The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-13
IS ALMOST
 CLEAR OF VISITORS
Delegates and Visitors Began to
 Leave Early
ALTON PARKER SATISFIED
New Yorker Announces That He Will Support the Ticket and Let No Difference Keep Him From
 Doing His Duty.

Denver, July 12.-The exodus of dele gates to the democratic national con vention and visitors to the city, which i began within half an hour of the nnal adjournment of the convention, con tinued steadily throughout tonight ana today. The Cook county, Illinois, de- mocracy was the first club to depart in a special train, and it was followed quickly by Tammany. Many dele gates and thousands of tourists will make excursions to the mountains be- fore returning home.
 Judge Alton B. Parker of New York and other delegates at large and mem- bers of the New York delegation left tonight. Judge Parker said:
 One thing is assured I am going to support the ticket of Bryan and Kern, and I want my friends to do the same thing. But I do not want to receive any credit under the slightest misap- prehension of the facts. l think In all frankness I showed that l resisted In the platform committee any departure from our time -honored democratic prin- ciples of the sovereign supremacy of the state within their borders, or any committal of our party to the danger ous policy of the Roosevelt admin istration of a supreme and all-envelop- ing centralized auth ority in the red eral government at Washington. relt that I owed it to my party and my convictions to make this light against ta rt1lR and haV- ing made it I am content with the re- sults."
 Ut is understood" said a represen- tative of the press, who was present. that while the platform was reported unanimously, you recorded with the chairman of the committee your dis sent as to the provision of federal ac- tion within state lines"
 Judge Parker hesitated moment ana then replied
 'I don't like any secrecy in public af- fairs. and I don't mind telling you that I did record my dissent from the plat form on account of this and certain othef provisions, as I propose to hght thls pat tie over again in some later conventions The situation was just like this I and a
 
 mittee differing with other members on the question of resisting federal en- eroachment on state home rule. We were confronted with marked difference or view. But let me say that throughout the long and trying discussions or the committee there was never a Varlatioh from the utmost good feeling among the members. The spirit of give ana tahe al, , ways prevailed. It made me ieel eiao that I had attended the conNehioh. u also gave me the point of view or thobe having differences of opinion on questions of principles"
 It was suggested to the judge that since he had dissented from this provision or the platform he and his friends might hesitate to support the ticket.
 Not at all'' he replied, lon the con- trarv we will give our loyal support to the action of the committee, and thus our action will be entirely consistent.
 We have already accompiisneo great deal, for the vote in the commlttee showed a very narrow margin Of only four votes against us on this most i'm nortant provision on which we differed
 "On the other hand, the Roosevelt ad- ministration is committed irreparabiy 10 central domination over the state, our choice, therefore, is plain. It Is with the marty whose tradition are for the con stitutional defense of the state against federal encroachment. We not only sup port the ticket, but our only hope Of pre- serving the status quo on these doctrines Is to elect the ticket. Those who reel as I do will understand that republican Senate will never consent to turn over to a democratic President any 1urthei extensions of power. And thus the pres ent situation will be continued untll we shall have another opportunity 10 nsh' another battle within party lines'