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Show GOES TO CHURCH IN A LAUNCH Takes Collection from Colored Soy. j Democratic Candidate Receiving Re-ceiving Much Attention These Days. Kern and Shcohan Visit Judge Parker Conference of Lenders Next Week. ESOPUS, N. T July IS. Judge Parkor's second Sunday since his nomination nom-ination was spent quietly. Ho had conferences con-ferences with John W. Kern of Indianapolis, In-dianapolis, who Is his guest, and with W. F. Shcehan. and with Maurice Min-ton Min-ton of Now York, who attended the St. Louis convention and Is said to have come to Rosemount on a political politi-cal mission. Mr. Sheehan viBited Rosemount Sunday afternoon for half nn hour nnd later Judge Parker visited Mr. Shcchan's home. The question of who Is to bo chairman chair-man of the National committee was not considered Sunday. That question will be discussed at tho conference of leaders which is to tako place In New York today. Judgo Parker will not attend the conference. Did Not Refer to Tnggart. Mr. Kern today said that he camo from Indlnnnpolls on business to Albany, Al-bany, and It was at Senator Hill's suggestion sug-gestion that he visited Judge Parker, whom he had known for nine years. He and the Judge, he said, had talked a good deal of politics but had not talked of tho National committee chairmanship. He had not come here, he said. In the Interests of National Committeeman Thomas Taggart of Indiana, In-diana, nor to suggest to Judge Parker who should be National chairman. It was pointed out to Mr. Kern that the newspapers had Intimated that August Belmont was out of the race for National chairman and thnt It might be possible that Mr. fTaggnrt would have charge of active work in the West and Mr. Shcehan in the East. Mr. Kern said nothing but nodded his head in a contemplative way. Judge Parker attended church service serv-ice at Kingston Sunday morning, accompanied ac-companied by Mrs. Parker. Went to Church in Launch. The trip was made In Judge Parker's launch Niobe. Many strangers were in tho church attracted by the hope of seeing the Presidential candidate, and practically all stopped to shake hands with him after the service. The Parker party reached Rosemont at 2 o'clock, when lunch was served. During the services a small colored boy dropped a coin In the collection plate passed b,y the Judge and left the church as soon as the vestrymen hnd taken the collection to the altar, grinning grin-ning broadly as he went. It Is said here, on what appears to be good authority, thuc Judge Parker has not Invited Tammany Leader Charles F. Murphy to come to Rosemount. |
