The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-29
COLONEL HAUNTS
n. Y. DEMOCRATS
Roosevelt's Shadow Hangs
Over Convention at RocheS-
ter and it is Leaderless
JUDGE PARKER MAKES
ASSAULT ON COLONEL
Former Presidential Candidate
Criticizes Ex-President for
Chicago Specific Says
There is National Unrest.

ROCHESTER,, \. Y, Sept. %
For the first time in a quarter Of a
century the Democracy Of the State OF
New York perfected the temporary or
ganization of its State convention here
to-day without a single delegate know
Ing who would lead the fight in the
coming State campaign. And it was
admitted by all OF the leaders that
the reason for this was the action of
Colonel Roosevelt in assuming con-
troll OF the Republican party In the
State
His issue of nationalism. his positive
assertion that the people shall rule. -
awakened the leaders to the tact that
they had a real fight on their hands,
and hours We're spent In fruitiess
effort to decide upon candidate who
would put up the right kind of a.
fight.
A La Colonel.
Charles r. Murphy. of Tammany
Hall, through his alliance with the
Kings county organization and State
Chairman DIX had a clear majority
of the four hundred and fifty dele
gates Like Roosevelt at Saratoga,
he was in q position to jam through
anything he might desire. either on
platform or on candidates. but he
and his friends endeavorsd TO have
the belief go abroad that he was in
the minority.
A conference of the leaders was
slated for late this afternoon TO pick
the candidate.
Judge Parker departed from his set
speech to criticise Colonel Roosevelts
Hamilton Club speech. saying that
the suggestion that the chief exec
utive was the steward Of the people
came with bad grace from man
who had been SO signally honored by
the American people, He declared
that the suggestion tended 10 law
lessBess.
The people are now cropping TO-
ward light and truth ne said. and
the endeavor to cover up the greatesr
political wrong of the century, the
new tariff bill. by an appeal to pre1u-
dice, liz sure TO Sail"
This sally was greeted with enthu-
siastic cheering and applause.
continuing. Judge Parker said;
To-day there are political pro-
phets who predict for US speedy
coming Of a dictator. There are in
our beloved country advocates OF the
policy gradually to take from the peo-
pile rule powers and confer them
upon the Federal government In
deed. President of the United States
has said that If we fail TO increase the
Federal power We show signs of I'm
potence.
Then how comes this assault upon
our constitution? The answer liz there
is great unrest among the people, be-
cause the cost of living Is mounting
more rapidly than incomes and
wages. AS a rule, our people are
blessed with too much sense to regre,
the good fortunes of others So, too
they are too Just TO countenance the
employment of government TO aeeu-
mulate wealth for a few at a cost OF
all. The great bulk OF the larger for
tunes have been wrung from the peo-
pie through the aid of direct legisla-
ton. aided by a enforcement OF
law. That is. through the tariff and
the com binations in restraint of trade
created 10 secure from the public
every dollar which the tariff statute
made possible.
Judge Parker then attacked the
tariff, declaring that. although the Re-
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