The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-18
by A STAFF CORRESPONDENT

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Philadelphia. Pa. June lT.-Although the
National Committee yesterday threw out
enough of the Green delegates to insure
the election of Hawley to the National
Committee. Green Is not disposed to accept
this result final
He has been in conference to-day with
his delegates from the contested districts.
These are "Goossneek Bilr' Mcdonald. the
defeated deIegate-st-large: Allen and Hous-
ton. from the First District. and Myers
and Chlds from the Seventh District.
They all demand that their claims be
passed upon by the Credentials Committee
of the convention. and Green has decided
to renew the fight there.
He has retained "Blocks-of-Ffve Dudley"
OF Indiana to argue the appeal. and that
airoit statesman is preparing the arsu-
ments for the turned down Texans.
Green is not hopeful Of getting the Nc
Donald decision reversed by the commit
tee. az the vote on that was almost uhani-
nous but he said to-day that he would
surely get Allen and Houston seated In the
place of Walter Burns and J. Atkins: ard
in the Seventh District Myers and Chiids.
instead of Marshall and King, the Hawley
men.
The Sixth District, which the National
Committee found SO crooked as TO demand
also will go before the Credentials Commit
tee. and there Green says he will gain two
votes. Reuben Freedman and b. z. Bluitt
with these gains, which Green says are
practically assured. he hopes yet TO lie
elected to the National COMMITTEE ana 10
increase his hold upon the FEDERAL p'e touh-
ter.
This morning Representative Hawley went
10 Washington: In his absence the Hawley
men laughed at Green's claims.
.Why," said Walter Burns this evening.
"when the Credentials Committee gets done
with Eddie Green he will learn 'omething
about politics. He will have just ten dele
gates out OF thirty"
Choice for Second Place.
Tho Texans were giving a good deal of
time to-day to deciding where to land on
the vice presidency. The majority OF the
Uawley faction are inclined to vote for
Secretary Long. Hawley himself has pre-
pared speech seconding the nomination
Of the Massachusetts candidate Late de-
yelopments. however. which point strongly
TO a New Yorker. may cause him to with
hold its delivery, and In Washington he
NAV receive an irtimation that Long, while
acceptable, is not the nrst cnoice Oh the
President for running mate.
Hawley is prudent and cautious states
man. He wants membership on the Nation
al Committee for the grip 1t Will give him
ON patronage and the Texans say he Will
not make the mistake OF being for any man
not the real choice Of the President. and
that his prepared speech VIII not De made.
The Hawley men who were seated from
the contested districts were the noisiest
men about the Walton to-day. The BOOM
ers for the various vice presidential candi-
dates had been keeping tab on the men
seated by the committee. and as soon as
the Texas cases were disposed of. Fergu-
son, Burns, Atkins, Blackwell. Coree,
Knight, Love and Boynton. were in de-
mand.
Love said to-day he never had so many
distinguished visitors. Il have been looked
for by big men from Massachusetts, to Cali
fornia. Boomers for Long. Scott. Dolliver
and Woodruff are chasing me. / have
pocket full of buttons. and have promised
to wear all of them As soon as see
how the wind blows / Will put one on"
Greens Men Loyal.
The Green delegates had but one answer
to the appeals of these rooters. and 1t was.
"See Green. He knows how I'll vote"
Burl1tt Of Palestine Coree Of Atlantis
and Love Of Mckinney were standing In the