New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-09
PARKER WANES IN SOUTH
Friend of Cleveland Observes q
Mcclellan Boom.

Trenton n. j., June (SpeciaD.-A Democrat Oh
Statewide reputation who is an intimate frlehd
of ex-President Cleveland. let drop few inter-
esting remarks while in this city yesterday
He said he recently had returned from trip
to the Southern States and while there he had
been surprised to learn that the sentiment which
all along had been so earnest in favor of Judge
Alton b. Parker as the Democratic candidate
for President seemed to be diminishing gradu-
ally but surely. and that he would not be sur
prised TO hear, when the Democrats National
Convention met at ST. Louis. that some other
prominent Democrat had made great str1des~in
the South. He had noticed, he said. with the
greatest surprise that in Georgia the Parker
sentiment was receding. and that there was
prospect that il would continue to recede in that
State
One thing, this Democrat said. had beer made
clear to him while he was i'm the South and
that was that the opinion strenuOusly prevailed
there that the Democratic party could hardly
hope TO be victorious in the next election unless
the candidate for President was a New-1ork
State man. There already was some sentiment
there in favor of the nomination of Mayor Nc
CIellan of New-York. and there were indiea-
tions that this sentiment was not wholly voiun-
tary or spontaneous. but that there possibly
was an inspiration, emanating from the North.
behind this sentiment and urging it, He had not
met any Northern men who were working up
Mcclellan boom. he said, but almost daily he
expected to run across some member of Tam
many Hall who was taking more than a pass
ing interest I'm the yoang Mayor of New-York.
so palpable did IT seem TO be that this interest
was inspired by opposition TO Judge Parker.
one significant incident occurred while the
Democrat alluded 10 in Georgia. Express
ing his surprise to an Atlanta Democrat that
the Parker interest seemed 20 be waning. he
remarked that IL seemed strange that Clark
Howell could be mistaken in his estimate of
Southern political opinion, related to its
choice of a candidate for President. The reply
was good natured but energetic. and was: "Oh.
Howell is all right Democrat. but as
political prophet he has been more frequently
wrong than right as almost every Democrat in
Georgia is aware. Everybody in Georgia likes
Howell, but that does not proclaim that he has
not been politically impuIsive and errattc.
Down this way we remember the proceedings OF
several Democratic national conventions. and
HoweIrs attitude then should not cause anybody
to be surprised IL his views are not now unani-
mously indOrsed in Georgia"
Referring TO eN-PreSident Cleveland, this New
Jersey Democrat said he feared that the former
President could not be prevailed on TO accept
another nomination. although there was no
doubt that the Democrats OF this State, by a
great majority. would hail with delight even
intimatiOn that he would consent once more
to lead the party. He said that in recent
pleasant conversation with MIR. Cleveland at
his home Princeton the ex-President had
reiterated his former declaration that no State.
because II happened 10 be a small one, should
be considered disqualified that account In
nominating n Democratic candidate for Pres-
dent. When Mr.. Cleveiand's attention was
called TO the report that he had said that Judge
Gray, of Delaware, and eX-Secretary Olney, OF
Massachusetts. were available candidates.
and that the nomination of either of them would
be strong the party could make, Mr.. Cleve-
land replied that he would not recede from that
position. He had spoken, he said, most favor
ably OF Judge Parker the Democratic candi-
date for President. and he might do again a
often the opportunity was afforded. but
10 what he had said about the candidacy of
Judge Gray or ex-Secretary Olney he had moth
ing to reconsider.