New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-23
TAGGART BY ELIMINATION
Belief Of ROsemount That He WW
BE Chairman.
lEr TELEGRAPH TO IRE TRIBUNE.

I1sopus y. Y, July 22-News OF the anal de-
cision OF Senator German 10 decline the Demo
cratic national chairmanship reached Rosemoun'
to-day and brought with It no little disappoint-
n1ent. for both the chief judge and his friends
have not concealed their confidence in the abili-
ty OF the Maryland Senator. II had been be-
lieved here that he would in the end accept but
this hope has vanished now. 1t is understood
that Senator German places his refusal on the
advice of his physicians. At the same time Will
lam F. Sheehan and his friends reiterate their
assertion that the former Lieutenant Governor
health is also too frail TO permit him TO unoer-
take the hercuean task Of trying TO eject
Parker. and by a process of elimination. now
that even August Belmont has retired from the
field Thomas Taggart. OF Indiana, remains the
sole available chairman. and II prophecy at
Rosemount counts for anything Thomas Tag
CART VIII be selected.
To be sure, William F. Sheehan, with the usual
Rosen1ount caution, said to-day: 1T is imposs-
BILE to forecast now who will be chairman; that
Is for the national committee to decide when 1t
meets next Tuesday" But with John W. Kern
and Tassart both lighting to have Indiana Sc
cure the honor, the result is scarcely in doubt
Mr. Sheehan made two calls at Rosemount to-
day. and apparently at the close of the second
both he and Chief Judge Parker had accepted
the German decision as final.
When ex-senator Davis was at Rosemount he
told Chief Judge Parker that he despaired OF
getting German to serve as the national chair
man. Judge Parker directed ex-senator Davis
to go back to New-York and tell the Senator
that it was his personal wish that he take the
position. Mr. Davis carried out the request and
communicated with the Senator. The final re-
fusal reached Rosemount soon after.
Frank Campbell of Bath. formerly chairman
Of the State Committee and John N Carlisle
Of Watertown. formerly chairman OF the eXecu-
tive committee. came here to-day. Both men
are bitterly at odds with ex-senator Hill. For
years they have done his bidding and handled
campaigns in the lean years, and last spring
when the interest of Belmont made it apparent
that there would be large campaign fund.
they were turned adrift, Cord Meyer and Pat
rick II. McCarren supplanting them. After they
had been disposed of both talked out in meet
ing. and Frank Campbell had several rather
sharp things TO say about the State leader.
That they represent a distinctly disgruntled up
State sentiment was apparent both then and to-
day, when Mr.. Campbell said. in reply to a ques-
ton about the upstate situation:
Il have not seen Senator McCarren or Mr.. Hill
since the nomination, and know nothing about
plans for strengthening the upstate organiZa-
tion. In fact. have paid no attention to it,"
This rather tends to minimize the value of
the reports circulated here recently about the
early start IN the campaign in the rural dis
tricts. MI. Campbell equally unfavOrabe
to the proposition of the nomination of a
from the western part of the State for Gov
ernor, pointing out that Attorney General Cum
neen would be nominated to FIJI the vacancy
created by the resignation of the chief judge.
and that would give Erie County all the repre-
sentaton on the ticket it could fairly claim.
Early visitors to Rosemount o-day were Ed
win o. Wood, president. and Mark W. Stevens,
attorney. OF the National Fraternal Congress, of
Flint. Mich They had been in Albany, and
stopped at Rosemount their return West via
NewYork. Mr.. Wood and the Judge had met a
number of years ago, and the men called to con-
graduate the nominee. Judge Parker is expect
ing his mother at RosemOunt within a few days
She plans TO come here from her home at Derby
Conn. and remain until late next week, and
then go TO Cortland. y. Y, near where Judge
Parker was born 1t is the custom OF Judge
Parker's mother to spend the summer here but
this year she thinks ROsemount will be too live
ly for the quiet rest she desires
The daily routine at RoSemOunt was not
varied to-day. The candidate took an unusually
long swim with A. S. Brolley. chief stenographer
OF the Court Of Appeals. swimming half way
across the Hudson Garry Bosom, proprietor
OF The Tub I'm Albany to-day visited Rose
mount. and asked the judge for a lease of a
strip Of land large enough to build q bungalow
TO house the score of reporters stationed here
for the rest of the campaign. The Judge re-
served his decision. but did not seem impressed
with the advantages of the scheme to him per
sonally.