Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-08-15
SEES FIVE STATES
Judge Parker at Winnisook
Lodge, In the Catskills.
DROVE WAGON TO MOUNTAIN TOP
Clubs Rule Says. "No Politics DURING
His MISREPRESENTATION NOmi-
nee Was Its First Pres
dent.

fdent.
BIG INDIAN, N. VI, Aug. 15rJudge
Alton b.. Parker, the Democratic nom
nee for president, spent last night at
the Winnisook club, 2,700 feet above
sen level at the foot of Slide noun
tain, which is the highest point in the
Catskills. Winnisook Lodge is nine
miles from the nearest telegraph line
and twelve miles from the nearest tele-
phone and is reached by a steep noun
tain road.
The Winnisook club was organized
about twenty years ago for purposes
of hunting, fishing and social recrea-
ton, and Judge Parker was its first
president. Slide mountain, at the foot
of. which lie the lodge and cottages
Of the club, is SO called from the great
landslide which has left the bare
northeasterly face of the mountain an
almost clear drop of nearly 1900 feet.
From the summit, 1920 feet above sea
level, on a clear day one can see Ave
states, New York, Massachusetts, Con
necticut, New Jersey and Pennsylva-
mia, as well as the Hudson river, thir-
ty miles to the eastward.
d. G. butcher and other citizens of
Big Indian were at the station with Il
big American flag in honor of the ar
rival of the candidate, whose coming
had been expected with great interest
in the neighborhood for the past two
days. There were more than 200 peo--
Pile present to welcome Judge Parker
and his party. The trip from Kingston
was without incident, the party oc-
cupying the parlor car Ballston, the
Judge remaining in the smoking COM
partment throughout the trip. After
reaching Big Indian the party started
at once for Winnisook Lodge.
Judge Parker himself drove the two
seated mountain wagon up the noun
tain from Big Indian to Winnisook,
and owing to this fact many along the
way missed seeing him.
One group of boys had their cameras
ready, but would not believe that the
man driving the wagon was actually
the Democratic candidate for president
of the United States.
Word Of his coming had been passed
along the road, and the people waved
their hats and cheered as the party
drove by.
Judge Parker took up quarters in
Mr.. Evans cottage, Mrs. Parker in
that Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rode. A rule
had been promulgated which, Mr.. Ro
die declared, would be rigidly enforced
-that there was to be no mention of
politics during Judge Parker's visit.
The Winnsook club is not unused to
entertaining Democratic presidential
candidates. Colonel William Jennings
Bryan visited the club in 1896 rs the
guest Of the late ]. w. Hinckley, then
chairman of the New York Democratic
state committee, and on that occasion
the lodge and cottages were decorated
with silver birch and goldenrod in or
der not to recognize any distinction be-
tween the two factions which thea
threatened to divide the party.
Judge Parker is more Mt home on
the vast reserve comprising the club
grounds than any other member. Inc
organization was conceived by Judge
Parker nearly twenty years ago, and
he took title to 1000 acres After
interesting a number of friends the
club was formed, with the limit OF
membership fixed at twenty. Others
have Joined since that time, and at the
annual meeting today 1t is likely the
membership limitation will be increas
ed to thirty.
The club buildings are situated in
the forest at the foot of Slide noun
tain, each cottage having its own small
clearing.
A feature the members of the club
value highly is the complete isolation
from business, Not a telegraph or tele
phone wire approaches nearer than
nine miles, and none is wanted. Nothing
less than n message of life or death
could reach Winnisook.