The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
Political Chat.

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| that paper the following:
Hon John Wesley Gaines men,
Der of the House of Representatives
from Tennessee, returned today from
VISIT to Judge Parker at his home
at Esopus, New York, and says that
the great majority of the Democrats
with whom he talked in New York
city ana elsewhere are now or the
opinion that every State should send
delegation instructed to vote for
Judge Parker. He believes that if
the New York State convention were
held now Tammany would not fight
instructions, for it has been learned
that the Hearst people are relying on
unlnstructed delegations for help in
the hour when the votes of delegates
will be needed.
New York will give Judge Parker
the biggest majority a presidential
candidate ever received in that State -
said MIR. Gaines. II was told that
the lawyers of the State will support
him Solidly, and that the railroad
interests will be for him, for the rea-
son that they feel confident he will
not do anything as President that will
endanger the rights of any class of
the people. The workingmen are
largely for him, it is said and it is
so we'll known in New York that
Judge Parker supported Mr.. Bryan in
1886 and again in 1900 that the Bry-
an wing of the party cannot be led to
vote against him.
when the conductor on the train
on which | was going to Esopus took
my ticket, and saw the place of my
destination, he said, 1.-The next Presi-
dent of the United States lives there.
He's going to be elected, sure. Every
body is for Parker up here. I'm a
Republican, but | will have to vote
for Judge Parker. He is one of the
best men in the world. He has been
riding with me for twelve years, and
there is never a nicer man on the
road
Judge Parker is an ideal man for
the nomination and viii make an ideal
President" said Mr.. Gaines. ''He is
a great big man, a strong, sturdy
sane, hard-headed, Democrat of the
jefferson and Andrew Jackson type.
He will not discuss politics now, but
just as soon us he is nominated, the
American people Will hear from him,
and they will hear that which will
convince them that they have
chance to return to the old fashion
Democracy of the fathers by voting
for Judge Parker to succeed Colonel
Roosevelt"
Mr.. Gaines lunched with Judge
Parker at his home at Esopus. The
judge had to leave the table seven
times during the progress of the meal
in order to answer calls on the tele
phone. One of the phone messages
brought him the news of the killing
of a little child by a horse, which the
judge had recently bought in Albany,
and which had not yet been brought
to Esopus. The shock of the news
was so great that the judge was near
~ Frustrated.
Mr. Gaines is one of those Demo-
Gratis who think there is an excellent
chance for the party to elect a Demo-
crat to the presidency this fall. In
passing, it may be said that there are
many Democrats of this kind. Three
months ago there could not be found
a Democrat who thought there was
the slightest possibility OF defeating
Roosevelt at the polls. But now
there are plenty of men who admit
that the election of Mr.. Roosevelt is
not going to be accomplished without
the hardest kind of work, and some
boldly proclaim the belief that he will
not be elected at all, and that Judge
Parker will be the President of the
United States after the 4th of next
March.
There is not believed to ne ono
chance in ten that New York can be
carried for Roosevelt. The Demo-
Gratis never think of putting that State
in any other column than their own.
Unless the utterly unforeseen occurs.
Judge Parker Will be given the thirty
nine electoral votes of New York by
majority which some politicians
think will reach one hundred thods-
and.
General Robert w. Miers. of In
diana. one of the leading Democrats
in the House, a calm and emlnently
conservative man, and a shreWd poll
tician withal, said today that he be-
lieved Indiana was as safely Demo-
cratic as New York, and that there
was little doubt in his mind that If
the Democrats nominated Judge Park
err on a conservative platform, the
fifteen electoral votes of Indiana
would go to the Democratic nominee.
"a gentleman, who is very close to
Mr.. Hearst, and has done much
work to secure him the nomination
said last night that his chief had now
no idea of getting the nomination. He
further said that Mr.. Hearst had said
that all this talk about boiling the
ticket il he were not nominated MINI
self or if Mr.. Bryan were not noml-
mated, was ridiculous; that II the
Democrats nominated any KIND OF q
man on any kind OF a platform, he
would support him. that his tive pa
pers would support him, and that ne
would contribute as much to the cam
paign fund as any other individual.
The Thomasville News says that II.
E. Raper for Senator and w. Il. Holt,
IT., for the Souse for Davidson county
are the choice of the ThomasVllle
Democrats.
We understand that Mr.. a. ). DOCK
cry has consented to run for the Sen
ate, and his friends will urge ms name
before the Democratic Senatorial con
vention as the logical candidate Tor
Richmond this time.-RocklnSham
Anglo-SaXon.
Increase In Church Membership.
(Church Economist.)
In 1900 only Z per cent of the total
population of the United states were
church members, whereas TO-DAY the
ratio is SO per cent, the members IN