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twenty are on the list of delegates. The
senators were somewhat more free,
thirteen out Of the forty-four ReDubf-
cans being booked for st. Louis, all but
Quay as delegates-at-large- The silver
men made a special point OF sending
their senators as delegates TO St Louis.
and in each case they go with an i'm
piled threat to bolt II the platform
doesn't suit them. Montana led of in
this scheme by sending its entire dele
cation, Senators Mantle and Carter and
Representative Hartman, each OF whom
has practically deserted the party al
ready, as in senate and house they vot-
ed for the tariff bill with the silver
amendment, Utah follows suit with the
whole delegation in the persons OF SEN
ators Cannon and Brown and Represen-
tative Allen. who have records similar
to those Of the Montana men, Dubois
of Idaho. one Of the youngest element of
the senate, and decidedly the most OBJ
streperous silver man in the body. is a
delegate-at-large from Idaho. His col
league, Senator Shoup, is not in the del
egation, for he and Dubois do not hitch.
and just now the ''youngster" is on top
in Idaho.
ShoUp is man of 60, and was in the
Union army whenDubois was in knicker
bockers. He is a silver man. but not a
fanatic and not much of a bolter, so he
was turned down by the Idaho men.
Wyoming is for silver, but the deiega-
ton in congress VIII not be represented
at ST Louis. Nevada has no ReDubH-
cans in either house. California will
send Representative Grove L. Johnson,
who is strong enough on silver but too
much devoted to c. 2. Huntington b
railroad interests 30 do much boiling
while the Republicans control the house.
The delegates from Arizona and New
Mexico have wisely kept out OF the fight,
and the senators and representatives
from Oregon and Washington, who are
not radical silver men, will not be at St
Louis officially. Senator Pettigrew OF
South Dakota, who is silver man, goes
to st. Louis with a dog collar attach
ment, his state having declared for
sound money, and required him TO
pledge himself that he would attempt
no funny business"
The central figure Of the transmits
souri, silver delegation Will be Senator
Henry NJ. Teller of Colorado. He will
represent the silver men on the plat
form committee, and later on, when
beaten there. will uplift the lightning
rod which is expected 10 call the bolts
Of silver. Iowa will have a strong con-
gressional delegation with Senator Gear
and Representatives Henderson and
Hepburn, all as delega tes-at-large, with
General Clarkson TO whoop it up for AL
lison.
Illinois will have a single congress
ional representative in Billy Lorimer OF
Chicago.
Get
General Charles H. Grosvenor will be
one Of the delegates-at-larg and Repre-
sentative Wilson Will go from the Sew
enth district. Senator Lodge viii repre-
sent Reed as a delegate-at-larg from
Massachusetts. Matt Quay comes to
the front as a delegate from the Twen-
ty-fifth district of Pennsylvania, and
he will have as compan MONS Representa-
tives Leisenring, w. A. Stone and Ach-
eson. There will be four members of the
house from New York, Quigg, Odell.
Black and Payne. New Jersey sends
Senator Seweu and Representative Nc
Evan.
The leader Of the Maryland delegation
will be Representative George L. Well
ington, who has been elected also as
Germans colleague in the senate. Jeter
c. Pritchard, who was elected senator
from North Carolina by a fusion with
the Populists, heads his delegation to
st. Louis and will be found with the
moderate silver men. if such there be.
Senator Redfield Proctor Will captain
the Vermont delegation. Three southern
Republican members OF the house will
be in the convention, Foster V Brown
of Tennessee, James A. Walker of Vir-
ginia, and w. Godfrey Hunter of Ken
lucky.
While the official congressional rep
resentation will be small there will be
a large contingent at St. Louis Is spec
ia tors, and if congress should not adj
journ in time quorum will be impossi-
bic to count. even by Speaker Reeds
most approved methods.