The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-25
Satisfaction Of Judge Par
ker Over Message.
DEMoCRATsARET TOGETHER
Representatives Of Carter
Harrison Visited Esopus.
Candidate Did Not Decline or AecsD1
Invitatfon to Chicago RatiAea-
tion Meeting to Ne Held
ON Ausust 70.


B. Parker did not accept nor did he
decline any invitation presented TO him
to speak at a Democratic ratihcatfon
meeting to be held In Chicago on Au-
gust 90. when William J. Bryan Will
be one Of the speakers.
A delegation representing Mayor
Carter H. Harrison arrived at Esopus
at 2:45 p. M. 1t consisted of e. NJ.
Lahiff, secretary of the Cook County
Democratic Club, under whose aus
pieces the meeting will be held; Oscar
F. Bayer. President of the United Ger
man Society, and Lawrence r. McGann,
Comptroller of Chicago.
The visitors were driven to Rose
mount. where they found Judge Par
ker's family at dinner. Plates were
placed for them and after the meal
Judge Parker took his guests In the
library where the purpose OF their
visit was talked over at some leug:n.
Judge Parker told Mr.. I4ahiff, who act
ed as spokesman. that to accept the In
vitation at this time might cause him
some embarrassment and he did not
feel like promising TO attend an event
of that character at least until after
the notification ceremonies had taken
place He did say. however, that II ne
accepted any invitation at all he would
visit Chicago and That 1t would give
him great pleasure to go If possible.
Old Sores Have Healed.
What gave Judge Parker still greatsr
satisfaction from the invitation to go
to Chicago was the assurances that
differences between opposing factions
of Illinois Democrats would be entfre-
1y settled and that the party In that
State will present solid front for the
national ticket. 1t was stated in the
conversation between Judge Parker
and the Illinois delegation that the III
feeling engendered as the result of the
contests between delegations seeking
seats in the st. Louis Convention win
be eliminated absolutely. This, COM
ing from representatives Of Mayor
Harrison, proved reassuring to Judge
Parker, inasmuch as 1t Is taken to
mean the healing over of the dfspute
between Mayor Harrison and John +.
Hopkins, who will. in all probability.
have charge of the campaign in Tlli-
rison says harmony. then warfare be-
tween the factions headed by Hopkins
and Harrison is at an end.
After the conference at Rosemount
Mr.. Lahiff said that he had not expects
ed an immediate answer from Judge
Parker on the question of going to Chi
cago, but that 1t had been the purpose
of Cook County Democrats TO let Judge
Parker know that he had nothing 10
fear In the campaign as the result of
differences that occurred at the Illinois
Democratic Convention.
we will go ahead with our arr
rangements for August 90" said Mr..
LahiH, "and we hope Judge Parker
will be present. In any event there
will be a rousing meeting in the inter-
est of the Democratic ticket. We expect
to carry Illinois this fall"
Tho members Of the Chicago party
left at 4:45 for Albany. The delegation
will go West without calling on Dem-
ocratic leaders now assembling in New
York.
Judge Went to Church.
Judge Parker and all of the mem-
bers of his family attended services
today in Kingston Church. A short
trip was made in the Judges launch
this afternoon. On the return journey
some rain fell and the remainder OF the
day continued cloudy with frequent
showers. There wexe few callers at
Rosemount during the afternoon.
1t is the purpose of Republicans of
Ulster County living In Kingston, ESQ.,
pus and surrounding villages to make
Judge Parker's home county one OF the
principal fighting grounds in the New
York State campaign.
To Offset the effect of having an
Ulster County Democrat at the head OF
the National Democratic ticket, the
new YORK RepuDilCan leaderS Will De
asked to look kindly upon the plan to
name Judge A. T. Clearwater, of King
ston, as the Republican candidate to
succeed Judge Martin on the Court of
Appeals. Judge Martin retires under
the age limit and his successor will be
named this fall. Judge Clearwater en-,
joys great local popularity and the Re-
publicans of Kingston and vicinity ar
que that If the county is to be kept
from the Democratic column 1t must
be accomplished by placing on the
ticket the name of an Ulster County
man.
The paths of Judge Parker and
Judge Clearwater have run parallel for
many years. They studied law togeth-
er and have occupied pews in the First
Dutch Reformed Church. In 1877. P&E-
ker was elected surrogate and Clear-
water district attorney and in 1913
both were reelected. In 1885 Parker
was elected Supreme Judge; in 1889
Clearwater was elected county Judge
and reelected in 1895. In 1897 Par
ker was elected chief Justice and in
January 1898 Clearwater was appointed
to the supreme court vacancy. In the
fall of the same year he was defeated
for the supreme court bench by 1877
votes in the district. He has always
carried Ulster County in every contest
he has engaged in at the polls.