The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-05
Getting All They Ask for in the
Way of Tickets and
Badges.
STEVENS0N'S BOOM GROWS.
Prairie State Delegates Doing Mis-
sionary Work With Much
Success-Other States
Failing in Line.
ny y. l.. PICKERING.

Lie.
! Kansas City. July 4-Interest in the I'LL
nois dels cation tagged somewhat to-day
| after the exciting scenes If yesterday after
noon and evening. when the Cook Coun-
| " programme came 80 near being smashed
The boon, Tor Stevenson grew aplcc. and
Illinoisaus were energetic and aggressive in
urging his candidacy.
Scouts disye rset among the different dele
cations and left little haven in each. BY
| miJniehs last night. Pennsylvania. Ohio.
KcntucLy aud OTHER States were Inclined to
vote or formally voted for the Illinois can
didatc.
To-day others followed tho lead of Penn
sy!vania .uI Kentucky. and TO-DAY it looks
as If thc former Vice President may again
fill the .;,.c, of Pres ideni OF tn. Senate
Mr.. Stcv, 1sna has actively participated in
every CAMPAIGN in Illinois for Il third Of
century or longer. He served two terms in
Congress from q district Overwhelmingly
Republican,. aud al@ays ran ahead OF his
ticket. no difference what office he was
after. ! believe he never sought an office
I'm his life end is regarded In his State
lucky politician. Ills nomination wouli
strengthen the ticket Ia that State and tend
70 cement the different elements in the
party in every State In the Union.
There was a little rivalry among the dele
gates for the honor of presenting the name
OF Mr.. Stevenson to the convention. and II
wa finally accorded to Congressman VIII
liarns.
Illinois also is on the LIS. for second
ing speech on the nomination of Mr.. Eryan.
and while that matter has not been definite
~ determined. ii is likely that Judge owen
T. Thompson Of Jacksonville will perform
the duty of the State.
Illfnotsnns and the Tickets.
Illinoisans were fortunate in securing seats
IA the convention and In receiving respect
full attention after they go; inside.
The morning trains brought a great crowd
from the other side Of the Mississippi and
the influx fairly staggered the delegates and
influential statesmen already on the ground.
An underground railroad was patched up in
connection with a main doorkeeper. but
John l. Martin. who looks enough like Ben
Butler to be his twin brother. and who is
sergeant-at-arms. discovered the plot and
frustrated it in time to prevent the adrnis-
sion OF half a dozen. Then John W. Rapp.
the newspaper man. was applied TO for re-
lief and cajoled Secretary Walsh out OF a
hundred tickets for actual editors OF I'LL
rois country papers. present in Kansas City
In person and DESTROYS of attending the con-
vention."
Mr.. Rapp is an honest man at his home in
Fairfield and stands well In his community.
There Is no hayseed In his hair. II he does
live IN q farming community. but the man.
ner in which the desperate politicians Sc
cured those press tickets can be compared
only to the ways of the highwayman.
The editors OF the C3rlinville Democrat
and the Mason County Democrat and the
Arcols Herald and scores of other newspa-
pers IN the State made their appearance
and. backed By plenty Of men who vouched
for the Democracy of each newspaper and
the identity OF the editor. had little trouble
in securing the desirable passes.
Editor A. l. Maxwell Of the Lawrence
vile News had an order from George W.
Fithisn. alternate at-large. for his badge
and ticket. Having secured these he got
tinued getting tickets for unlucky visitors
from ,he Nineteenth District as long as
tho list of newspapers held out.
| saw Dick Cadle and Jim Rardin over
in one corner of the headquarters in friend
" conversation. They have been passing
back and forth on parallel paths of Democ-
point except at the polls on election day.
Here they were poking each other in the
ribs and telling funny stories IL developed
lot Of Coies and Edgar County constitu-
ents on orders from Bin Hirds. editor o: the
Nation star "a NIKE Yearsin Of The Oak
lesion Courier. They were laughing at the
idea OF getting the best Of the fellows who
couldn't get a pass TO Kansas City and
hadn't the price of a ticket
strong bryan Advocate.
Judge Henry of yaEdal,a Is strongly sd- |
vising his colleagues to stand by Bryan in |
everything. |
He has been chosen by the people as our |
leader declared the Judge. and II he is |
the leader we should follow him and not |
attempt to lead hin. That Is my doctrine. |
anyhow. and ] want TO be recorded as for |
anything Bryan wants | don't believe he
wouldn't be for him for President have
the most implicit confidence ip him.
This sentiment was percolating through |
the entire Illinois delegation during the day. |
II had little effect In Cook County and |
Northern Illinois, but the Northern illinois |
politicians have bee, been , taking their cue from
nature with them. or course. nobody ex- |
poets Chicago man to acknowledge that |
Knows " a. much as himself ' and for This his
reason the most Of the Chicago delegates |
are stubborn as mules. They are ready to
quit the game this year on the slightest |
and the merest divergence OF |
the candidate or the platform from their |
own ideas means death and destruction to |
the party.
AIschuler the Lion.
Sam Alschuler continues to be the lion |
Of the hour He holds n continuous levee \
in HIS modest and somewhat cramped |
quarters from in the morning until mid
night.
lie tells me that he has received many |
Invitations TO a MAKE co,I, hes at pGnSs
and has declined all Of them for the rSa-
son that he intends TO proceed in a sys-
tematic way when he starts out in the
ca mraign. !,
81 shall begin early in August" said he.
and before am through / expect to meet |
and shake hands with IS per cent of all the |
voters i'm the State. do not imagine that |
the Republicans are counting on the Demo- I
Gratis permitting the State 10 go by default.
but believe we will put up such line !
" battle as never before was seen I'm I'LL |
nois. and Furthermore. 1 feel confident that |
We shall carry the State This is Demo-
cratic year"
Many inquiries have been made for Elmer
Perry OF Mount Sterling. candidate for
] Lieutenant Governor: for Jimmy O'Connell |
nf Bio mington. candidate for Secretary of 4
State. and for Cieorae u. Parsons of Shaw
candidate for State Auditor. None
scnvilie with Mr.. Alschuler is hearing the
burden attached to the Illinois ticket
among the pass hends with becoming grace
and energy.