Parkman withdrew his name from consideration due to opposition from Walsh and Massachusetts Democratic Party chairman William H. Burke Jr .
Following his defeat , Parkman was offered a position on the legal staff of United States Under Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson .
Parkman withdrew Parkman 's name from consideration due to opposition from Walsh and Massachusetts Democratic Party chairman William H. Burke Jr .
Following his defeat , Parkman was offered a position on the legal staff of United States Under Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson .