The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-13
.PARKER'S CHANCE
is EXCELLENT
Senator Simon Bamberger Re-
turns From Convention.
COUNTRY TIRED OF TEDDY
PoLYGkMY FLANK BEST THAT
COULD BE GOT.

Judge Parker's telegram to the Demo-
cratic convention viii IL my opinion, DO
- much 10 strengthen the party in the
nation as q monetary plank in the plat
form would have done" says senator
Simon Bamberger. who has just returned
from s. Louis II am almost inchned %
believe the telegram, followed Dy Is ell-
dorSement by the convention VIII oO
more good than d plank Many NOtSLS
look upon platform declarat tons as ps-
wees 10 eaten votes Nobo0y can ~
Judge PaTkerS telegram IN thdt hSIA
The character Of the man, as shown uS
that telegram. cannot fail 80 Strengtheil
him and the ticket Of which ne y me
head.
Il left St Louis on Saturday before
that telegram came. To be frank zen
YOU that ] was not satisfied with the plat
form when I started home telt 10
PEOPLE of the country would be dlSapt' olilt-
cd because Of the failure of the convert
ton TO take "A clear stand on the moAtZ
question But when, at Omaha, J. restt
IN the papers Of the telegram OF Judge
ceived IL load was taken from my nnlnl-
felt then that our chances could not
be bettered.
Judge Parker's Chances
Judge Parker is a man who viii be-
come sTonser every day Inc NOR -
people of the country learn OF MIN the
more they viii admire him his chahCe
for election is excellent. but II the eiec-
same candidates before the country th@Ts
would not be the slightest question OF
judge Parker's election
The people are firing OF Roosevelt -
senssti onaiism and his erratic ways The
thinking people Of the country. the con-
SerVatiVe elements the business interests.
want a ciear-headed. well balanced man
IN the presidential chair Hhey want d
man who does not run to fads, to spec
tGcular displays They are tired OF
misunderstanding craftsmanship. In Judge
Parker they find a candidate who pos
sesses the qualities they seek
4. Il am not talking at random I was
/ the first Of the Utah delegates to visit inc
east this time In the course Of business
standing and judgment and my remarks
! concerning Judge Parker are based OF
/ what I learned from these men
Polygamy Plank Discussed
The poIygamy plank as it stands may
! be regarded as victory for tan an
/ stating a cold fact. merely. when l say
/ il was the best that could have been Sc
J cured And the credit for the compro-
+ mise should go 10 Senator Frank Cannon
more than to any other Utah man. Al
the Utah delegates and Mr.. Peery Glf
! their utmost 10 keep the matter out, bu
It was Mr.. Cannon who succeeded II
Z keeping il out It is stating nothing bu
truth TO say Senator Dubois could have
secured the insertion of any polygain5
plank he offered. Mr.. CannOn's persona
appeals TO Senator Dubois were the
! agencies that induced the Idaho senaKi
/ to consent TO the plank that went in.
/ Il cannot see why anyone in Utat
should object to that plank. It is merely
1 what is embodied in our Own state con
/ StitutiOn and our statute books IT IS u
7 substance what has been promulgated bN
the head of the Mormon church anC
/ adopted by the Mormon people. ConsId
/ ering the sentiment among a majority O
I the delegates in favor of something muci
/ stronger ] think we are 10 be cOngrat
/ ulated on not getting much more Wig
! orous plank in the platform
Enjoyed the Fair.
Senator Bamberger reached St. Loui!
about ten DAYS in advance of the meet
/ ing of the convention National Com
miJteeman Peery arrived couple of day:
/ later and together they put in seVeTa
days at the fair, which Senator BAN
I berger pronoUnces much finer thap tn
/ Chicago fair.
/ Senator Bamberger found the weathe
/ at St Louis delightful until Friday IheI
7 it became Oppressively hot. Alread!
much worn by the strain Of the coDven
4 ton, he remained in the hall during all o
! Friday night and left for home on Satur
/ day the result being that he was wei
tired out when he reached Salt Lake