The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-04

er's journey from New York to New
ark and back to Jersey City and his
return to the Hotel Seville in this city
constituted procession Of ovations
to the candidate.
AS the nominee stepped from his
carriage at the Christopher street ferry
over the North river a crowd gathered
about him and set up cheer. Cros-
sing to Hoboken, he stood In the bow
of the ferryboat, shook hands with
the passengers and raised his hat and
bowed to more cheers. At Hoboken a
great crowd met him, but he managed
to get through, fanked by three big
New York policemen.
When the train reached the Broad
street station at Newark the greatest
crowd of the night pressed about the
candidate. The policemen who fend-
ed off the enthusiastic mob, were buff
feted about numerically and Judge
Parker deprived for a time Of their
aid was hustled down the station
stairs to the street.
Former Senator James Smith Jr.
leader of the New Jersey Democracy,
met Judge Parker with a carriage
and the party was driven to his resi-
dence on Washington Place, where
Judge Parker dined. Then he held a
hand shaking levee at which 1900 per-
sons greeted him. At the dinner were
former Senator Smith, Charles G.
Black, the New Jersey gubernatorial
candidate, Judge Parker's party,
Charles A. Towne and James r. Nu-
gent.
At 0 o'clock he was driven to the
Roseville Riding Academy, where the
mass meeting of the night was held.
All along the route to the academy
Judge Parker was cheered by great
crowds. A Gordon of police surround
ed his carriage, band played in front
of the First Voters club of Newark;
which sang campaign songs, leading
the march.
The presidential candidate arrived
upon the scene after the meeting had
been called to order.
The meeting was already in good
humor over speeches made by local
candidates and bursts of applause were
breaking forth each moment as the
candidate entered the hail. Then g
tremendous storm broke loose, which
was uncomfortable, shaking the
building to it's very timbers. The big
crowd jumped to the chairs, yelling
like mad, waving flags and hats ant
shouting out volley after volley Of
hurrahs. 1t was tremendous ova
tion. Judge Parker was introduced
manuscript in hand. He stood silen
fifteen minutes in view of his nam
moth audience, before the enthusiasm
permitted him to commence hi
speech.
Frequent applause accompanied thu
reading of the address. At the clos,
Judge Parker was wildly cheered al
he hurried away to keep his engage
ment in Jersey City.
Judge Parker spoke as follows:
1T has given me great pleasure t
accept the invitation of your commit
tee. | have come to your city to maxi
in this campaign the first speecl
which it has been my fortune to de
liver outside of my native state. 1t /
the more gratifying to me to do thi
because of the close relations tha
these two states have always borne
not only as next door neighbors, In
geographical sense, but in those bust
ness and social affairs which, absorb
ing the attention of their people, hav
brought them so closely together dur
ing the whole of their history. Their
have been no quarrels or difference
to divide these two great states an
their peoples from each other, so tina
they have generally been found march
ing together in the support of give
political party or cause.
another consideration whic
makes 1t not only the more agreeabl
to come among you, and also incum
bent upon me, Is that ! may say
word in commendation and support {
your admirable state ticket, whic
represents, at their best, the charat
ter, the needs and the aspirations {
the people of your state. 1t has ne
been chosen only to aid the party OF
ganization, or even merely to pre-
mote the success of the nations
ticket, but II personifes the actui
contribution the great party shoul
make to our political activity.
IMPORTANCE OF CHARACTER l.
STATE TICKETS.
ut is much to be feared that In thes
later days the dignity and the value I
our state Office to our succession
government have not been fully al
preciated. This is especially true I
the governorship. which, during a
the history Of our country, has bee
the school In which statesmen ha'
been trained; and from which thu
have often been drawn into the higl
a, aud narhana moro diQnified nos