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THE e NORTH GEORGIA CITIZEN, DALTON, GA.
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PARKER, THE UNDEFEATED,
MAY LEAD DEMOCRACY
New York Judge Most Prominent Candidate For the Presi
dency-in Prime of Life, Could Make a Splen
did Campaign—His Record.
Judge Alton B. Parker, of New York—Parker, the undefeated,
the man who has never failed politically to secure what he sough
is now the most prominently spoken of candidate for the Democratic
nomination for President. The conviction grows that he is to be the
choice of the St. Louis convention. His support comes from not
only the South, but from the East and West. The Parker boom,
after a steady growth of two years, has, as the time approaches for
the nomination, taken on new life and now flourishes. In New
York Tammany wants him and David B. Hill wants him: In the
South there is a strong Parker sentiment and in the other sections
of the country he is looked upon as a safe man to nominate and one
in whose record there is no flaw.
The movement to make Judge Parker the nominee was spontane
ous and has been steadily growing since the spring of 1902. In
March of that year one of the shrewdest observers in the Democratic
party in New York said:
“Keep your eye on Parker. He is the coming man. New York
is the pivotal state in the next campaign, and Parker is the man of
the hour. If he were to run for governor and be elected there would
be no question as to his nomination. Hill has the game in his own
hands and can make Parker the commanding figure in the country,”
But Hill stood in the way and Parker was not nominated for gov*
ernpr. What his motive was is largely conjecture. Perhaps there
was a lingering hope of the presidency for Hill. Be that as it may,
Judge Parker was willing to run, but Hill advised against it and se*
lected Coler instead. The Parker boom, however, has gone on just
the same.
When Coler was beaten for governor of New York the Democrats
loudly declared that if Parker had been the candidate he would have
saved the party from defeat. They want a man who can carry New
York, with its 39 electoral votes, and Parker is the only New Yorker
in sight for the task.
Judge Parker is in his prime. He is in his 53d year, tall, well
built and vigorous. He lives at Esopus, in Ulster county, New
York, where he has a country place, and when not on the bench de
votes his time to scientific farming. The judge’s house is a fine old
Colonial mansion, which he has named Kosemount, and it stands on
a wooded hill overlooking the Hudson valley. It is a spacious house
with wide piazzas.
Here the presiding judge of the highest court of the Empire State
revels in his books by night and in his fields by day. Juflge Parker’s
library is one of the finest private collections in the state, comparing
in scope and number of volumes with the famous library of the late
Samuel J. Tilden.
IS INTERESTED IN HIS FARM.
No farmer in that section of the state takes as much interest as
Judge Parker in his farm. He has applied scientific methods and
raises bigger crops than any of his neighbors. Should he reach the
presidency he will probably give an amount of attention to the inter
ests of agriculture second only to that paid by George Washington.
Socially Judge and Mrs. Parker are the leaders of the district
known as the west bank of the Hudson. The judge’s home is seldom
without guests. He entertains with elegant hospitality.
Mrs. Parker is a member of the old Schoonmaker family, which cut
such a figure in the early history of Ulster county. She was born in
Rochester and is a descendant of Jockem Schoonmaker, head of the
original Holland Dutch settlement at Kingston, N. Y. Mrs. Parker
will preside with dignity and grace in the White House if her hus
band is elected. . , . , , . .n,,, ,
Judge and Mrs. Parker were married in Rochester in lot d, and
they had two children, a son, who died at the age of seven, and a
daughter, who is the wife of Rev. Charles Mercer Hall, rector of the
Episcopal church of the Holy Cross, Kingston, N. "i.
Judge Parker has never been beaten in elections. He was chosen
surrogate of Ulster county and then supreme court judge. In 1897
he was elected to the presidency of the court appeals, and that gave
him a record as a vote getter which many do not understand fully.
He was elected over Judge Wallace.
