Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-04
JUDGE PARKER
REMAINS SILENT
Refuses to be RuffIed by Storm of
Criticism Aroused by His
Resolution.
WILL SUPPORT THE TICKET.
But Docs Not Disguise Fact That lie
Would Prefer Almost Any Demo-
crat To Mr.. Bryan.

Denver. July 3-Eefusing to be ruff
| fled by the storm of criticism from
| Bryan men which WIS aroused by his
resolutions euloeizing the late expires
| ident Grover Cleveland. Judge Altcn
! r. Parker today issued statement
reitcrating his determination to sub
| NIT 10 the Democratic national con.
vention such an expression as he and
his associates of the New York delega-
| ton regard as fitting and proper.
| In this connection, Charles r. Muir
| ply, leader OF Tammany hall and head
| of the New York state delegation, who
| also arrived here today, announced
that lie had never seen the Parker
resolutions. that they did not repre-.
| sent the Views of the New York dele
1 cation. and that any resolution TO %
offered must first be submitted 10 a
caucus of the state delegation to be
| held Monday.
Judge Parker would not discuss the
comments of Henry Watterson OF
Louisville, Ky, upon his resolutions
| and, in fact, he declined to give his
| opinion of any OF the interviews by
| prominent Democrats based upon the
tentative draft. He said, however
| that he is not irrevocably committed
to the tribute prepared by him in New
| York but that he believed the reso-
| lutons adopted should suitably ac-
| knowledge the debt owed Mr.. Cleve-
land by the Democratic party. Judge
| Parker's statement follows:
PARKER STATEMENT.
| Regarding the preparation and In
| troduCfiou IF resolutions eNnressiTEy
| deep regret of all good citizens whether
| Democrats or Republicans. at the re-
| cent death of Mr.. Cleveland, and maxi
ing formal recognition by the Demo-
| cratic party of the great services he
rendered the country, | have only this
| TO say:
| 1T seemed to some members of the
| New York delegation proper that such
resolutions should be presented to the
| convention. and peculiarly fitting that
| they should emanate from the state
| which he served so well as governor,
| and which gave him to the Union TO
| become one of the most honored of
our many great presidents. II also
seemed appropriate to some of my as
| sociateS, and, | do not hesitate to say
| frankly, 10 myself, for reasons that
| appear obvious. that i should be the
| one to offer such resolutions. and il
| was and Is my intention to do SO.
| dicated by the tentative draft pub.
| lished in New York since I left there,
cannot say, for the simple reason
| that have not had time to study it
| carefully, | shall do so as soon as
| ] have the opportunity, and shall em-
body such portions as seem to me
suitable In the resolution which | hope
| to have the privilege OF Offering. Any
| suggestion that my colleagues or my
| self were actuated by any motive other
| than desire to pay proper tribute On
| n fitting occasion is wholly without
| foundation, as I am confident that
every fair-minded man viii recognize
when 1 shall have completed the reso-
luton for submission to the conven-
ton"
MURPHY's STATEMENT.
The statement given out by Mr..
Murphy was as follows:
MY attention has just been called
TO an Interview said to have been given
by Judge Parker and to resolutions
about Mr. Cleveland which he talks OF
introducing at the convention. | have
not seen or heard of the resolutions
before. They represent, l take IT, his
oral views, but have not been SUBJ
mltted TO caucus of New York dele
gates and cannot be put forward as
representing the view of the delega-
tion. Any resolution or planks offered
by New York state win first be acted
on by caucus of delegates
New York state comes to this con-
vention to bring all Democrats togeth-
er and to win victory for the party
and we intend to take only such action
as will bring about that result. We
hope the delegates from all other parts
OF the country are animated by the
same spirit, as in that way only can
an END be put TO Republican misrule."
The statement by Judge Parker was
made on the Overland limited train
on the Union Pacific railroad to rep
resentative OF the Associated Press,
who met the train AT Fort Morgan,
Colo, at p. m. and accompanied the
judge and William +. Shechan. also a
delegate-at-large from New York state,
ON the remainder OF their journey to
Denver.
Judge Parker made the statement In
the form OF an interview aud later de-
cided that II should be issued as a for
NAL expression of his position on the
question of honoWng MIR. Cleyeland's
memory. Speaking informally. he made
1t clear that he was expressing his own
views. and that his course should be
guided entirely by the wishes OF the
majority OF the Now York delegation
as voiced In She caucus 10 be held on
Monday.
Skillfully parrying all question re-
10 be adopted and declining 10 give his
opinion as TO whether he believed Mr..
Bryan would be nominated, Judge Par
ker said omphatioally that he would
not be placed IN false light He de-
elnred that whatever platform IL adopt
ed by the convention and no matter
who Is the nomine for president, that
he would support the ticket and do
everything in his power 10 contribute
TO Is election. He said that a change
of rule Is needed, and that he believed
that there Is general dissatisfaction
throughout the country with the long
continued Republican administration.
PARKER SURPRISED.
Surprise was expressed by Judge
Parker at the frequent report from
Lincoln that MI. Bryan favored tho
adoption OF the Nebraska anti-injpne-
ton plank declaring for such modinca-
tlon OF the law relating to inJunctions
az Will prevent the issuing OF wrlts IN
industrial disputes without notice and
iull hearing permit trial by a Judge
other than the one issuing the writ
and providing Tor trial by jury where
The alleged contempt Is outside tho
presence OF the court. He did not be-
lieve that Mr.. Bryan would insist up
that Iu 10.