THE FARMERJUBGE.
Character Sketch 01 lln Democratic
Standard Bearer.
ALTON CROOKS PARKER'S
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Alton P.rooks Parker is Avell known
throughout tile State of New York as
the l 'armer-.luuge.
His father , his grandfather before
him , and theirs belorc. them , were
farmers , honest menviio lived their
Jives on their farms , cultivating the
.soil , raising crops and cattle. His
grandfather , .John Parker , passed
from the old homestead in Massachu
setts and bought a farm in Corliand
County , New York , in ISt ; and here
was born .John Parker , and on May 1-1 ,
JS52. Alton Brooks Parker , the Dem
ocratic candidate for J'resident. Love
of the soil , of crops , of < : attle , of pure
air and clear well water are inborn
trails of this sterling American citi
zen.
zen.One day John Parker , who was a
man of studious habits , widely and
deeply read and gilled with rare mem
ory for the best passages in the works
of best authors was bunimoned to do
jury duly in Corliand. lie took Alton
ivith him. The boy Avas so greatly
impressed vith the proceedings that
3ie determined to become a lawyer-
Overcoming by diligence , persistency
: ind ability all obstacles , he not only
became a lawyer , but was elected by
r.1.000 majority Chief .nidge of the
Court of Appeals , the greatest gift in
the legal profcsMon that can be be
stowed by the people c ' the Empire
State.
As soon as circumstances permitted
-the Judge bought himself a farm at
Ksopus , X. Y. Here he began raising
his now famous herd of lied Polls , a
hornless cattle good in the dairy and
in beef.
In the fine old house he has a great
library. Out of doors Alton J'.rooks
Parker is the farmer Avho seeks to win
from nature every gift sought by the
husbandman ; iu his library the same ,
rugged , hearty man seeks in volumes'
of "yellow calf parallels and precedents
to guide him in his decisions. And so.
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by "reason of his dual occupations , his
many friends call him the Farmer-
Judge.
MEN AND THE CONSTITUTION.
To every man Avho loves his country
a country made great and powerul
by virtue of instiluiioiis rooted in the
Constitution , guarded and shielded by
the Constitution it is pleasing , nay.
inspiring , to behold in this age ol
wealth and corrupt political and linan-
cial organization , a man of simple ori
gin , reiiuved Irom every favorable
condition save those of honest and in
dustrious parentage , so battle ail ob
stacles and so rise in the esteem , affec
tion and admiration of men that he
be called upon to resign virtually a
life position , the most commanding at
the bar of his or any other Stale , to
become the standard bearer of one of
the great political parties. And when
it is borne in mind that the great
grandfather of Alton P.rooks Parker
was one of Ihose farmers Avho left his
farm when the War of the Revolu
tion broke out to shoulder a nuisket ,
that by the Avork done by Ihcse em
battled'farmers 1 . ' > erty and independ
ence Avas Avon for all .Americans , and
that the Constitution'was ' the dnect
outcome of the self-sacritice , heroism ,
patriotism and blood of those farmers ,
it is not lo be wondered at that Alton
Brooks Parker , the "great-grandson , is
now engaged in the battle to preserve
that Constitution from usurpation and
destruction. As the great-grandfalner
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fought that liberty might bc secured ,
so the great-grandson lights that lib
erty may ever be preserved by the
Constitution.
"What the" Constitution has enabled
Alton Brooks Parker to become , so will
the undefiled Constitution enable all
other farmers' sons to become in the
future years.
1I1S EARLY STRUGGLES.
But what of those early days ?
Young Parker was greatly in earn
est to become a lawyer , llis father
did not possess the means to educate
him thoroughly for the profession ; not-
Avithstanding , Alton persevered in his
purpose , lie Avas graduated at the
Cortland Academy Avhen sixteen years
of age , and on that very day he start
ed out to obtain a school to teach and
he obtained one in Virgil , thirteen
-miles from his home. His iirst experi
ence as a teacher was extremely try
ing. Some of his pupils were nearly
as old and as large as he. More than
one conflict of authority Avas neces
sary before lie could subdue and con
trol his scholars , but this is the end
he accomplished. The year following
the young teacher obtained a license
or degree from the normal school of
his town , and through this credential
secured a position in the county in
which he now resides , Ulster County.
