Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-08-10


whose head you have now become.
''Into your hands the democracy has
committed Its standard with abiding
faith In your courage. your integrity,
your honor, your capacity and your pa
trdottsm, believing TINT under your
leadership we will achieve a signal
victory, that your administration will
be such fortunate. such q happy era
In our annals Ms to mark the beginning
OF long period OF democratic ascend
ancy, and that you will so discharge
your duties as 20 rank in history one
OF tho greatest and best beloved OF
American presidents.
1.-THE convention, according to dem
ocratic custom. appointed a committee
-of which 1t did me the honor to
make me chairman. for which am
deeply grateful-to convey to you Of
6cial information of your selection as
the democratic candidate for presi-
dent Of the United States.
Speaking for the committee. with
pleasure hand you this formal noti-
fication OF your nomination, together
with a copy OF the platform unani-
mously adopted by the convention
SIN It's name and by its authority
have the honor to request you to Rc-
cept the nomination unanimously be-
stowed.s
MAY the nomination find fruition
In election. May the God Of our faith
ers guide, protect and bless you, both
as candidate and chief magistrate OF
the republic"
-CnK1rman Clark riasn handed TO Mr..
Parker the following document:
sAa the regularly appointed ana duly
accredited committee OF the naalonai
aOavgnti6n OF the Democratic party
we. the undersigned, have the homer,
ana 1S is our pleasure, TO convey 60 yoE,
as we now do, the ofEicial announce
msnt eS your unanimous nominal tion
By the great and historic party Of the
people as ltp candidate FOR the exalted
eGsee OF president Of tbs United states
at the election to be held ON Nov. 8.
1a0A-a nomination so manifestly wise
and appropriate that already the corn-
try has indicated its approval Of 1t, and
most convincing auguxies are rapidly
increasing Of its formal Endorsement.
BY the American people at the polls.
4sRequesting your acceptance of the
nomination, we are, with assurances
OF high esteem and sincere good wish
&AR YOURS VGEy EGbRENtA0AAys
The letter was signed with the auto
graphed signature Of every member Of
the committee
JUDGE PARKERS ADDRESS.
In accepting the nomination Judge
Parker spoke as follows:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the
Committee:
/ have resigned the once of chief
Judge Of the court of appeals Of this
state in order that I may accept the
responsibility that the great conven-
don you represent has put upon me,
without possible prejudice to the
court to which I had the honor to be-
long, or to the eminent members OF
the judiciary of this state, OF whom
I may now say as a private citizen
am justly proud.
AT the very threshold Of this re-
sponse and before dealing with other
subjects, 4 must In Justice to myself
and to relieve my sense OF gratitude,
express my profound appreciation OF
the confidence reposed In me by tho
convention. After nominating me
and subsequently receiving com
municatton declaring that / regarded
the gold standard as firmly and ar-
revocably established, matter con.
cerning which I felt it Incumbent
upon me to make known my attitude
SO that hereafter no man could Justly
say that. his support had been secured
through inddrection or mistake, the
convention reiterated Its determination
that I should be the standard bearer
of the party In the present contest
This mark OF trust and confidence I
shall ever esteem as the highest
honor that could be conferred upon
mean honor that, whatever may be
the fate of the campaign. the future
can in no degree lessen or impair.
The admirable platform. upon which
the party appeals to the, country for
Its confidence ana support clearly
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