The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-12
START HOME FROM DENVER Exodus of Democratic
 Delegates. JUDGE PARKER INTERVIEWED Will Give Hearty Support to the
 Ticket. Did Net Concur in All Plnnks of Plat form But It Is Better Than
 "My Policies" ef
 Roosevelt.
JUDGE PARKER INTERVIEWED

Denver. July 1.-The exodus of del. egates to the Democratic National Con- vention and visitors to the city, which began last night. within half an hour after the final adjournment of the con- vention. continued steadily throughout
 The Cook County tIIiinoisD Democ- racy was the first club to depart in q special train. and 1t was followed quickly by Tammany.
 Many delegates and thousands Of tourists will make excursions to the mountains before returning home
 Judge Alton B. Parker of New York bers of the New York delegation left tonight Judge Parker kaid:
 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 do not want to re- cefve any credit under the slightest misappreh ension of the facts.
 T think. in all frankness. I should say that resisted in the Platform time-honored Democratic principles of the sovereign supremacy of the States within their borders. or any commit tal of our party to the dangerous poll Icy of the Roosevelt administration of supreme and allsenveloping central ized authority in the Federal Govern ment at Washington. felt that I owed 1t to my party and my convic- tions to make this fight against any attack on State home rule. and. having made 1t. am content with the rAuikk.s
 Tt ia understood" saidsa rapreaenla- tive of the press who was present. that while the platform was reported unanimouslys you recorded with khe chairman of the cemmlttee yoaah ais. seat as to the provision of Federal action within State lines :.
 Judge Parker hesitated moment ana then replfeds
 T don't lfise any secrecy tn public affaiFk. and [ don't mind teiiinm you that did record my dissent from fhs platform on account of this and car+ tain other provisions as pruBosed e fight this battle over again tn some later convenfi0ns.
 s;rhe situation vas juak ilke khts and few otheFs went into the F1as form connnatttae differing from o2ftees members on the question Of rShistfnk Federal eneroachIneHts on Stata home rule. We were confronted with marked difference Of view. But let me say throughout the long and trying sessions of the committee there was never a variation from the utneef good feeling among the members. Tho 6UlftA or BAFS-AHQ~tAAb AiHAJHs EAE - vailed It made me feel glad that ! had attended the convention. Tt also gave me the. point of view of those having honest differences of opinion with me on questions of principle v
 IL was suggested to Judge Parker that since he had dissented from this provision of the platform he and hfA friends might hesitate to support the ticket.
 Not. at aii... he replied. con the eOn- trary, we will give loyal support t0 the action of the convention and ia this our action will be entirely con- sistent. We have already accomplish ed a great deal for the vote in the committee showed very narrow mar gin of only four votes against us on this most important provision on which we differed
 "0n the other hand. the Roosevelt ad- ministration Is committed irreparabiy to central domination over the States. Our choice. therefore, is plain. It is defense of the States against Federal encroachment. We not only support the ticket, but our only hope of preserving the status quo on these doctrines 10 to elect the ticket
 Those who feel as do will under- stand that a Republican Senate will never consent to turn over to pera- ocratic President any further exten- sions of power. And thus the present situation will be continued until we shall have another opportunity to light another battle within party lines"