The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-01
All for Parker Democracy s~ 4HS Wits ks os A.


reason he refused to have n. ~
and Hin was compelled to ~. 1sme tasi.
Parker is without do,h, !,
democrat In New York. n. ~e mos ~.
eester' Mass, fifty-one years AZ n pom |, n
a lad ms parents moved 10 co,s. VIA
YORK. where he was educated y eoUt
He afterward took a coprs. Tie NJ
school, graduating in 49,, ~ me Aha
ston, on the Hudson just bclo nv n
continued in the practice OF II, Aha \
1877, when he was elected sprro, r0'sIs',
in that office until 1885. wh.s ~ hs
then governor appointed him - sna !
the bench of the supreme co.,. wsair
youngest man ever selected g.. hs W
dioial position, except John w., nh
years OF age In 1887 he w. o.E Il
full term, and in 500 was el,r,.J els'''i
majority chief justice Of ~ w y c'r 4
the highest judicial Office il a. sur ~
York. beng then 40 years old. II. .s
may be appreciated by the fact A.. ,s
received a6S,469 plurality IL, nN Nsi
Black republican, aIs,ooz plur,I;,,n, .Aatsl
at the election. Parker was tb, sur{
elected in New York that v.s- my u cs-s
was Judge Wallace of the Iyni,,a ~ 'iia
court, man OF high character a.. s'sA d
The gentlemen who are condn.s,. su,i'as
paign for the presidency suvv.,, ,l. ~
can run $4,000 votes ahead ~ 81, -,
election like that of 1897. and IN , ...
year ne VIII give Roosevelt 49, e
II they should meet at the polls /, ~
Justice Parker has always ben S
and, Notwithstanding his continues, .. "a.
the bench since 1877, has taken - .n
in politics, has been delegate reru.,,ra
and National conventions and Il ~
of 1885 was chairman of the d,ro,..,- n
committee. In 1896 he voted ~ ~
being candidate for chief Justice nj.
speeches, in which he spoke kindly !, ', =.
dental candidate of his party, slthou,s i.
not indorse the Chicago platform. l. -
voted for Bryan, but took no ACTIVE ~ n
campaign.
Such man, with such record, Il, d..
leaders in New York believe, viii 4. 49,
to all factions of that party throuQbos, i. N
try, and thus far they are greatly &C.,
because of the enthusiastic reception M
/ Parker proposition has received tbros,sr.
South and West. Influential agent, IN n
visiting the principal cities In both ,.sb,,, i
have had conferences with Influential d.r,si
who, ! am told, almost everywhere Ssl,u,
, suggestion of so strong and unsssaii,k 4
! didate, and have pledged their hesfB ssrsr.
The newspaper editorials that have n, Y
lished all over the country In favor 81 n
| Parker during the last few months I'm
been spontaneous, but arc part Of d. "a
ganda, and the interviews which have m
with democratic leaders from one ED /
country to the other suggesting or EHs
/ Judge Parker as a candidate have betu ,rs{
worked up by the agents in the ned fct d. \
! pose of educating public sentiment and I'D
/ Judge Parker known to the democrats I'd
Thus far results have been extremely nfs
! Judge Parker's agents have run Up ,.tss
other candidate. although they have hat
Johnson of Cleveland, ex-Sscretaiy 0-r I
two or three others spoken about. They ~
there is no Bryan sentiment anywhere, II 4
/ in the States where he was formerly Ii, n
est he is considered back number, TX
ker work is still going on, and his miaigu
confident that he would come out d u
democratic convention with unauimors -
ton.
They also declare that Parker Is uuth m
than Roosevelt in their own STATE, and tAf
not in danger, like the president, Of ~
his own prospects by blunders
10 seoseaoeooeesOssssosssssss,',s,
to the command Of division Of the Asss
ton has been announced, has selected !!
lieutenant Lieutenant Victor Blue Of Sem
lima, the young officer who discovered iis Y
ish fleet in the harbor Of Santiago from
three miles away For that service U.s.