The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-15
SEES FIVE STATES
Judge Parker at Winnisock
Lodge, In the Catskills.
DROVE WAGON TO MOUNTAIN TOP
Clubs Rule Says, ''No Politics During
His Visit''-PresidentiaI NOni-
nee Was Its First Pres
ident.

ident.
BIG INDIAN, n. Y. Aug. 15.-Judge
Alton b. Parker, the Democratic nom.
nee for president, spent last night at
the Winnisook club, 200 feet above
sea level ut the foot of Slide noun
tain, which is the highest point in the
Catskills Winnisook Lodge is nine
miles from the nearest telegraph line
and twelve miles from the nearest tele
phone and is reached by steep noun.
tain road.
The WinnisoOk club was organized
Of hunting, fishing and social recrea.
ton, and Judge Parker was its first
president. Slide mountain. mt the foot
of which lie the lodge and cottage
Of the club. is so called from the great
landslide which has left the bare
northeasterly face of the mountain an
almost clear drop of nearly 1000 feet
From the summit, 1920 feet above Sc :
level, on clear day one can see five
states, New York, Massachusetts, Con-
necticut New Jersey and Pennsylv'
MIA as well as the Hudson river, Thu
ty miles TO the eastward.
u. G. butcher and other citizens 0.
Big Indian were ut the station with "a
big American flag in honor Of the AZ
rival of the candidate. whose comm
had been expected with great intere.
in the neighborhood for the past NV
days There were more than 200 pc
pie present TO welcome Judge Parkc
and his party. The trip from Kingstc0
was without incident, the party oc'
cupying the parlor car BallstOn, IL.
judge remaining in the smoking cor
partment throughout the trip. Ate
reaching Big Indian the party starte
at once for WinnisoOk Lodge
Judge Parker himself drove the tive
seated mountain wagon up the noun
tain from Big Indian to Winnisook
and owing to this fact many along the
way missed seeing him.
One group of boys had their cameras
ready, but would not believe that tho
man driving the wagon was actually
the Democratic candidate for president
Of the United States.
Word of his coming had been passed
along the road, and the people waved
their hats and cheered as the party
drove by.
Judge Parker took up quarters II
Mr. Evans cottage, Mrs. Parker IL
that of Mr.. and Mrs. Rodie. A rule
had been promulgated which, Mr.. Ro
die declared, would be rigidiy enforced
that there was to be no mention OF
politics during Judge Parker's visit
The Winnisook club is not unused t
entertaining Democratic presidential
candidates. Colonel William Jenning:
Bryan visited the club in 1896 as the
guest of the late j. w Hinckley, theT
chairman of the New York Democratic
state committee, and on that occasion
the lodge and cottages We're decorated
with silver birch and goldenrod in or
der not to recognize any distinction be
tween the two factions which theI
threatened to divide the party.
Judge Parker is more at home OF
the vast reserve comprising the clut
grounds than any other member, The
organization was conceived by Judge
Parker nearly twenty years ago, ant
he took title to 1900 acres. Aftel
interesting a number of friends tn,
club was formed, with the limit Of
membership fixed at twenty. Other,
have joined since that time and at the
annual meeting today it is likely tn,
membership limitation will be increas
ed to thirty.
The club buildings are situated il
the forest at the foot of Slide noun
tain, each cottage having its own small
clearing.
A feature the members Of the clut
value highly is the complete isolation
from business Not telegraph or tele
phone wire approaches nearer thar
nine miles, and none is wanted. Nothing
less than message of life or death
could reach Winnisook.