The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-16
PEACE OFFER TO MURPHY.
Tammany Leader May withdraw Fight
ON Parker.

Tammany Leader May Withdraw Fight
New York World
Peace in Tammany's warfare on
Judge Parker may be declared before
the end of the week.
Negotiations looking toward har-
mony were begun three days ago and
between now and Saturday Murphy and
nis advisers will decide whether or not
" Is to be war to finish at st. Louis.
Murphy has been in constant consul
tation with his advisers since he re,
eeived the proposition for peace. and
bis negotiations with the anti-Parker
men to concentrate on Mr.. Cleveland.
he was with half a dozen of his trust
ca advisers last night. No conclusion
was reached.
Justice Morgan J. oBrien, a mutual
friend of Judge Parker and Leader
Murphy, is mentioned as the interme-
was made. It was made with the
sanction of David B. Hill, william F.
Sheehan and the other Parker leaders.
Offer to Retire McCarren.
The proposition Is understood to in
c!ude the retirement of Senator Patrick
III McCarren as Chairman of the Exec
ntive Committee: and the election Of
many. Justice, O'Brien. it is said, went
to Mr.. Murphy with the proposition
from the Parker forces and asked the
leader to make known what he wanted
We're given that steps would be taken
to satisfy him. Accompanying the Of
Ter was the assertion that no discrimi-
nation was intended against Tammany
and that Tammany would get every
consideration to which 1t was entitled
at the hands of Judge Parker and those
who represented him in the manage
ment OF ,,, the party machinery ,ii, No at
organization fight. This Tammany has
professed to fear II David b Hill tri-
umphed and Judge Parker was named.
The attention of Murphy was called
to the fact that, at the instance of rep
resentatives of Judge Parker. the fight
OF the Greater New York Democracy
for place on the ticket this fall had
been withdrawn from the courts. This
step was taken to pave the way to
peace with Tammany.
Told that Parker VIII be just.
Surprise was expressed at Murphys
OF the fact that there could not be a
valid reason In existence why Tam
many Hall should tight the Chief Judge.
of the proposition, took 1t under ad-
visement. All that was asked of him
was to state what his grievances were
and what he wanted. At first he was
might lead to peace. He had commit
ted himself to war and to retreat now
might hurt him with the rank and file
or the organization.
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advisers urged him to accept the prop
osition. They pointed out that to go
on with the fight would throw upon
Tammany the entire burden of finding
successful candidate to urge against
Judge Parker.
In answer to this Murphy stated that
he was still confident that Cleveland
could be nominated. He said he he
lieved that the opposition to Parker
had come around to his original posi-
ton on that matter.
To complicate matters, yesterday was
the day agreed upon for all the anti
Parker forces to finally make known
their decision as to the prospect of the
anti-Parker fight.
Former Senator James Smith. Jr, Of
New Jersey. was in the city and he
spent busy day comforting with all
the principal leaders of the anti Park
er movement. He saw Thomas r. Ry-
Cram and numerous others. Colonel
Guffey of Pennsylvania, was unable to
be here on account of having to attend
a meeting of the committee on ar
Kerr. one of the delegates from the
State was here. 1t was the practically
unanimous opinion of the anti-Parker
forces that Mr.. Cleveland is the only
man with whom there Is any hope of
defeating Judge Parker. Former Sem
ator Smith voiced this decision to make
Cleveland the candidate of the anti
Parker forces in an interview given to
The World:
"I have but one opinion about -the
nomination, and had but
one opinion from the first," said he.
Mr.. Cleveland 1 consider the natural
and logical candidate, and should in my
opinion be nominated. Republicans are
unanimous In the opinion that he is the
strongest Democrat who could be
named, and we ought to be as wise as
they In seeing who our strongest man
Is / consider any other view of his
fitness and availability as out of the
question.