Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-08-12
NOTIFICATION
CEREMONIES
Regularly Appointed Committee
Formally Notifies Judge
Alton b. Parker.

notification of his nomination for the
presidency of the United States as the
candidate OF the Democratic party, aud
IN accepting gavo public expire sion for
hrSt tim his vi''ws of the issues os the
campaign.
The notiiicption was brought to him
oy Representative Champ Claik dMs-
souri,, ns chairman ol committee re-
presenting every state ana terr.t ,ry i'm
the union. Mr.. Clark in n brief 80 ech
Informed the candidate of his nomina-
tion, and presented to him u formal
communication signedb by the committee
Standing bareheadod. during a brief
iuil IN the rain storm which had lasted
since soon alter dav hight Judge Parke
accepted the nomination and set forth
his views in speech that evoked fire.
quent and hearty applause. He spoke
Tor little more than half an hour.
Tie ceremony was held on the lawn
AT hoseH ount, under the trees Mt tie
north ol the house and was attended hy
upwards of 600 people, the larger numb
er OF whom came from New York CITY
with the notification committee on the
steamer Sagamore. The company in
Guided many Democrats of rationa,
prominence AZ we'll as a large and rem
resen,ative del cation from Tammanv
Hall.
There would have been gala day
goth"riug from Kingston and vicinity
where perhaps tho Judge IL best known.
but the rnin had been so heavy and so
continuous that few local people ven
tured forth.
1t was tirsc decided In hold the cere-
monies on the Sagamore owing to the
storm, but the protest OF those who
wanted Judge Parker notified ut his
own house was s~ vigorous that nt the
last moment the little platform erected
on the Parker lawn was hastily decor
aled with flags and the ceremonies
were held there according To the
During most of the time occupied by
Champ Clark = speech the rnin wns fnlI-
ing in "A steady drizzle. but il stopped
entirely just as Judge Parker began his
address, and held off until he finished.
Representative Clark was speaking,
and Judge Parker was standing bare
headed without shelter when n man in
the crowd called: Somebody hold nn
umbrella oyer Judge Parker"
number were Immediately offered
but the judge r fused them with n
courteous wave Of the hand. '.Justice
for all, special privileges for none"
snid MIR. clark aud the spectators shows
ed their appreciation of the sally by n
shout of laughter.
Whild Judge Parker was speaking
there was no need OF shelter. The rain
stopped and not breath of air stirred.
In the stillhess, every word could be
heard distinctly to the iatherst borders
OF the crowd.
It is long years since Judge Parker
has been heard in IA political speech, and
TO most of his hearers he was absolutely
new in this capacity. They heard him
with n keen interest, not unmixcd with
curiosity. The address was delivered
in the cleerest tones, in n voice seldom
raised above the conversational pitch,
but perfectly audible, nevertheless. His
enunciation was distinct and his de-
libcratc. He used few gestures, making
his emphasis almost entirely with his
voice. He adhered to the text Of his
written address, with the wording OF
which he appeared perfectly familiar,
though he held a copy in bis hand and
followed it somewhat closely with his
eye while speaking.
The speech was heard with closest a,-
tcntion and applause frequently pune.
tuated it. The candidates audience
awoke to n high pitch of enthusiasm
when he spoke OF so-called militarisn
and imperialism.
"Ours is world power" he said
land az such il must be maintained, but
! deny that it Is at all recently that IN.
, United States has attained that emin
ence."
, When he enunciated this principl,
there came burst OF cheers that caused
the speaker TO wait n few minutes be
fore he continued. His pledge not (,
accept second term il he was electe,
aroused instant interest. which increas
= ed to marked enthusiasm when th
speaker went on to explain his position
: The crowd seemed to yield TO the fore
}, OF his reasoning and at the end of
t particularly telling period toward tn
close of tn" speech it gave the candidat
d the greatest demonstration oi the after
, noon. 1t looked as though every mar
woman aud child in the ihrong sui
II rounding the platform had sma
: American flag aud IA thew checred til
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