N. Y. His salary Avas three dollars
per day , and the position Avas as
principal of the school , which gave him
some leisure in Avhich to study law ,
and. in fact , so industrious and ener
getic was he that he held this posi
tion but a year , wl\en he became twen
ty-one years of age and was ready
to be admitted < o tiie bar , having no-/
supported himself for the live years
just past.
As soon as he Avas admitted to prac
tice he became the junior partner in
the oflice of Sehoonmik ° r < fc Ilarden-
bergh , of Kingston , N. Y . He had a
strong friend in Augustus Schoonuiak-
er , who took an interest in him and
encouraged him to lake a course at the
Albany Law School. The friendship
betAveen Schoonmaker and Parker be
came still closer. Youu Parker Avas
hardly a partner in the firm Avhen he
took a lively interest in the political
fortunes of Schoonmaker , who had
been county juJge , bul was defeated
for re-election , and was so discouraged
by this that he was about to irive up
politics forever. Young Parker dis
suaded him from doing so , and he ar-
janged matters for Schoonmaker's
nomlnatioh' " for * Lmte * " emi'tor , " and
managed the campaign which resulted
In his election. About t'-is time Alton
Brooks Parker became enamored of
Mary L. Schoonmaker , a daughter of
Hoses I. Schoonmakerof Accord , whose
progenitor also fought for his country
in the Revolutionary War. In her he
obtained a life partner Avho Avas ac
complished , educated and refined and
whoso attractiveness Avas the theme
of general remark. The happiness of
this couple during a long life shows
that the judgment of Judge Parker
AV.MS commendable. Judge Parker's own
political career soon began. When he
was twenty-live years of age h Avas
nominated for Surrogate of Ulster
County , and he was the only Demo
crat elected on the county ticket that
year , lie served six years and a par
ticular effort Avas made by the oppo
sition each time to defeat his re-elec
tion , lli.s competitor was the man who
defeated his former partner for county
judge and Avas one of the popular
men of the county. Parker proved
a more difficult proposition and
Avas re-elected by a slroJig majority
in spile of a bolt on the ticket.
MeKiriley'hTui ca'rried New Yoru state
by a majority of over 205,000 votes the
election for Chief Judge of Ihe Court
of Appeals had to be made. The
Democratic State Committee selected
the candidate and iu November fol
lowing (1S07) ( ) Judge Alton Brooks
Parker carried the State by sixty-one
thousand majority , thus making a
change of about : ; :50OUOotes : in one
vcar. This hiirh otlice has been filled
by him .since 1SOS and he has given
the ollice his undivided attention , and
all parties agree that he has made a
reputation as a learned , able and tho
roughly incorruptible . "Judge. lie is
considered the most industrious man
on the bench. His decisions shoAV him
to be a lawyer of the keenest judicial
insight. Without prejudice and strict
ly impartial he has won the confidence
of his fellow judges and the attorneys
throughout the State without regard to
politics. As a presiding chief judge
his conduct has been dignified but not
arbitrary : his opinions have been
spoken of by the most learned lawyers
of tho Stale and of other States as
models worthy to be followed by other
judges. The 'mental characteristics as
Juuge Parker does his Avorir.
The Judge jumps out of bed at 0.30
iu the morning invariably , and in the
summer season his first movement is
to put on a bathing suit and trip down
the hill to the Esopus lauding and lake
a swim in Ihe Hudson River. He is
a line swimmer.
After breakfast he mounts his horse
( of Avhich he keeps a number of good
ones ) , and takes a ride over his farm.
All the work of his farm is ordered
and carried out by the Judge , who
being raised on a farm , is a practical
farmer , and in the bi' y time takes off
i ; h.is coar , roils up his sleeves and works
1 like a hero. The Inspection or exami
nation of his farm is usually through
with by 11 o'clock , and then he is
found in his library , Avherc he reads his
letters and papers until noon , Avhen
the family sits down to dinner. After
dinner the Judge spends the time in
his library Avith his private secretary.
Arthur McCausIand , and the family
does not see him , unless something
unusual happens , before ( o'clock ,
Avhen he is requested to come to the
evening ir.eal.
| "When he is in Albany holding court
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JUDGE PARKER , ON HIS FARM AT ESOPUS , N. Y. , INSPECTING HERD OF RED POLLS.
