Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-06-06

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comprehend the imperative orders that
held up the train.
Presently the ferryboat came Wheel
ing into the slip. M. Belmont, escorted
by a railroad official, hurried up to the
train, got aboard and the official released
the tied-up train.
"The next surprise for the passengers
came at Esopus, 23.7 miles above New
burg. Instead of running past the little
wooden station at a speed Of forty-five
miles an hour, as is it's habit, the Limited
came to stop, and George Bedford. the
venerable agent, was waiting on the
platform with an umbrella raised, as if
ready to receive an expected visitor.
"Judge Parker was sitting in his VIC
toria which was drawn up in the driving
rain alongside the little platform and
the smoking car coterie saw him scanning
the closed and barred doors of the
vestiDuled train.
Zone OF the doors was opened and Mr..
Belmont stepped off the tram, shook
Judge Parker warmly by the hand, took
a seat beside him, and away they we're
driven to Rosemont through the splash
ing mud.
1.-The passengers on the Limited had a
subject for conversation as their belated
train rolled on, leaving the leading Wall
street democrat discussing convention
plans with Chief Judge Parker"
A passenger who rode upon the train
that ran ali out OF gear draws a vivid
picture of the arrival of the train at
Esopus:
''The train began to slow down, and
the passengers who had been chatting at
the delay made no attempts to conceal
their annoyance. As man almost they
looked ont of the windows to learn what
could be the cause OF the unwonted stop,
and saw little wooden station, with a
solitary figure standing expectedly upon
the platform, holding aloft huge UNI
brella. Drawn up alongside of the
station platform was an open victoria.
In it sat man. He had crowded him.
self into corner OF the vehicle to pro-
tect himself as much as possible from
the driving rain, and from the appear
ance OF the vehicle AMI its occupant it
was clear that it had waited long at the
station.
The figure in the victoria looked out
expectedly as the train came to a stop.
Several persons recognized Judge Parker,
for his face was turned toward us when
he scanned the full length of the train.
After brief delay one of the vestibuled
doors was opened and the old man with
the umbrella ran anxiously forward.
Then Judge Parker Strengthened up, and
a friendly smile took the place of the
anxious look that his face had borne. AS
Mr.. Belmont stepped up to the victoria
Judge Parker put forth his hand and
warmly greeted the arrival. The horses
were whipped up as soon as Mr.. Belmont
had stepped into the victoria, and off
they went at almost a gallop through
the sea OF mud.
"rhe passengers heaved sigh of re-
lief, and the conductor signaled the
engineer to 60 ahead, and the train that
had been doing diplomatic duty got back
again to a work. a-day running schedule"
The interest that Mr.. Belmont has in
the management Of the campaign for
Judge Parker can be no more fully
demonstrated than by the fact that
clippings from the New York Times,
favorable to Judge Parker and abusive
of any other man whose name rs before
the people as a presidential candidate,
are being sent broadcast to editors Of
newspapers throughout the country.
August Belmont owns the Times and il
is his mouthpiece.
At the first glance it would seem that
August Belmont had made himself
spokesman for Judge Parker when he
went to Washington in the latter's
interest, with the deliberate. malicious
intention to make his nomination i'm.
possible.
His latter, secretive tactics show that
he is in earnest, but their discovery
largely through the elaborate attempts
at concealment, makes his friendship to
Judge Parker even more distressing. L
is hard to think that . man in Angus
Belmont's position could fail to realize
that any association with him must bt
absolutely fatal to man seeking public
approval. 1t is only necessary to recall
who August Belmont is to emphasize
this truism.
He is the gentleman that went in with
J. Pierpont Morgan to buy the govern
ment bonds Of this country at 104, or
rather, he acted as agent Of the Roths
childs, when they picked up the pretty
bargain that was offered to them.
August Belmont's reputation is un
savory enough in New York, but ont
must 60 to the south if one would learl
how heavy political handicap is in
volyed in Belmont's Endorsement.
Governor Goebel, Of Kentucky, wa
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