Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-12
Hew Parker Sent Fam
. Gus Telegram.
Ignorant Of Platform Adopted
by the. Convention.
Forwarded the Message When Hs
Knew it-Republican Generals in
Conference at Oyster s.v-co.Lr,n,.
Grand Stand play.

Esopus. n. Y, July 1.-THE history
OF the now famous Parker teleera n, ana
| the reply to it of the Democratic con-
vention at st. Louis constitutes ono Of
the most interesting and import,nt &C
poets OF the question. Light was thrown
upon the subject. today by close
| friend OF Judge Parker who declined IN
allow the use of his name.
w men Judge Parker went to he'd at
9.4' FRIDAY night, said that man che
did not know anything at all about the
| financial side of the platform which
had been agreed upon, more than was
outlined in the very grief bulletins tel
ephoned from Kingston. When in
formed by The Associated Press cores
| pendent ut $50 A. NJ, of the bare fact
| OF his nomination he knew no more and
the nrst real knowledge he had of the
action of the convention on the finan-
clal plank in the platform was when
nc read the New York morning news
papers. After breakfast he started for
horseback ride. Just before mount
ing his horse telegram was handed
him giving concise outline of the plat
FORM From the moment of his reading
| OF that telegram it was noticed that
he was very much pre-occupied and as
he rode off his head was bowed as ii
in deep thought.
About 1920 O'Clock, he rode up to the
railroad station, asked for kilograms
and received quite a bunch of them. l
happen to know that none of them gave
| him the information he wanted. He
| chatted with the reporters for a while
and it was afterwards recalled that
some of his questions to them betrayed
the fact of his lack of first hand knowl-
edge of the conventions action. He
waited about the station almost ire
seiute in bearing for fully 10 minutes
and then suddenly galloped back toward
Rosemont. An hour afterwards his IA
, nous telegram was filed with the oper-
| ator and the remarkable series of events
, was under way.
THAT night while the convention
tossed and beloved with the sensation
he had produced he did not go early to
bed. as he had done the night before
although the local celebration in his
honor ceased and the people dispersed
as early as 1O15 p. NJ. lie sat up until
after A. NJ, closely watching the bull
letins and made no move toward retir-
ing until after the action OF the conven-
ton was made plain to him."
1T is not true said the gentleman
quoted above, that Judge Parker sent
a message to Senator Hill demanding
the insertion of n gold plank. His tel
egram to VIM. F. Sheehan was his first
communication directly or indirectly
with the convention"
Judge Parker. today, received the
following message from Former Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland:
"BuZZirds Bay, July II.
You must permit me to express
gratitude and admiration for the splen-
. did manifestation Of honor and courage
you have given to your countrymen
| and to your Democracy in your st.
Louis dispatch"
| The telegram from VIM. r. Hearst
OH Sunday evidently Went astray but Il
duplicate was received today as fol-
lows, dated Chicago. July 10:
II congratulate you upon your nOmi-
nation and upon the expression of
| Democratic principles in the platform
| on which you stand. hOre and believe
! that battling for the people and for
such principles you will lead the Demo-
Gratis to victory"
! Judge Parker Immediately wrote Mr..
Hearst the following letter:
Dear sir: Just n word to thank YOU
for your very kind message of congrat-
ulation and to assure you of my very
grateful appreciation"
Other kilograms were received, today.
From Bishop Grafton Of Fond Du Lac
Wis, dated Providence, r. T.:
I'VE will daily pray God to possess
thee with his wisdom and give thee a
courageous and peaceful heart"
From ex-Mayor Josiah Quincy. of
Boston: "Heartiest congratulations.
Your telegram gave great satisfaction
here"
From U. s. Supreme Court Judge
Rufus w. Peckham and his son, IL. A.
Peckham, dated Colorado Springs.
Colo: Congratulations. Now for
win."
From former. Vice President Adlai
Stevenson from Bloomington, ILL.,:
My hearty congratulations"
So far as his plans have as yet been
arranged Judge Parker will not make
tour Of the country. His personal CAM
paign will be conducted in a way SINH
lar to that Of President Mckinley to
large degree from the porch at Rose
mont. He will probably make but one
or two rilgrimages to the larger Cities
An explanatory statement of the iohR
silence of Judge Parker was given Dy
close friend Of the judge. this aiter-
noon, to The Associated Press. AS a
Judge, said the authority. Judge Parker
had kept silent on political questions.
believing that 1t was not compatipie
With the dignity Of a judge on the
bench to discuss such questions. Wnen
he was prominently mentioned as
candidate for the Presidency, Judge
Parker. thought that the people OF the
country knew his fell views. He real
ICED that the Democratic party would
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