The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-26
PARKER SETS THE
TENTH OF AUGUST
For Formal Notification
of Nomination.
A SIMPLE CEREMONY
Carl Schurz Writes to the Judge De-
cIaring That the Gold Question is a
Dead Issue and Commend
ing Parker's
Course.
A SIMPLE CEREMONY
(By the Associated Press

Esopus. N. Y. July 23.-Judge
Parker has fixed August 10 as the
date for the ceremony notifying him
of his nomination by the Democratic
National convention as candidate
for the presidency.
Judge Parker reached his decision
concerning the date in a long consul
tation with William f. Sheehan yes
terday and telegram was at once
sent Champ Clark, of Missouri, chair
man of the committee named by the
Democratic convention to notify the
nominee for president.
Representative Clark is expected TO
call meeting of his committee, prop
ably to be held in New York, and he
may also come to Rosemount to talk
over the arrangements with Judge
Parker, although no plans for such a
conference has yet been made.
The program for the ceremonies at
Rosemolnt on August 10 viii follow
precedents laid down for similar
events. 1t is known that Judge Park
er is particularly impressed with the
simplicity of the ceremonies, which
took place on the occasion of Presi-
and also when Judge Thurman was
informed of his nomination Tor the
vice-preSidency The speeches both
times were marked because of their
brevity. When President Cleveland
was notified in 1888 he made a long
speech and the ceremonies were more
formal than any other which have
been brought to the attention of
those who are arranging details of the
Rosemount ceremonies. 1t is the
plan at Rosemount to have the noti-
fication follow closely the form of the
earlier ceremonies 1t is not expected
that Judge Parker will talk at length
nor that he will discuss intimately
any of the campaign issues. but will
leave this to the letter of acceptance
which will be issued a week or so
later.
A Letter From Carl Schurz.
A letter giving great satisfaction at
Rosemount has been received by
Judge Parker from Carl Schurz. It is
as follows:
Not as a party man, but as an
independent, 1 feel bound to express
to you my sincere respects. The prin-
cipleS and opinions you are known
to hold as to the currency, imperial
ism, the tariff and the civil service,
strongly commend themselves to men
of my way of thinking, But If, as an
Independent, 1 ever was doubling Tor
what candidate my duty commanded
me to vote. your action on the terms
of your nomination has completely
solved that doubt. 1t has rendered
to the republic a double service of
incalculable value. No man can hon
estly deny that it has demolished the
last pretext for still treating the gold
question as a livd issue of party con-
troversy, and that it has thus relieved
the business community of an element
of peculiarly unhealthy agitation and
dangerous uncertainty. This is so
evident that any attempt to continue
that agitation artificiSly for mere
party advantage must be condemned
by every good citizen as absolutely
wicked. indeed as little less than
criminal
"And, secondly, your manly declara-
ton that you would accept the nomi-
nation for the presidency if the offer
came in harmony with your sense of
public duty, has set UP before the
American people one of those noble
standards of moral courage and civic
virtue of which our public life stands
so much in need. The higher you
lift that standard, the higher you
will rise in the esteem and conf
dence of your countrymen, and the
more surely they will hold you worthy,
of their highest trust"
A pair of Tennessee twins are to
bear names of members of the DEM
ocratic candidates family. Homer
Parker, OF Taxon, Tenn, who De-
leves himself to be distantly related
to Judge Parker, in announcing the
birth Of twins has written to Rose
mount as follows:
My very dear sir: Myself and wife
have twins, born to us on the 10th,
a boy and girl. The boys name is
Alton 3. Parker. Please give us the
name of your wife or daughter as we
want to christen>the girl your name.