The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-21


Into Congress Again-It Is Said He
Will Have Majority of Delegates
to the Nominating Convention.
Other Matters of Special Interest.
BY r. NJ. Larner.
Washington, Aug. 20. -Democratic
visitors to Esopus. returning to Wash
ington, bring with them highly hatter-
ing impressions of Judge Parker's po-
litical genius and tact. Senator Joe
Bailey, Representatives Clayton of
Alabama, and Cowherd. chairman of
the Congressional Committee, are con-
fident that Judge Parker has all the
requisites for successful political lead
ership and will demonstrate his ability
in that line as the campaign pro-
crosses.
In this connection Representative
Clayton relates a story, which he OBJ
tanned from former Senator Edward
Murphy, Jr., of New York, while at
tending the St. Louis convention. To
many of the delegates Judge Parker's
political shrewdness was unknown. Mr..
| Murphy, as a personal friend of Judge
| Parker, Vouched for the judges politi-
| cal sagacity and told the following
| story to show the relative value be-
tween a judgeship and political leads
ership in certain parts of New York:
After Mr.. Hill was elected Governor
of New York, Judge Parker, who had
been active in the successful manage
ment Of Mr. Hills campaign, was Of
fered vacant judgeship in the Court
of Appeals. Judge Parker hesitated for
several days and consulted some of his
personal and political friends as to
the wisdom of accepting the judgeship
rendered him by Gov. Hill.
when Judge Parker asked the adj
vice of his friend Senator Murphy. the
latter, who has always entertained a
high opinion Of Judge Parker's political
ability, and predicted that he had a
bright future in politics. while not ad-
vising him to decline the judgeship, re-
marked, in all seriousness:
:" Parker, you are regarded as one
Of the brightest and most promising
politicians in the state, and with your
future before you, / cannot understand
why you contemplate retiring from
politics to become a mere judge"
The emphasis which Mr.. Murphy put
upon the mere judge" part Of the SEN
tence so amused Mr.. Clayton that he
repeated the incident to Judge Parker
recently. The Judge laughingly con-
as related by Mr.. Murphy.
"Sockless" Jerry Simpson has formal
ly announced his intention to try and
break into Congress again. He has
shed his Popuiistic collar and stands
on the Democratic platform, recently
adopted at St. Louis.
After serving three terms in Con-
gress from Nebraska, Jerry drifted
down into New Mexico, where II Is I'M
darefoad he has aaf a hifehnd a
full business partnership with an ener-
getic young man from Troy, N. Y,
Charles w. DeFreest. AS real estate
and immigration agents, the Simpson
firm has prospered to the extent that
some of Jerry's friends declare that he
belongs to the Plutocracy of New Mex
leo.
1t will be recalled that while in Con-
gress, Jerry seldom failed to include in
his frequent speeches a bitter arraign-
ment Of the Plutocrats and the money
barons OF the Wicked East. His
friends at Roswell. New Mexico, are
playing Jerry to beat Delegate Rodey,
the Republican boss and patronage dis
tributor of that territory.
Private information received here
from Roswell indicates that Jerry will
have a majority of the delegates 70
the nominating convention, soon to be
hold at Las Vegas. He is confident of
being nominated and will make a
breezy campaign.
Down on the eastern shore Of Mary
land, In the First Congressional dis
trict. the home Of the terrapin, soft
shell crabs and peach brandy. there is
great disappointment among the pro-
fessional politicians because the Jack
son brothers decline 10 run against !
each other for Congress.
Bill Jackson, the present member. Ia
a Republican, and his brother Elihu, |
is a Democrat. They are wealthy lum-
Der dealers, having the contract for
making the wooden cases for the oil
With the Jackson brothers running
against each other, II was expected
that two barrels OF Jackson money
would be on tap during the present
campaign, and the boodlers were fig
uring on some rich picking. Now,
Elihu, who was once Governor and
aspired 70 the senatorship on several
occasions. declines to accept the nomi-
nation given him by his Democratic
associates, because he suspects that his
enemies In the Democratic party were
after his money.
There were FIVE OF the Jackson
brothers, all left Independently rich by
their thrifty father. who successfully
speculated In North Carolina pine for
ests many years ago. They are natu-
rally a Democratic family. After the
father died the estate was divided up,
and each brother set up an establish
ment OF his own. Elihu was the first
oua IN catch the f,otiffpa1 favor For