Bisbee daily review., 1904-04-17

Washington. April 16.-Wil Judge
 Parker change his mind and tell the
 country his views on the questions of
 the day before the meeting of the St.
 Louis convention? There is just now a
 renewal of the demand that the judge
 speak out. This demand is heard from
 tne lips of prominent democrats-sen-
 ators, representatives and others. It is
 voiced by Chairman Jones of the demo
 cratic national committee, whoshas Sust
 come back from the west. and who
 tells his friends that unless Judge
 Parker defines his views before the
 convention meets the party will not
 nominate him. This is, of course. only
 Chairman Jones' individual opinion.
 but so many democrats are asking
 what Parker believes in and stands
 for that it is difficult to see how the
 New York jurist is going to preserve
 ms attitude of golden silence. That
 exceeding clever journalist, MT. Pulit- ger of the New York World, who re-
 gently has come to the front with a
 characteristic rush as the chief news paper boomer of Parker, is trying to
 meet the demand of the democracy Tor light on his candidates views by printing what Judge Parker once wrote about Thomas Jefferson and some excerpts from the judges judi cial decisions Manifestly these do not fill the bill; they fail to satisfy the democrats who insist upon knowing
 where he stands" When I was in Albany, Judge Parker and David B. Hill made it very plain that under no circumstances would the judge speak uil alter he was nominated, and then he would be only too glad to tell all about 1t in his letter of acceptance.
 But the effort to smoke Parker is gathering force every day. And among the neutral spectators of the game there is much curiosity as to whether or not the judge will stand i pat"
 That President Roosevelt and his ad- | visers are worried about New York l anyone can see. They do not disguise | their fear that if the democrats nomi- | nate Judge Parker and the willy Hill hxes up a harmony program with | tarker for president, Mcclellan or | some other Tammany man for gover- aor and himself for senator the cleo oral votes of New York may not be cast for the republican ticket. MT. 1 roosevelt is watching the situation in | New fork with an eagle eye. In fact, | was the president himself who took hold of the New York muddle some months ago and brought about the present. truce which makes Governor Odeil the actual leader. while Sen ator Platt is permitted to retain the itle Of leader without any power. On ne surface everything is all right. but under the surface things are all wrong iovernor Odell is a bit cold toward me president He Is sore on Sen- ltor Piatt In fact, he doesn't seem 70 care much whether he wins or loses. Sut while he is playing the game he is determined to have his own way and enloy life. The arrangement is that 'deh is to come to the senate as the successor of Depew, but the governor 8 not eager about it He had decided to retire from public life at the end of ais present term and go into railroad ng with his friend. E. H. Hartman. put President Roosevelt coaxed him o stay in politics. Odell is a strong man and masterfud politicial man. iger, but he lacks tact and goes after harmony with club. Mir. Roosevelt | popular with the masses in New York State, but Governor Odell is not | The president. however, has made his shoice. and will have to stand or fall with Oden as his manager and leader n the biggest state and the fercest political battle in the country next 'aA.
 For several months NJ Roosevelt has