The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-12
ALTON B. PARKER
Has Resigned Position of Chief Justice
of New York.
WILL BE A PRIVATE CITIZEN
Until November, When He VIII BE
Elected President of the
United States to Sue
coed Teddy

says Alton B. Parker ceased to be
chief justice OF the court Of appeals Of
that State at 3.20 p. m. Friday and
became the untrammeled candidate Of
the Democratic party for the presi-
dency OF the United States, lacking
only the formal notification of his
nomination which will take place at
Rosemount next Wednesday after
noon.
Without any advanced announce
ment or intimation of his purpose, he
came to Albany, took part with five
of the other judges in clearing up
practically all Of the cases which had
been argued before the court and then
sent messenger to file his formal
resignation in the Office Of the secre-
tary OF state, as the constitution and
public officers law required.
He left Esopus at 1926 a. M, ac-
companied by the newspaper men who
have been on duty at Rosemount ever
since his nomination. Until after the
train had left Kingston he would not
divulgc his destination. Few Of the
people In the day coach In which he
rode appeared to recognize him,
though there we're one or two Ulster
county acquaintances with whom he
chatted until the train reached Kings
ton. He arrived in Albany just after
l O'Clock and after luncheon went to
the capitol ant au 0nCs joined ii CO..
sultatlon with his colleagues over the
cases pending before the court. The
consultation lasted little over one
hour and at 3. 05 the judges filed into
the court room and handed down to
the clerk &C decisions which practi-
| cally cleared up the business before
| the court. The only cases remaining
are two or three in the hands OF
Judges Gray and BARTLETT, who are in
Europe. All Of the cases In which
Judge Parker was as s;isting Judge
were disposed OF.
AN INTERESTING FEATURE.
An interesting feature Of the ses-
Sion OF the court was that the judges
were without the long black silk robes
which they ordinarily wear. This
was owing to the fact that the session
was unexpected and there had not
been time to get the robes, which had
been packed away for the summer.
The Judges present were: Parker,
lO'Brien, Martin, Vann, Cullen and
Werner.
The court was In session less than
two minutes, and adjournment was
Immediately taken until October 3.
1t is long time since any such num-
Der 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 offices
and consultation rooms, and introduc-
ed each ore to his associate judges. In
his own room, which he has occupied
SO long, he stopped and looked out of
the window to the distant 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.
SEND IT IN.
Returning to the consultation room,
he took a long envelope from his
pocket and turning to Buell. Q. An
drews, one OF the officials Of the court,
said: Andrews will you do kind
ness for me. Just take this down
stairs and file 1t with the secretary of
state"
The document read:
Hon. John f. O'Brien, Secretary Of
State.
Sir: 1 hereby respectfully resign
my office as chief judge OF the court
Of appeals Of the State of New York,
such resignation to take effect imme-
diately. ALTON B. PARKER.
Rosemount, Esopus. N. Y, Au-
gust 8, 1904"
Judge Parker spent the remainder
Uf the afternoon in conversation with
his late colleagues In the court. He,
refused to make any statement or
comment In connection with his
resignation beyond saying: st
speaks for ITSELF"
His fellow judges were not SO re-
ticient, however, and each one OF them
had something to say, all tifying
TO the esteem In which they hold him
as jurist and man.
REACHED HIS OWN DECISION.
The preliminary steps for Fridays
extraordinary session OF the court OF
appeals were taken by Judge Parker
in his letters to his associates Of the
bench Quilting his plans and suggest
ing that this sitting would afford an
opportunity to clear the docket of
cases in which the chief judge was
concerned. Whatever pressure had
been brought to bear upon Judge
Parker in the matter timing his resig-
nation so that his successor might, on
the one hand, be named by the COVER
nor, or on the other chosen at the
November election, was effort lost for
the course pursued Friday was the
one the Judge decided upon as soon as
the St. Louis convention nominated
him for president.
A dispatch from Esopus says Judge
Parker reached his home just after
o'clock Friday night and retired early.
For the first time in nearly 30 years
he is only private citizen OF Ulster
county.
Fatally Injured.