The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-07
DEMOCRATS ARE PLEASED
Senator German Said to Have
 Eliminated Himself.
Bacon of Georgia Says the Sage of Princeton's Words Will Aid Nomination of the New
 York Jurist.
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Washington, April 6.
 The New York Worlds Cleveland in- teFivew. in which the former President commended Judge Parker as fit man to be nominated by the National Demo- crs tic Convention, was of course the chief tc pic of political discussion at the Capi- toi today.
 The consensus of opinion was that 1t settled the nomination of Parker. Those Democrats who may be called the con- servatives of Congress and who consti- tute four-ffths of the Democratic mem- bership. welcomed the stand taken by Mir. Cleveland as timely and helpful. Scarcely a discordant note was heard. Most of the outspoken Bryan men for once preferred retcence to expressing an opinion. Only a few saw harm in MT. Cleveland's declarations favorable to Judge Parker.
 MT. Bacon Talks.
 Senator Bacon of Georgia, was partic- uiarly jubilant over MT. Cleveland's ex- pressions, regarding his sentiments as an invocation for harmony which no good Democrat might resist He said:
 T feel more encouraged today than l have at any former time.'
 Asked whether he saw any reason why the Cleveland position would injure Judge Parker's prospects. Senator Bacon said: Why should it hurt him? On the con trary, it should be of greatest benefit to him. both in securing the nomination and being elected President, and it should be a great incentive to the other wing of the party to give equally cordial support to Judge Parker.
 .aThe platform ought to be direct and positive and should deal only with live issues. I am very much gratitied that MT Cleveland has made the declaration which indicates that If Judge Parker is nomi' mated he and those who have been most closely identified with him in political mated he and those who have been most cordial support. If now those in the party who have not been recently in ens tire political accord with Mir. Cleveland will unite with him in an equally cor dial support of Judge Parker, we can go into the approaching campaign with the greatest hope for pronounced success at the Presidential election"
 Position of German.
 Senator German was quoted this morn ing as admitting to several friends that he had no chance for the nomination. and as advising them to work for the nomi- nation of Judge Parker. Other friends of the Maryland Senator today said that he had authorized no statement and had nothing to say at present. Nevertheless, ii is a fact that the former most ardent supporters of Senator German are mak- ing no effort whatever to stay the Far ker movement and show an evident read mess to be counted with the majority for the New York Judge.
 Senator German is reported as viewing the situation with good grace and will, fin the event of Parker's nomination. lend his best efforts in support of the ticket,
 m a haTa aLpear to be well pleased with Cleve- lands views. regarding them as greatly simplifying the situation.
 Representative Richardson said:
 'I long ago gave expression of my pref erence for the nomination of Judge Par ker Thad considered Mir. Cleveland only in the event of the success of a move ment to nominate a radical candidate. have believed all along that the time had come when the conservative element of the party must assert themselves and to my mind. Judge Parker has seemed the highest type of that class which am convinced constitutes a vase major ity of the Democratic Party
 Conducive of Harmony.
 "The views enunciated just now by Mir Cleveland and particularly the good things said for Judge Parker ought re- gardless of past differences, to conduce to a harmonious convention at St. Louis, a terse. strong platform and q winning ticket"
 Representative Patterson of Tennessee. who has expressed himself as believing MT. Cleveland the strongest candidate the Democrats could nominate, said:
 'The interview eliminates Mir. Cleve- land as a candidate. In my opinion it is waste of time for any of his friends to attempt anything further in behalf of his nomination. For sometime it has been apparent that Democratic sentiment was crystalizing about Judge Parker. Mir Cleveland's utterances give impetus and emphasis to the Parker tendency. It ought to go a long way toward uniting and harmonizing the party. To my mind. there Is now no excuse for any Demo- crat. in view of the apparent overwhelm- ing sentiment as to the availability of Judge Parker, to hesitate as to his nom- nation I believe with such a platform as Mir Cleveland indicates We should have and Judge Parker at the head of the ticket. We would beat Rooseveltisn? to death. R. H. Watkins.