Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-09
MEMBERS OF PARTY IN NEW
YORK SEEK TO wREsT CON.
TRoL FROM eRYANlTEs. Il
WOULD PLACE EMPIRE STATE
IN DEMOCRATIC COLUMN
Object Sought is to RehabiIitate State
Organization and place Democracy
in Position to Command Confidence
and LoyaIty-Alton 3. Parker Among
the conferees.

Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. s.-Democra-
cy's proposed rejuvination, undertaken
by committee whose members are
not in accord with the party's present
management in New York state, prom
Uses interesting developments during
the conference which began here today.
The organizat ton leaders We're not
invited to the conference, altho those
instrumental in bringing it about de-
clared the gathering is not against the
present party organization or against
any leader, state or national. but was
rather to forward the true interests of
the democratic party. The democracy,
they said, defeated in the state with
few exceptions since 1892, is seeking
to point way to a high state of CT
jficiency in the organization as means
of commanding the confidence and 10y
atty of the masses of the party aid
eventually putting the state again in
the democratic column Alton B.
Packer is one Of the prominent con-
ferees.
Parker Scores Republican. Party.
AT the New York state democratic
conference here today, Judge Alton B.
Parker said in part: Opening his adj
dress, Parker declared we're here for
no selfish purpose, and the conference
is no place for a man whose ambition
for office is greater than the desire to
render public service" He declared that
the need Of the hour is the up build
ing of party so fundamentally sound
in it's principles and so clean in it's
leadership the people will select it as
the instrument to drive from place
and power the party that has seated
its money changers in the temple of
liberty, where they have bought and
sold the privilege of collecting from
the people in one form or another the
riches in which they riot"
The speaker entered upon a lengthy
discussion of what he considered the ex-'
travagance of the republican admin
istrations, and compared that record
with the economy of the Cleveland ad-
ministration. He decried what he be-
believed to be a waste of public funds
both in the state and nation. He then
discussed the new tariff insisting that
| the demands of the people and the re-
publican promises for reduction were
not met. Trusts and combinations
were discussed from the democratic
point of view, Parker denouncing the
republicans for alleged failure to con-
troll them. Parker opposed the CEN
tralization of power and insisted the
people should maintain the rights
guaranteed them by the constitution.
He urged immediate organization to
meet the existing conditions, and said
that to deserve the confidence of the
people the democrats must show they
are in earnest in demanding reforms.
Judge Parker was selected as tenn
porary chairman Chairman Thomas NJ
Osborne, of the executive committee,
then addressed the conference ine line
with the objects of the meeting, which
was stated to he a betterment of the
party organization so the people will
have confidence in it's promises.
Edward NJ. Shepard, after his selec-
ton as permanent chairman, followed
closely the trend of Osborne's speech
and attacked republican policies.