Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1904-08-12
JUDGE PARKER
NOTIFIED

ESOPUS, N. Y. August .-Notifi-
cation day, the greatest day in the
modern history of Ulster county, ar
rived with a pouring rain. which set
in just after daylight and contour ded
the prophecies Of those who had faith
fully promised Judge Parker ideal
weather conditions. when he was to
receive formal Information OF hi! sell
cotton by the Democratic National
convention as Its nominee for Presi.
dent of the United States.
At midnight there was no sign OF
anything but the fairest kind OF day
but when Judge Parker arose at his
usual hour the rain was coming down
in q steady pour from q leaden sky.
The unpropitious weather and the com :
ments OF his family and guests on the
subject were received by the Judge
himself with smile and he went
about the business of the day with his
usual CHEEKY spirits.
There WAS al unusually large gath
ering at breakfast at Rosemount, and
the table at whose head Judge Parker
sat, had about it practically all OF MS
immediate relatives. Besides his own
family, there were present: Mrs. John
H. Parker. of Derby Conn. the judges s
mother; Mrs. Alfred Tannet, Of Kings
ton, sister of Mrs. Parker; Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Miles. of Derby, Conn. ,
brother in law and sister of Judge
Parker; Mrs. Daniel Manning. of AL
bany, widow OF President Cleveland S
first secretary of the treasury, and DR..
y. O. Pieloff, the German consul at
st. Louis, who is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Hall.
At 10 80 there was some indication
of a break in the storm though the
rain continued unabated. 1t was an
nounced that unless the weather
cleared the notification ceremony
would take place upon the steamboat
Sycamore.
Former Senator David b. Hill sent
his secretary. P. ]. Manweiller, down
from Albany on the early train. He
carried a huge box Of flowers from
Senator Hill for Mrs. Parker.
Mr.. Hills secretary brought word
that the Senator would leave albany
on the 10 80 train and word was givei
the engineer of Judge Parker's lannci
to meet him at Hyde Park.
The informality of the proceedings
to come was exemplified by tho entire
absence of any visible preparation o.
ceremony about Rosemount. No re
quest was made for police protection
Expecting that the day would I've flint
and that crowd would flock to the
ceremony on the lawn deputy sheriff
Webster, of Kingston, volunteered tt
bring up a few deputies and have then
In readiness in case tho press abou
the speakers stand made their assist
ance desirable. The otfer was accept
ed with thanks by Secretary MoCaus
land, but there was little need of ever
this presence of civil authority. Tn
only police officer or detective on th'
place during the morning was chic
Humphrey of the New York Contra
Railroad force, who came to look afte
the railroad end of the affair.
q At II 80 the rain had nearly ceased
turning to a fine mist, but the cloudy
sky showed no break.
At 12 80 the sky which had Tighten
ed considerably after the rain ha
stopped again became very dark an
lowering, and Secretary McCauslAn'
believed that the speechmaking woul
have to be done Oh the boat. Wor
was received from down the rive
which indicated that the Sagamor
had been late in leaving New YoI
aud that 1t would be 2 p. m. before
would reach Rosemount.