The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-15
LEADERS TALKED IT
over WITH PARKER
CHAIRMAN NOT DECIDED ON
FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
COMMITTEE.


Been Determined-It seems, Too,
That Taggart of Indiana May Not
Head the Committee-BOurke
Cochran viii BE Among the DEM
Ocratic Campaign speIIbinders.
Esopus, N. Y. July 14.-State Sem
ator Patrick H. McCarren, Congress-
man Bourke Cochran of New York,
August Belmont and William S. Rody
of the Democratic State Committee,
arrived at Esopus to-day. They all
said they came on the invitation of
Judge Parker and did not know what
would be the subject of the conference
or how long they would stay.
Congressman Cochran was asked If
he would take the stump for Judge
Parker.
"Is it necessary to ask that?" he re-
piled.
He said that he would support the
ticket with his whole heart in any way
that may appear likely to help toward
victory.
Senator McCarren arrived later in
the dav and was as uncommunicative
said that he had no knowledge of the
coming Of Messrs. Cochran, Belmont
and Rody His only remark was: "All
is harmony now, you know"
The Man, Rather Than the Issue.
With the Senator was William c.
Hudson, former secretary of the State
Railroad Commission Mr.. Hudson is
~ F,.g, 90 T.YIr nvlrn
he said his visit was largely personal
1T is only a question of the ma
jorty as I see it," said Senator Nc
Carren. after the conference. THE
question of campaign funds will not
play the part it has played in the last
two campaigns. This is more a ques-
ton of the man than of the issue,
and the decision lies with the people
! absolutely. The sordid element will
not be so much a feature as in the
past.
"The minute I saw the gold dis
patch, and I was with Mr.. sheehau
when he received it. 1 said it was
the right thing under the circum-
| stances"
Asked about the Bryan utterances,
| Senator McCarren said that Mr.. Bryan
had pledged himself ON the platform in
the convention to support the ticket
and that he believed he would do
so.
No Chairman Yet Chosen.
The conference between Judge Par
ker and Senator McCarren lasted ABOUT
| an hour, and from what was learned
f-
preston here that Mr.. Sheehan is no
| longer to be thought OF in connection
| with the Democratic national chair
| manship, and that those in the position
of leadership do not regard the Ma
tional Committee as in any way bound
to Thomas Taggart of Indiana.
1t may be said that if any one has
been selected for the national chair
manship there is no reliable informa-
ton obtainable here Tonight as to who
| he is.
Messrs. McCarren, Cochran and Bel
mont left for New York tonight.
Six carloads of enthusiastic friends
| of Judge Parker came down on a
special train tonight to celebrate the
Judges nomination. Most Of those who
came were Democrats, but there were
not few old Republican friends of
the Judge, and the celebration was de-
signed to be nom partisan in character.
Headed by the First Regiment Band
of Kingston, the visitors marched to
Rosemount and gave Judge Parker a
rousing ovation. The speech in behalf
of the visitors was made by former
State Senator John ]. Linson Of Kings
ton.
Judge Parker's Reply.
In reply, Judge Parker said: "sena-
tor Iinson and gentlemen of that gall
liant band of twenty-six that went over
to st. Louis the other day, old friends
and neighbors: There are never any
friends like the old friends. Friendship
is not a plant of rapid growth. For
more than a quarter of century |
have passed among you day by day.
We met one another upon the streets
as we were going about our several
duties. We chatted together at the
clubs, and met one another in social
intercourse at our respective houses.
We sorrowed together when dear
friends passed away. Together we
helped one another in occasions Of
need. We rejoiced when some great
good came to the lives of some Of
these friends.
During those years we formed rela-
tions of friendship with one another.
AS an illustration Of 1t, we find that
tWenty-SlX OF you went All lne way TO
st. Louis. through the heat, to say
something kindly Of one Of their friends
Of that Kingston and Ulster county
band associated together for so many
years, and / know very well that they
have not told the whole truth at st.
Louis There is something about these
friends whom 1 have known so well
these years that makes 1t impossible
for them to tell the exact truth about
the friend, and I know that IN talking
to the several delegations there they
failed TO recollect aught but those
things that pictured their neighbor as
they liked him and liked to view him.
1 need not say that l am very grateful
to those men. | did not ask them to
go hut I appreciate the fact that they
went. I knew that they would be a
force there, as / have learned they
proved to be, and l know very we'll II
little effort had been made that that
band could have been very largely in
creased from among friends and
neighbors who would have been only
too glad to go.
II am not going TO attempt to make
a speech, but / want TO welcome you
70 Rosemount. Never will / forget.
while / live. the happy days when we
met day by day and shook each other
BY the hand and discussed the various
sltuations presented.
ct am grateful to all OF you who