Indeed, 1t is
afe TO say that there are school districts |
n the county which e. not contain single |
Parker vote, and there are voting precincts |
men are at their wits ends to find respect
BILE representation for election officers
q required by law.
The anti Parker movement Is fully as |
trong in Cattaraugus. Chemung, Alegany,
choharie, Toga and other interior coun-
angus county the Democratic newspapers,
8 well as the individual Democrats, are |
,eginning to bolt. Some time ago mention
ras made OF the fact that the Cdttorau ous
Daily Union Of Salamanca was near the
,olting line. 1t replied to this with the
tatement that the Union had crossed the
,oting line, and in three column editorial
old why. Here is q sample paragraph;
Who are the leaders of this plan Of reor gani-
alton? First Is Grover Cleveland, who
tories In the nomination OF Judge Parker as
vindication OF his own malignant record
Text comes David B. Hill. whose one end and
mbjtion in political life was to WELD political
over, and who Ia well known to be entirely
in his methods OF obtaining
hat power. He II is who FIRST discovered
bscure Surrogate Of Ulster county and to
7hom Judge Parker owes entirely his i'd
ancement In of1oe and political prominence.
\ IL likely that these men would be promoting
is candidacy II they did not have assurances
rom him that he would serve their interests
elected
JOY UNDIMMED.