The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-02
Delegation FavOrs Vice Presi-
Dental Candidate Who Is Strong
in New York and Indiana.
SOUTHERNERS SLOW TO ARRIVE
Texas Contingent Expected Tues-
day-Chairman Jones Very
Busy-Tennessee's At
titude.
RY W. =. DANIELS,

| RY w. =. DANIELS,
STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE REPUB.
| Lie.
| Kansas city. Mo. July !.-Tfe Texas De-
mocracy Was unrepresentod to-day In the
| crowds that se"th-d through the corridors
IF the Coates. Baltimore, Midland and other
rendezvous Of the Presid nj makers. They
| have wircd the manager Of the Washing on
| Hotel that they will reach Kansas City
! Tuesday. and rooms have been reserved for
| the four delegate s-at-llIG- and twenty-six
| sialwarts. who will como 20 name the can
| didatoS OF the strongest Democratic Sta.
In tn Union. The delrEatl IN will b. head {!
10y Representative Tom Ban o, Fiuntsv;Ii,
| They arrive but one day in advance Of III.
| opening OF the contention which IS con-
| struod 90 mean that the Texans need no
| preliminary surveys to decide upon their
candidates for either first or second place
ON the national ticket. but ready. as always
| in the past. to adopt the platform. accept
| the candidates preferred by the majority
Of the ccnv.ntinn. and then roll up lca 900
! or 21o"0o majority for the ticket. according
as weather and business conditions at elcc-
| Ton time may render advisabl. or cnn-
| veIisrt
Southern Delegations.
! inc southern delegations generally are N,
no haste To De on the ground. The Ala baIn;.
| men nave telegraph-d National Commit
teeman Clayton that they will not r,.t I'm
| Until late tomorrow. Judge CLAYTON has
secured large room for their headnuar-
/ ttEs NJ Inc baltimore. and to-day gave or
uers Tor its decoration with the national
colors. coat of arms Of the State and sun
dry lockers In which TO hold cordiaIs and
other medicines that may be needed by
the southern gentlemen suddenly removed
10 more northerly climate The dele
cation Will b. headed by the venera Bile
Senator Morgan. long chairman and now a
member of tn. Committee. on Foreign Pc
| iations. Senator Morgan will be one Of the
conspicuous figures of the convention, and
Is expected 10 take a prominent part In its
discussions.
Ala bama's Position.
Although the Alabama delegates have
rot vet appeared upon the ground, their
position In regard to the vic. presidency
and the platform was stated in a general
way to-day by judge Clayton.
The Alabama Democrats think" he said
mat reaff1rmation of the principles OF
the Chicago platform is sufficiently explicit
In Alabama We are for silver There is no
doubt rs To the vote IN that State. We want
however. To win this campaign. and IL tha
Eastern Democracy believes that harmony
would be secured better by emitting j
specific reiieration OF the ratio Of IL TO /. we
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that such i reitcratiun is essential.
As ~ the vice presidency We shall be
for any good Democrat of national stature,
and would prefer one who could command
The fun strength Of our party in such doubt
fuI States rs Indiana ami New York. With
Fuch a candidate We can win. Ala bal ma viii
not he found headstrong IN the selection OF
either the candidate for second place or the
phraseo!oGy of the platform
"hen the delegates arrive tomorrow.
thew will caucus for selection Of members
on the convention committees Judge
Clayton probably will be reelected Ma
iona! Committeeman and there Is a gem
crdi eXpecta ton that Senator MORGAN will
lie On the Resolutions Committee II the lat
Ter selection is mIde there Is little doubt
that the Alabama Senator will give to the
Platform Committee quite freely and can
uldiy ms views as TO the policy of expan-
sion. and the manner In which this should
be treated in the platform.
Arkansas Delegation.
Rooms have been ordered for the Ar
RAMS : Delegation at the Brunswick Hotel
but they are not expected to reach the city
untt to-morrOw evening. The State has
been well represented however by Senator
james X Jones. whose duties as chairman
OF the National Committee of the Ex-
ecUiive Committee. the Ways and Means
Committee and the Press Committee have
made him the busiest man In Kansas CITY
and have caused a constant stream Of dele
gates and other visitors 10 IL. Senator's
quarters at the BlItimore. Among his most
important callers to-day were Croker, Hill
and Murphy of New York: National Com
mitteemcn Stone of Missouri Johnson of
Kansas. Williams of Massachusetts. Gufrey
of Pennsylvania. Mayor Rose Of Miiw lukce
who &; poets 10 be the temporary chairman
of the convention; Representative Richard
son % Tennessee, selected for permanent
chairman. and former Representative
james Hamilton Lewis Of Washington who
claims TO have the support of the Pacific
Coast States for the vice presidency.
In addition To these callers were a hum
dI eli or more Of the delegates from various
States. who wanted TO see about conven-
tion tickets for constituents. discuss the
platform. the vice presidency and numerous
details connected with the convention.
When the Senator had finished with these
callers late this evening. he remarked that
he was little bit weary and showed fl
clearly.
senator Jones Talks.
Il have rs little idea OF who will be nomi-
mated Vice President he said. las any
man in the world. Nothing has developed TO
throw Il strong and certain light upon IN.
action Of the convention. Our State wants
a strong candidate. a man good enough 20
b. President. and one upon whom the De
moCra"y everywhere will unite Our dele
gates have not formally considered the aues-
tlon. Nor have they. so far as | know. any
Uryielding views as TO the platform. | am
inclined 10 think that a reaffirmatlon OF IN,
platform of 1895 would NEE; their approval
Personally l do not care ts say any more
about this point than l have stated al
ready"
The Senator added that everything Is moy-
ing tremendously and that he looked for
no serious discussions In the convention
either over the candidates or the platforms
T.4f,r q.
Tuesday morning Reprr sentative Richard
son. who will be pcrme ncnt chairman Of
the convention. was in mis- rooms at the
Coates. preparing for the duties of his Of
flee and receiving congratulations upon the
honor extended him and his State
Tennessec's Attitude.
Doctor Ill., the only delegate-at-large We,
in the city, said that Tennessee would be
well satisfied with a rcafilrmation of the 's5
platform. and that the dele gates favored an
Eastern man for the vice presidency.
Our state. he added. will abide the ac-
tien Of the convention on both these ar,es-
lions. We want success this fall and "a