He Avas again the only successful
Democrat in the county. In 188-1
he Avas a delegate to the Demo
cratic National Convent ion that nom
inated Grover Cleveland. In 1S.S. he
Avent to the state convention tnal
brought out David B. Hill for Gover
nor. In this convention he became
known throughout the Stale of New
York andvas selected as a member
of the Slate executive committee and
was made its chairman and planned
and executed the successful campaign
that resulted.
BECOMES A JUDGE.
In ISS.j there had to bo chosen a
member of the New York Supreme
Court , and Governor David B. Hill ap
pointed Alton 15. Parker lo ihat judge-
ship. 11 Avas for Ihe unexpirod term , and
at its close Judge Parker Avas again
nominated for Ihe position. Many lead
ing Republican attorney. * were won over
by his impartiality on the bench and
openly supported him and he was re-
elected by a handsome majority. He
remained in this ofiice for twelve
years , showing the esteem and con
fidence his fellow citizens irrespec
tive of parly , entertained for him.
and he is to-day respected and ad
mired by ail who know him. Then
it is no Avonder that tho leading statcs-
shown by his decisions and decrees
mark him to be of sterling mental and
moral Avorth.
HOME ON TIIE HUDSON.
Esopus. Avherc Judge Parker has
his residence , is a small village of
thirty-live houses , built along a country
crossroad. The Hudson River , Avhich
spreads out to surround the island
of Ksopus. grandly Hows toward the
ocean , and in its enchanting beauty
Avhen once seen by the tourist is never
forgotten. The grand hills of Ihe Cat-
skills form the background of the
scene. Un the top of an elevation ,
from Avhich the eye can behold the
river and the mountain scenery for a
great distance , stands Rosemount , the
Parker home. The house stands about
one hundred and fifty feet above the
river banks , and is a largo two-story
building. About it are large trees and
the path to it is gravelled and divides
a lawn ornamented Avith beds of lio\v-
ers. A path leads down to tho river
bank , and at the end of the path in
the summer is anchored a naphtha
launch named Niobe. Avhich is used
by the Judge and his family. The
older part of the Judge's residence
Avas standing Avhen the British Ueet
anchored in front of it in 1777. the
night before the British burned Kings-
the Judge rises at G.CO o'clock every
morning , and even if the Aveather is
cold lie has his horseback ride before
breakfast. He is methodical in all
things that he performs. This is the
secret and explains ho\v he does so
much work.
There is great dignity and a look
of immense power in Judge Parker
which matches Avell his black silk robe
when he presides as Chief Judge in
the Court of Appeals , lie is youngest
of the Judges and observes closely
the argument and fastens his eyes on
the lawyer AV'IO is addressing him.
His courtesy to lawyers is commented
on all over the State. "When he makes
a decision there is no Avaste of Avords :
argumeut is useless after the thing
is done. His associates declare he
does his utmost to save them from un
necessary labor , and that he is the
only member of the Court of Appeals
Avho is always present Avhen the court
is open. The other Judges take a va
cation regularly , but Judge Parker is
found every day of the session on his
seat , FO that there Avill be someone
present who willhave knowledge of
all rulings made in court. The Judge
sits high in his seana * justice. Around
him are the statuejof Livingston and
the portraits of Jofln Jay aid others.4
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JUDGE PARKER , ON HIS FARM AT ESOTUS , N. Y. , OVERLOOKING THE WORK.
men of New York declare he will be
elected President and that he Avill
have a majority in his own State of
one hundred thousand votes.
Judge Parker , time and again , de
clined to leave the bench and take an
active part iu political life. After
Cleveland Avas elected in 1SS-1 Parker
was offered the first assistant post
master-generalship , but declined it.
He refused a nomination for Secre
tary of State and one for Lieulenaut-
Governor Avhen the party ATUS likely
to be successful.
Another triumph was in store for
the able and upright Judge. After
ton. Through the house , about in its
centre , runs a broad hall , used as a liv
ing room , in which are book cases filled
with the Avorks of the standard writers ,
both prose and poetry. The Judge's
library takes up about all the southern
half of the first story. From the fioor
lo Ihe ceiling are found row alter row
of books. There are hundreds of them.
