The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-12
Read the Platform, Sank
Into Deep Thought.
THEN HE TELEGRAPHED
The Story Friend of Parker Tells
Conflicts with the New York State
ment that Parker TeIegraphed
Hill Before Platform was
Made.
(By the Associated Press.)

ESopus, n. Y, July 11.-Light was
thrown on the history of the now fa-
nous Parker telegram and the reply
to it of the Democratic Convention at
st. Louis today by close friend of
Judge Parker, who declined to allow
the use of his name.
when Judge Parker went to bed
at 9:45 Friday night said this man,
che did not know anything at all about
the financial side OF the platform
which had been agreed upon, more
than was outlined in the very brief
bulletins telephoned from KinstOn.
When Informed by the Associated
Press correspondent at $3.50 D. m. of
the bare fact of his nomination he
knew no more. and the first real
knowledge he had of the action of
the convention on the financial plank
in the platform was when he read
the New York morning papers I'm
medately after breakfast, that is to
say a little after o'clock, he started
for a horseback ride Just before
mounting his horse telegram was
handed him giving a concise outline
of the platform. From the moment
of his reading of that telegram, 1t was
noticed that he was very much pre-
occupied. and as he roda oft his head
About 1890 o'clock he rode up to
the railroad station, asked for tele-.
grams and received quite bunch of
them. l happen to know that none
of them gave the information he want
ed. He s:hatted with the reporters for
while. and it was afterward recalled
that some of his questions to them be-
trayed the fact of his lack of first
hand knowledge of the conventions
action. He waited about the station,
almost irresolute in bearing. for fully
ten minutes and time suddenly gal
lopcd back to Rosemont. An hour
afterward his famous telegram was
filed with the operator and the re-
markable series of events was under
way
ASIecpless Night.
s'That night while the convention
tossed and bilowed with the sensation
he had produced he did not go early
to bed. as he had done the night be-
fore. although the local celebration
i'm his honor ceased and the people dis
Dersed as early as 10:15 d. M He
sat up until after 2 a. IN. closely
watching thu bulletins and made no
move toward retiring, until after the
action of the convention uoon MS teIe-
gram was made known to him.
1T is not true" said the gentleman
quoted above. that Judge Parker sent
a message to Senator Hill demanding
the insertion of "a gold plank. HIS
telegram to William f. Sheehan was
his first communication directly or IN
directly with the convention.
Judge Parker received the follow
iuE message from former RreSldeli
Grover Cleveland:
.'BuzzardS Bay. JulV IL
you must permit me to expires:
my gratitude and admiration Tor the
splendid manifestation OF honor ahe
nm
trymen and to the Democracy i'll your
St Louis dispatch
(Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND.
The telegram from William
Hearst sent on Saturday evidentl!
went astray but a duplicate was re
ceived today as follows. dated chi
cago. JulX 10:
II congratulate you upon your nom
ination and upon the expression o
Democratic principles in the platform
on which you stand. l hope ana be
lieve that battling for the people am
for such principles you VIII lead thE
Democracy to victory.
Judge Parker Immediately wrote
Mr. Hearst the following letter.
Hon. William Randolph Hearst:
Dear Sir:-Just a word to thanh
you for your very kind message O
congratulation' nd to assure you o.
my very grateful appreciation
"ALTON B. PARKER.
Other kilograms received today in
clude the following:
From the Rt. Rev. Charles {
Grafton, Episcopal bishop. of Fonc
Du Lac. Wis. dated Providence. II. |.
we will daily pray God to possess
thee with His wisdom and give thee
courageous and peaceful heart
From President David r. Francis
of the st. Louis Exposition:
Hearty congratulations net only
on your nomination but on your sa-
gacious telegram which the conven
ton by overwhelming majority has
sustained. Those who have been ask
ing that you announce your position
on the issues can no longer have an.
question as to your convictions o.
your courage to express them
From former Vice-President Ada
=. stevenson. from Bloomington, Ills.
My hearty congratulations
Surveyors began today laying dowI
the lines for the new West Shore
station at Esopus, which is to be com.
pleted in about two weeks. A Ions
siding will also be put in for specia
trains.
80 FAR as his plans have as yet beer
made Judge Parker will not tour tn,
country making speeches. His per
Sonal campaign will be conducted il
way similar to that of President Nc