At the same election there was the first contest for control of the
Greater New York. Judge Wallace was on the Republican ticket
with General B. F. Tracy, the Platt candidate for Mayor. The Cit
izens’ Union party did not put the name of Wallace on its ticket
with the result that the entire Low vote was either lost or went for
Parker.
he managed the hill campaign.
JudM Parker mauaged the New York gubernatorial campaign of
David B. Hill in 1885. Proved a manipulator of great skill, and, in
the face of bitter opposition, he elected Hill over Ira Davenport. He
was also a delegate to the democratic convention in Chicago in 1884,
and voted for Cleveland.
Urged by all the powerful leaders of his party to become a candi
date for governor in 1891, Judge Parker again firmly but respectfully
declined After Governor Hill’s election in 1891 it was urgedupon
Judge Parker that he become a candidate for election to the United
States senate but this office was also declined, the judge saying that
h prefe ’hi “law book.. Goveroo, Hill «» eleofd in h.s stead.
In the gubernatorial election of 1902 Judge Parker was again urged
to become the democratic standard bearer, but again he declined.
This led to the most interesting discussion that has taken place in
many years, it being stated that the judge, while preferring to remain
on the bench of the court of appeals, nevertheless was willing, if his
nartv called, to become its standard bearer. Senator Hill, it was as
serted exerted influence on Judge Parker not to accept the nomina
tion stating that his election was impossible and that the sentiment
in the southern part of the state was merely spasmodic Hill nomi-
Bird S Coler, who was beaten by Benjamin B. Odell, Jr.
There was widespread conviction among the democrats of the state
a r t; m » that if David B. Hill, who was in control of the machin
at ‘ the democrat party in the state, had permitted Judge Parker
ery of the V have gwept the state and have been the
to be nomina e program, it was stated, would have in-
HHPs pl»Z a g nd, therefore, Parker was not nomi-
"“fudge Parker is a man of great amiability and dignity. He ties to
his ?rie g nds and has the respect of all who know him.
F. T. Reynolds.
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CONVENTION ECHOES
The Aftermath And Some Newspa
per Views.
All the combinations were
knocked into a cooked hat by the
convention, all the trades made
amounted to but little, for when
the final vote was taken it showed
what little regard the delegates
had for combines and the alleged
strong party that was opposed to
instructions.
That the men who have domi
nated conventions in Georgia for
many ycais, and who have ruled
the political arena with an iron
hand were surprised with the re
sult.—Atlanta Journal.
The failure of Representative
Griggs to secure a place on the
delegation must have been a sur
prise to him and his friends. His
failure, however, doesn’t indicate
that he has suffered a loss of pop
ularity. It simply means that as
he was not in favor of the state’s
choice for the nomination there
was no reason why lie should be
one of the state’s representatives.
—Savannah News.
Congressman Jim Griggs,
whose supporters claimed 270
pledged votes, received but 193.
He was defeated and although
after his defeat he was presented
for a place as alternate even that
was denied him.—Augusta Chron
icle.
Congressman Griggs is not
likely to sulk in his tent. He is
too stanch a democrat for that.
There will naturally be some little
soreness among his friends, a few
wild remarks growing out of dis
appointed hopes, and then the in
cident will be over and Griggs
and his supporters will be hurrah
ing with the rest of the state.—
Savannah Press.
As usual North Georgia stood
to her own. Maddox’s lead shows
this. North Georgia seems to
understand the game of politics
better than South Georgia. Smith
and Gray are near the North Geor
gia line and they also won. South
Georgia had two candidates,
Sweat and Griggs, and both lost.
South Georgia has the votes but
she appears to be unable to land
her candidates.—Macon News.
The fortunes of the political
battle are against us. We lost in
the convention storm.
To put this in more homely
phrase and mere in accord with
what our opponents would say of
it: We are licked.
Well, it only remains then to
acknowledge and accept defeat, to
shake hands with the victors, and
“in mutual well beseeming ranks
march all one way.”—Atlanta
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