Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-25
THE MONSTER DEMoCRATICBAN-
QUIET ar ST. LOUIS THURS
DAY, NAY 25TH.
WHAT SAMUEL B. COOK SAYS.
Over One Thousand Tickets Sold and
Applications Still Coming In
Mayor Harrison Decides Not
to Be There-Altgeld
win Be Present.


Sam b. Cook, general manager OF
the Ways and Means Committee Of the
Democratic National Committee, de-
MES that there will be anything like q
ight in the meeting OF the National
Committee Thursday over the rival
elaine Of Carter Harrison and John
P. Altgeld for supremacy In Illinois.
There has been much talk Of the
probability Of such a battle growing
out Of ~utterances by Chairman James
K. Jones, which seemed to favor Alt
geld to the disadvantage of Harrison
and certain alleged utterances Of w.
J. Stone and Mr.. Cook, which seemed
to favor Harrison, to the disadvantage
Of Altgeld.
Now comes Mr.. Cook with q denial
Of most Of the ~utterances along that
line, and & declaration that perfect
harmony will prevail at the meeting.
He declared Tuesday that both Har-
rison and Altgeld would be present at
the banquet, but In this he was mis-
taken, az was shown by q letter re-
ceived Tuesday morning by Secretary
Fitzsimmons.
Mayor Harrison sends regrets.
Altgeld will be here, al the two LETT
ters of acceptance, both written In his
office in the Unity Building, Chicago,
in the same handwriting, but signed
by different men, attest.
Mr.. Altgeld seems to have been
very anxious to impress upon the st.
Louis managers Of the dinner that he
would be here.
Thomas Gahan, the Illinois member
Of the National Committee, will be
at the conference, however. He Will
speak for Harrison.
II a fight does not come q lot OF
political forecastings will be much
disappointed.
Mr.. Cook arrived In st. Louis from
Chicago Tuesday morning. He went
with Col. Wetmore and I. b. Love TO
the office OF the banquet committee
in the Lincoln Trust building. On the
way he told a Post Dispatch reporter
how there would be harmony at the
meeting of the National Committee
and at the banquet. He also told Of
a bet he had made with an Illinois
politician that Bryan will be nominate
cd in 1900, and with Col Blees, Of
Macon, Mo-, that Missouri VIII elect q
Democratic Governor in the same
year. The stake in each cas- ia q suit
of clothes.
"I'm calling all such BETS" he said,
81 would like a few more of the same
kind"
MI. FiIly viii be q figure at the Anti
Trust banquet. He has accepted the
invitation OF the Jefferson Club to
occupy a box with his Republican
friends.
About % members Of the National
Committee are expected to be pres
emit.
Mr.. Bryan will reach st. Louis
Thursday morning from Pittsfeld, III,
and will breakfast at the home Of his
kinsman, DR.. Dwight Jennings, SIS
North Eighteenth, and later will be
escorted to the Planters BY the Re-
ception committee.
Mr.. Cook has taken the RESPONSE
bllity of seeing that the National and
State Committeeman are properly
seated at the banquet. They will be
at the table No. 2, next to the Speak
er's table.
Secretary Fitzsimmons reports that
more than 1000 seats at the banquet
board have been disposed Of. II ID
expected that the rush of the next
two days will dispose OF every seat.
Not wen the advance guard Of din
ner goers has arrived yet, and few
reservations have been made al the
hotels.
W J. Bryan and o. H. P. Belmont
viii be quartersd at the Planters,
where rooms are held for them, but
the other politicians and speakers are
not on the books at any hotel. Bel
mont will arrive Thursday morning.
The Planters, the Southern and the
Laclede win get most of the guests.