Evening journal., 1904-06-01
NEW YORK REVIVES
BOOM FOR GRAY
Influential Financial Interests
Identified With Movement
for Delaware Man
IS TALKED OF IN WALL STREET
James B. Handy, Formerly Of Della.
ware, Declares That if Any Democrat
Can Carry New York, So Can Judge
The New York Herald today says.

Gray.
The New York Herald today says:
influential financial interests in this
city have revived the Presidential boom
Of former Senator George Gray, Of Del
aware. as a possible offset to the move
ment for the nomination Of Judge Alton
b. Parker. Judge Grays name has
been mentioned in Wall street during
the last few weeks with increasing fire.
quency. He is spoken of as a "compro-
mise candidate" who would prove ac-
ceptable to the business world il the
Parker boom should falter.
1t is the general understanding in
the financial district that the revival Of
the Gray boom Is due to men who are
identified with Standard Oil interests
and the National City Bank They
make no concealment of their belief
that Judge Gray would prove more ac-
ceptable in the White House than
Judge Parker.
Delaware has not yet held its conyen-
tion and it is not known whether Judge
Gray will permit his own State TO in
struct for him. His name was one of
the first to be brought forward among
the possible Democratic candidates for
the Presidency, and il was received
with much favor by the labor interests
in the coal districts because Of his SER
vices as president of the commission
appointed by President Roosevelt TO
settle-the anthracite coal strike.
Judge Gray has shown no desire TO
advance his own candidacy. He de-
clared In February that he was not a
candidate "in any sense OF the word, "
and his declaration was reinforced by
Marion c. Butler, Of South Carolina
who declared that Judge Gray had as
sured him that he did not want the
Presidency. This attitude has pre-
vented the consideration OF Judge Gray
as a possible candidate in other States
J. B. Handy's Views.
James b. Handy. who formerly live,
in Delaware and who is brother Of I.
Irving Handy. who represented Della
ware I'm the House. declared yesterda,
that Judge Gray would prove a stroni
candidate.
IF Hill succeeds I'm forcing Parker,
nomination and the Judge goes dowr
/ to defeat it viii be too late then to re.
member Charles f. Murphy's advice.
Mr.. Handy said. mo man can beat
/ Mr.. Roosevelt who does not combin,
conservatism with experience. The III,
work of Judge Parker has removed hin
from the activities of applied states.
manship. But Mayor Mcclellan an.
swers this test So does Mr.. Cleveland
So does Mr.. Olney. SO does Judge Gray
Why lose when you can win? To an
outsider it appears that Asr. Murph,
and the group of strong men with hin
seem anxious to have this question de
termined by the best judgment Of Dem
ocrats in national convention assem-
bled, unfettered by any preconventioI
deals and schemes.
"Of course, we of the South hope tn
pendulum viii swing to Judge Gray
Here is a man whose political poise
whose sound judgment, whose lifetime
experience in applied craftsmanship
domestic and foreign. are Just wha
the country needs in the parlous time
now looming up in world politics. Their
isn't a Democrat i'm New York VIII,
would vote against the ticket becaus
Judge Gray was on il. and there ar
thousands Of Republicans here read,
to support him because Of his sounr
views on labor, commerce and finance
If any Democrat can carry New York
so can Judge Gray But he is the onl,
Democrat who can carry Delaware
} Maryland and West Virginia.