| Show JU JUDGE G PAR PARKER R RIS IS NON O COMMITTAL lie He Neither Accepts Nor Declines An Invitation to Speak In lu Chicago Aug 20 o MIGHT NOT HOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND Did Not toL Feel Fed Like Making Any Auy Au Prom Promises PromIses Promises Until Notification Ceremonies lea Were er ei Over Oer Esopus I sopus N Y July 21 Judge Alton AltonB B D Parker Parler Democratic candidate for tor president did Old not net accept nor did he Ine de tie decline decline cline chine on nn Invitation presented to him hinn to 10 today duty day to sp s al at nt a Democratic I ratification lion tion meeting to be held meld In Chicago on AUK Aug 20 when hen William J Bryan Dron will willbe willbe willbe be one of ot the speakers A delegation representing Mayor Ma or Car Carter ter 11 II Harrison arrived at nt Jo opus at nt 25 41 p m It consisted of ot K I 1 M 1 La h Iff secretary of ot the took ook county Demo Democratic cratic cratie club under whoso auspices the meeting will 11 be held Occur F P Mayor president of ot the United German lerman and anal Lawrence Lavrence ln K l I nil comptroller of ot Chicago Th The visitors wore waro driven to 10 where they tiney had dinner with tint tho judge and hi hili hie family CamU After Atter the meal mell Judge JUdae Parker larker and his guests discussed tho the purpose of at the visit isit ut at length Judge Parker told Mr 11 who acted as ns spokesman that to ac accept accept accept the Invitation at nt this time might cause him some borne embarrassment and he ho did not lint feel teel like promising to attend any event of ot that character nt lit least leant until after tho the ceremonies had mad taken place He lie lid did say SnI Sll however that If It he accepted any Invitations nt It atall all he would visit Chicago What gave Judge JUline Parker greater lint eat at than he lie derived from Crom the lie In ian Invitation was las tho the assurances that dif differences between opposing factions of ut Illinois Democrats would be he entirely entire and that tho the party In that state Mate would present a IL solid front for toi to I the tho na an national ticket It Jt was plated In the thu con conversation conversation between Judge Parker and the Illinois delegation that the ill feel teel feeling ing log engendered ns as the result of ot the th contests between delegations seeking reciting K f rats ais lItS In the Iho St Louis Louts convention would bo b eliminated absolutely This Tints Information mation matlon coming conning from Crom representatives ot of Mayor Maor Harrison proved reassuring to Judge Parker Inasmuch ns nil It Is taken token to mean menn the healing over of ot the dispute between Mayor Harrison and John Johll r V 1 Hopkins who In all nil probability will have havo charge chare of the campaign In lilt Illi Illinois nois note It Is argued hero here that If It Mayor rn or Harrison says Hays lIa harmony then warfare between tine the factions headed by Ibm Hop Hopkins kins kinH and Harrison Is In nt lit nn an end After ACter the conference at Mr eald said ho inc had not expected nn an Immediate answer from freon Judge Parker on the questIon of ot going to Chicago but hut that It haul had been the tho purpose of ut tine the Cook county Democrats to let Judge Parker know linow that he ho hall had nothing to fear III In the campaign n as ns tine the th result r Ault of oC differences that thai occurred al nt tine tha Illinois Democratic Convention f t tWe We will go ahead with our arrange mounts ments for tor Aug 20 said tr Lahiff and aund wo hope Judge Parker J will Wilt be present pres nt In any event vent there thero will be a II arousing a arousing rousing meeting In the tho Interests of the ho Democratic ticket We Wo expect to carry Illinois this fall tall Tho Tine members of ot tho the Chicago party loft at tar for Albany The delegation will iii go west without calling on Democratic tto leaders headers now assembling as em bUng bUngIn In New York Judge Parker anti nil all the tho members member of nt his himi family attended divine services to today today day In hi Kingston There wore vere tow few callers cullers at during tho tine after afternoon afternoon noon It Is I tho tine purpose of ot Republicans of ot Ulster county living In Kingston Eso Esopus Esopus pus PUll nod surrounding villages to make Judge Parkers home county one of ot tho the principal lighting fighting grounds In the tho New NewYork NewYork York state campaign To 0 offset the effect of ot having nn an Ulster county Dern Dem Democrat nt at the head of ot the national Dem Dean Democratic ticket the New York Republican can lenders will be bo asked to look kind kinal kindly ly Iy upon the tho plan pica to name namo Judge A T Clearwater of at Kingston ns nil the tM Republican lican candidate to succeed Judge Mar Martin Martin tin on tho the court of appeals app als Judge JU Mar Martin Martim tin tim will retire under und r the tho ago ngo limit and his mis successor or will be he named this fall Call Judge Judo Clearwater enjoys great grent local popularity and the Republicans of ot Kingston and vicinity argue that If It the county Is to 10 o bo be kept from tine thu Demo Deane Democratic cratic column It must be accomplished by placing on the tho ticket the name of ot an nn Ulster ter county man main manThe The Than paths of at Judge Parker and anti Judge have run parallel tot for many years They studied law together ani have occupied pews the tho First Dutch church ChUlch In 11 1877 1871 Parker was aA elected surrogate and district at nt attorney torney tomey anti and in 1883 hath both were re reelected elected ellet d In 1885 1815 Parker larker aR elected su an premo prenie Judge jUgo In HS was WM elected county judge and reelected In iun 1805 18 5 In 7 Parker was wall elected chief judge and In January 1598 1898 was appointed to the Iho supreme court vacancy In tho tine fall fail of at the tho seine year el he was defeated for foe tine till supreme court bench h In the tho district He lie has always R carried Ulster county In every ever content ho has engaged In iun nt the polls |
