The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-02
Delegation Will Support Carter
Harrison il He Gives
the Word.
EFFORT MADE TO REACH HIM.
Friends Assert He Will Consent to
Run for Second Place if Mr..
Bryan Desires Him on
the Ticket.
ny ,. T.. PICKERING.

STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE. REPRE-
Lie.
Kansas city. No. July THE p.opnSi-
ton of Cato Sells and his Inwans to placa
4 Carter II. Harrison Of Illinois on the ticket
for Vice President, receives the sanction
of the Illinois Delegates pr.sen Bat tf.v
| don't know whether Mr.. Harrison desire
the place, or whether ne will even permit
the of his name.
Il told Harrison said Mr.. Gan. when
We left Springfield for Chicago last week
that the National Convention vas likely u
Roosevelt him. and he replied via en-
phasis that II wouldn't do'-he wouldn't
have II. We will not know anything about
his position until he arrives on Tuesd1y
II is true tnat attempts have been mad
here to-day 10 reach him over tic reIe-
phone. but we haven't boon adj. 10 CATCH
him vet. OF course. II there Is a strong .ie-
maud for him. or If Mr. Bryan wants him
b" i likely To accept. Bryan has more in
fuenc- with him than any other man. II
Harrison will Just say tire word there. will
be no doubt about the rosult-he will b..
nominated"
There is a story abroad that Mr.. Ha,ci-
son wants to be chairman Of the delsc:-
tinn, and also member OF the Resolutions
Committee" suggested.
Il don't believe there is anything I'm !,
II he wants anything it /. member Of the
Resolutions Committee declared Mr..
Gal1an.
lie was chairman of that committee, I'm
the Illinois Convention and knows wb,t
Illinois wants better than any other man
IN the delegation
sells IL for Harrison.
Cato Sells urges Mr.. Harrison rs tho
strongest man in the country for Rryap's
running mate on the ground of :he. Chicag,
Mayors labor in municipal reforms II,
would he acceptable to the gold men i'm the
East ana at the same time has "A straight
ana square record as silver Democrat
James NJ Graham of Springfield q della
gate from the Seventeenth District cam.
i!a this morning with A number of Sprirr-
n"Id friends, Charles A Power Henri
birksen. Frank +. Bu0lIne. Eugene CoIe,u
and others Mr. Graham does not beIieye
1t necessary tor the platform TO be so en-
phatic on the silver matter as four years
ago.
IF there was any question OF our SIN
c,rity -four years ago. any suggestion that
Mr. Bryan was not sincere then or IS not
sincere now. which IL no; true said MIR.
Ora ham. there might be some reason for
irdorsin. the silver issue in specific term,
IL matters little whether the phrase is used
or not. II it Is not the Chicago platform
will be Endorsed in SO un-quivocai a man
ner tina; there can be no cavil with irs
terms. II seems to me that if we seiec, one
paragraph and repeat il. We might as well
select several. Personally / favor the In
uorSefnent and affirmation of the Chicago
platform without any evasion whatever.
and think that would be sufficient.
Il have seen il stated III some Of the Re-
publican papers that the trusts were con-
demned in the Chicago platform. ana that
there is no necessity for a plank On
that Issue. But the two questions are not
parallel by any mems. The trusts have been
Ccddled and nurtured and have expanded
under the Mckinley administration until
they have become vastly stronger and much
more "A menace than they were four years
ago. and a new plank against them is alb
suiutely imperative"
Have you "A preference for Vice PTesi-
dent?''
II have not. and do not believe any Illinois
delegate has a preference at this time. Ger
tainly there has breu no disqualification of
sentiment on anybody. | do not favor Mr..
Harrison for member of the Committee ON
Resolutions from our State. l do not know
that | have any particular objection, If MIR.
Harrison will say that he Is all right. |
think that Congressman J. T. Williams
would be Il good man for Resolutions Com
nitteC."
AIR Gahan of Chicago is not against
any proposition for the platform. lie IS
for the Illinois platform utterances on ma
;ional questions. and asserts that the IN
nOis delegation will stand where he stands
on the question. lie believes Mr.. Harrison
should I've placed on the Resolutions Com
rnitIee from Illinois. and maintained that
there WAS no pronounced vice presidency
ssptincn; i'm his delegation. MIR. Gahan. as
q member of the National Committee for
Illinois. will cal! the Illinois caucus for
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
Thompson Wants McMiilin.
ct want TO vote for Democrat Tor candi-
date for Vice President. said Judge owsh
L. Thompson OF jacksonville. I'VE don't
want Towne, and We cont WANT HILL
What's the matter with McMillir of Ten
r.sseca Has h. not been right op all ques-
tons and is not he an oil and tried Demo
crat? Shively wouldn't be bad cand G'.;c
either. But at This time | really don
know whom / favor. unless 1t Is McMillin
or Shvey.''
Judge Thomp-on was disposed to favor
some other candidate than MIR. Harrison
for member OF Il solutions Committee from
Illinois. He believes Mr.. Harrison should
h. chairman of the delegation.
The Illinois headquarters were opened foT
inspection ana IoahrG purposes this after
noon, and presented a striking appearance
Every available inch of surface Is covered
with bright colors and imitation bouquets
and silver fringe adorn the paneied walls
Portraits of BRYAN, Carter HARRISON ami
Thomas Gahan. National Committeeman. an
feep borders of silver fringe filled the
widest sweeps in the room. No head
quarters ever before were so laviShlv
decorated and the nationality of the artist
was MADE known by his handIwork. Ii
was the conception of Henry Lurchcr-
kitchen of Chicaso. and should b. repro
iuced at the state FAIR at Springfield next
fall az an example of art as Is art
few Illiuoisans came in late trains this
afternoon Among others NJ. +. Dunlap Of
Jacksonville, candidate for State Treasurer;
George d. Locke and 5. W. Butler Of Jer-
SEVILLE. J. W. Sunny and q. Topham of
Alton.
Tonight one hears a good deal OF Carter
Harrison talk Cor the second place on the
ticket l was surprised to learn that
Buck Hinrichsen Is plugging with all his
might for McMillin u Tennessee for the
place. This will lead the men of Baal IN
Illinois to promptly copper McMillin as
sure TO lose, for AIR. Hinr!cnsen has made
some bad suesses recently. In Springfield
and elsewhere. The McMillin talk does
not seem to catch on In illinois. and the
disposition is give Carter Harrison q clean
sweep If he cares for the place.
1t is argued that Harrison represent. ths
principle that corporations must pay a Just
compensation for their privileges. a munich
pal reform idea that is pleasing to the
delegates.
But Mr. Harrison is not here. and his
closest friends positively say he will not
consent. IL Mr.. Harrison adheres to the po-
si,ion assumed for him by his friends. on