Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-15
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PAR.
kER, IF DEFEATED, TO OPEN
LAW OFFICE IN NEW YORK.
VIII Have Charge of All Legal 6us'.
ness of August Belmont and lie to Re-
ceive Prlncely SaIary-Would Not
Resign AS Judge Otherwise.

New York, Oct. 14-J Martin Mil
Ter. Washington correspondent OF the
Newark Evening News has sent the
following dispatch to his paper:
few weeks before the ST. Louis
convention a deal was made between
Judge Alton B. Parker, August Bel
mont. w. 4. Sheehan and David Is.
Hill to provide for Judge Parker IN
case of his defeat as the democratic
nominee for the presidency. This
statement was elaborated upon IN con-
siderable detail to the Evening News
correspondent by democratic poll
tician who is familiar with every ante
convention movement leading up toI
Judge Parker's nomination. The es-
sential points in the bargain by which
Judge Parker was induced to resign
as chief Judge of the New York court
of appeals have been sufficiently yeri-
fed by others to show that definite
understanding existed between the
present democratic presidential nom
inee and his chief promoters as named
above, whereby Judge Parker will re-
ceive salary equal to that OF the
president of the United States or more
!
ed as presiding Judge of the court OF
appeals.
Judge Parker was strongly opposed
to giving up his place on the bench.
He discussed his position and his feel
ings in great detail with Belmont
Sheehan and HILL Meantime Sheehan
had taken house near Judge Park
er's farm. 1t was Sheehan's business
to swing the Judge into line 80 that he
would accept the nomination. Hill and
Belmont were determined to get con-
troll of the democratic party and wrest
1t from the Bryan crowd at any cost
To this end they had set their hearts
on the nomination of Parker. In re-
ply to their opportunities, Judge
Parker would explain that he was hap
by and contented. He liked the law;
1t had been his lifes work and his
work as chief justice was congenial to
him. He said he was not a rich man.
He owned Rosemount, his farm and
he had his family amply protected by
his life insurance, but could not afford
to take the chances involved in resign
ing from the bench and the uncertain
| ty of election to the presidency. But
he emphasized to the trio that sought
/ to make him a presidential candidate
/ that the law was to his liking and that
/ politics was distasteful to him.
| 1t was only a few weeks before the
nominating convention that the judge
/ finally gave his consent, and when he
did it was arranged that there should
be a new law firm, with Offices in New
| York City, the name to be Par
! ker, Hill & Sheehan-this in case of
Parker's defeat on election day. Par
| ker individually is to receive salary
! of $4,000 year as the attorney for
. August Belmont's vast interests, such
as the subway, tramway and other cor
/ porations.
| asked Thomas Taggart, chairman
/ of the democratic national committee,
if such an understanding had been en-
tered into He answered: II do not
know anything about that. The Judge
will be a safe and good lawyer, how
/ ever for Mr.. Belmont's interests if he
gets him.
When l called upon August Belmont
yesterday he would not discuss any
matter concerning Judge Parker and
| himself
When 1 went to the magnificently
appointed apartments of W. F. Shee-
i han at the Waldorf-Astoria. directly
opposite the democratic national head
quarters, he was profanely indignant
that such story should have gotten
out. asked him this question:
as it true that Judge Parker has
been provided for as August Belmont's
legal adviser in the event of his de-
feat for the presidency"
81 refuse to discuss it." said Shee'
han. 81 am not surprised at such a
story, for the campaign yarns are now
due"
i Long novelty overcoats with back
belts will be very fashionable this