The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-10
READY FOR
 THE CEREMONY Judge :. arker to Be
 y,tified Today. IF < PROCEDURE SIMPLE
IF z PROCEDURE SIMPLE
Informal Reception Will Fol.
 low Speech making.
Champ Clark of Missouri VIII Make Adress for Committee and Pre- sent Certified Copy of Plat
 form and Telegram.

Esopus. N. Y, Aug. 9.-Preparations are practically complete at Rosemount tonight for the notification tomorrow of A. B. Parker of his nomination as Democratic candidate for the Presi- dency.
 These preparations are simple. In the morning flags and bunting Will pc drpaed about the low platform from which the speeches are to be delivered and seats will be arranged convenient ly about on the lawn, just north of the house Everything will then be In readiness for the arrival of the steam CT Sagamorc, which will bring the Notification Committee from New York city.
 The boat is expected to arrive be- tween 1:30 and D. m.. and in case or indictment weather, the notification Will take place on the boat.
 It is expected that 100 persons will be present to hear the speeches. With the fifty members of the Notification Committee will come a large number of Democrats from this and other States. among them former Senator D. B. Hill Senator Bailey of Texas and members of the Democratic National Committee.
 Clark to Speak First.
 The opening speech will be that of Chairman Champ Clark of Missouri, who will formally notify Judge Parker of his nomination and will present him a certified copy of the platform adopt ed by the St. Louis convention and ot the message decided upon by the con- vention in reply to the Judges tele- gram on the gold standard sent to William r. Sheehan.
 Judge Parker will follow Mir. Clark with his speech formally accepting the nomination. The ceremony will be followed by an informal reception after which the visitors will depart.
 There were a number of guests at Rosemount today. among them Colonel Daniel S. Lamont. former Secretary of War. whose napse is profniT letly IT en- toned fin conn ( t3on wtth. tire Deu1o : cratic nomination for Governor of New York, and United States Judge George Gray of Deleware. Judge Gray would not talk politics. He said that he came merely in a social way,
 Mir. Lamont said his own visit had no political significance. He only came to escort Judge Gray to Rosemount and was reticent regarding political matters.
 Lamont Not Candidate.
 He said, however that he was not q candidate for the nomination for Gov
 
 believed an emergency that would make 1t his duty to accept such a nomination was very remote.
 Late in the afternoon Judge Parker received a delegation of visitors rep resenting Virginia and Georgia. In the Virginia group were United States Senator Thomas Martin. Representative Claude A. Swanson and Circuit Judge R. k. Prentice of Suffolk, Va. With them was Representative William S. Cowherd of Missouri. chairman of the Democratic Congressional Committee.
 The Georgia visitors were James R. Gray of Atlanta who was chairman of the Georgia delegation at the St. Louis convention; Colonel James English, president of national bank of At lanta and Miles B. Lane. president of the Citizens Bank of Savannah. None of the visitors had anything of poll tical importance to say.
 Senator Martin said he came to bring his greeting to Judge Parker today be- cause he could not attend the cere- monies tomorrow.