The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-08-13
PARKER NOTIFIED
CEREMONY OcCups Ar
ESOPUS.
Rain Interfered. but Stopped Lon.
Enough for Candidate to De,iv
er HIS Address OF Acceptance
Declares He Would Not Acca
Second Term.

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ton b. Parker received formal Motif.
cation of his nomination for the nrao
idency as the candidate of the demo
cratic party, and, in accepting, gave
public expression for the first time of
his views on the issues of the cam.
paign. The notification was broupbt
to him by Representative Cbamn
Clark, Of Missouri, as chairman of the
committee representing every state and
territory. Mr.. Clark, in brief speech
Informed the candidate of his nomina.
ton and presented to him a formal
communication signed by the commit
tee.
Standing bareheaded, during brief
lull in the rainstorm which had lasted
since soon after daylight, Judge Par.
ker accepted the nomination and set
forth his views in a speech that evok-
ed frequent and hearty applause
Ceremony Held on Lawn.
He spoke for little more than half
an hour.
The ceremony was held on the lawn
at Rosemount, under the trees at the
north TO the house, and was attended
by upwards of 600 persons, the larger
number of whom came from New York
with the committee on the steamer
Sycamore. The company included
many Democrats of prominence, az
we'll as large and representative del
egation from Tammany Hall.
1t was at first decided to hold the
ceremony on the Sycamore, owing to
the storm, but the protests of those
who wanted Judge Parker notified at
his own house were SO vigorous that
at the last moment the little platform
erected on the Parker lawn was hastily
decorated with flags and the ceremo-
MES were held there, according to the
original plan.
During most of the time occupied
by Champ Clark g speech the rain was
falling with drizzle, but it stopped
entirely just as Judge Parker began
his address and held off until he fin
ished.
Representative Clark was speaking
and Judge Parker was standing bare
headed, without shelter, when a man
in the crowd called out: Somebody
hold an umbrella over Judge Parker"
A number were Immediately offered,
but the judge refused.
Justice for all; special privileges
for nome" said Mr.. Clark, and the
spectators showed their appreciation
of the sally by shout of laughter.
Judge Parkers Acceptance.
Judge Parker began his address of
acceptance at 2:18. Probably the SEN
fences to attract most attention were
delivered near the end of the adj
dress and related to the matter of
second term. He said:
II accept, gentlemen of the commit
tee, the nomination, and if the action
of the convention shall be endorsed by
an election by the people, will, God
helping me, give to the discharge OF
the duties of that exalted office the
best service of which l am capable.
and at the end of the term retire to
private life. shall not be candi-
date for, nor shall accept, a renomi-
nation. Several reasons might be ad-
vanced for this position, but the con-
trolling one with me is that / am fully
persuaded that no incumbent OF that
Office should ever be placed in situa-
ton of possible temptation to consider
what the effect of any action taken by
him in an administrative matter might
have on his political fortunes.