New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-26
LATE BOOM FOR CAMPAU.
Suggested for Chairmdn-He, Jones
and Daniel at ESopus.

written to Chief Judge Parker By Z. s. Rapallo,
purportng to represent Charles T. Murphy ana
Mayor Mcclellan. and inviting the Judge to at
tend private dinner at the Democratic cup
end meet Murphy there. This dispatch was
shown 10 Chief Judge Parker just as he was
starting on his afternoon horseback ride Inc
Judge pulled UP his horse and listened TO the
letter intently. Then he took the dispatch.
which asserted that the letter had been made
public at the Democratic Club. in New-York,
and reread it with apparent surprise and inter-
est. Finally he passed IL back with his usual
negative Indication that comment on the let
ter must come from New-York and not from
him. He waved aside all questions about his
reply and made it absolutely clear that he
would not discuss the letter in any way, al
though it was apparent that he was surprised
that the letter should have been made public
and possibly a bit suspicious Of the motives
that prompted this publication.
To any question concerning the coming OF
Charles F. Murphy the chief judge equally
mute. None the less it is plainly evident now
how tangled the Tammany situation has be-
come. week ago IT perfectly plain that
the Murphy situation was causing trouble. The
existence of the Rapallo letter was not known.
but the attitude of the candidate toward Tam
many made apparent by his treatment Of
W. Bourke Cochran That he had gone so far
as deliberately TO decline TO answer diplomatic
summons served on him by a process server Of
the Tammany leader was not then suspected,
but to-day's development explains the worry
and agitation that followed the action of the
candidate when his friends had explained the
full import of its effect.
NATIONAL POLITICS DISCUSSED.
National politics and the problem of a chair
man occupied considerable attention here to-
day. as result of the visit of ex-senator James
X Jones, the retiring chairman of the national
committee; Senator John W. Daniel, of Vir
ginia, and Il. !. Campau. national committee
man from Michigan. All these came at the
earnest request of the candidate. and the con-
versation, as we'll as the presence of Campau,
who here last week and hurriedly posted
back 10 Rosemount again at the call of the
Judge. suggested that the opposition of the
didate and his friends to Thomas Taggart would
result in eleventh hour change to Campau,
the Nestor of the committee" as he has been
called.
In support of this notion 1t can be said that
ex-senator Jones gave the chief judge a frank
and by no means fatterng opinion of Taggart,
who was never a prime favorite here He told
Judge Parker that Taggart not Of the size
national committeeman supposed to be,
that his political availability was questionable
and that naming him would create a revolt
among the radical element of the party which
regards Taggart a sworn enemy. The only
argument that ex-senator Jones would admit
favoring the choice of Taggart was that it
might, remotely, il is true affect the situation
in Indiana, and he strongly advised the candi-
date, II no escape could be found from Tag
CART. to limit his actual sphere of work to his
own State and leave the big fight to men of
different calbre.
DANIELS NOT A TAGGART SUPPORTER.
In much of this Senator Daniels concurred
He, too, is by means Taggart supporter
What Campau had 10 say on the subject is
problematical, but his very presence argued
IN favor of his choice. for IT was admitted that
he had been hurredly summoned from Detroit
where ex-senator Jones was visiting him OF
course, the conference touched on a multitude
OF other details, but the problem of the national
chairman was all important. and the fact that
so long after the choice of Taggart had been
regarded as settled there should he prolonged
conference over it is Significant of the lack of
confidence placed in Taggart by Judge Parker
and his advisers.
The public utterance Of ex-senator Jones
after his conference with the candidate. was
characteristic, and recalls his rainbow chas-
ings' OF former years. After expressing his
admiration for Parker. born of this, his first
meeting, in variety of superlatives. he said:
expect a Democratic victory: the Republican
CONFIDENCE In many parts Of the West is only sinu-
for Parker as some Of the so-caIIed Republicar,
safes or me West will have doubt Of his
OF the party and don't quite know what you
T e1 by me Sb ber unless You mean the six million
say that there will be no af1xes prehxes to the
him loyalty. and those that don't are not Demo
No. ] didn't bring any assurances from Bryan.
might. but didn't think It was necessary AS
Ior inyselr am retiring. and know little OF the
rass1 but there Is no kind Of work that I'm not
night in some sfaier as NIL wi mol make as hard
ties recognize the -eessnes af IS both Par
we are going to nut MP a hard fight in some States
don't believe in the three-headed plan: / believe
obe man VII De naIned as chairman and have full
that
RESUMES PANEGYRIC OF PARKER.
Ex-senator Jones here resumed his panegyric
Of Parier's personality. Senator John W.
Daniel, in a similar talk said
1 End that man Parker with look In his eve as
~ ne would WIN. lie thinks he will be elected
Judge Parker that was cad fo !s a. tod
for him to talk In the North South East or West
There's suggestion Yet of Ju6.e ParRers part
f do Thas IN ana tb 5ae Of speakng he
81 is not organized yet As far as the namnsie,n
Virginia Is concerned there really is not any need
Tor one; all we shall do is just keep the organizs
ton together The franchise plank in the Republi-
can platform has united the South absolutely
Not merely Will the solidity OF the South remain
IN the Democratic fold. but West Es,sinia Marv-
land and Delaware. result of this franchise
plank Will all follow suit
Senator Daniel admitted that he had heard
much talk about the chairmanship bv Demo-
Gratis who did not favor Taggart, but explained
that the majority OF these had believed with him
that German would accept. and had not accent
ed Gorman's refusal as final. He confessed that
he had abandoned all hope Of getting the Mary