The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-21
THURSDAY. JULY p. 1904.
Where German Stands.

The conference between Judge Par
ker and ex-senator Davis, his run
ming mate on the Democratic ticket,
at Esopus yesterday developed sever
al features. which make sound the
conclusion that it is the purpose of
the Democratic managers to force the
national craftsmanship upon Senator
German whether he wants il or not.
If Mr.. German, in the face of the
insistent demand for his services,
still refuses absolutely TO take the
place. the reason for his obstinacy
viii be found in the fact that he does
not believe that the Democracy has
any chance to win. Senator German
is wise in his day and generation. He
does not go into a losing battle with
his eyes open.
What Judge Parker did not know
about practical politics when he be-
came the Democratic nominee for
President he is rapidly learning.
When the time comes for him to pen
his letter of acceptance he ought to
have acquired enough valuable infor-
nation on the subject TO make the
plunge into publicity a highly edify-
ing document
Whether he meant il that way or
not, Judge Parker's first important
act was the squashing of David B.
Hill At least, the New York Even
ing POST says that Hill was utterly
annihilated by the famous gold tele-
gram, and certainly the New York
Evening Post" ought TO know.
The judges second feat was to rid
himself of an.incubus which had tied
itself about his neck in the form of
one Patrick H. McCarren. After the
return from ST. Louis. McCarren
bloomed forth before the world at
large as the real thing in the way of
New York political bosses. He was
first fiddle in an orchestra composed
OF William F. Sheehan, Bourke Cock
ran. and August Belmont. But Nc
Carren talked too much Somebody
cut the rope All that is left of his
pull is a fraZZled end of nothing.
If Senator German is persuaded to
become national chairman with
William F. Sheehan as Judge Par
ker's personal representative in the
East. and Thomas Taggart in charge
Of the West, with headquarters at
Chicago, the judges third lesson in
the art of amputating the nOn-essen-
tials will probably result in the aban-
donment-partial, at least-of that
king of Wall Street. August Belmont,
who. with David B. Hill. was chiefly
responsible for the Parker nomina-
ton. Senator German, in declining
10 accompany ex-senator Davis to
Esopus, added that a visit there will
afford me pleasure later" Il is
shrewd guessing that places that later
no sooner than the final departure Of
Mr.. Belmont from hospitable Rose
mont
The Democracy is out 70 win this
year if adroit playing of the game
can win. Everything at St. Louis in
dictated that. German won for the
Democracy in 1884, and the Democra-
cy firmly believes that he can turn
the trick in 1904 II the Democracy
remembers the methods by which vic
tory was secured in 1884. it is indif-
ferent 10 them.
The country, however, has not for
gotten an extraordinary remark
made by German in the United States
Senate after President Cleveland had
permitted the Wilson-Gorman tariff
bill 10 become a law without his sig
nature and had written an open let
ter, charging the Maryland Senator
with betraying the party Referring
10 Mr.. Cleveland, German said:
God knows l went through the
mire for that man"
BY thus forcing the issue upon Mr..
German is the Democracy deliberate
~ planning a repetition Of the first
Cleveland campaign?
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