Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
Doesn't Like Democratic Plat
form, and Says SO.
BUT PROMISES LOYALTY
He Fought Bitterly Against Federal
Entertainments.
BEATEN ON A CLOSE VOTE
Declares Only Hope of Defense
Against Capitalization Is Elec-
ton of Bryan-Kern Ticket.

DENVER July 1.-THE exodus of dele
gates to the democratic national conven-
lion and visitors TO the city which began
last night within half an hour after the
final adjournment of the convention. con-
tinued steadily throughout the night and
TODAY The Cook county md democracy
was the first club to depart in special
train and it was followed quickly by Tam
many.
Many delegates and thousands of tour
lists will make excursions to the mountains
before returning home. y number of the
delegates left for Yellowstone Park to-
day.
Judge Alton g. Parker Of New York and
other delegates at large and members of
the New York delegation are leaving to-
night. Judge Parker was the central
figure of groups in the hotel lobby today
bidding him goodbye and congratulating
him on the harmony and unanimity with
which the platform was reported to the
convention despite the sharp differences
which had developed between the conservs
alive and radical elements. Judge Parker
showed some dissent from the exuber-
ance of these congratulations and with
much frankness said:
DecllneS TO lake CTeu1t.
''One thing is assured, l am going 10
support the ticket of Bryan and Kern and
l want my friends to do the same thing.
But l do not want to receive any credit
under the slightest misa pprehension. of
the facts. | think in all frankness
, should say that 1 resisted in the plat
form committee any departure from our
time-honored democratic principle of the
sovereign supremacy of the states with
in their borders, any committal of
our party to the dangerous policy of the
Roosevelt administration of supreme
and all-enveloping centralized authority in
the federal government at Washington.
l felt that / owed it to my party and my
convictions to make this fight against
any attack on state home rule, and hav-
ing made it, am content with the re-
suits.
1t is understood" said a newspaper
man, that while the platform was re-
ported unanimously you recorded with the
chairman of the committee your dissent
as 10 the provision of federal action with
IN state lines.
He Fought the Platform.
Judge Parker hesitated a moment and
then replied:
Il do not like any secrecy in public af-
fairs. and l do not mind telling you that
/ did record my dissent from the platform
on account of this and certain other pro-
visions, as l propose to fight this battle
over again in some later conventions. The
situation was just like this: l and a few
others went into the platform commit
tee differing with other members on the
question of resisting federal encroach-
ments on state home rule We were con-
fronted with marked difference of view.
But let me say that throughout the long
andtrying sessions of the committee there
was never a variation from the utmost
good feeling among the members. The
spirit of give and take always prevailed.
Ii made me feel glad that | had attended
the convention. 1t also gave me the point
of view of those having honest differences
OF opinion with me on questions of prin-
ciple. While some of the contentious
urged by part of my associates We're con-
trary to those of my education and belief,
yet L could not but feel that they We're as
sincere and honest in their convictions a S
! was in mine. The one dominating senti-
ment was TO formulate a platform which
would state honestly to the public the
views of its Trainers
Will Give Loyal Support.
since he had dissented from this provision
of the platform he and his friends might
hesitate TO support the ticket.
Not at all he replied. ''On the con-
trary, We will give loyal support to
the action of the convention. and in this