New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
PARKER RETIRES EARLY.
Evidently Umdisturbed by Ne0cs
from st. Louis.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l


Esopus. y. Y. July s.-The Democratic national
campaign may rage and storm, but Chief Judge
Parker retired punctually 1870 o'clock, regard
less Of all the tempest gold planks and Bryan
! demonstrations.
/ "An quiet along the Esopus" has been the motto
at Rosemount to-day, and apart from the fact that
the Chief Judge seemed more jOvial and merry thah
usual, and he is always in high humor. this DAY
without incident. He early received news OF
the adjournment Of the convention, and sent the
news to the reporters to cheer them up. SUISSE
/ quenty, when he received a dispatch announcing
the action Of the platform committee on the solu
plank and learned that il was given him 10 a''oiu
him an opportunity TO comment. he read IT care
fully and passed 1t back with chuckIe' Mains
for the opportunity to comment" he remarked ana
| called attention train across the river
The Judge regards the story OF the proposed WISH
to Esopus Of John d Rockefeller IT. as d oe
Joke. He does not know Mr. Rockefeller ana Hao
no information save that contained IN the news
papers Mr.. Rockefeller at Kingston last night
but Kingston is ten miles away, and early IN the
morning he drove to Poughkeepsie along the east
shore OF the Hudson, crossing by ferry. An 4hue-
fatgable reporter sat at the Esopus crossroads all
the morning in the hope that he might De apIe ~
misdirect the Sunday school teacher and seno MN
down the blind road that ends at Rosemount' But
/ the fell purpose was not accomplished anu ING
! Chief Judge laughed merrily when the consprators
/ confessed. As a matter Of fact. the Chief Judge
refuses to believe Mr.. Rockefeller was in Kingston
last night and regards the story as q base Repuo-
! lican trick.
! No more warning letters have come to Rose
! mount, but the letters Of cranks have multiplied
/ II never knew there were SO many Parkers' eX-
claimed the Chief Judge mournfuly this afternoon
until the letters began pour in. am learning
! all about my familys history. But the letters OF
| the harmless cranks particularly those who have
! their eye political jobs, are fast increasing
! AS a sample of these Chief Judge Parker To-Day
showed the following:
NJ Toar CIR. T2aadipo account in last nights
paper Of your busy life, could not help drawing
thought came to lac that if you would help me
could help you You are struggling Tor poLucaI
power; Tor mere existence. My father is not ly-
Ing. When he died he left farm TO my mot moth
This is my proposition: If you viii give me a few
you night and day. II prayers Will get anything
and they have never been known to fail-you will
I ask from you. I know you won't. Please let
me hear from you anyway
Old Captain Quinn, the proprietor OF the only
hotel in the village whose wtttcisms have already
become known throughout the countryside as The
Fables Of Esopus,' put the same idea much more
tersey to-day. Pat" said customer at the bar.
what IS the judge a-goin to give you when he's
eiected%' wal" said Pat" slowly 'ef he don I
similar in tone are many Of Judge Parkers letters.
Early in the morning the express delivered a
brand new Panama hat the door Of Rosemount.
the kind of who wanted job the
suggested that the giver meant the Judge should
use it to talk through. Later in the afternoon.
when the Judge took horseback ride, ITO shake
as he expressed If he onneS he new ho int he
did not talk through it-at least. not audiby.
Early 10 bed and early to rise, makes a man
healthy, wealthy and wise" is the motto OF Rose
mount, and at 1880 o'clock. already mentioned,
Chief Justice Parker mistaken By the farofr thun
/ ders Of conflict in St Louis. retired. Doubtless
! his secretary will inform him Of the progress OF
the convention, but officially he has followed the
line that his former campaigns have made historic.
Meanwhile the village store still faunts in its
/ window the picture Of President Roosevelt, sur
rounded with American flags. and the suggestion
/ is evident that the Republican candidate has not
! retired
| The celebration. planned by the people Of ESQ
| pus has been postponed until Tuesday night 70
/ allow the Parker boomers the convention get
| back and join in the celebration.