New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-24
WANE OF PARKER BOOM.
PROSPECTS at ST. LOUIS.
Democrats in Washington Think a
Ozark Horse" VIII Be Nominated.
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Washington, May 23-The most significant
Indication of the waning Of the Parker boom
became known here to-day. It is the advice
given by Representative Livingston. OF Georgia,
to the delegates to his State convention not TO
instruct for Judge Parker. Only a few weeks
ago Mr.. Livingston as enthusiastic a
boomer for Judge Parker as Senator Bacon.
and Mr.. Bacon extravagant in his ad-
vocacy of the New York Chief Judge David
B. Hill himself. Senator Bacon more than once
declared that Georgia would instruct for Parker
and that he would have more than two-thirds
of the votes in the st. Louis convention. and
Mr.. Livingston heartily Endorsed these predic-
tons Now all is changed. There is talk of a
dark horse" in the air. and the Georgia delega-
ton in Congress wants to be in a position TO
climb into the band wagon"
MI. Livingston has not yet reached the point
of frankly stating his conviction that the Demo-
cratic nomination is beyond the reach OF Parker
and he puts his recommendation on the ground
that the Georgia delegation should be In q
position ito vote for the best man whose name
IS presented TO the convention" but even mat
is so radical a change from his attitude OF a
few weeks ago as to be of material significance
Mr.. Livingston is unalterably opposed to Hearst.
but so much cannot be said with regard 10
Senator German, and there many in Wash
ington who believe that the Maryland Senator
has been cleverIy pulling wires since the
adjournment of Congress, and has succeeded in
checking the Parker boom. even II he has not
yet insured his selection.
Ex-senator James X. Jones. chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee. believes that
Hearst Parker and German have so manipu-
listed affairs as 10 prevent their own success
in the convention. ard looks for the nomination
of a dark horse" at St Louis. He said. before
leaving washington for the exposition city TO
make arrangements for the convention, that he
believed she Democratic nominee would be some
one whose name has not yet been mentioned
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hail,
is known to hold the same idea, and also TO
cherish some hope that Mayor Mcclellan may
be the man, while he regards Grover CIeVelanc
as in the dark horse" category. Tom Johnson
of Cleveland, believes that Joseph W. FOLK or
Missouri would make an ideal Moses and
some of the Southern Democrats, notably Sena-
tor Bailey, have recently been discussing the
eyaila blity of Colonel Kilbourne OF Ohio, fondly
believing he might cut down the Republican
majority in Ohio-some say obliterate it-but
only the Southerners entertain any such
chmera-
The failure Of PENNSYLVANIA TO instruct for
Parker has set the prognosticators 10 wonder
ing if James NJ. Guffey has an idea that Robert
Z. Pattison, of his State, might prove an
acceptable dark horse" although Pennsylva-
MIA is such an inevitably Republican State that
no one would ever think of selecting its favor
lite SON for the Democratic nominee. were It
not that the party is in desperate straits for a
name 10 conjure with
It is. of course, possible that when David B.
Hill gets his headquarters established at St
Louis the Parker sky will begin TO brighten
but in the mean time II certainly looks threat
ening and the gossip among politicians is all
the other way Certainly, all the Democrats
in washington are looking for a dark horse"
and they care not who ii Is, provided he can
win.