The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-11
Crowd Gives Close Attention
and Cheers Lustily at -s
CHAM r CLARK S PEAKS ON
BEHAL o & Il HE CONVENT /
Ceremonies Were Ield on the
Lawn Of SRo oselro o,lnt During Am
Steady. Drizzle, Wl,ichs Ceased q
Just Before the Candidate Ss35 S
Began Rec ption Held M
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EsoPUs, al. y ..Ss ugss n i Judge Alton
q Parker "a u rec eived forna,l mott ifca-s
;ton Of his nominal ton for the Pres idencYsass
jof the United States as the cand ida tel Sot
the Democratic part t, !, & and In accepting, ~,
gave public expressions for "a q first time
sof his views on the issues q the ca M
Spatgn. u 81
The noti incatlon was broug ght II him BY III
Representat tive Champ CLARK. of Missouri
as gch airnan OF a commit ttee& representing g@1
every State and Z rerritory in the Unien.Ss
Mr.. Clark. In a brief speech. formed the s.
Scandid date Of his nom nation and present.
ed to him formal Y com mum icat ion signed g
by the scommtte sssIs; 5
Standing bar rehead ed: :s during Sa brief sSs sS
Ilull In I'll grm llch had lasted sf ssAf
since soon al fterS tiayiigh Judge Parkers
his VI ie-Es IN a. speec h that eYoked frequent s
and hearty applauses spok keS sfor
little more than half an hour
Tammany Repre- esenteds; others
u ter e.
St The ceremony was held on the lawn tss
Roseniount. under til 81 trees at the nor III u
wards OF six huntlr red ne ople. he la rger$E
number 8ofB whom cam e. from New \ York M
city wit the Notif ificat ton COMMITTEES on
the steamer Sagamor u he compan in y
Guided many Democrats Of maj Il ionaI ISpncnn ns
thence as well as e large sand represe nta-sN
tive d legati lon from TammanySH Hall.sS3l
There would have beer q gala, day gath -s
kerlng from King gston md wi cinit itys where
perhaps the Jud ge is best known, but t
the ra in had been SO heavy and " CON-
ftlnuous that few 10 zeal people vent tllred
FORTH It was y first deci ided ito hold the
scerem niesgon the Sycamore owing to the
storm, Il but the pro test Of II hose who Sss
ted Judg Parker notified 9ata his own III
house was SO strong that ut the las nlo-Ss
sinent II the little platform erected on theSs
lawn was & hastily decorated IS wi tn flags
and the ceremonies were held there. II ac
ScordIng to the iglnal Y s5g
SS Ii During most Of the line occupl led byal
Ing In a. steady drizzle. but IL 81 topped ems
atirely justi as Jud Sc arker began his ad -tS
dress and held until he tlnish hed.
spresentatiYeB3SC Clark was spea king Ands.ss
Judge Parker was sta andn g. d bare headed
without shell ter en- AZ man in the crowd
called 8 Somebod ~ hold an VI mbrella over
JUDI geS Park er. vSS s5s
the Judge refused hem wi til a e courte eolss w
wave of the hand I. issisi5
y Justice for all, !, special privileges for n;
none, " ssai Clark and the spect ators s
showed heir apprec iation OF the sal " by; Il
al shout OF Laughter s s
Given Prof found Attention.
While SJndg Parker was .spe king there
was no need OF shel ter,S The ra IN stopped n
and NOT n breath of air TIRED. ..sg1 n the
f>.o I, 5tr,
Etinctly to the farthest borders Of the Il
crowd. lIs5 Il IL n 81 tts5S5t
S tits long years since Judge Parker has 4
been heard In a poltlca speech. and the 8S
mos t OF his hearers, he was absolutely
new In this capacity. They heard him III
with a keen interest, not unmixcd With on. 81
5riosity. The address was d del ivsred In the &
3clearest tones In voice seldom ra ised NJ
above the conYersat tlonal pitch but per- 81
sfectIy audible nevertheless. His was dis l
tlnot8and his delivery exceedi ingly de elib-
crate. He used few gestures ma king. his N
emphasis almost entirely with his voice. 85
He adhered to the 3text4dof q his written adj
'peared perfectly famll lar, hough he held i
a copy In his hand and followed it$ sonle-55s
3what closely with his eye While pea Isl tls, ,sa
The speech was heard with closest at
$tention and applause frequently punctured Il
the words. The candidate e's ~ audience VI
aWOKG 10
he spoke OF soscalled NIL tarlsnl and Inn
peralsm. s ..S a. 81 81 * .58@
ours Is a world power, = aid he. nd y
as such II must, be maintained, but deny IN
that 1t sat all recently 4 hat he a lnlted 81
States has alta ained that 6enlinene n @
Outburst Of Cheers. b.
When he enunclated this principle the
toltburst OF cheers thai caused n le spenl W
to wait a few minutes before he com ntfnuetls5ss
His pledge not to accept a sec cond teri 3 IS
IL he was elected aroused ms nt5 Int
est, which increased to ma lSed Il en- hl'sssi
siasm. when the spea kar wen on M se&ss Gs3
plain his positton, Then The CROWD seeI
ed ia yield to the force OF HIS reason lnR s
and at the end of % par tcula rlYs tellln nS VA
period toward the close OF The speech ~
gave the candidate the greatest demo-
stration of the a fteFnooil. u looked aa
though every man. woman ana shlla N. 4ln y Vi
the throng surrounding the pla tforn had
a small American flag and as g hey. chesf-
set the waving flags almost conceal LED the III
occura Y,ts of the stand, The spea aker 81
waited Tor the pplausa " snbstda ana n
then made his few conclldin Ing re MARKS ts
Sanlshing, his address at six minute ta-
fore 3 p' p'clocks Hs began sgt 2sls =, ~
Salute Fired, ssS X
Al Judge Parker spoke his, closing words
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