The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-11
NOT TALKED
PARKER DECLINES TO BE IN
 2.y TERvlEwED.
'. Martin Miller Compelled to Adrnlt Failure on His Visit to The Quiet Village of
 Escpus. He-
Advertiser Bureau,
 Colorado Building.

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 Washington, April 10. A Washington correspondent who some- what brides himself upon his ability as an interviewer of prominent men has just come back from an attempt to get Judge Alton B. Parker to talk. 1t is needless to say that the Judge did not talk about politics for publication. The newspaper visitor at the jprist's home near the village of Esopus was courte- ously received by the distinguished New Yorker and came away much impressed with his self boise, charm of manner and evident ability,
 The interviewer had undoubtedly hst- tered himself that if anybody could in- duee the Judge to say something signIA- cant about the importunities for him to be the Democratic candidate he was just the man. The visitor had to go away without Parker interview. so he con- tented himself with interviewing the Esopus villagers. *
 The interviewer was J. Martin Miller, washington correspondent of The New ark Evening News, an independent Jersey paper. Mir. Miller speaking of his trip said; .l.'s rs
 ~ All For Parker. " There is one strong Republican com munity in Theodore Roosevelts own State where he will not secure single vote in the Presidential election next November. That is Esopus the home village of Chief Judge Alton B. Parker, where his neighbors have already unani- mously nominated and are prepared to help elect him President of the United States. The Judges fellow townsmen are simply waiting for their votes to be counted and live expeetantly of partici- pating in the inaugural exercises in fEashington next March" se. Judge Parker's ninety-aeSe farm faces che Hudson, and his comfortable, old kashtoned residence is on eommandfns ground overlooking the beautiful strsaK, far to the north and south. The wsstefr, borders of th4 farm touch the village An unpretentIous station on the west Shore Railway, Is not quite three quart. CTS of mile from the Parker donniciie Modest little buildings of the village cluster ebout the railway station. It is / just about eighty miles from New York city and sixty from Albany. The folks kheteabouts are just about as rural as anywhere in a thousand miles of the national metropolis"
 At the Store of Freer.
 Among the vtilagers approached by Mir Miller for impressions of Judge Parker was Emery Freer, who has been a Iner. chant at Esopus for forty-two years. He Is' described as typical country store. keeper and his store the reeort of the villagers ana farmers for miles around who now come in greater numbers thar ever to discuss the livest topic of the town, to wit: The probability of Judge Parker's election as President. Emery Freer is much of a parsonage among tho people of the vicinase. He is proud tc claim the friendship of Judge Parker for that mitch discussed Democrat Is Aoi an ifferquent visitor ts the Treer shen eAts Correspondent Millet:
 'f asked Freer why thSy didn't have { Parker club ia Esopus. He said tfiat che matter had all been arranged and th' dub ~enid bA launched just As soon q che convention at et Lsuis ASrAlhAtst che Judge.
 "+WAy,' said, Parker clubs are be flag formed Ail over the eeuAtfy.' wei. he anSwefed we knew Judge PArkel very well here, and va understand jus how he feels about 1t. Sometimes men. tion it to him in connection with th' Salk about him for the Presidency, anl