The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-05-09

Liable to Upset Dem
ocratic Presidential
Calculation


"1he men who are playing this game
are using candidates as tenplns to
knock out one another and keep tn
way open for a dark horse in the con.
vention.
"A month ago the old line Demo
Gratis who were not in the confidence
of the managers were fearful that
Mr.. eHarst would rim away with the
nomination. There is no danger Of
that. Hearst was allowed to spend
his money and draw the fire Of the
Republicans and the independent
Democrats, The Belmonts and those
who were working with them and
looking to them for a campaign fund
had no idea of allowing Hearst to be
nominated. He was a good enough
Morgan to keep out Mr.. Bryan and
also Mr. Cleveland. neither of whom
could possibly unite the party. When
the time came for New York to ex.
press a preference the players looked
about for man to check Hearst.
"Mr. Belmont came to Washington
to confer with Democratic senators
and representatives. He named Judge
Parker. He was asked by some OF the
leaders II he meant that Parker
should he the candidate, and he was
advised. If he did, to keep Parker in
the BACKGROUND until the convention
met in st. Louis. He did not follow
that advice but united with David B.
Hill TO instruct the New York delega-
tion for Parker Parker is a clean
and able man, but has no political rec
ORD. His negative record and his Ju
dicial dignity might have been val
uable asset in a political campaign,
had he been held in reserve.
Parker Used to Check Hearst.
"But he was put forward to check
Hearst, and that in itcelf makes him
impossible as a harmony candidate.
The followers Of Bryan and Hearst
will never support him. They would
aid a third ticket, or even the Repub-
lican ticket, against Parker. In
tion to this, Judge Parker is now car
rying three heavy handicaps The
first is David 3. Hill. whose record is
not one to give assurance TO even the
conservative wing Of the party, and
Parker, being politically unknown, his
Identity as Dave Hills choice is
very heavy handicap.
His next handicap is the indorse-
ment Of Grover Cleveland, who has
for eight years been denounced by
Democrats as a traitor to his party.
and who is hated throughout the
south. The support of Hill and Cleve-
land is a heavy burden for Parker as
a harmony candidate. and the un-
grammatical platitudes strung togeth-
er as platform stamp Parker so
completely the creature of Hill that
he can have no identity of his own.
Look Out for Towne.
"Hill used Parker's name to Sc
cure control of the Albany convention,
as Murphy, the new chief of Tam
many. sought to use Cleveland's name.
1t was game for New York and Hin
won. Parker has bowled over Hearst,
and the question now is who will be
used to bowl over Parker.
"Who will it be?'
Look out for Charles A. Towne
There are several moves yet to be
made before the convention meets in
July The best man to bowl oya
Parker is Charles A. Towne, who left
the Republican party to aid the Dem
ocrats IN their silver campaign. He
would have the help OF the Bryan
Democrats. because Of what he did in
1896 and 1900 and he would not be
absolutely opposed by the New York
capitalists. because for four years he
has been one of them as a Texas oil
maenate
"Towne is now good Tammany
man. and Tammany has not given up
the fight against Parker With Tam
many and Hearst and Bryan fighting
Parker's nomination. il would mean
certain defeat at tho polls to nomi-
nate him for president. And with
Tammany and Hearst and Bryan op-
emily hghting Parker, and Hin and
Belmont having won their game In
New York by securing the control Of
the state machine, 1t would not be
dinicult for Mr.. Towne to bowl over
the judge and come to the front as
the next fayorite.
Belmont Friendly to Towns.
belmont would not throw stones
at Towne. He offered to put forward
Towne IN place Of Parker. but Towne
did not care 70 be used as a club 10
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