On a stand are found other A'olumcs
which the Judge neeCs to make fre
quent examinations. A table stands
in the bow Avindow of the room and
in the centre of the rooa stands a
directors' lablc. On these tables are
piled books and documents , and here
As the justice looks through the win
dow he can see Hudson River , Avhich
fiows swiftly along the frout of his
farm , the beloved Esopus. sixty miles
away , where dwells his family , where
are found his herds , his crops , and
Avhere he hastens at the end of each
Aveek. Even if his mind is perplexed
studying the intricate problems of his
great otlice , his affections cling around
his home , his farm and his grand
children , for he was born a farmer
and he Avill die a farmer.
CALM AND DELIBERATE.
Judge Parker works calmly and de
liberately , not 1'ke President Roose
velt , who is credited with jumping at
everythinir in a fury of energy and
Avorking strenuously , as he terms i * .
Judge Parker works orderly and ac
complishes a vast amount of Avork.
No one has ever heard him speak un
kindly of an inferior , his natural kind
ness smooths the way , yet he has the
firmness of a Gibraltar in'his opinions
and ( leci.-ion * .
Judge Parker is no fr.ncy farmer
playint : at farming like a boy with a
toy. lie manages his farm and makes
it. pay. lie is a real farmer , Avho di
rects tiie Avorir. examines the plowing ,
and in harvest time is found' in his ?
shirt sleeves at Avork Avith his men in
saving the hay and cutting the wheat.
Judge Parker is not a rich man , as
the term is now understood. He may
be worth ? : ,0.000 , made by saving and
by good judgment. His farm at Cort-
land came to him from his father. He
was born on it and toiled on it when
a boy. Like the great Daniel Web
ster , he cannot bear to part Avith the
home Avhere his happy boyhood days
were spent , "where to fame and for
tune unknown' ' he worked assiduously
to get an education and to become a
of usi-fulnes-s and of
person - some con
sequence in his day and generation.
Judge Parker has never been defeat
ed yet , and it is very unlikely that good
fortune Avill desert him when the
prize is so n ar his grasp. Hospital
ity is one of the cardinal virtuesin
JU KO Parker's household. Like the
planter in the Southern Slates pre
vious to the war of 1S151 , he deems It
to lie a privilege to offer entertainment
over night. All his neighbors are his
friends , and when he is at the head of
his dining table , surrounded l\v his
wife , mother , brother , a sister of Mrs.
Parker. Avho lives at Rosemount : his
daughter , son-in-law , grandchildren
jind Secretary McCauseland , Avith
two or three guests , he is the life of
the party , gentle and dignified , direct
ing'the conversation , but not monop
olizing ir. A man's private habits
throv. ' much light on his character ,
and nothing in the life of a candidate
for President is uuinlere.-ting to th < *
people Avho vote for the one Avho is to
till Ihe oiilce for the next four years.
Although Judge Parkoi rises early < he
uoes not retire to his ? letping room be
fore 11 o'clor-I ; at night , and he Avorks
s iutermitiingiy during the day that
iie sleeps as swceliy as a babe on its
mother's lo : ori. : lie hardly ever re
quires more ih.'in seven hours' sleep.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
The following vrords from Judge
Parker's letter of acceptance are par
ticularly forceful and characteristic :
"I have pit aside a congenial work ,
to which 1 had expected to devote my
life , in order to assume as best 1 'an.
the responsibilities j our convention pu !
upon me.
"I solicit the rordial co-operation nul
generous assistance of every man A\ho
believes that a change of measures
and of men at this time would be wise ,
and urge harmony of endeavor as well
as vigorous action on the part of all so
minded.
"The issues are joineo. and the peo
ple must render the verdict.
SaI : ! economy cv administration he
demanded or shall cxlravacrr.ee he
cr.couraneci ?
Shall the wrongdoer bo brought lo
bry by ihs people , or must justice
went upon isc.iLical oligarchy ?
S-.al ! ! oi-r government c'cnnd for
ecjuai o.cpcriun'iy or for special privi
lege ?
Shall it remain a government of law
cr become ons of individual caprice ?
