The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-11
PARKER'S SECRETARY SAYS NO
THE JUDGE WON'T CONE HERE
TO MANAGE THE CAMPAIGN.

He Says the Committees Are Doing the
Work Intelligently and Effectively
-Ridder and Lamont Discuss With the
Judge the Canvass In Doubtful States
EsoPUs, Sept. lo.-Cries from the Hoff-
man House for the presence Of Candidate
Parker may some day be successful, but not
Immediately. These screams for guidance,
reechoed in this mornings newspapers,
had the effect Of extracting what amounts
to personal statement from the Judge
His secretary. Mr.. McCausland. said:
THE stories to the effect that Judge
Parker is to go to New York to take personal
charge Of the canvass or to assist the COM
mittee in its conduct of the campaign or that
he is dissa tisfed with the work of either
the national or State committee are untrue
He is gratified with the efforts of both the
committees. He believes the members
of all Of them are working intelligently
tremendously and effectively, and that they
are wise in not telling about it, The Judge
has thought Of going to New York for day
or two after the publication OF his letter
of acceptance, but he may not do even
that"
That, OF course, amounts to a warning
to all good Democrats to stop wetting the
Hoffman House mosaic with their tears
and to believe that things are getting
along perfectly grand. When William F.
Sheehan- got here to-day he said it was for
a nights rest. Now that the candidate
has spoken, Mr.. Sheehan ought not further
be kept awake by the means of the dis
satisfied Judge Parker probably will 20
to New York, although he has not made up
his mind about it, but he does not wish
1t thought that he is going there to monkey
with the wheels.
The candidate has not yet yielded or
shown an inclinat ion to yield to the calls
for speeches, though the Holman House folk
are wailing that he got to show himself II he
expects to carry any Of the doubtful States
They all argue that the Judges pleasing
personality would win lot Of votes.
One OF the men who believes that Judge
Parker has got to get busy. is Herman
Ridder, editor Of the New York Shafts
Zeitung, who called on the candidate this
evening, Mr.. Ridder is a politician, not Of
the Hill-Parker school He doesn't mask
his batteries. He thinks the way to win a
suggested to the Judge that a few speeches
in big cities would not be undignifed and
would do lot Of good
That talk was only incidental to the real
purpose of Mr.. Riders visit, which was
to discuss a canvass Of the doubtful States,
with especial relation to the German vote
This was job which Mr. Ridder handled
for Cleveland in 1892. The independent
| vote Of the country is reckoned to he half
German, and Mr.. Ridder knows where it
| lies and the best way to get at 1t. He
| will supervise the canvass in New York,
| New Jersey, Connecticut, Wisconsin, In
diana and Illinois. ach Of the so-called
, doubtful States has a big German vote,
with Wisconsin particularly important. I'm
perialism will be painted In way to make
| the German-born voter shudder and the
horrors of a big budget will be pointed out.
Mr.. Ridder knows all the ropes.
Col. Daniel s. Lamont, summoned by
Judge Parker for political advice. arrived
| to his home at Millbrook this afternoon.
1t Ia supposed that he was called on to
decide the methods to be used in the
doubtful States of the West.
said Col, Lamont IL am still for Charles
W. Goodyear of Buffalo: Edward NJ. shep-
ard is a good man, too"
Before Col. I.amont's departure, William
F, sheehan arrived looking happy, He and
until after dinner, Mr.. sheehan said the
campaign is yet very young and that it
| would be folly to expect large. visible
results so early as this. The Democracy
Is organized. he said, and united.
reformed Republicans, unreformed re.
formers and militant Mugwumps was pulled
of to-day. The party included Gen. John
Robert Avery Of Brooklyn and B. Allaire
Short, E. NJ Dawson, julius j. Frank and
James W. Pryor OF New York
The scheme, as has already been ex-
pected, is to bring the wavering Mugwump
or Republican to Rosemount for the magic
handshake, the bright smile and the win
ming word. II one has black mutton chop
whiskers the tour includes a seat In parlor
car II the subject is converted he Ia taken
out to see the cattle It Is not recorded
that there has been single failure to con-
vert. Tourists 60 away chanting about
safe, sane and conservative constitu-
tionality."