Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-03
To RESIGN THIS WEEK
JUDGE PARKER HAS DECIDED
UPON DATE OF RESIGNATION.
New York Governorship - C6rtelyou
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in Kansas.

A dispatch from New York last night
says.
Friends Of Judge Parker declared last
night that he would resign this week as
chief judge of the court of appeals.
If his successor Is to be elected at the
election on November the judge will, I'M
der the Constitution. have to resign before
August 8. which will be Monday next.
Therefore his resignation. to accomplish its
result would have to be mailed to Gov.
Odell not later than Saturday of this week,
and really should be in the executive cham
Der on that date.
If this is not done Gov. OdelI will have
the appointment of Judge Parker's sue
cessor to serve until December 81. 1905. In
any event, the governor can appoint chief
judge, but If the resignation of Judge Par
ker comes this week the appointment Of
the successor will hold good only until the
close of the current year.
1t Is held that the judges resignation at
once would show spirit of confidence in
the result of the election, which would be
cheering to the democrats of all sections.
Cleveland for Lamont.
Grover Cleveland has churned into the
New York political field. and is now re-
ported to be striving to secure the guber-
material nomination for Daniel S. Lamont,
the war secretary of his second term.
Two months ago NJ. Cleveland came out
with letter advocating the candidacy Of
Charles Goodyear of Buffalo for governor
The suggestion did not apparently receive
the response he had expected, and then
Lamont was put forward.
Already there are about twenty avowed
candidates for the nomination for gov
ernor, and Mr.. Hill Is represented as want
ing as many candidates in the race as pos
sfble. Among these candidates the name
Of Controller Edward M. Grout is rapidly
becoming prominent Mr.. Grout has made
many friends in Tammany Hall. and 1t is
known positively that, despite the attitude
Of opposition Of Mr.. Murphy, there are
many district leaders in Tammany who
feel very kindly disposed toward the am
billions Of the controller.
Mr.. Grout has done many favors for in
dividual Tammany district leaders since
the first Of the year. and more than one
of these leaders last night expressed them
selves as willing to do anything they could
for him If they are not positively ordered
to do differently by Mr.. Murphy.
Gold Democrats Hold the Reins.
Publication of partial list of the new
democratic national executive committee
discloses that 1t is composed entirely of
gold democrats. The committee is headed
by William F. Sheehan, who will manage
the campaign, and the other members
agreed on are August Belmont of New
York; James M, Guffey Of Pennsylvania;
James Smith, jr., of New Jersey, and John
R. Mclean of Ohio. George Foster Pea
body, who was active In support Of Palmer
and Buckner in 1896, will probably be treas
urer of the new committee.
Cortelyou's Executive Committee.
dispatch from Chicago last night says:
Chairman George B. Cortelyou of the re-
publican national committee to day select
ed the men who are to serve on the execu-
tive committee during the coming cam
paign. The committee is divided equally
between Chicago and New York. four men,
bers being allotted to each headquarters.
The following are the members of the ex-
ecutive committee, announced by Mr..
Cortelyou tonight:
Eastern headquarters New York-Charles
F. BROKER of Connecticut, N. B. Scott of
West Virginia, Franklin Murphy of New
Jersey, William L. Ward of New York
Western headquarters, Chicago-Harry 8.
New Of Indiana. Frank o. Lowden Of ILL.,
nois. r. B. Schneider of Nebraska, David
W. Mulvane of Kansas.
Director Of speakers bureau, western
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. A. Tawney OF Min
nesota.
The chairman. secretary, treasurer and
sergeant-at-arms of the national committee
are also the officers of the executive COM
mittee.
Rhode Island Republicans Aroused.
A dispatch from Providence, r. l., last