Shall we cling lo .he rule cf the
people , or shall v.-o crr.braco bencnccr.i
dcspcliem ?
"With calmness and confidence we
await the people's verdict.
"If called to the ofiiee of President.
I shall cfnIder myself the Chief Mag
istrate oi'all the people and not of any
faction , and shall ever be mindful of
the fact that on many questions of Na
tional policy there are honest differ
ences of opinion. I believe in the pt'-
trlollsm. g' > od scn&e and absolute sin
cerity of all the people. I shall strive
to remember that he in : y serve his
parry best vrho serves ills countrv
best.
"If it be the Avish of the people that
I undertake the duties of the Presi
dency , I pledge myself , with God's
help , to devote all my powers and
energy to the duties of this exalted
oilicc. "
Don't threwvay ycir : vote ! 'r
you wane to strike 2 blo-.v s'c the
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V3TE FOR PARKER !
ERYAN QCJ5XG : INDIANA.
ii-i * lo 2t-Jiiiuiiic null
tic Crowds ,
Mr. Uryan's speeches in Indiana
Iiave evidently been a great disappoint
ment to the Republican managers. He
has struck out straight from the shoul
der in favor of a complete Democratic
viclory in Ihe Iloosier Stale and every
where else. His remarks have been in
good tasle and they bear every evi
dence of unrestrained sincerity. To
say that he has drawn great crowds
wherever he has appeared is super-
lluous. but it is not out of place to
mention the fact fjiat no other speaker
on either side has had audiences one-
half as large as his , and that no other
audiences have been as interested and
enthusiastic.
Mr. Bryan has made it plain to his
hearers that Avhile he did not get ail
he wanted at St. Louis , he got most o2
it. He got tariff and trust planks that
suit him. and he got equally good
planks on Philippine independence and
imperialism. He concedes that the
money question is no longer an issue ,
having been crowded out by the ex
traordinary production of gold. As be
tween Judge Parker and Theodore
Roosevelt , he thinks there should be
no hesitation on the part of any Dem
ocrat , lie urged all of his friends to
support the Democratic National tick
et loyally , as he himself would do. It
is doubtful if there is another State
in the Union which contains as many
devoted admirers of Mr. Bryan as In
diana , and his speeches in that State
ought to be worth a great many votes
to the Democratic tickets , State and
National.
If you want the laws enforced
against the Beef Trust , the Tojncco
Trust , and all the other Trusts ,
VOTE FOR PAR.IER !
SCENES FSOS IffiE OF A
POLITICAL APOSTATE
SLOW DID K3T AU19ST KHl/8B- !
OWA'YVIHN ROBERT TREAT
PAiNS , JS. , DcSftTED.
Has Rerrunci lae Faith of ! & Fa&ers
Bssaus : ol ill ; Desire io Se ;
Elsid a Presided Tuai Will
Invite Iboker T. Wash *
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Probably there ; - > L
The American whofe \ \ m.'JjiTvd >
exist without even haxii't ; heard of Mr.
Robert Treat Paine. Jr. . of Boston. Mr.
Paine is the sublimated gentl .Man who
the Demo
some days ago renounced
cratic faith 'and enlisted under the
Roosevelt banner because of his de > iro
to see olivted a Presidentvlio - would
invite Booker Washius-o : ' t > dinner ,
and perhaps afford other coloredtti -
/.ens an opportunity to dine : u file
White IIous . While a > evere M v.
Mr. Pa i lie's desertion has noc left the-
Democratic pur.y entirely hopeless , but
for the brief moment it brings him iuti >
the parii-iiued spot light. From Al.'lw-
ma comes the statement of the editor oC
the Luverne Critic , formerly a resident
of Washington , D. C. , a statement to
this effect :
"Robert Treat Paine , acting for his
wife , bought , through his agents in
Washington , D. C. . a piece of laud in
Virginia near For t Myer and Arlington ,
laid off imo town Ios , named it Clar
endon , and sold lo people with a bind
ing conrtrt that > . : uJ. US .should never
be sold ' . ' ) a nt-gro. I own three of
these lots 111) . iiM : : i'l lili-aid have
the con tract aul lite tlei'.Is for then : . ' '
Thus it Avould seem tlat : Avlule Mr.
