The St. Louis Republic., 1901-06-19
Attempt to Launch a "Third'
Party at Kansas City Is At
tended by Fierce WrangIes.
PARTY OF ST. L0UISANS ATTEND
Factions Led by Meriwether and
Pattee Are. at LOggerheads .
May Result in a
Fourth Party.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLC SPECIAL.
| Kansas City NO., June S.-Nothing bu,
III luck attended the new third party move
| ment to-day in Kansas City. Scventy-nv,
delegates attended. and twice there was a
"eil-directed movement toward bolt.
Inc movement is said to have the ex.
pressed sympathy. If not the avowed SUD.
port. Of William J. Bryan. who. it 1.
further limited. Is to be the new party,
candidate for President in 1904
Two lots of ST. Louisans. one led by Lee
Meriwether and the other by Doctor PAT
! tee. occupied the floor and the chairs 7,
was only by getting an early adjournmen,
until Tomorrow morning that the meeting
kept from going TO pieces tonight
committee on resolutions was apnoin,
ed. each reform party being allowed TO
hame member. The list. when completed.
read: Meriwether for the Munlcipal Own.
trship. W. T. Foster for the Silver Repub-
hcaiis. J. III. Cook for the Fusion Popu-
lists. J. II. Hills for the Middle of the
l1oaders and Doctor Pattee of st. Louis
LOT the Bryan Democrats. As all through
OUT To-day Pattee and Meriwether were
at each others throats. the chance for two
assurance o W "''
'hairman Cook is discouraged. bur Mr.
9i.tWether processes to be hopeful Of the
uu,IOok; un there was scarcely a harmonious
Eoaeht IN Inc entire meeting. Chairman
Sooh called the meeting to order deiiye.-
Lhs a set speech. W. Z. Guels OF St Louis
was appointed secretary.
MI Mefiwether was called for and he
nlaue q speech in which he declared THAI
low there Is nothing left for honest Dem
ocrats ana honest Populists. and all h me t
mn mn t9 GO but TO band together for their
M MSWn saisation and protection. This is the
aci acy ,,,6 t.ere Is not day to Lose. We mus,
Doctor pattee followed Thar x,-,s - .au
LOT ms name. but the st. Louisan insisted
~ making speech He TOOK exceptions TO
,he eeclarations of Mr.. Meriwether and
500 that IL would be the part of wisdom To
Walt awhiie- He upbraided Governor Dock
erS ana held him charged with many sins
oi u commission. but. he added as a caution
u HiiShl De wise TO wait TO see what the
regular Democratic party would do with ex-
is,lng and rising conditions He expressed
the CONVICTION that nothing but disaster
could attend anything precipitate.
seeiey. from Joplin. followed Pattee He
saic mat he would like Go introduce a SET
OF resolutions adopted by the Peoples par
Chairman Cook. also from Joplin. then
lnuuiSed IN TRADE against Seeley. He
declared See.ey was not a member Of the
Peoples party. but in the pay of Repub-
lcans at the rate of 81 day. A riot al
most ensued as these two Joplin men
wrangied Pattee tried to get the floor
but was howled down by the Meriwether
men.
Put him out,' they shouted. but Pattee
Siiu ne nau come 10 Kansas city TO attend
the meeting and proposed to sit II out.
Chamberlain of St. Louis declared. when
nnaliy quiet was restored for the moment
that whatever happened now a third party
would be started. Mr.. Kowalsky. still
another St. Lousan. then introduced a res
olution declaring the need of a third party
would like to have permission to
withdraw. shouted one man. II was
Forster. State chairman of the Silver Re-
puhiieans Forty others joined him in the
Meriwether section. The outburst lasted
fully five minutes. everybody trying TO talk
at the same time.
poctor WeatheIby OF Maysville finally got
hearing. He offered a motion that reso-
Iutions committee be appointed for the pur-
pose OF nndlng out the needs of the people
and followed IL by another that an adjourn.
ment be taken until o'clock Tomorrow
morning. In order to give the committee
time to report.
linus the day ended. and tonight the out
look Is for a fourth party movement n
there Is a third party launched