The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-06
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Personal frieads % Judge Parker .sy
tina, 10 10 abou, time that the real facts con
corning his charge. which he did NOT sub
con, r,huffn< heavily 70 Rsossvels's cam
paixn ches' nhould be explained Nearly
all recall that Judge Parker a. the Demo
cratic candidate fOr President IN the closing
days OF the isoa campaign publicly stated
that the great corporations were contrihn-
ting heavily TO Roosevelt. Presiden Roose-
welt from the White HOUSE met this charge
nv an utter denial President Roosevelt WAS
furious. apparently. and his statement OF
denial Vas OF the usual strenuous character
All who remember that episode recall the
great state at agitation into which the
Republican national campaigners were
thrown by Judge Parker's charge. Their
attitude at that time was How much does
Parker know? Has he got any facts How
much does he really know Can he sub
stantiate his charges. Judge Parker did
not snbst antiats his charges, to the di-n,ay
OF the Democratic national campaigner-
Those familiar with the story n, the time and
since tell you that Judge Parker could have
readily sust aimed his charges, eScep, that
in doing so he would have betrayed the
confidence OF the late Col. Daniel Scott
Lamont bt IL said that Parker and
lamont had a pei sonai Coaversation and in
Ibis conversation Lamont told Parker Of
he contributions the great corporations
were making TO Roosevelt There has al.
ways been a dispute a. 10 whether Lannon'S
conversation should have been repeated on
he public platform by Parker. Lamont
nj the time was vice president OF the North
ern Pacific Railway Company and WAS one
OF the foremost lieutenants OF James j.
Hill, II Parker had given his authority
for his charges il Was perceived A. the time
that Col. Lamont might have been very
severely injured in business way. La
mont knew all that was going On IN the
financial district Tie usually knew what
Was going on in all great AFFAIRS Of the
world on both sides OF the Atlantic. But
he was r-ticence itself. His chief 81 renRih.
outside ~ his keen intelli sence. was hiss
great reputation for silence, According to
he personal friends Of Judge Parker. when
tho Judge called upon Col. Lamont for per
mission to subsiantiafe his charges Col
.amoni refused TO give II.
Senator Root tells his friend. that he ia
not to he Chief Justice OF the Supreme
Court Of thA I nited States that there has
never been ANYTHING substa initial to the re-
ports circulated 10 that effect presidene
Taf's friends speaking OF Senator Root say
thai II the senator were younger the Presi-
dent would surely offer the Senator this
exalted place Senator Root was a in Febru-
AIRY last.
No Congress contest below The Bron,
is now more eagerly watched by the poll
ticians Of all camps than that in the Thr-
teensh district. where Representative Her
bert Parsons has been renominated by the
Republicans. tine Democrats naming former
Congressman Jefferson NJ Levy his
opponent. Two wears 40. in a Presidential
wear. Mr. Parsons was reelected hy 2...s
plurality. The interest in the contest in
this district has been enlivened by tn" fact
that Mr. Parsons opposed the PAYNE AIdrich
bill. opposed Speaker Cannon in the contest
over the rules. announced that certain
Republicans had made . deal with the
Democratic organization Of New York city.
and. in fact Mr.. Parsons IN these matters.
IN the Judgment of those familiar with the
situation. opposed both the Republican
national and the Republican state organi2a-
iions The Republican Congress national
campaign committeeman tell you that recent
polls Of the Thirteenth district show that
Mr. Parsons IL to be reelected. The Demo-
Gratis. on tho other hand. assert that Mir.
Parsons is certain to be dsfeated
There il great anxiety among mem b~Y-
OF the Public Service Commissions. mp State
and down State. over tho result Of the eIec-
ton on Tuesday. There are ten Of these
commissioner each a. $4,000 wear and
all told IN the two commissions there are
about 100 employees. Each Of the com
mi--ioner- has . secretary at - .O0o a wear.
Then there are assistant secretaries at
goodiy salaries. counsel az o.: go a year
and assistant counsel from IS. do0 up. chief
engineer nd assistant engineers. and 80 ON
and so forth The anxiety Of the CommIs-
sioner- and those Of lower rank. u
a-certained. comes from the fact that a
Democratic Governor can sweep them all
on the board by merely fling n Statement,
nh ftnnZ IN tls F9.Ia saF
employee. high or humble
II is true that Democratic Governor caa
M the places OF the Public Service ON mis-
sioners only by amt with he consent ~ tho
SENATE bat Grover Cleveland aud David n !
hin with hostile Legislatures didn't have
much trouble in having their nomination.
confirmed or course one or two ar The
commit s-ioners are nov inclined to criticiss
GOv Hughes nder a hill prepared for GOV
hughes he had he power 10 appoint and re-
move and to appoint to vacancies vi'hou,
the con-en, Of the senate The lat. senator
John Rsine~ and other old guard R.pub-
leans oh ject eel TO tina, feature oT tn. Hughes
bill which TOOK from The Senate he old tins.
prero.aiiVe Of confirming the Governor
nominations. and after much ConTabula
ton Gov Hughes gave way on that point
N., a few Of the COMM s-ioner- are now
inclined to laId the late Senator Raine.
hoping that in the event OF Candidate
ID, /. election a Republican senate viii h-
ret aimed and hat IL will oppose Dix in any
nomination. 10 suppisnt them. The pol
tician- are talking about This matter With
An inclination To laugh Tor 'h- reason that
certain Public Service commissioners have
had very little Of n CON plimentary nature to
say OF Republican senators at Albany
There are experienced Republicans in
the New York State orssn7ntion who tell