The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-12
HOW HE GAME
TO WRITE IT
History Of the Nov Famous
Parker Telc-
gram.
MESSAGE 10 HILL
Telegram Was Judges
First c Communication With
the Convention.
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EsOPJs. N y Y. July 4. Light has been
thrown on the history OF the now famous
Parker telegram and the reply to It OF
the Democratic Convention at st. Louis
ny a. close friend OF Judge Parker. who
declines to allow the use OF his name.
When Judge Parker went to bed at
e:45 Friday night" said this mar lie
did not know anything at all about the
financial side ofSthe platforms y hich had
been agreed upon, more than was out
lined In. the very brief bulletins tele-1
phoned from Kingston. When Informed
by the Associated Press correspondent
at $50 A. NJ. OF the bare fact Of his
nomination, he knew no more. and the
first real knowledge he had OF the ac-
ton Of the convention on the financial
plank in the platform was whom he read
y he New York morning papers. Imme-
diately after breakfast. that Is to say,
a little after 8 o. clock, he started for a
horseback ride. Just before mounting
his horse a telegram was handed him
giving a concise outline Of the pl form.
From the moment of his reading of that
telegram, 1t was noticed that he was
Very mu CHI preoccupied. and as he rode
off H his head was bowed as If Z in deep
thought 5 s s;i3s ST.
No Message to Hill.
* bout 1920 o. clock he rode up 8to the
railroad station. asked 3for$ kilograms
aid received quite a bunch sof them.
Happen to knowgthat none Of them gave
linn the Information he wanted. He
schatted with the reporters for a while,
and 1T was a terward recalled that some
4, 1Gg~
lack OF first hand knowledge OF the con-
& ention's action. He waited about the
station, almost t irresolute In bearing for
fully ten5minutes and then suddenly gll-f
Hoped back 4 o. Rosemont. " AM hour al
sterward hiss famous telegram was filed
with the opera torssa the s'ren1ark BILE
series Of events was inder way.
81 THAT night. while the convention toss
cd and b'llowed with The sensation he
had produced, he did mot 80 ear W to bed,
as he had done the n!ght before. although
the loca | celebra ton in his honor ceased
and tile people dispersed as early as
III rs T. NJ. He sat up until ter 3 A.
Nh cLssly watching thel bulletins, and
made no move toward ctirlng until 8af-R
ter the action o. the convention on his
telegram was mad e known to him. IA
5s3""lt is not true, " said the gentleman
quoted above, that Judge Parker sent
81 mesa e. 70 Senator Hill demanding the
insertion oil q gold plank. His telcs1 am
to William F. Sheehan was his first COM
41Eunicat ton directly or indirectly with
the convention q
Congrat atoms Received.
9 Judge Parker received the. following
message from former President Grover
Cleveland 55s III ;s
..'Buzzards Bay July 4 3, 9o4. n 4
z 4 ou must. permit me to express my
gratitude and admiration for the splendid
honor and courage you
have givGIiEto your countrymen II nd Z to-
St!eEi,enotracyi In your, ST. Louis dispatch
$tSigned. GROVER CLEVELAN d.
The telegram from William r.. Hearst,
sent on Saturday. 81 ey: IDENTIFY went astray,&
but a duplicate was received to- lay, az
fellows dated Chca go. July TO- 1904 Il
III !" congratulate YOU upon your n onllna-s
ton. and upon the expression of Demo-
cratic principles In the platform on
which you stand i hope ara believe thai
battling for the people and for such
principles. you will lead the Democracy
td Tictc rs u. " /. ri yf {l3 9
\, Judge Parker Immediately wrote Mr.
Hearst tlic3 GLOWING letter:
3.'H on. w illam Randolph Hearst: q 4.
Dear sir,-Jlst a word to thank YOU
for your very kind messag sc OF congrat t..
iulation. and to assure YOU; OF my graf full
appreciation. y ~ h ls
Very truly yours, Il II s
ALTON B. PARKED ',3{5
Il Other kilograms receive .to-dny m Jude