The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-15
NOT IN CONCORD.
Missouri Democrats Don't Dwell
Together in Peace.
A Big Fight Likely at State
Convention
BLAND DETERMINED.
He Will Hold Out fer a Is to 1
Ratio.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 15.-Owine
to the inability of the state central
committee to complete the necessary
preliminary arrangements, the pro-
gram for to-days convention was
changed materially. The district
caucuses which had been set for $50
a. m, were held at IL instead, and
the convention proper was called to
order aApoon instead of at IL o'clock.
The ORDER for this change was prac-
tically the only thing the state CEN
trail committee managed to do, al
though it met at 1890 a. M yesterday
and stayed in session over. an hour.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Mafit and the roll call by
Secretary Sam Cook developed the
presence of all the members, except
ex-MayOr NOOnan of st. Louis, Har-
vey Salmon and General B. q. Boone
of Clinton.
Mayor Noonan's absence caused a
heap of trouble. His Democracy is
unqueStionable and, doubtless, to be
absolutely sure his district was repre-
scented, finding himself unable to be
here, he had carefully given two
proxies, One of these was presente
by Colonel William III. Phelps, the
other by Captain Dan Able Neither
one of these gentlemen felt that he
other, and so there was of necessity
stop in all the operations of the
committee until Mayor Noonan
could be heard from. TIL e committee
accordingly took recess till $50 and
meantime telegraphic query was
sent to Mr.. Noonan. For some reason
no reply came and the committee af-
ter waiting and waiting for nearly
four hours finally adjourned till
o'clock this morning, after selecting
these guardians of the official peace
of the convention:
Doorleeper-Frank Phillips.
Assistants-J. j. Williams, A. J.
Shocl1ey, Dee Reese, James Collins,
Thomas Walker, w. X. Bradbury,
Frank Mcguire, Marshall Baldwin, J.
b. McCfowan, Gus Jaiser and j. e.
Fitzpatrick.
Sergeant at-Arms-Thomas MCGEE.
Assistants Sergeant at-Arms-Jas.
A. Reed, Richard Newman, T. E J.
Duane. e. c. b. jenkins, NJ. Ross, John
J. Rieger, BayIey Steele. Thomas
Bidge and f. P. Shannon.
Unless Congressman Richard Bland
experiences a change of heart, it is
probable that all efforts LOOKING
toward harmony in to-day's Demo
cratic state convention will come to
naught Mr.. Bland arrived in the
city yesterday morning. He came
with jaws set firmly together, and a
positive Discrimination to talk for
publication.
Il will not be interviewed" was his
invariable response to questions put
by newspaper men.
But Mr.. Bland had talked before he
came here, and he has talked to in
Inmates since he arrived. 1t is known
that Mr. Bland expects to be q mem
Der of the committee on resolutions
He hopes to be its chairman and he
proposes that the. committee shall
report resolutions favoring the res
toratiOn of the silver coinage laws in
force prior to the so-called demonetiza-
ton act of 1S73-coinage on a ratio of
16 to /.
If such a report gets before the con-
vention, and BANDS followers insist
that it will. there will be fight.
Judge John w Henry of this city
and Colonel Griff Prather OF St. Louis
held a long consultation with Mr.
Bland yesterday, and earnestly be-
sought him to abandon his purpose to
introduce, OF favor in committee, a
resolution which could only result in
strife Both of these gentlemen are
silver men, but they can not see what
good purpose can be served by attack
ing the platform upon which Presi-
dent Cleveland and Mr.. Bland himself
were elected. ''Silver Dick was OBJ
stinate, however. but positively re-
fused to recede from his position.