The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-12
MESSAGES POUR
IN UPON PARKER
Hearst CongratuIates His Sue.
ceSsfuI Rival.
BELIEVES TICKET WILL WIN
HISTORY oF THE NOW FAMOUS
TELEGRAM.

Z SoPUs. \. Y. July Light vas
thrown on the history Of the now
famous Parker telegram and the
reply TO it made by the Democratic
convention at St Louis by a close
friend OF Judge Parker. VINO declined
10 allow the use Of his name.
when Judge Parker retired at 9:45
O'Clock Friday night, said this man,
he did not know anything at ali ABOUT
the financial side of the platform which
had been agreed upon, more than was
outlined in the very brief bulletins tel
ephOned from Kingston When in
formed by the Associated Press CORE
spOndent at go a. 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 Immediately after breakfast,
that is to say, a little after . o. clock,
he started for q horseback ride. Just
before mounting his horse a telegram
was handed him giving a concise out
line Of the platform. From the moment
of his reading of that telegram. it was
noticed that ne was very much pre-
occupied. and as he rode of his head
was bowed as If in deep thought
Waited for Information.
About 1880 o'clock he rode up to
the railroad station, asked for teIe-
grams and received quite a bunch Of
them I happen TO know that none OF
them gave him the information he
wanted. he chatted with the reporters
for a while and it was afterwaTd re-
called that some of his questions to
them betrayed the fact of his lack OF
flTst-hand knowledge Of the cOnven-
tons action. He waited about the
station, almost irTesolute in bearing.
for fully ten minutes. and then sudden
" galloped back toward Rosemont- An
hour afterTard his famous telegram
Was filed with the operator and the re-
markabie series OF events was under
way.
Did Net Demand Gold Plank
THAT night when the convention
tossed ana beloved with the sensation
he had produced, he did not go early
to bed. as ne had done the night before,
although the local celebration in his
honor ceased and the people dispersed
as early as 1918 .. n. he sat up until
after a. M, closely watching the bull
letins and made no move toward retir-
ing until after the action Of the cOnven-
ton on his telegram was made plain to
him"
rs is not true said the gentleman
quoted above, that Judge Psrker sent
message to Senator hin demanding
the Insertion Of gold plank His teI-
egram 70 William Z. Sheehan was his
irsi communication directly or indi-
rectIy with the convention"
Judge Parker received today the fol-
lowing MESA ge from former President
Cleveland:
You must permit me TO express my
gratitude and admiration for the splen-
did manifestation of honor and cour-
F age YOU have given to your countrymen
and to the Democracy in your St. Louis
/ dispatch"
Telegram From Hearst.
The telegram from William r. Hearst
/ sent on Saturday went astray. but a
duplicate was received today, as fol-
/ lows. dated Chicago, July 10;
Il congratulate you on your nomina-
ton and on the expression of Demos
cratic principles in the platform on
which YOU stand. ] hope and believe
that battling for the people and for
such principles you VIII lead the De
mocracy to victory"
Judge Parker Immediately wrote Mr..
J Hearst the following letter;
Hon. William Randolph Hearst
/ Dear Sir. Just a word to thank you
] for your very kind message Of con-
/ graduation, and to assure you of my
very grateful appreciation Very truly
yours, ALTON B. PARKER
! Senator Patrick II McCarren Of
/ Brooklyn-Congratul to the next
president.
/ J. VI. PAGE Of JerseyviiIe, HIT is
{ loF4er - he rsoI,+ than 70 Ha president.
you win be both.
The Right Rev. Charles Grafton.
/ Episcopal Bishop OF Fond du Lac, Wis.
We viii daily pray God TO possess
/ thee with his wisdom. and give thee a
/ courageous and peaceful heart
t Former Mayor Josiah Quincy Of BOs-
I tOh-Hesrtiest congratulations Your
I telegram gave great satisfaction here
United States Supreme Court Judge
Rufus W Peckhsm and his son, II. 4
! Peckham, dated Colorado Springs.
j CoIo.-Congratul Now for d
win
Eros President Francis Of the St
i Louis Exposition-Hearty congratula-
! tions, rot only on your nomination, but
/ on your sagacious telegram, which the
( convention has sustained Those who
have been asking that you announce
your position on the issues can no long
{
/ victiOns or your courage to express
them.
Former Vice President Adlai z. Ste
venson. from Bloomington, nL-My
hearty congratulations.
Parker's Campaign.
Surveyors began today laying down
the lines for the new West Shore sta
tion al Esopus. which VIII be completed
in about two weeks A long siding viii
also be put il for special trains.
As far as his plans have as Yet been
made. Judge Parker VIII not tour the
/ country making speeches. His personal
/ campaign win be conducted in a way
similar 10 that of President Mckinley,
TO a large degree from the porch at
tRosement- He yin prabably make only
ore or two pilgrimages 10 the larger
cities
Why Parker Kspt Silent.
An explanatory statement Of the long
silence Of Judge Parker was given bs
( "a close friend OF the Judge this after
noon 10 the Associated Press As q
judge, said the authority JUDGE Parker
kept silent or political Questions. he
believed that Il was not c0Inpat IDLE with
the dignity Of judge On the bench t.
discuss such Questions Nhen he was
prominently mentioned as candidate
FOR TIE presidency. Judge Parker thought
that the people Of the country knew his
I full views. He realized that the Demo-
cratic party would be composed II two
elements waea tie national colsventioT
assenbled-Tadfcals and conservatives
lie knew that he was regarded s the
candidate Of the conservatives and be
came conTinc-I that il was not neces
sary TO make ny statement OF his views
JudEe Parker had voted for A4r. Bryar
ir 1886 and 1850 and he had done So not
because or but IN spite o. the silver
r471 ar Tr II 1nT his raT1f