Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-16
EYES Turned
70 ALBANY
Politicians Of Both Parties anx-
ieusly Awaiting the Deci-
sion slIfaday's Con
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Mnrphey Wants Delegates to st.
Louis National Convention
Sent Uninstructed

NEW YORK, April 16.-A number
OF state conventions are scheduled for
the coming week, but it Is safe to say
that the gathering of the New York
democrats at Albany on Monday will
monopolize the entire attention of pol
iticians OF both parties. viii the con
vention instruct for Parker? This is
the question uppermost in the minds
Of the politicians.
From a source so close to ex-Sen-
ator Hill that it may be understood
as representing Mr.. Hills own views,
it is learned that Mr.. Hill intends to
stick fast to his original plan Of hay
ing the convention positively instruct
the>New York delegation to st. Louis
in favor Of Judge Parker as New York
states choice for the presidential nom
nation. 1t has been during recent
years an almost unbroken custom for
the New York state delegation to go
to the national convention with posi-
tive instructions. Only in 1884 were
there no instructions. In that year
Grover Cleveland and Roswell P.
Flower, both New York men, were can
iidates. The New York delegates vot.
ed for Cleveland.
In 1888 they were instructed for
Cleveland, in 1892 for Hill. In 1896
New York had no candidate. In 1900
New York had no candidate, but at the
suggestion of Tammany Hall the dele
gates were instructed for Bryan. II
the delegation were not instructed this
year it would be the first time In more
than twenty years than an uninstruct-
ed delegation was sent when New
York state had a candidate to offer.
II the Albany convention should
take definite action favorable to Judge
Parker the results will be momen-
tous. The conservative element in
favor of Parker's candidacy argues
that states throughout the west and
south are merely waiting to see what
action New York will take. II the
empire state instructs for Parker a
yeritable Parker landslide is predict
ed. William r. Hearst would be left
without delegates in his " state, un.
less it should turn out that Charles +.
Murphy, in order to beat Hill out,
should throw the Tammany vote at St.
Louis to Mr.. Hearst. This is regard
ed as extremely improbable.
Leader Murphy is sticking close to
the Fourteenth street wigwam and is
saying little for publication. A lead
ing member Of the democratic club,
who is In a position to speak with
some authority, sets forth the attitude
of Tammany Hall as follows:
III is not true that Tammany men
are opposed to Judge Parker as a man
or as a candidate. The attitude Of
Mr.. Murphy from the start has been
that 1t was unwise to instruct the dele.
cation TO st. Louis. Mr.. Murphy re-
CARDS Judge Parker al an excellent
citizen and admirable democrat, but
at the same time he believes 1t would
be more democratic IL the delegation
from the Empire state went TO st.
Louis unintsructed."
Tammany is preparing TO make q
big showing so far as numbers go at
Albany next week. The official dele.
CATION will exceed 100 and 1t is prob
able that about twice that number OF
supporters will make the trip to the
capital. Leader Murphy will go to
Albany tomorrow night in company
with the twelve members Of the state
committee from Manhattan and the
Bronx. The state convention will be
called to order in Harmanus Blocker
hall at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. II
Is expected the proceedings will take
no more than one day.