The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-04
Harrison Is on Resolutions Com
mittee and Gahan Keeps His
Position.
INSTRUCTED FOR STEVENSON.
He Is the Candidate of the Illinois
Delegation for Vice Pres
ident-Story of the
Caucus.
ny IT,. PICKERING.

Kansas city Mo, July S.-Emboldened
by n pronounced victory at Springfield last
week the country Democrats of Illinois to
day attempted to throw of the shacklss
that for the past decade have been riveted
on them by the Cook County DemOcrscy-
II is useless to go into particulars ard tell
why they lost the battle to-day. Suffice il
to say they lost, and Cook County got ev-
erything i'm sight as usual. The barren Of
flee of chairman OF the delegation was
tossed to Congressman Williams Of Carmi
and another bone dry as the one thrown
TO old dog Tray was handed TO Aelai Ste
Venson, in instructions for Vice President.
II tn. Cook County leaders had any idea
that Mr.. Stevenson stood a ghost OF a
chance for the nomination at this time
they would have fired their gun at some
body else In Illinois. II was charged against
the country by Cook County. TO offset
the craftsmanship OF the National Commit
tee given to Cook County and the member
ship On the Committee on Resolutions
awarded TO Mr.. Harrison.
But the Cook County people were given a
run for their money. and if-hut what's the
use OF fling and ''but-lng"? The work Of
the caucus was completed about O'clock
and this Is the result:
Chairman OF the dslegation-J. r. vii
liarns Of Carmi
Credentials Committee. ". II. Hall of
Bloomington.
Permanent Organization-Free 2. Morris
of Watseka.
Rules Committee-M. T. Moioney Of OF
tawa.
Resolutions Commttee-Carer II. Harri-
son OF Chicago.
Member Committee to Notify President
Andrew WEIGH of Aurora.
Member Committee 10 Notify Vice presi-
dent-Rsed Green of Cairo.
Honorary Vice President OF Convention
Siss u. Landes of Mount Carmel
Honorary Secretary Of Conventional
Whitney Hall OF Bloomington.
For Vice President of the United States
Adlai E. Stevenson Of Bloomington
Played Into Cooks Hauds,
There was trouble in the atmosphere NJ
the Illinois headquarters all forenoon When
the Cook County special arrived il was dis
covered that the country was i'm revolt
against Mr. Gahan. member Of the National
Committee and also against the Cook Coun-
ty programme Of placing Mayor Harrison on
the Committee on Resolutions and also
making him chairman Of the delegation.
The sentiment Of the country rebels was
overpowertng, and Cook began 10 haul n,
its standards and weakened IN its demands.
1t weuld he satisfied with Mr. Harrison "a
n member OF the Resolutions Committee ami
n
mittee. The caucus called for 2 o'clock IN
the afternoon adjourned Immediately ON
motion OF Congressman Williams who had
been led to believe the four or five. alb
sentees would vote for him for the Reso-
buttons Committee a.
In making the motion. Mr. Williams sup-
seseed tho absence OF several delegates
and to give them time to participate IN
the deliberations he asked an dinurn-
ment. This was playing in the hands OF
the Cook County leaders. but as the mo-
ton came from the country leader nobody
objected to II.
Then Mr.. Gahan distributed the badges
and tickets TO the delegates
Charley Burton opened his pr,ze nack,pa
ana Immediately set up n CRY that n. had
been robbed The country DELEGATES rosa
as ons man and made a similar report
and they did It IN vigorous English. They
were angry and they wanted the return
OF the goods. 1t seems that the enve,one
or every country delegate contained onIy
two tickets and a delegates ticket, instead
OF four. az the resolution Of the National
Committee provided.
Inc storm OF protest and angry DENIM
citation was all directed toward Mr. Gahan.
and came from every country member
After the first tide had subsidized some OF
the COOK County delegates Joined in the up-
roar Tor tfrne-to even matters up a little
Mr.. Gahan begged for silence and an op-
portunity 70 explain. He said the envelopes
were given him in the National COMMITTEE.
and the mistake was made there and he
was not to blame for II. He promised to
have 1t Strengthened out by O'clock TO
which hour the caucus adjourned. The
rural men were not disposed to let the mat
ter rest. and after adjourn ment they met In
room 40. occupied by Delegates Graham
Of Springfield and Golden of Minonk and
held an indignation meeting. They proposed
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mitteeman and put Williams on the Com
mittee on Resolutions. In this conference
were about twenty of the forty-e!ght dele
gates. Ben Cable offered and tried to pour
oil on the waters.
Cook Took 1t All.
He said Mayor Harrison only wanted to
be a member of the Resolutions Commit
tee. and was willing to ccncede TO the out
side districts the Craftsmanship OF the dele
cation. and he begged them to accept the
programme.
A storm OF objections went I'D from
Meek and Golden and Moecker and Piantz
ard Orr and everybody in the room.
Charley Burton argued the matter with
Cable. He pointed out that Willams's long
service In Congress, his thorough ia
rliliarity with all national political Gues-
tons. his position on the Insular Affairs
Committee and his well-known acquaint-
snce with leading men of the nation.
many OF whom would he on the Commit
tee on Resolutions. fitted him above all
others for the place.
Mr.. Gable had nothing to offer In answer
to such arguments except that Mayor Har-
rtson wanted the place, and promptly
switched to the membership on the Ma
tional Committee and asked if the country
would be satisfied II Cook County would
concede 1t to Mr.. Williams. The country
delegates consulted with each other and
they were eager to get rid of Gahan who,
they believed, had treated Them shabblly.
II Williams was willing the country dele
gates would not object to the proposition.
Mr. Williams said he would agree providing
he was placed in nomination by Mr.. Gahan |
and that II be the first thing decided when
the caucus met. Mr.. Gable hurriedly sent
for Carter Harrison and Bob Burke. and
the latter Joined the Cook County and
Northern Illinois conferences, which met in
room AZ.
The only outside delegates admitted to
this conference were Free Morris of Wat
seka Moloney OF Ottawa. Donnelly of
Woodstock and WEIGH of Aurora They met
behind bolted doors, while Inc country
members door stood open most or the time.
The proposition for Cook County to drop
Gahan was resented by the COOK County
delegates They declined to consider 1t. and
Mr. Gahan made no offer or retiring to
clear the field. They put up the usual Chi
caso blum. claimed a clear majority, and
said they would run the caucus They bold
ly announced that they had captured Mr..
Green of Pekin from the country and
limited at greater OBJECTIONS In the ranks
IftrH nn w.