The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-10
PREPARATIONS
 ARE COMPLETED Notification Par9 VIII ATiVs
 This Afternoon GRAY AND LAMONT AT ESOPUS Colonel Lamont Believes That Emer eenoy Which Would Make 1t Ills
 Duty to Accept Nomination
 Ia Very Remote.
GRAY AND LAMONT AT ESOPUS

Esopus N. r.. August 9.-Preparationa are practically complete at Rosemount tos night for the notification tomorrow of A B. Parker of his nomination as demo- cratic candidate for the Presidency.
 These preparations are simple. In tho morning flags and bunting will be draped about the low platform from which the speeches are to be delivered, and seata will be arranged conveniently about on the lawn, just north of the house Ev- erything will then be in readiness for tho arrival of the steamer Sagamore. which will bring the notification committee from New York city.
 The boat Is expected to arrive between 1;30 and 2 D. m.. and In case of indictment weather the notification will take place on the boat. It Is expected that 100 peo- pie will be present to hear the speeches. With tho fifty members of the notifica- tion committee, will come a large num- Der of democrats from this and other states. among them former Senator D. B, Hill, Senator Joseph W. Bailey of Texas and members of the democratic national committee
 Champ Clark Speaks 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 certi- fled copy of the platform adopted by the convention In reply to the judges tele- gram on the gold standard message sent to William r. Sheehan. Judge Parker will follow MT. Clark with his speech for mally accepting the nomination. The cer- emony will be followed by an informal reception after which the visitors will depart.
 There was a number of guests at Rose mount today, among them Col. Daniel s. Lamont. former secretary of war, whase name is prominently mentioned in con nection with the democratic nomination for governor of New York and United States Judge George Gray of Delaware.
 Judge Gray would not talk politics. Ha said he came merely in social way.
 No Political Significance.
 MT. Lamont said his own visit had no political significance He only came to es- cort Judge Gray to Rosemount. and was reticent regarding political matters. He said, however, that he was not candi- date for the nomination for governor Moreover he declared that he believed an emergency that would make 1t his duty to accept such a nomination was very remote.
 Later in the afternoon Judge Parker re- eeived delegation of visitors represent ing Virginia and Georgia. In the Virginia group were United States Senator Thomas Martin, Representative Claud A. Swanson, Circuit Judge R. R. Prentice of Suffolk Va. With them was Repre- sentative 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; Col. James English. presi- dent of the National bank of Atlanta, and Miles P. Lane. president of the Cfu- zens' bank of Savannah
 None of the visitors had anything of political importance to say, Senator Mar tin said that he came to bring his greet ing to Judge Parker today because he could not attend the ceremonies tomor- row