american judge best known conservative democrat lost presidential election incumbent landslide native upstate new_york parker practiced law kingston new_york appointed elected served chief judge resigned run president defeated liberal publisher democratic_party nomination president united_states general election parker opposed popular incumbent republican president disorganized ineffective campaign parker defeated electoral votes carrying traditionally democratic returned practicing law managed successful campaign governor new_york served prosecution counsel successor governor early life parker born new_york farmer parents educated encouraged reading early age age parker watched father serve fascinated proceedings resolved lawyer trained initially teacher taught engaged daughter man owned property near school parker married clerk legal firm relatives senior partner enrolled graduating degree practiced law kingston senior partner firm parker active democratic_party early supporter future new_york governor president served delegate cleveland named party presidential nominee cleveland went narrowly defeat republican fall election time parker managing hill gubernatorial campaign hill won landslide judicial career election hill appointed parker fill vacancy created death justice parker elected fourteen year term seat years later parker judge hill appointed newly formed november parker successfully ran post chief judge defeating republican judge parker notable independently researching case heard generally considered pro labor active supporter social reform legislation example maximum hours law constitutional decision parker found woman face advertisements permission ruling use violate common law privacy rights decision unpopular press led passage privacy law following year year parker upheld death sentence given convicted murderer woman executed electric chair time chief judge parker wife sold kingston home bought estate hudson_river calling house couple daughter son died young presidential nomination presidential election approached democrats began search nominee oppose popular incumbent republican president parker arose possible candidate roosevelt secretary said parker opened mouth national question roosevelt feared man neutrality prove political advantage writing neutral individual win man pronounced views active life held july missouri hosting world fair summer olympics parker mentor having attempted failed capture nomination convention led campaign nomination nominated defeated longer considered delegates viable alternative party supported publisher lacked sufficient numbers secure nomination opposition hall powerful new_york political machine small clusters delegates pledged support candidates including missouri senator cleveland secretary state senator delaware delegates spoke cleveland served terms cleveland longer popular outside party rift parker long service bench proved advantage nomination avoided taking stands issues divided party particularly currency standards hill parker supporters remained deliberately silent candidate beliefs time convention cast votes clear candidate parker unify party selected ballot elderly west_virginia millionaire senator selected vice presidential candidate hope partially finance parker campaign convention debate include free silver campaign platform opposing gold standard calling government mint large numbers silver dollars free silver movement key party popular western farmers felt inflation help repay debts business interests contrast supported lower inflation gold standard famous cross gold speech opposing gold standard fought avoid inclusion gold standard party platform ultimately convention agreed include subject seeking win support eastern sound money faction parker sent telegram convention immediately hearing news nomination considered gold standard firmly established decline nomination state campaign telegram sparked new debate fresh opposition convention eventually replied parker free speak issue liked national support parker began rise roosevelt praised opponent telegram private bold campaign receiving nomination parker resigned bench august formally visited delegation party elders inform nomination parker delivered speech criticizing roosevelt administration involvement turkish affairs having failed date philippines independent american control speech considered supporters historian described speech parker candidate recover initial speech parker retreated strategy silence avoiding comment major issues parker campaign soon proved poorly run parker advisors opted porch campaign brought parker speak model successful campaign remote location campaign inefficient use funds bring delegates parker received visitors introducing issues differentiate parties democrats preferred emphasize roosevelt character portraying dangerously unstable parker campaign failed reach traditional democratic voting immigrants contrast roosevelt campaign headed organized committees appeal specifically demographics including jewish black german american voters roosevelt secretary state wrote parker poor showing calling absurd political campaign time month election parker aware large corporate donations roosevelt campaign theme speeches accusing president previous trust efforts late october went speaking tour key states new_york new_jersey reiterated president exhibition willingness compromise dignity roosevelt enraged released statement calling parker criticisms monstrous parker attacks came late turn election november roosevelt won landslide votes parker roosevelt carried northern western state including missouri total electoral votes parker carried traditionally democratic accumulating electoral votes parker roosevelt night returned private life book ran defeated presidential candidates author stated parker defeated presidential candidate history biography written stone parker effective president election american history voters rate candidates choose stone professed americans liked roosevelt colorful style later life election parker resumed practicing law served president represented organized labor cases notably popularly known case case fur hat manufacturer attempted enforce open shop policy unions subsequently company sued north_america violation act conservative supreme_court found ruling union acting restraint interstate commerce parker later entered politics managing successful gubernatorial campaign delivering address nominated president counsel managers trial leading successor governor parker wife mary died remarried day campbell days recovering pneumonia parker died heart attack riding car new_york_city days birthday buried kingston
Alton B. Parker