The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-08

ton Of constitutional authority. 1t made
deep impression upon Mr.. Gaines, and
he not only quoted literally from 1t, sew
eraI times mentioning Judge Parker
name, but he inserted the entire opinion
in the Record" as a part Of his speech.
From that moment the Hon. John
Wesley Gaines was a Parker man, in
bin passed the House, however, and went
over TO the Senate, but Mr.. Gaines did
not quit the fight, or his use of Judge
Parker's opinion.
Mr.. Gaines Opinion.
In hts speech he said:
1.-The position taken in this learned
opinion, 1t seems 10 me, is in the interests
of preserving our inalienable rights.
which we must exercise, and OF which
we cannot be dispossessed. save by due
process of law. 1t is an opinion in the
interests of labor, In the interests of
right, in the interests of justice, and the
interests of the people
In a subsequent case wherein prac-
tically- the same points were involved
Parker's opinion
Mr.. Gaines took the opinion over TO
the Senate where it was used effectively
ny lAAC OPpOhCAAto VI LAAC AiCcASGAN- 4ACA
IT was that Mr. Gaines told his friends
that Judge Parker was the sort OF stun
Presidents should be made of.
He started out to learn more about
his discovery and he did learn more
about him. The more he learned the
him, and he declared that next to Bryan
Judge Parker was his candidate for the
Presidency.
That was. OF course, before the con-
vention OF 1900. and when there was nc
| talk OF anyone but the Nebraskan for
President Gaines talked Of Parker
and told Bryan about him
Suggested for Bryan's Mate.
One of Gaines friends, Mr. Talia-
ferro, a Tennessee lawyer, now, as
then, practicing law in New York
wrote 10 Mr.. Bryan in August. 1899.
suggesting Judge Parker as a running
mate on the ticket in 1900. end defining
his qualifications. Mr.. Bryan made re
ply and did not then raise the objec-
tons to him which he has now inter
| posed.
| Immediately after the second defea;
of Bryan in 1900. Mr.. Gaines declared
that Judge Parker must be the candi-
date of the party in 1904, and prophe-
sled he would be. According 10 pres
| ent indications that prediction Is likely
/ to De VGFlneQl DI lLS OclAOCAdlAN va
| tional Convention when IL meets in 81
All this while the Tennessee Con
gresham was talking about the avail,
| ability of the New York Jurist he did
not know him personally, had never
seen him, much less spoken with him
| But he knew his record and his ante
oedents. for he had made 1t his busi
ness TO know them.
Has Now Met Parker.
1t was only within the past few days
that he made the personal acquaInt'
ance of Judge Parker. For that pur
nose. Immediately after the adjourn
ment of Congress, he journeyed from
Washington to Esopus on the Hud
son where in two nights and a day III
came to know a great deal about nj
discovery from personal contact an
study -.
The meeting between the "discovere:
ard the discovered and some OF TN
filings which ensued are thus describes
at had made an appointment TO NEE
Judge Parker at his nome Wheh
reached New York 1 called him up b,
long distance phone to inform him VIVA
train / would take. in order that n
would know when l was coming, ant
could send some one to meet me at III
station. / reached Esopus Saturday il
| the afternoon.
Enthusiasm General.
"On the train the conductor spotte
me and said: You're going UP to sc
| Judge Parker I told him l was. II
said every man on the road knew tn
Judge and was enthusiastic for him.
Half a dozen persons got off III
train at the station. which is about tn
. size OF a cigar box; ] seemed 10 be tn
only stranger. however. The other
. moved away and l stood there alone.
, THE station man, who had bee
waving at the train a strip of fabri
which had once been white, came u
TO be and said: Are you the gentlema
that came up to see the judgeg l in
formed him that I was in Esopus
see Judge Parker. and he replied. Wei
L guess he'll be here in a minute
"As he spoke / looked up and say
2 approaching three country convey
ances. The second one drew up in from
of me. II was an old-fashioned sure
. in good repair 10 which was attache
a well-groomed fine looking horse.
[ The man who handled the reins look
ed 10 me like a husky. rugged. prosper
! Gus citizen. He was dressed in plai
! but good clothes. He had a heav
reddish mustache and a very ford com