The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-07-20
ALTON B. PARKER WILL SWEEP
THE COUNTRY IN THE FALL
ELECTION.
Congressman SuIzer of New York Dis.
cusses the Work Of the Late
Convention.


cratic success in New York, Rhode
Island, Connecticut New Jersey, Del
aware, Maryland, West Virginia and
the southern states is confidently pre-
dicted by Congressman William Sui
ger, who represents the Tenth New
York district in the lower house. This
| would give Parker within twelve votes
of the majority in the electoral COL
lege, and the west Mr.. Sulzer says,
will supply more than the needed
| twelve votes. Wisconsin, Indiana,
Colorado, Nevada Idaho and Montana
are believed by Mr.. Sulzer to be safe
ly democratic.
Republican factional differences in
New York and Wisconsin and labor
| troubles in Colorado will exert a pow
erful influence upon the votes of these
three states. Mr.. Sulzer has just come
to Seattle from Colorado, where he has
| made personal and sweeping investi-
cation into conditions and he forci-
bly, denounces the republican malad-
| ministration in that state.
The nomination of Judge Alton g.
Parker and the adoption of the ST.
Louis platform have united democracy
/ and as he puts it, when democ-
racy is united and all interests are
| fighting for victory. the democratic
party has always been successful
Tammany Never Hostile.
AS a member of the New York del
| egation to ST. Louis. Mr. Sulzer was
| brought into close contact with all
political interests. Speaking of the
| circumstances that led up to Judge
| Parker's nomination and the attitude
of Tammany, Mr. Sulzer said:
There was never any question of
| New YOrk's support for Parker. The
| delegation was pledged in his interest
and was solid in his support. Tam
many was not hostile to him.
| Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many, is a close personal friend of
Judge Parker. He believed, as a great
many other persons believed, that
| Grover Cleveland was the strongest
| man that could be nominated. He be-
| lieved, as is undoubtedly true, that if
| Mr. Cleveland had been nominated he
| would have swept New York by a
majority greater than any other man
| could secure. Because of Mr.. Cleve-
| lands strong character and his great
| following, Mr.. Murphy conscientiously
| believed it would be better policy to
nominate him for president than to
| choose any other man.
But Mr.. Murphy and Tammany are
not opposed to Parker. They will give
Judge Parker enthusiastic and loyal
support. New York is hopelessly lost
to the republicans. fractional quarrels
that involve Senator Plat and other
republicans make it impossible for the
cumstance that weIl-posted republi-
cans in New York acknowledge. Par
ker will be given a majority of from
$4,000 to $4,000 in his own state.
Republicans Cannot Win.
Without New York the republicans
cannot win. They proclaim their abil-
ity to elect Roosevelt without New
York, but that state remains the pivot
al point in this campaign. The dem
New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecti-
cut, Maryland and West Virginia, CIV
ing within twelve Of a majority in the
electoral college. In the west, Wis
consn, Indiana, Colorado, Nevada
Idaho and Montana will go democratic,
giving Parker an overwhelming ma =
jority.
fractional difficulties among Wis
cOnsin republicans make it certain
that state will go democratic. l have
just come from Colorado, where l made
a personal investigation ana found a
| deplorable state of affairs existing.
The democrats are certain to carry
the state.
I'm Colorado there exists a state OF
civil war The right Of habeas corpus
has been suspended and military rule
is carried to excess in the mining dis
tricts. Think of breaking down the
; doors of a woman's house and search
ing her trunks and upsetting the fur
nishings to look for imiganiary weap-
ons. Innocent citizens have been BAN
! ished from hOme-an unprecedented
! thing. AS the true situation in Col
orado becomes more generally known