Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-14
DOINGS AT ROSEMOUNT
VISIT OF McCARREN FEATURE OF
THE DAY AT ESoPUs.
400 Letters in Today's Mail-Olney,
Schurz and Watterson Send Con-
gratulations-Caller

ESOPUS. N Y, July 14.-The expected
visit of State Senator Patrick H. McCarren
to Judge Parker was the only item of inter-
est at Rosemount today beyond the installa-
ton of telegraph operator in the newly
arranged office at the lodge, beside the gate.
The real work in the new offices will not
begin there before next week, the judges
correspondence still being carried on in his
law library in the house.
There were nearly 400 letters In the early
mall today, and the Judge went briskly at
them. A very large output of letters was
the result Among the letters received to-
day was this from Richard Olney:
olney's Great Satisfaction.
BOSTON. July 10. 1904.
Alton B. Parker. Esopus, N. Y.
Dear Sir-You must allow me to express
my great satisfaction that you are to be
the candidate of the democratic party for
the presidential office in the coming ma
tional election. That both the party and
the country cannot be too emphatically
congratulated is certain. Whether you can
fairly be congratulated personally, I beg
leave to doubt. Your present position Is SO
exalted and so manifeStly congenial to your
tastes, and IS filled with such distinction
that. leaving it for politics cannot justly be
imputed TO anything except patriotic
ciated by the intelligent voters of the coun-
try and cannot but enhance your claim to
their confidence and support.
Believing your candidacy, auspiciously
begun by a most striking proof of fidelity
to conviction, will be identified with the
present and future welfare of the republic,
and strongly wishing and hoping for its
complete success, am, sincerely yours,
RICHARD OLNEY.'
Henry Watterson, editor of the Louis
Vile Courier-Journal. sent Judge Parker a
lot of clippings from his paper, with let
ter in which he congratulated the judge,
and concluded as follows:
Il Shall go into the campaign before US
with greater confidence of victory than
have ever had before. not even excepting
the campaign of 1876"
Withheld Schurz's Letter.
There was also a congratulatory letter
from Carl Schurz, which the judge declined
to make public.
A new sort Of letters at hand today was
those Of parents who have named their
newly born children Alton" or Parker"
or both, after Judge Parker. There was
one from Decatur, ILL.,, and from Shelby
Vile, Ind. There was also a letter from
Yonkers. signed "A Grateful Mother" writ
ten in a cultivated hand, and thanking the
judge for the example which, she said, he
had set before the young men and voters Of
the nation of loyalty to conviction.
Judge Parker had his swim as usual, and
his horseback ride, otherwise his morning
was spent in his Office
Luncheon, which usually Is served at
o'clock, was delayed for Senator McCar-
rem.
Cochran, Belmont and Rody.
Representative Bourke Cochran Of New
York, August Belmont and William s..
Rody of the democratic state committee
arrived at Esopus today and were taken to
Rosemount in Judge Parker's carriage.
They all said they came on the invitation
of Judge Parker. and did not know what
would be the subject of the conference or
how long they would stay.
1t was not until the arrival of three
wellknown democrats that there was any
knowledge of a conference other than that
with Senator McCarren
Representative Cochran was asked If he
would take the stump for Judge Parker
Cochran to Support Ticket.
He said that he would support the ticket
with his whole heart any way that appears
likely to help toward victory
Mr.. Belmont was communicative. He
said he had not seen Governor Hill since
the convention. He did not know what
was to be the subject of their conference
with the candidate
The three were driven to Rosemount,
were warmly greeted by Judge Parker and
sat chatting with him while awaiting the
arrival of Senator McCarren.