The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-04

the part of his friends in St Louis, be-
comes apparent
As a matter of fact, il was not until
O'Clock on the afternoon of Saturday
that any one made an appearance at
Rosemount, or came into personal rela-
ton TO the judge to whom he could be
induced TO communicate knowledge of
the dispatch or its subject matter and
that was four hours after the dispatch
had been sent This person, who is the
writer Of this, arrived in absolute ig-
norance of the action taken b. the
judge, on a mission which, since the
dispatch had been prepared and sent.
had a bearingson il. 1t was because Of
that fact that the communication Of
his act was made by the judge, and it
was the first time that it was made to
anybody. Unless that dispatch was at
that moment In the hands of Mr.. Shee-
han in st. Louis, this writer was the
first person to see and read it, apart
from the two secretaries OF the judge,
his agents of transmission.
The fact was Judge Parker had not
at any time anticipated the result in
the committee on resolutions. as it was
revealed to him on Saturday morning
through the ordinary news sources and
private dispatch from New York City,
rehearsing In detail the events of the
sixteen hours session.
He had supposed, prior to the meet
Ing Of the committee, that gold stand
ard plank would be offered and that
il opposition manifested itself, the Mis-
sissippi plank. which recognized the
present standard. would, at least. be
| accepted Such a plank, in his judg
ment, he could stand on holding the
| theories on finance he did, well known
to be in favor of the gold standard,
and would be properly subject to the
Interpretation he would put on it, for
whether the reasons given in the plank
as justifying the recognition of the
present standard were sound or not. the
fact Of its recognition by the conven-
ton would suffice.
But when the events were developed
as they were at st. Louis. an afffrma-
tive gold plank presented, a counter
proposition involving reaffirmation Of
the contrary, the proposition and the
counter proposition resulting in the
compromise OF the omission, he saw
that the situation was wholly
changed, that the voting down in that
committee Of a declaration that the
question was settled and the gold
standard established, and his accept
ance of that action would place him
in position OF entertaining views
y
fore, decided it his duty to inform
every element of the convention what
his position was, SO that. if his views
were not satisfactory to the majority.
II could place some one on the plat
form adopted whose views were
His conclusion reached, the dispatch
was sent--a great act simply done, and
done on his own initiative without con-
sulting with any one whomsoexer and
without knowledge OF anybody until il
was received by Governor Sheehan in
St Louis.
That dispatch was received in St.
Louis, not with ,foreknowledge. but
with CONSERVATION, by those who,
measuring the value of the nomination
of Judge Parkercby the pains and la
Dor it had required to achieve it, did
not, at first, realize the greatness of the
abnegation involved
Nor should there be failure TO COM
prehend that Judge Parker, in per
forming the act did not fail TO realize
the possible consequence that there
would be a change of candidates for
the presidency and that before the adj
journment his declination OF the nom
ination would be presented to the con-
vention.
That this was present in his mind all
day was known TO one, at least, and
yet he moved among those who came
In large numbers in the afternoon and
evening 10 congratulate him serenely.
calmly, making no illusions TO the
event, but patiently awaiting knowl-
edge OF the effect produced by his dis
patch on the convention. And that
knowledge was not given him until long
after midnight of July 8. He received
his neighbors OF Ulster who came in
array of band and torchlights to felicf-
tate him, compelled to talk to them on
everything but his nomination, lest it
might be that while he was addressing
them he was no longer the nominee of
the Democratic national convention Of
1914 WILLIAM G. HUDSON.