Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-21

souri,, In long statement, has declared
himself for Parker in 1904. II Is true
that Senator Vests political star Is
waning and that he is to be succeeded
in the United States senate by William
Joel Stone vice chairman of the Demo-
cratic national committee, On the other
hand, Daniel J. Campau Of Michigan.
chairman of the executive committee
believes that Judge Parker should be-
the Democratic candidate for president
IN 1904
Before going any further II should
be said that Democrats point out the
availability of Judge Parker as can
didate nom many viewpoints and yet
apparently the pyramid on which this
foundation rests is the fact that Par
ker during the fierce Democratic fac
tional strifes Of 1896 and 1900 was pre-
vented by the judicial robes of hs Off
ce from participating in them. In 1895
he was one Of the six justices Of the su.
preme court Of the third judicial dis.
trict of the state In 1897 he was elect
ed chief Judge Of the court of appeals
and thus IN the national battle Of 1909
he was again compelled TO regard the
etiquette Of his Office and not partici-
pate In the fractional bitterness Of the
campaign.
In view o. the Democratic fervor
which at present surrounds Chief Judge
Parker's name the people want to know
what sort Of a man he Is. Newspaper
articles innumerabe and magazine dis
sertations have provoked discussion.
PARKER's PERSONALITY.
Wen, It should be said that Judge
Parker would attract attention even In
throng OF notable men, He Is 3 feet
10 inches IN height, substantially pro-
portioned and handsome. His hair Is Of
a rich brown hue, tending toward au-
burn. Ills carefully trimmed mustache
is of lighter shade than his hair
There Is nothing constrained In his
movements either on the street or in the
court room. He has an unstinted re-
gard for the rights Of all. He has
repugnance to all yengeful, spiteful
and runcorous traits. He Is kindly and
easy Of demcanor and cultivated While
he Is neither starched nor ceremonlous
he has a dignity which is not lofty nor
pompous.
His intellect is not muddy or swami
by, but clear and Incislve He IS not
mediocre or commonplace or ordinary
and neither Is he fretfu waspsh,
splenetic or captious. His perceptiye
faculties are OF the keenest pitch and
before amen Is said he Is the Jewel
Of the Democracy Of the Empire state.
Judge Parker's ancestry Is good. His
great-grandlather John Parker, a resi-
dent of Massachusetts, was d soldier
for three years In the war of the Revo-
luton and his grandfather ana father
were both farmers
AT l6 Judge Parker was a school
teacher. BY his work he got the money
TO study law. and he was graduated
from the Albany law school in 1872
From the start he liked politics, In
1877 he was elected surrogate OF Ulster
county, You see after graduating at
the Albany law school he made his
home at Kingston Ulster county al
though he had been born At Cortland.
Cortland county, where Daniel Scott
Lamont first saw the light of day, In
1883 Parker's six-year term as surro-
gate Of Ulster county expired and he
was once more elected, this time by a
largely increased plurality.
BECOMES POLITICAL POWER.
In 1884 Parker became a power in
state politics. All the Democratic
warriors-Daniel Manning, William C.
Whitney, Edward Cooper, David b.
Hill, Abraham S. Hewitt, Samuel j. Til
den, Edward X. Apgar and their friends
cottoned to Parker the young hand
some, dehonnair clever Democrat who
had won In two pitched battles In what
was considered normal Republican
county Parker went as a delegate TO
the Democratic national convention
and there. with Daniel Manning and
others Of Grover Clevelands friends,
succeeded In nominating Mr., Cleveland
for president.
With Clevelands election David b.
Hill became a political power through
succeeding Cleveland as governor In
the fall Of 1885 Mr.. Hill was a candidate
for election as governor, and Mr.. Park
az IN his way "a New York one day In