Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-11-02
JUDGE PARKER
WAS 0VA1ED
Appearance at the Madison Square
Garden Signal For
IMMENSE CHEERING.
Judge In His Speech Severely Took
to Task His Republican Oppo-
nents and Scathingly Ar.
raigned Administration.

New York, Nov. 2.-Judge Parker
Monday night made his first platform
appearance away form his home al
Esopus since his nomination as the
Democratic candidate for pre- sident
He addressed a monster mass meeting
held in Madison Square Garden. where
his reception was attended by . dem
onstration seldom equaled. both in the
intensity and the duration of the en-
thusiasm displayed. The nearest was
that which followed the nomination OF
Judge Parker at St. Louis, aid later
the Endorsement by the same conven-
ton of the candidates now famous
gold telegram.
Hon. Hoke Smith of Atlanta was dis
cussing President Roosevelt's Panama
policy when Judge Parker entered the
building. He was accompanied by a
committee of fifty Democrats conspic-
uous in state and national campaigns,
and the party was given an ovation
which was begun at the Hotel Seville,
where the candidate has headquarters,
and continued until he reached the gar
den. He entered the building BY the
entrance beneath he platform, but be-
fore he came Ia view of the audience
the signal of his approach had been
given. and terrific cheering Started,
Everybody in the building sprang to
his feet. The applause was one con-
tinuous roar As soon as the rcandi-
date reached the platform he. took a
seat near the speakers table. Chair
man Isidore Strauss made no attempt
TO Introduce him. II was impossible
to distinctly hear the bands half way
across the garden until the leader
caught the spirit OF the occasion and
played such selections as There Will
Be n Hot Time" way Down In My
Heart I've Got Feelin' For You" and
some OF the patriotic selections as well.
In these the audience Joined In the
song. After sixteen minutes came
moments lull. and Chairman Strauss
tried TO quiet the demonstration, but
failed and the band played tauntingly.
81 Was only Teasing You"
Another minute passed. and Judge
Parker stepped TO the front OF the
stage. but this tended only to excite
the audience. which refused 20 sobside
until twenty-four minutes OF unbroken
enthusiasm had passed. Mr. Smith
permitted his speech to stand >upfin-
shed.
Judge Parker's speeeh was % arhar-
scter Intended TO abpeas
lar demand as we'll as tc
which was gathered upoi
of the Parker and r
Mems association, un6 os
spices the netting was r.sid.
with methods of collecting car a.,
funds. and "a this respect the -
date took severely 90 task his.
lican opponents. following the l
a speech made recently at R~,.,
on the same subject. He discu
tariff and trusts. He told of 49,
participation In political camI',s
and asked his audience II II wol ~,
like to return to what he term.
- NJ pies a'.u @ present
a , ses'l,,.s a., 'S sr m,,, ~, ocrstic
point Of view.
~ mus n that
there would not be one seat vac
the mammoth structure. At 4:SG
the line In front Of the Madison -.
entrance began to form. The 49,
were not opened until 8 o'clock. 49,
control OF the police. the crowd -
the building I'm an orderly mann.
less than two hours standing roo,
AZ premium. and many were
away unable 10 get near the gat -
Few women were in the maif 800
OF the hall although the boxe2 80
the appearance OF a society
Ing.