Paine pri-fers a Presld-nt who will eat
\vith calured f'Uics. I-e blacklists tl.em
\vheu it comes to M lilng to\vn lots.
There is another inei lent in the life oC
Robert Tivt P.iine which reveals his
superlatively it iniu" qualities to per
fection. In the cily of Brooklyn there
lives a ilcbrrt Tiwt aiue. who a year
or ' r.-o agi re > . : i\vil through the mail a
number of dividend ciirck which were
evidently not iiue.ided for him. In
vestigation disclosed the fact that they
were the proi/erty of Robert Treat
Paine , of Boston , and he forwarded
them to the Boston person , with a po-
luo note oJ explanation. In return for
his coniM'jy he received this note :
Your leVtt-r. with its inciosure. has
been received by me. 1 hope you will
allow me to express my sincere regret
iiiu yoii shjulu bear tiie name that by
rigiit of lineal descent belongs to me
and my i'amiiy here In Boston. There
is no oilier aiivei male descendant ot
R-jbert Treat Paine , signer of the Dec-
i. ration of Independence , who w.ts the
I'rst to bear that name. If. tiie name
\va. given you in honor rf thegner ; ,
L think such a practice should r. t re
ceive the sanction of tho > : , ! ' . . . "
sous. "
Titc Brooklyn Paine lliercuj > - > n \\i
the Boston I'alr.e as follow.- :
"For the reason that it is impossible
to stop the br.ty of tiie donkey without
killing the ass I will allow you to ex-
pi" s < your sincere regret. The family
n ) which I havj the honor to belong t-x-
is > : ed for many years prior to theign -
ing of the Declaration of Independ
ence , and your statement that the
signer was the lirst lo bear the name
suggests thoughts as to his antece
dents. E have never been sutlieiently
inreivsted to look up my genealogy ,
ana 1 certainly shall never attempt it
now. lest 1 might find that one OL its
withf red brandies reached out to you. * '
Vhis closed the incident. Nov.comes
Robert Treat Patue , of Boston , Avhcr
-ig.iin makes public liis claim to being
th < ' prize ass of North America. Why
iie is not in a ward lor incurable-
the foolihli hou > e is a ( ue tion ' .vJiicb
should chietly concern bis ncitjlsbora.-i
Nashville ( Tenn. ) American.
WHIiRl : IT HUKTS ,
TnrifT 0:1 Coal ! i Great Injustice iu
Why should not New England gfct
coal where it can be hud for the 'east '
money V Uut for a tariff it could be jjad
for a reasonable price from across the
Canadian line. Canada supplies : ui
abundance of bituminous coal. Ala
bama and Tennessee afford all the coal
.leciied for the Soiuhern States and
much other territory besides.
This instance of the protective tariff
system afl'orus the very best il lustra *
tiou of its iniquity. Fuel for the poor ,
especially in the frigid climate ot" New
England , ought at least to be as cheap ,
relatively , discounting freight , as it is
in Canada. In the South , supplied by
the abundant mineral resources of Ala
bama and Tennessee , to say nothing of
the scarcely touched coal beds of Ar
kansas and Indian Territory , and
blessed Avith a perennially temperate
climate , they have a great advantage.
The tariit"should not deny to the peo
ple the poor people ot" the New Eng-
.and States the chance for a living ,
as far as fuel is concerned , whi'-li is
enjoyed by the people South. It is v. .
protective tariff which makes this
i.reat difference.
The Republican Eesf Trust has
raised the price of meat for ths peo
ple while itself pcying Icwcr prices
than ever to the cattle-raisers. If you
want cheaper meat
VOTE FOR PARKER !
The JJutlle in 3linuesota.
Miuesota Republicans are now so
rattled , because of the growing oppo
sition to Dunn , the Republican nomi
nee for Governor , that they have ap
pealed to tho Western headquarters
National Committee
e : the Republican
to release all Minnesota Republicans
who have been assigned to speak in
other States. Johnson , the Democrat
ic nominee , is making a great light
uid in some localities will iret a third
of tiie Republican vote. Democrats
. : nd independents are for him to a
tr.au. His election is easily among
Ihe Dossibilities.