The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-06
PARKER
WILL NOT VISIT THE EXPO.
SlTlON.
WATTERSON AT ESOPUS
Is Enthusiastic Over
Democratic Prospects.

Rosemount, Esopus, N. Y, Sept. a.
AT noon today an authoritative state
ment was given out at Rosemount to
the effect that Judge Parker and Mrs.
Parker would visit St. Louis from
September "a until September 2S,
as the guests Of Mrs. Daniel Manning,
president of the board of lady man,
ayers of the worlds fair. All plans
for the journey had been formed to
the minutest detail. Judge Parker had
even decided not to make any speeches
en- route or during his stay at the
exposition, except in case of the great
est emergency.
Shortly after noon, Henry Waiter
son, the editor of the Louisville
Courier journal came to Rosemount
and held long and very animated
conversation with the candidate upon
the latter's front porch. At o'clock
tonight authoritative announcement
was made that Judge Parker had
changed his plans and in all probabil-
ity would not attend the exposition.
The reasons for this sudden altera-
ton of plans could not be definitely
learned, but 1t evidently cropped out
during Colonel Watterson's visit and
was deemed of such importance that
Judge Parker tonight sent a message
to Mrs. Manning, at st. Louis, regret
ting that circumstances would prob
ably prevent his visit to the fair. It
was also said at Rosemount tonight
that no substitute for the abandoned
st. Louis trip was contemplated and
that Judge Parker had not as yet
changed his original intention regard.
ing stump speeches, which means that
he will not deliver any addresses
either in the West, in New York or to
delegations at Rosemount unless he
has something of real Importance to
tell the public.
Colonel Watterson was accompanied
to Rosemount by Mrs. Watterson and
went away voicing enthusiastic praise
of the Democratic nominee whom he
had not seen since the two first met at
a convention in $780, Just before his
departure, tho Kentuckian said:
II have attended seven national con-
ventions consecutively and I am get
ting too old. thing have done my
share of tho work for the Democratic
party, so I am not going to do any
great amount of stump speaking in
this campaign and will confine myself
to editorials. | am going to Europe on
September 16 " spend the winter In
Rome. Next Wednesday night | win
address a meeting of the Democratic
editors of New York City upon the
subject, If were a Republican If
were a Republican I would vote for
Parker and in my speech / intend to
tell these editors why. I believe
Democracy's chances of success this
fall are very bright. The Republican
and Democratic partisans will vote
normally; the independent voters will
decide the contest and am assured
by reports from all parts of the coun-
try that the trend Of this element is
toward Judge. Parker"
Capt. Charles Campbell Of New
York, who said he represented the
small ship owners Of the country, al
so called with substitute for the
ship subsidy bill He wants national
laws enacted to protect our deep sea
vessels as we'll as our lake and coast
wise traffic. He said Jurge Parker
listened to his scheme almost eagerly
and dismissed him with a most en-
couraging word.
Mayor Granger of Louisville, who
with Representative Sherley. was an
original Parker man, in Kentucky, and
Judge Barhite, Of Connecticut, also
called