The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-02-21

hoped to enter the White House. Mr..
Dahlnan telrgrnphcd:
The sentiment of Democrats in Neb-
raskl is for the Western man for Pres
idcnt But | think Alton Il. Parker
would he satisfactory to them should
the convention in it's wisdom decide
to give the nomination to an Eastern
man. Personally think he is one of
4 hr strongest men in the Democratic
party and would he elected if NOM
inatcd.'
Senator George Graham Vest of
Missouri, in Il long statement, has de.
clarcl himself for Parker in 1904. 1t
is true that Senator Vests political
star is waning and that he is to be
succeeded in the United States Sen
ate by William stone. vicc-clairman
of the Democratic National Committee.
On the other hand, Daniel j. Campau
| of Michigan. chairman of the executive
| committee of the Democratic National
Committees believes that Judge Park
or should be the Democratic candidate
| for President in 1904.
Before going amy further it should
he said that Democrats point out the
availability of Judge Parker as a can
diCnte from many viewpoints and vet
apparently the pyramid on which this
foundation rests is the fact that Park
cr during the fierce Democratic fac
tional strifcs 1896 and 1900 was pre-
vented by the judicial robes of his Of
flee from participating in them. In
Of the Supreme Court for the Third
Judicial District of the State. In
1891 he WAS elected Chief Judge of
the Court of Appeals and thus in the
national battle of 1000 he was again
compelled to regard the etiquette Of
his Office and not participate in the
In view Of the Democratic fcrvor
which at present surrounds Chief
Judge Parkcr's name the people want
to know what sort of Il man he is.
Newspaper articles inummerable and
magazine dissertations have provoked
discussion. ..
Well, it should be said that Judge
Parker would attract attention even
in Il throng of notable men. He is
; feet 10 inches in height, substantial
ly propOrtiOncd and handsome. His
hair is of rich brown hue, tending
toward auburn. His carefully trim
med moustache is Of Il lighter shade
than his hair.
There is nothing constrained in his
movements either on the streets or
in the court room. He has an un-
Stinted regard for the rights Of all.
He has a rcpugnance to all revengeful,
sptcful and rancOlOus traits. He is
kindly and easy Of demeanor and
stnrchcd nor ccremOnous he has a
dignity which is not lofty nor POM
pOus.
His intellect is not muddy or swampy
but clear and incisive. He is not
mediocre or commonplace or ordinary
and neither is he fretful, waspish,
splcnetic or captious. His perceptive
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 greatful grandfather, JohnParker,
resident of Massachusetts, was a
soldier for three years in the war of
the Revolution and his grandfather
and father were both farmers.
| at 1G, Judge Parker was school
teacher. BY this 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 gradu-
ating at the Albany Law School he
made his home at Kingston, Ulster
county, although he had been born
at Cortland, Cortland county, where
Daniel Scott Lamont first saw the