Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-03
Upon 1t Largely Depends Flu
ture of Murphy, the Tammany
Leader In New York
PARKER A LOGICAL CANDIDATE
All the Doubtful Must Be Carried If
the Democrats Are to Win and They
include the States Which No Other
Democrat Could Hope to Garry
Democratic Political Gossip.

washington, June o.--LeiuTt W u :
phys movement for Mayor Mcclellan
is intended for effect ON the tlcno-
state. He has thrown out a McClel-
Ian "feeler." and if it should take
well, Mcclellan will be ei'ousiy
pushed. This seems TO be Murp1Nys
last stano against Parker. If it should
fail and Parker be nominated, Muir
ply would be N danger. Hill and
McCarren. he Tears, might undertake
to reorganize or reofficer. Tamnany
Hall, and this might mean tina. Muir
mer calling ,f bartender.
At press. /. tire Mcclellan boom IS Il
weakling. While the majority vi the
delegates to st. Louis thus far select
ed are uninst.u ,ted, they are at heart
for Parker aud viii support hin il
the way is clear The one thing III. i
has prevented Instruction IS The Muir
ply Hill feud Ill New York. That
feud has not found favor with demo-
cratic leaders y ether states. Parker
is still their choice, and they ire max
! ing patieI efforts 20 bring about an
understanding between the New York
beiligerents. They may not succeed,
and If they 10 nor. Parker n,aY not be
| nominated. II lnes sue Pararr
will be seie ted. perhaps OF tile iitit
ballot.
| From the beginn.ng the logic cf The
situation has commanded th2 hoinina-
| ton of Parker. Nav York New GER
| sey, Come ...cut. and InIlanl SO called
doubtful states, must all be cafied II
1 the democrats are TO Win. They were
! carried beth times Cleveland was
elected. Now New Yosts. Conn.citIt
land Indiana, have Instructed for
Parker and applied the ual: il'e
New Jersey has not instructed but
favors Pa.kar. Snsa )Si2 ,nsne 81
these states has gi"ea ITS vote to tie
! democrats on \ lati2 al issue alit' the
republicans assert they will not do sc
| this year. Certa My they will lie UNI
likely to 10 20 their wishes at tie
national convention a.s ignored. he
party at large wants somebody that
can win. New York, Indiana, Con-
lnecticut and New Jersey, which must
| be carried to win call for Parker
| Why. then not nominate him. rms
| is what the democrats from the solid
south and from the middle west are
saving and their combined influence
at ST. Louis Will weigh heavily against
the fractional contest in New York.
murphy has great power but he must
iuse it wisely Mcclellan would be as
distasteful to Hill as Parker is to
| Murphy, and so if Parker is not the
nominee. the chances seem to favor the
nomination of some man not yet
prominent III the race such as Judge
| Gray.
| There are numerous indications of 9
/ Tightening of money matters and 4
contracting volume of business. This
may be only temporary. but il causes
| the republican managers much worry
| Within the past few months about
1 IS 600 railroad employees have been dis
missed. Hundreds of clerks in Wal
street have been dismissed, and Others
compelled to accept 20 per cent re-
| duction of salary The official stats
/ tics OF the government DO not sno"
/ that business is declining. On tbs
contrary to the reports of the bureau Of
statistics indicate that business both
domestic and export, is holding It's
own But the situation Will become
clear long before the campaign closes
/ A declining market and tight money
always operate against the party N
| power, and a genuine business STUMP
would mean heavy cut in the repub-
lican vote, especially in the close states
/ Indiana, for example, is largely en-
gagged in manufacturing. AS long as
wages are good and work plentiful
| the republicans would have G. decided
advantage But q suggestion OF hard
times, would turn thousands to the
/ democratic party.
| If there is a pinch of hard times
/ the democrats will lay it to rhe tariff
/ which may compel a frank statement
| of the presidents tariff position. Tina,
| the Chicago platform will be of the
stand pat order is not now doubted
That the president personally favors
| tariff revision is also we'll known. A
declining market would BRING out the
presidents views, retire the stand
| pat" platform, and commit the republs-
| cans, il successful, to a revision. 1t Is
| already understood to be the presi-
dents plan to have the tariff revised
next spring, but there will probably
| be no definite declaration if the times
| hold their own during the summer anl
| fall.
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