The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01
No Cut-and-Dried Programme for
the Democratic National
Convention.
TALK OF MEN FOR CHAlRMEN.
Mayor Rose of Milwaukee Is Popu-
lar Among Missourians-Lentz
and Thomas Mentioned
Other Gossip.
BY HOMER RASSEORD.

STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE RE-
Kansas City. NO. June so-There has
been no meeting OF the National Commit
see. When the Republicans met at Phila
| deiphia a fortnight ago they found that the
| National Committee had preceded them by
! at least one week.
| 1t was the intention of the National Com
! mite of the Democrats to get together
| to-day. but when noses were counted this
/ morning il was found that only the sub
| committee could be got. together. This was
| accomplished al 10 O'Clock. and from tha'
hour until noon the committee worked over
/ the embarrassing details of routine preiim-
| inaries. At 2 O'Clock the committee re-
sumed its session behind closed doors.
| At 4 o'clock MIR. Campau of Michigan and
| Mr. Stone came out. They announced that
the meeting had adjourned. and that MOTH
| ing had happened aside from the looking
over of reports and the Strengthening out OF
minor difficulties.
When Governor Stone was asked what he
! knew about the plans for the temporary
organization, ne said that he had absolutely
| no information on the subject aside from
that already printed. He said that II was
not possible for any one to have any plans
that could give promise of being carried
out until the meeting of the National Com
mittee on Monday.
The subject of the temporary rgsnization
was really taken up in the afternoon execu-
tive session. but 1t was determined that II
would be the part of wisdom for the sub
committee to do nothing that might be
construed into n definite action. When Gov
ernor Stone came downstairs he exchanged
funny stories with Mayor Reed of Kansas
City. and said that there was nothing worth
while to talk about.
For Temporary Chairman.
Young Mr.. Hilton OF Wisconsin. dele
gate-at-large from the Wolverine Depart
~ ,h MI Oh tafa 10
work for Mr.. Rose, Mayor of Milwaukee.
for the post OF temporary chairman. There
has been a good deal Of questioning to-day
az to the identity Of Mr.. Rose. for II has
been evident from the outset that the name
Of Rose will be high up when the time
comes for selecting temporary presiding
officer The case OF Mr.. Rose is like this:
When Milwaukee was out for the Demo-
cratic Convention that Is now assembling
here the hardest worker In the lot OF hard
workers was the Mayor Of Milwaukee AS
Major Harvey Salmon said this afternoon.
II was the bright young Mayor whom the
Kansas City and Missouri fellows had to
beat. So. after the prize had been carried
away by this live city. there was plenty OF
plea sent speech on the subject OF MI
waukee and her fine Mayor.
1t is not surprising. therefore. that Mr..
Rose IL finding a good deal Of support from
the Missouri crowd and especially from the
ing. quiet deiegate-at-large from Wilson,
sin, says that it will be nothing but Rose
when the time comes
Mr.. Lentz of Ohio was among the others
doomed early this morning. but his boom
was not doing much this afternoon. Another
boom that looked well early in the day was
that of Charley Thomas of Colorado, but II
had a puncture put in its tire by some
body's statement that the Coloradoans were
not for the man from their State, which. of
course. Is a. sorry condition Of affairs Tor
a man with a boom In his pocket
Fourth Of July Programme.
When the National Committee gets to-
gether and settles down to real work Mon
day, II is likely that 1t will transfer its
working headquarters to the Kansas City
Club, which Is not far away from the Bal
timore Hotel, where many Of the commit
tee have taken rooms.
There has been q good deal OF talk here
to-day upon the sentimental advantage OF
nominating Mr.. Bryan for the presidency
on the nations birthday. the opening day
of the convention. Several members of the
National Committee have been asked for
Views on the subject, and while they will
agree that It would be a pleasant thing to
do. they are not in favor OF going out of the
usual order of procedure 10 accomplish
the result
Governor Stone has made the statement
that he was not in favor Of making the
nomination before the making of the plat
form, however much he would like to see
Mr.. Bryan nominated on the Fourth of
July.
Committeeman johnson of Kansas agreed
with Mr.. Stone. and expressed the belief
that the contests to be considered. In con-
nection with the usual routine, would mako
It impossible for the convention to get to
the nomination on the first day.