Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-06
RESIGNED. .JUDGEsHIP
JUDGE PARKNR PRESENTED RES
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IGNATIoF. AT ALBANY.
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Sequel to His "Trip to That City Yes
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A dispatch from Albany. N. r.. last night
says: Alton BIZ, Parker ceased TO De chieI
judge of the court of appeals OF TINS state
at $40 p m. today and became the untram-
neied candidate 81 the democratic party ior
the presidency OF the United states iackihs
only the formal notification OF MS nomfha-
ton, which takes place at Rosemount next
Wednesday afternoon.
without any advance announcement or
intima ton of his purpose he came 10 Al
bany, took part with five of the otner
judges in clearing up practically all OF the
cases which had been argued before the
court and then sent a messenger to file his
formal resigna ton in the Office OF the Sec
rotary of state. as the constitution and
public officers law required.
Presided Over His Court.
He arrived in Albany just after l O'CLOCK.
and after luncheon went to the capitol ana
at once joined In consultation with MS col
leagues over the cases pending before the
court The consultation lasted a little over
one hour. and at ::05 the. judges nied INTO
the court room and handed down to the
clerk sixty-six decisions. which practically
cleared up the business before the court
The only cases remaining are two or three
in the hands of Judges Gray ana Bartlett
who are in Europe. All Of the cases IN
which Judge Parker was assisting judge
were disposed of. g.
An interesting feature of the session of
the court. was that the judges were without
the long black silk robes which they ordi-
narily wear. This was owing to the fact
that tie session was unexpected. and there
had not been time to get the robes, winch
had been packed away for the summer.
The judges present were Parker. OBrien,
Martin. Nann. Cullen and Werner.
Presented His Resignation.
The court was in session less than two
minutes, and adjournment was Immediately
taken until October g. 1t is long time
since any such number of decisions has
been handed down at one sitting Of the
court. .-. ,--.
His business as chief Judge being thus
completed. Judge Parker then took up the
matter upon which he had come to Albany
the filing of his resignation. He called in
all the newspaper men. took them through
the court chambers, private ofnceS and con-
sultation rooms and introduced each one
to his associate judges In his own room
which he has occupied so long, he stopped
and looked out OF the window to the dis
tant hills across the Hudson. His voice
trembled perceptibly as he said
This room. boys was mine
- The very slight emphasis upon the word
was was the first indication he had
given of his intention to resign.
Returning to the consultation room, he
took long envelope from his pocket, and
turning to Buell.. c. Andrews one of the
officials of the court, said: Andrews. Will
you do a kindness for me? Just take this
downstairs and file it with the secretary of
state t~st,.s
To Take Effect at Once.
The document reads:
Hon. John F. O'Brien, Secretary of State.
Sir: hereby respectfully resign my office
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the state of New York such resignation to
take effect Immediately.
ALTON B. PARKER.
Rosemount. Esopus. N. Y, Aug. D. 1904.
Judge Parker spent the remainder of the
afternoon in convarsa ton with his late
colleagues in. the court. He refused to
make any statement comment in con-
nection with his resignation beyond saying:
st speaks for itself
His fellow Judges were not so reticent
however and each one of them had some
thing to say, salP'testifyfng to the esteem
in which they held him as jurist and man
Judge Celora Martin. whose service is soon
to expire by reason of age. voiced the SEN
timents of all the court when he said:
I'VE. all regret very sincerely that the
necessity has arisen to separate the mem
bers of the court Judge Parker taxes
with him from the court the good will of
every member of it, and the profoundest
respect and regret. l could say nothing
bad if / tried, except that he is' derio-
crat. IL lie WERE d SOOu ItpubiiOuii. i -sSia
YOU he would be an ideal fellow.
Taggart's Plans for Victory.
A dispatch from Indianapolis last night
says: Those close to Chairman Taggart
say that when he left for New York last
night he was determined to locate
western headquarters here and also an
other farther west. unless overruled by
the democratic national executive COM
mittee. The far west committee will
confine itself to work in Colorado, Idaho,
Montana and Nevada. Taggart is to be
held accountable for results west of the
Allegheny mountains.
Taggart foresees that he can deliver
his share of the goods by handing
over the ELECTORAL vote of Indiana
or Wisconsin or the fourteen votes
of Colorado, Idaho. Montana and Nevada.
1t is his present plan to concentrate his
efforts in these. three directions. If he
can succeed in one of the three directions
he will have accomplished all the east
erners demand of him.
Senator Dubois of Idaho will be made
chairman of the mountain states special
committee. The absence of any repre-
sentative of the far west democracy on.
the executive committee is explained by
the fact that Taggart proposes to ar
range for the mountain states to have
special consideration.
Notes.
The West Virginia democratic state ex-
ecutive committee met yesterday and or
ganized permanently by the selection of
Col. John T. McGraw as chairman. and
Stuart II. Bowman of Philippi as secre-
tary.
w. c. Newland of Caldwell county. N
c., was nominated for Congress In the
eighth IN. CO district In the democrati,
convention at Wiikesboro'
The eighth (Miss) district executive
committee met and declared John Sharn
Williams the nominee for Congress-
There being no opposition primary was
unnecessary.
, Thomas Tibbles.@ populist candidate for
Vice President, has been strongly nm
posed to fusion with the democrats in
Nebraska. but he now says he win agree
to fusion with any party that would on
pose monopolies. He said he would con-
sent to a division of the ticket in Ne
braska. This practically makes fusion
certain when the two state conventions
meet at Lincoln next Wednesday.
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