The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-25
'LAIWYERSARE
FOR ? .AI.RiKERi'.
Twenty Per Gent. of#Tl,ose in
New York Will Vote for
Il. Ex-Chicf Judge.
IS No SCARCITY OF MONEY
Stories Sent Out From WASH,
ingtoil Are Made Up BY
the Republicans.

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tFrom Our Regular Correspondent.)
4s WASHINGTON, u. ~, August "a, As
Indicative OF the opposition TO President
Roosevelt on the part OF the solid, think
nF portions OF the public. 1t Is stated thai 7,
fully twenty per cent. of the Republican.
lawyers Of the city OF New York Will
vote for Parker this year. Many Of these.
have Joined the Constitution Club of that
1 city which Is composed OF the chief la W
yers Or Greater New y ork, who will vote
for Parker and In other ways }endeayor to
bring the country back to government
under the Constitution. This club Is res
ceiving additions to membership daily.
and whether Parker be elected or nol.
~ is already evident that a large part
of the vote he will receive will be due
10 tho influence and tho labors or this
4 cub Of great lawyers '3t3
SE IT. lis said that the organization OF the
Constitution Club was the first severe
jolt the Republicans received this year
after the nomination OF Judge Parker.
$CorielyonS Is said to have expressed him
self 10 the effect that II was a bad omeil,
and the President has not succeeded In.
concealing the fact that he Views the
club as al distinct menace to success.
HAS MONEY ENOUGH Fl.
~ 8 cries sent out from Nyashingt ton TO the,
effect. that the Democratic Congressional
COMMITTEES is IN such dire financial
straits that II cannot conduct campaign
for members OF Congress- and that the
proposition to remove the headquarters Of
u the COMMITTEES to New York was made!
because III would enable the committee
4 D get money. have foundation only In the
minds OF ina gina I've Republi can CORE
$spondents.s The committee has money
senoughSfor Its purposes. @ { course, 4 II
we're proposed to purchase the voters
outright. the 4committe would find itself
short OF cash. Z. But for all legitimate
fpurposes OF the ca mpaign there are sufti-s
Client funds on hand or In sight. The cost
cot speakers and printing re the princs-s
h pal items Ia the expense account OF the.
COMMITTEES. s} q s
/: & The National Committee and the Con-;
Eressiona Il Committee as well are appa-s
3TentlS slow In getting down to the Sc
:r;ous work OF the campai Ign: The reasons
are apparent First and foremost, cam
sraign work never opens in earnest until
the andidate writes his formal tier of
5accep taI1ce. MI Neither Mr.. Roosevelt nor
Judge Parker has done this yet, a I'd
neither party Will do more than throw
out skirmish lines until the Il letters Sarfss
given 10 the public. M II Is mot likely tina e
the really serious work OF the ca nlpaliEn
will be commenced until the tnlddle I. q o. y !.
September From tn at time UNI the 10 IN
$of November the q vii be . neasSs
as Ii can he made, and VIII not % q
6rupted BY any true es. ~ Ss sSjS
A5 SHORT CAMPAIGN. 8 .,
a short campaign Is desired by both both
sides In the old days. before the the gen ca
era use OF the tive ana me
plIcation Of newspa pers, presid entail sca M
snairns had 10 be commenced In the early
& N, nm er. n, order that the speakers might
reach the voters. and that the voters
might become educate upon II ne \ Issues
4 Involved But the press Il is /. now 4 DOM
81 he work which the speakers were counted
,iI,on to perform IN times past nd 4 the 1f,3
ailygpa per, clrculat ted In the most remote
corners Of the country. keeps the voter otter
Informed as to every issue and Phase
81 the contest. Six weeks lis. per a ps.s
long enough In which to 9 the real WORE s'
4 of the campaign. sgS
Il Meanwhile, tile p EN- ocra IS are perl ect-l
ing their organization in every State
ia ctions are being Sharmor,lzed, and every
F1,reparation being made for nm aggressive
fight There Is much elation felt In the
success which has attended lei forts which
have been ma dea by leaders high in party
councils to effect Cancellation be-
tween Murphy and AicCarren In q New
YORK , tits believed that the two, now
understand each other, and that they
viii unite to carry he Il city and State
for Judge Parker. 6ss;;SHs5S 85 sa2 ss
NEW - ERsEY AFFAIRS
TROUBLES in New Jersey have not been
entirely adjusted. Il There Is a strong pro-
!. test on the part OF a consid era BILE por--..
ton Of the party a gainst the leadership
of ex-senator Sm thu is though q prob Il
able that the De ocrats VIII succeed 4 n
Inducing him to retire from the active
leadership Of the party in the Interest
Of harmony. 1t Is said that the chief pro-
testants against the leadership OF Senator
Smith are the Democrats who espousedi
The cause OF Mr.. Hearst when he was
seeking the nominate on to the prcsi-
dency. They boted the State convention
/ when It was seen to be in the 5control3o OF
the anti Hearst element. Il, ta3i
Y9rN r. noinate e the se ew
IS not regarded seriously. re may allow
hn tie R s
i lie 7soughtlto get dele gates who would vote
him ths ~
4 develop sufficient strength to make him
a menace to pa ty SUI cess, q Fl Y, e
e MAY MAMIE &Nltt-nLl2LLAN. VI ss%
There has not been heard q | ,,I real. deal
nomination Of Mayor Mcclellan to fhe7
$Eovernorship, IT was predicted IN this
cores ondeilce oyer, !, a. month go tia
nominee He has made q splendid record
a MI Mayo OF Greater New York. VI But
there Is one hlemls hHupon i one which
Rsfo nse gas f5 e islfa
excuse for Ills action In approving the /
i The State Would veto q 4. But Republicans
are naturall yt saying, 81 g nd would say II
In much louder tones II he We're Snoni-
slican Governor the Ubiquitous measure
Il would I have become a laW.8 Mr., AlcCle-$
laniS VII lose honesty lla s, neYerf been ques-g
realizes now t he ke which lie made.
BSss3s' How Roosevelt ~ Uncovered the Postal
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