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Show PARKER CASTS HIS BALLOT. Given Cordial Welcome by Neighbors When He Reaches Polls. KINGSTON. N. Y.. Nov. S.-Judge Parker Par-ker slopt later today than ho had in many months. It was after 8 o'clock when he uroso. AVIth his secretary, Mr. McCaus-lard, McCaus-lard, ho drove to Kingston, where they .east their ballots. Thc weather was perfect. per-fect. Judgo Parker drove up to the old pottery pot-tery on Green Kiln avenue, tho voting place of thc Third district of thc Eighth ward, at 10:40 o'clock. A crowd of Kingston King-ston neighbors had asumblert to welcome him nnd he was received with cheers. As the JudK0 .stepped from his wagon Ralph Flnnegan. a six-year-old boy. was the llr.st to shake hands with the candl-, candl-, 1,1 none yu will ho elected." ho told tho Judce. "Thank you." thc Judge replied, with a laugh. "nu are a great boy." Several friends claimed tho Judge's attention at-tention and ho was compelled to hold a brief inlormal reception before ho could reach the voting place. Tho Judgo remained re-mained In tho booth half a minute. He came out nnd handed his folded ballot to a clerk, who deposited It and announced Alton Brooks Parker votes ballot 117." Ihcn there waa a Hash and several photographers pho-tographers obtained pictures as tho Judge's ballot was dropped Into tho box More cheers followed. The Judge Inquired If a flashlight wero necessary on so flno a day. He shook hands with the policeman police-man on duty nt the door nnd walked out. After conversing with friends for a moment, mo-ment, he drove up town to give his secretary, secre-tary, Mr. McCausland, an opportunity to vote. Later the Judge went to thc office of 1:1s dentist to keep an annual appointment. appoint-ment. He makes a practice of having his teeth examined at least once each vear, and In order that ho shall not forget, always al-ways goes on election day after castlnsr hl3 ballot. |