Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-10
ROSEMOUbT IS LIVELY
Everything. Ready for the
Notification.
PARKERT BIG DAY
II
CON TO EsoPusr' THE DEMO
CRATIC SLOGAN TODAY.
Delaware Republicans Name Their
State Ticket-Nebraska Fusion
Nominated for Congress.


| democratic leader of importance IN this sec.
ton of the country and scores of others
will make the trip up the Hudson river this
| forenoon to be present at the formal notiti-
cation Of Alton Brooks Parker of his selec-
| ton as the standard bearer OF his party
this fall. and to listen to his speech OF ac-
| ceptance. which is to be the keynote OF
| their battle cry.
| Members of the notification committee
| appointed by the national convention In st.
Louis and their friends b,gan to arrive
in the city early this morning. Be.
| fore noon they had engaged every room IN
the Hoffman House and by nishtfalI the
| late arrivals were sent to the nearby hotels.
| Added to these were several hundred men
from this city and the vicinity who arrang-
| ed to sleep in the neighborhooi in order to
be on hand In time for the start at 7::D
! o'clock tomorrow morning
| While the members Of the committee and
their friends were completing the arrange
| ments for the speeches and the details of
the ceremony at Rosemount, the steamer
| Sycamore of the Long Island Railroad
| Company's fleet. which will convey the
| party up the river to Judge 1 arker's es-
| tate, was swabbed and scrubbed until she
| was as clean as the apron of her chef.
| AT the same time dozen of her crew were
| at work bringing aboard crates and cases
| of solid and liquid refreshments as though
| they were bound for long sea voyage
/
| miles through one of the most productive
| sections of the country.
An All-Day Trip.
! The Sycamore is scheduled 20 get under
way at 8 O'Clock am tomorrow. She will
make her landing at Esopus at 9 o'clock.
and the ceremony of notifying the candi-
| date will take place as soon as tho Marty
can walk the short distance Up the winding
| roadway from the dock to the home Of the
| candidate. w. Wv
| TO be on hand at this early hour. most
| OF those who intend to be present arranyed
| o'o,ne, ca ms tomorrow morning before G
| CLOCK The majority of them will not get
pack until late hour at night as the
Sycamore Is not scheduled to leave Pose
| mount until after 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
| She will cross the river and ston at the
Hyde Park landing however To anahle
those who desire to return more rapidly to
| come back by one Of the trains over the
New York Central railroad
In addition to those on the Saeap,ora
there will be four or five parties which
VIII make the trip on private yachts. John
b. Mcdonald and al few of his friends will
maze the trip on the yacht Sapphire and A
party or August Beimont's friends VIII
make the trip on his yacht, the Scout
Dupont Men Win in Delawar.
dispatch from Dover, Del. last night
says: DR.. Joseph Chandler, when nomtnat-
ed Tor governor Of Delaware by the "resu-
iar republican convention today, created
p,oAouio sur oS taking the platform and
declaring that he accepted the nomina tior
under the sole condition that he would
enter the fight to the end and stav ~, The
ticket until November on TIC
Woufd rather suffer honest defeat" ne
ueciaLeo. imam be pulled off the ticket that
so dI:y else might be substituted
rms was received with deafenine chears
from the Dupont men. who had won a
victory over the Higgins forces in nomf-
mating Chandler '-
Inc regulars who composed today's
convention are really outnumbered by the
union or Addicks republicans and when in
recent years they have made out a ticket
II mas always been with the understanding
.Eat truce would be patched up later.
ana ooth republican factions would agree
TO trade and substitute the nominees. maxi
Gratis. o0'''o
The Higgins men, who are more conc;,,,-
tory to the Addicks republicans and desire
one state ticket. even at a sacrifice after
many Of the delegates had left. got
through resolution empowering the state
central committee to make any changes
upon the ticket named today which in their
Judgment Is necessary to bring about the
success of the whole republican ticket in
Delaware.
The following ticket was named:
Presidential electors-Thomas II. Savey
OF Castle. Manlove Hayes of Kent and Dr.
Wiiiam f. Orr of Sussex; governor. Dr. J.
6handier; lieutenant governor. Samuel H.
attorney general. Robert H Richards: in
surance commissioner. Charles H. Maull
treasurer. Thomas H. Rawlins: auditor of
accounts George II. Dick.
The platform Endorsed Roosevelt and de-
mands the enforcement of the vigorous
Delaware laws against bribery.
Jackson for Congress.
A diSp1tch
night says: Signs point to the nomination
of former Governor E. f. Jackson for Con-
gress by the first district democratic con-
vention. which will meet here tomorrow
The ex-governor has declared time and
time again that he does not desire the
nomination. that he, will not accept it. but
his declination has not deferred his friends
VINO believe that II the nomination is ten
dered with any degree of unanimity he will
mittee visited him at his home at Sails
bury and offered the nomination. but he
turned 1t down. Tomorrow Mr.. Jackson
viii be on the scene and will be in posi-
ton to say what he will do with the honor.
The sentiment for Mr.. Jackson is dictated
largely by his recognized ability to meet
the campaign expenses
The upper shore friends Of Governor
Smith here today believe that Mr. Jackson
should be nominated, though they will fol-
low him in his preference.
Joshua w. Miles, who arrived this after
noon says he would not accept the nomi-
nation under any circum stances.
The Talbot delegates and leaders are
strongly urging General Seth. and say that
he is acceptable to ex-governor Smith. The
caroline men say the same thing of their
favorite. Thomas, A, Smith.
Austin L. Crothers could be the nominee
II he would, but he is,hot willing.
Fusion Effort in Nebraska.
A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb.. last night
says: Fusion with the democrats on state
and possibly electorate tickets Is the dom
inant question before populist delegates
who are here for tom6rrow's state conven-
ton. which will be held at the same hour.
but In different hall from that Of the
democrats. Thus fartaH overtures for fu-
sion have come from the democrats. with
the populists badly divided on the wisdom
OF Its adoption. Prospective candidates for
onces on the state ticket naturally lean to
fusion, while 1t Is. noteworthy that ma
uonal leaders In the party, number OF
whom live In Nebraska, have advised
against 1t.
Secretary Charles @. De France of Lin
coin, secretay of the populfst national
committee. said the only basis of fusion
would be support by democrats OF Watson
ana IlbDies electors and an equal division
of the state offices,
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