New-York tribune., 1904-08-06
JUDGE PARKER RESIGNS.
PRIYATE CITIZEN AGAIN-
Leaves Court of Appeals litter Pre-
siding Orer Brief Session.
IpY rEIEGRA7H 70 I'VE TRIsurE.I !

EsOpus y. Y, Aug 5.-Once more pri-ats
citizen. ex-Judge Parker returned TO Rosemors
tonight after a day which included his presto.
ing over his last session of the Court OF Appeal
the actual fling e his resignation with tns
Secretary Of state and his leave taking OF r..
associates. marked with unanimous opinions "a
regret and personal esteem On their part Judss
Parkcr's resignation, as sent 70 the Assistaa'
Secretary of State. was dated at Rosemouna
Esopus. y. Y, August ., and read as follows
To John F. O'Rrien. Secretary OF State.
Sir: I respectfully resign my office as Chief
Judge of the Court Of Appeals OF the state G
New-YorS, such resignation 70 take erect IN
mediately. ALTON b. PARKER.
His day was veiied with degree of secrecy
which succeeded in concealing the purpose g
his visit and his destination until the last juno
tton point was passed and the train within sight
of albany. But despite it's air Of mystery. the
action of Judge Parker was in accordance with
plan that was framed before the adjournment
Of the Court of Appeals on June II II this
prearranged plan that made the special sitting
of the Court of Appeals the most unusual and
unprecedented in it's history. When the court
took it's regular recess in the spring it passed
an order which in addition to tue usual form.
providing for the reconveuing OF the court on
October g. had the following remarkable provi-
sion:
III majority deems 1t necessary 70 convene
the court for consultation and the handing down
of decision the adjournment will be designated
for that purpose by the Chief Judge, when a
further adjournment VIII he taken until Oe-
tObeF g.
This provision was avowedly framed to meet
the possibility that Judge Parker. then Presi-
Dental aspirant. might become a nominee. IN
which case the court planned to meet and hand
down the opinions in all the pending cases fl
which nc was concerned prior to his resignation,
and precisely this plan was carried out to-day.
This interesting feature about the days per-
forraances was the manner in which the candi-
date adhered to his original programme ire
specttve OF all hindrances- Long ago he had
said that whatever action he finally decided
upon the matter OF the resignation would fol-
low his own notions So long did he delay his
resignation that candidates in the Democrats
ranks began to grow inpatient lest it should be
impossible to nominate his successor this fall
August was the last day on which he could re-
sign within the time limit had he DELAYED
untt after that Governor Ode1 would hav@
named man 10 serve until January l. 1904 II
the face Of protest and inquiry the Democrats
nominee held his own counsel and not until lase
last night did he intimate. under the strctesv
pledge OF confidence. that he intended to 'break
the routine Of Rosemount by his first trip away
since the nomination.
Even this intimation was guarded in the ex-
trene and he told the reporters who were TO
accompany him merely that his first ticket
WOULD be to Kingston. Pursuant to this pcueE-
Judge Parker left RosemOUnt at 0-26 O'Clock
this morning. He was alone, save for the re-
porters. At Kingston he left the train. walkei
over to the station sat down on bOotblack's
stand. and watched the bootbIack's embarrass-
nent as he endeavOred to put Presidential pol
ish on the dusty shoes. Trainmen and bystanf-
ers walked over and shook hands with him. o.
bowed but there was no demonstration Be-
fore the polishing was completed the Albany
train started. and the candidate made a hasty
rur for IL. Sitting in day coach he still per-
sisted in refusing to give his destination until
the conductor. who failed 20 appreciate the
game. insisted on tickets from The reporters.
and then for the first time the candidate relent-
Ell 70 the extent Of advising his bodyguard to
buy tickets for Albany. but not to announce the
destination by any wayside bulletins.
The train reached Albany about 1 O'Clock AMI
from the reporters at the station it was learned
that the other judges of the Court of Appeals
We're already ct the Capitol