The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-22
JUDGE ALTON B. PARKER
Characteristics and Traits of the Dem
ocratic Candidate for the Presidency.
Golfers WnnEI,


If simple habits, q farm rearing. old
faShlOned neighbOrliness and hospital
1ty, are virtues that the American
voter loves in president-then Judge
Parker has the beginnings of a strong
candidate. 1t is almost an anachronism
that man who has kept so close to
the soil and to me simple old wavs
should arise from a country village to
stand as the hope of a great political
party.
Judge Parker was born on a farm.
and his home today is on farm nine
miles from the nearest town. There is
significance in the fact that the great
ness which now singles him out as the
candidate of his party has radiated
from the country village where, as a
young man, he began the study of law,
and where he cOurted his wife. He has
never found it necessary to leave that
village or give up its simple life.
His home, which has become the
mecca of Democratic leaders and poll
tcians from every section of the Union,
IS place of ninety acres, with house
on it such as may be found on thou
sands of other farms throughout the
United States. 1t is eight miles from
Kingston, on hill above the Hudson,
and Judge Parker drives into town
every Sunday to hear his SOn-i n-law
preach at the Episcopal church Judge
L
country life. 1t is in the bold, VigOr-
Gus swing of his giant frame and in
the deep outdoor ingraining of his sun
burned face. In size he is over six
feet, and erect as a soldier. He is
trained to the minute by daily routine
of outdoor exercise that would delight
the strenuous president. He is big
armed, heavy-shouldeTed and strong.
from youth of hard work on the
farm. His face is flushed with health,
and his eyes are clear and sparkling.
His muStache is red: his hair of a
darker shade tinged with gray. His
face is that of a man with a Slumber-
ing temper that 1T would be dangerous
to arouse. Though his official duties
keep him a great deal of his time in
Albany, his home is at the farm at
RoSemount' it is named.
When he is in Albany he lives at the
Ten Eyck hotel, and the first moment
that his official duties Will let him get
away he hurries to RoSemount. Here
most of his decisions are written. His
great library overlooking the Hudson
is more complete than any to be found
in big New York law office Whether
at Albany or at ESopus, he keeps the
habits OF the farm. His fad is cattle
a certain red breed which he imported
from England.
The fear has been expressed that the
quiet judicial temperament of Judge
Parker would contrast badly with the
vivid personality of President Roose-
welt. Around Esopus, where his vigor-
Gus activities are so we'll known, this
would create surprise. Though Judge
Parker has been on the bench since
he was twenty-siX years old-and he
is now fifty-three-those who see him
in the glow of health can never asso-
ciate him with the quiet retirement of
the bench. There is not the first hint
of the sedentary about him.
Judge Parker is q native New York
en- His parents We're too poor to send
him to college, but he graduated from
normal school in his native county,
intending to be 4 teacher 1t was as r
teacher that he went to Ulster county,
where he lives. He taught for SIS q
week, and boarded with n neighbour
Then he studied law on his savings
Later he went TO the law school at Al
bany. Still later he became u lawyer
at Kingston. He has steadily refused
to become a city man. He has de-
clined many temptations and proffers
He bought the farm at EsopuS as
home for the rest of his life, ii being
his highest ambition to continue TO
hold his office on the court of appeals
bench until he became too old 10 serve