The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-02
It Is Probable That Half the st.
Louis Wards Will BE in
Dispute
CONFERENCE HELD YESTERDAY.
Country Democrats Are Not Much
Pleased With the Prospect
of Tedious Hearing of
Evidence.
tremc northern part Of the city.

| The situation I'm local Democratic political
| cirlces Indicates that fresh trouble Is antic-
! ipatei ~ Kansas city Tuesday hctween the
jefferson Club and Ilrady-Lemp forces. Ths
! Jefferson Cub on TIE face Of the returns.
/ viii c7ntroI The votes OF twenty out u the
/ twenty-eight wards IN the city.
At the Cape Girasd2aU conv, at!on I: was
! thought thG; the differences had bscn
/ settled. hut those on the inside declare hat
! the Brady-Iemp-Carm forces will at
I tempt 10 carry the contests III the Sixth.
/ Eleventh. Twelfth. Fifteenth. Twsnty-fsrsc.
! Twenty-secoud ard TwsDty-thlrl wards be-
! fore the Committee on Credentials II such
is The plan the jefferson Club Hawes forces
| VIII retaiiare by fling contests IN the Fi,st.
Second. Ninth. Terth and Twentieth wards
| This viii also be followed by a contes: IN
the Higgins ward, the Nineteenth. Both
sides are understood 70 have been engaged
IN the search Tor evidence. The Brady fol-
lowers will charge police Interference. Tom
d Cannon. who conducted tn contests in
the TweI;:-frst and T~snty-sixth wards AT
Cape Gi-arGsau, IS cZrCCJ-d 10 appear on
the scene at Kansas City with fresh ev!-
IeEca IN support # HIS cr.ltrutiUus.
Peace Possible.
It IS barely possible thar the an.i-Jerer-
son Club element VIII conclude to suspend
hostilities entirely. II This conclusion is
reached the delegation VIII 90 to Kansas
City simply divided into Several minor fac
lions. The Jefferson Club viii b.. represent
Cd by tvo-tairIs OF the lGi votes to which
tha city is entitled. IN. balance will prob
ably be DIVIDED into independent factions
On the vote on State nominations. Sever!
oi the candidates for nominations on the
state tickets have been !ndastr!ously circu-
lating among the ST. Louis delczates In tho
last DAYS Frsaa IN ,,-l,l
strength they can pick Up by indiviiUa!
pleas The tine for the departure Of the
81 Louis delegation TO Kansas City has
not been Ger.itoIy settled upon. but they
vii likely srragEle In from Sunday morn
Ing until Tuesday morning. the day the
convention meets.
Concerning a." chances Of the various
candidates for 81. four contested Offices
=" LpTt the kansas city convention 4 Is
'a:1 that ont IF i.-.t votes not one of them
MS received - r.auy as -, instructed
votes. This i'a.aS more than 40 vote. trat
VIII go - the convention iI.s-ructcI. ana.
70 d sr-a, extent. uuplrdg-d. The fig!,
'.i1tr I.--' circumstances seems to hc an
csen one Tor adj concerned. and il vii! Jros,- |
ahiy be SO until t1e ha.!oting bcgIns 30
as are not - .Isiarred. II j. und.rSfooI
lne aEEouEcasI.aE pi 1t least one r.I.-. can
s'-ats. 'Hr'*.n L. J. Carmody of 81. I.ruis. |
Tor lie office Of Railway and WarcGouss |
Commissioner VIII bc made.
Opposition Conference.
eSt"Ei4' u conference Cf the Brady |
t1sHi' i't-HrFs was h.!i at the I.lciede |
Hotel. After ta- conference .i.,,arsoF =
those Who had attended refused ~ ,iIs. |
close the result OK their deliLer;.tious II |
=, h.WeE"r' stated positively by tseir |
I.4tiHS tLat lhr decision was for war at |
haHsa5 CITY II this intention Is carried |
.@t. the Committee on Credentials at the |
safe Convention VIII be asked 10 examine |
contests Y ON 4 dozen or more wards M. !
new would rot he acrseahle To tbe conn /
- ,.'-'s---s. VINO 60 r.t. as a rule. interest |
iGet:.s'';sc g mach in city ward diss.r.IoDs
yu1 prefer TO nominate candidates ana ,-af
hou.e as soon as possible.
outside ~ Secretary Virgil ConkIIny of /
the S-.ste cp.nuiltce who is rnqf.s,ui,.ss H. |
campaign + Frank Walsh Of Kansas civ
fG- me chi'irli-s a. nip. and Nho is working
WIN 'Hs HIa+F-iyr'up element. an the |
counties expressed t.!. hon. 80, (, o-I m tne
tests as harness would permit. ]
DOnt Like to Waste T,u.
ore Of them. a veteran Of many cam
I'aixHs sald, on hearing the report of
great hH'n"er OF contests, why should the |
convention hs delayed with fhasn Gs-btsS |
iy what ruic shcgli Caro- Gjr.-,io,'t'7, %
cape aaf Kansas city hc made Ia .rr4r,Ts |
t5;o 'i-ttfii'iiahle arguments and evidence |
81 .5-,.+5 - ~ -" same same primaries elect
sas ':ty- II The delegates admitted AZ an |
,'irlitrdn W"Fe properly elected. delegates |
e. I~lrs,-s-titL elected AT the same tfr,.l and |
by tae same ward votes should be admit |
TED II th1y were not properly eIerf'f |
: JGlE" Goodies nomination can be cr,s |
ti"r,I h0.s-" the State Committee ana a |
n-H convention demanded. The Kansas |
'i.E convention + to b" held in n tent n |
In;i- ne cGniortab!e: then. again. Il may |
bee very uncomfortable. We country perno. |
Gratis may NOT be greatly delighted II sir |
Tor udy or Two whiting for the Commit |
tee on Credentials. Even after we hear n,
the evidence in ore of Ih,se CITY contests |
we 90 not hHnw much about it, and To- tru |
the truth. We have learned hy- exnericnce |
rot 10 care much. ! venture to say thnt |
ninei iE-n!re oGt Of 4 hundred country Dem |
ocrAts. II asked. would say as | do: Settle |
LGEr contests before YOU come to fIre com |
Ecutiou; fight it out IN any way YOU please |
So io"g as YOU wind il mp before YOU get 10 |
the Committee on Credentials II A set |
Element Was good enough at Cape Ciirardeau |
it Will be good enough at Kansas city"