Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-04
Murphy Declares Judge Par
ker'S eSoIution on Cleveland
Has Not Sanction of the New
York Delegation,
PARKER SAYS HE MEANS TO
INSIST ON HIS POINT
Frank Announcement that Par
ker- -Sheehan Crowd viii De-
feat Bryan if They CAM Lit
Teton Boom Gains Strength


Thy Morning journal Specinl Leased wIre.l
Denver, July 3.-Refuslng to be ruff
fled by the storm of criticism from
Bryan which was aroused by his res
olutions, eulogizing the late EXPIRES.
ident Grover Cleveland, Judge Alton
B. Parker today issued a specific state
ment reiterating his determination tc
submit to the democratic convention
such an expression as he and his as
sociatcs Of the New York delegation
regard as fitting and proper, In this
connection Charles f. Murphy, leader
of Tammany hail, and head of the
New York state delegation, who alsC
arrived here today announced that ht
| had never seen the Parker resolutions
| that they did not represent the views
of the New York delegation, and tina
any resolution to be offered must frs
be submitted to a caucus of the state
delegation. to be held on Monday.
Judge Parker would not discuss the
PRODUCTION of resolutions expressing
comments of Henry Watterson oi
Louisville, KY. upon his resolutions
and in fact he declined 10 give hi.
opinion Of any of the interviews by
prominent democrats based upon the
tentative draft. He said that he Is
not irrevocably committed to the trib-
ute prepared by him in New York. but
that he believes the resolutions adopt
ed should suitably acknowledge the
debt owed Mr.. Cleveland by the dem
ocratic party Judge Parkers state
ment follows:
Regarding the preparation and In
PRODUCTION Of resolutions expressing
the deep regret of all good citizens
whether democrats or republicans. at
the recent death of Mr.. Cleveland
and making formal recognition by The
democratic party of the great services
he rendered the country. I have only
this to say: Tt seemed to some mem
bers OF the New York delegation
proper that such resolutions should
be presented to the convention and
particularly fitting that they should
emanate from the state which he serv'
ed so we'll as governor and which
gave him to the union to become one
of the most honored of our many grea
presidents. II also seemed appropriate
to some of my associates, and | q
not hesitate to say frankly to myself
for reasons that appear obvious, tina
| should be the one to OFFER such reSa
lutions, and / will and It Is my inten
tion to do so. Whether they will tak'
| the form indicated by the tentative
draft published in New York since
left there ! cannot say for the sim
pie reason that have not had time tC
study, II carefully. shall dc
So as soon as ! haXe the Op
portunity and shall embody such por
tions as seems to me suitable In th'
resolution which | hNp~ TO have th'
privilege Of offering. ANY suggestion
that my colleagues or myself were ac
tuated by any motive other than a de-
sire to pay tribute on a fitting occasisl
Is wholly without foundation, as
am confident every fair minded mar
will recognize when | shall have com
pIeted the resolution for submission t
the convention.
The Murphy Statement.
The statement given out by Mr.
Murphy was as follows:
my attention has just been calle'
to an lnteriew said to hav
been given by Judge Parker and 4
resolutions about Mr.. Cleveland. whicl
he talks of introducing in the conven
tion," said Murphy.
II have not seen or heard of tn
resolutions before They represent.
take 1t. his personal views, but hav
not been submitted to caucus of III
New York delegates and cannot b
put forward as representing the view
Of the delegation. Any resolution o
plank offered by New York state wi
first be acted on by caucus OF del
egates
New York state comes TO this cor
vention TO bring all democrats "a
gether and to win victory for IN
party and we intend to take only sue
action MS will bring about that resul
We hope the delegates from all othe
parts OF the country are animate
by the same spirit as In that way onl