Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-08-11
'|NTERFERED WITH NOTIF|-
CATION PROGRAM AT
ROSEMONT

EsoPUs, Aug l0-The worst rain
of the summer marked the advent of
| he Parker notification today Water
poured in torrents from the hills on
which Rosemont is situated Parker
was keenly disappointed The family
party gathered In Rosemont for the
notification
Parker took his usual swim in the
Hudson this morning 1t Ii still rain
Ing at eleven,
A steamer left New York this morn
ing bringing 500 prominent Democrats
for the event,
ESOPUS, N. Y, Aug 10.-The noti.
iication of Judge Alton b. Parker that
he had been nominated by the Demo
,ratie national convention has Just
taken place under rather dismal sur
rouhdings, A more depressing day II
would be hard to imagine. The rain
is pouring down INCREASINGLY and the
decorations arranged on the lawn have
wilted. comforlless appearance. The
ceremony took place, therefore, in
doors. The 500 prominent Democrats
who came on the steamer which ar
rived AT noon from New York crowd
ed into the halls. pariors, sitting
rooms. stairways and porches of Rose
mont in their effort to get out of the
wet ,pba-s---....- pne viSftOrs and
made them as comfortable AS possible
under the dismal circumstances 1t
was notable group that gathered
around the candidate. First was Con
gressman Champ Clark, who made the
notification address; Senator Hill and
Sheehan and Murphy of Tammany;
Bailey of Texas; former Secretary OF
Treasury Carlisle, and Lamont.
Among the women present were Mrs.
Daniel Manning, widow of Cleyeland's
first secretary for the treasury; Mrs.
Parker, the candidates mother. his
wife and sister and half dozen other
neighbors and friends. After Con
gressman Clark had notified the Judge
of his nomination, In which he said
the purpose of the Democrats was to
serve the whole American people with
out discrimination faithfully and well,
to distribute the blessings of the fed
eral government impartially among
all citizens, TO reduce taxation to the
minimum to administer the powers
conferred by the constitution wisely
and fearlessly. Judge Parker arose
and answered. He was greeted with
generous applause and began by say
ing that he had resigned the office oil
chief judge of the court of appeals In
order to accept the responsibility OF
the great duty the convention put
upon him. He said: After nominal.
ing me and subsequently receiving a
communication declaring the gold
standard firmly and irrevocably estab-
| l!shed. matter concerning which
| felt ii incumbent upon me to make
known my attitude towards, 30 here
| after no man could say his support
had been secured through indirectior
or mistake, the convention reiterated
its determination that | should be ths
| standard bearer OF the party In iti
| contest"
Parker then went into an elaborate
declaration of campaign principles
which took him nearly an hour Il
deliver. Imperialism and encroach
ment of the executive, which was I
feature of the address, the trusts wer'
handled conservatively and ginserly
and Judge Parker pledged himsel
mat If elected he would accept bu
one term OF Office. While he wa
| aynaaLTpg tha rain cauaed lint IN ms nj
again just before the ceremonies be
gan. AT ~ o'clock the judge decide
to have the event take place In tn
steamer Sycamore. then he change
his mind and the crowd marched up t
he house, where the ceremony wa
finally pulled on. At O'Clock tn
skies showed signs of clearing. an
the steamer will probably return
New York late this afternoon.