The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-25
Captured Fifteen of the Twenty
Delegates in Adams County
Convention.
PLANS TO UNDERMINE SHERMAN
Resolutions Which Tie the Hands
of the Delegates Passed-Ad-
ministPation Failed to De
feat Schlagenhauf.
REPEEILC SPECTNI.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Quincy, Ill. April 24-The Yates-Lortmer-
Hopkins faction won a partial victory in the
Adams County Republican Convention to-
day. II lost out in a most desperate effort
10 defeat Representative William Schlagen-
hauf for denomination. The Yates side had
Emery, who IS vice president Of the Straw
board combine, candidate against Schlag-
enhauf. Emery's name wasn't mentioned.
The fight was made on a resolution of in
struc;ion for the present Representative.
The resolutions are the tiercest the Yates
faction has yet adopted. John T. Clyne. as
sistant Postmaster Of Joliet. brought them
from his home.
Mckinley. Roosevelt and Yates got in
| dorsements as strong as words could form
them. and the delegations to all conven-
tions instructed TO do all they can to nomi-
nate and elect Hopkins to the Senate. The
unit rule IS ordered on all delegations and
! this expression follows:
! IT delegations to State and Senatorial
| COM ons should announce to this conven-
! ton e fact in the event Of their unwilling
ness to obey the will of the people as ex-
pressed by this convention in these resou-
| tons
| THE member of the Legislature chosen
/ in the Senatorial convention is instructed
/ to give proper aid and assistance 10 the
| Republican administration of our State and
! to vote for no one in the organization of
| the House who Is not friendly to the pres
ent State administration.
| Aimed at Sherman.
| This is a more binding tie II anything than
VIII County applied to its legislative con-
| didates, and is intended to prevent Sher-
! mans election as Speaker next January.
The anti Yates eleT ent here regard the
| selection of Schlagenhauf victory, and
! 1t probably was. for the soldiers under
| command of Captain Somerville of the Sol
| diers' Home delegation voted solidly against
Schlagenhauf. with one exception.
The minority was led by ]. ]. Walsh.
| John E Wall. W. H. McMein, L. C. Wells,
| S. NJ. Hughes, George H Wilson and Alex
| Shon.
The convention by turns was turbulent
| and sororific. When it opened, the prospect
| for a riot was exceedingly good, and the
| spectators counted on a pleasant entertain
| ment. During the afternoon session the
| chairman was forced to repeat questions
| SO many times that he lost patience and
| order ed the delegates to wake up. Major
James L. Adams was chairman and Schoen-
eman and Cofiield selected secretaries.
This was followed by a long and bitter
wrangle over a resolution Of the omnibus
variety. providing for the selection of all
| committees. There were no contesting dele
cations, and Schlagenhauf's friends saw
subtle scheme for the Credentials Commit
| tee to oust lunch of their delegates. and
seat men who would oppose Schla senhauf
| The Wing, the local Republican organ. and
| its editor, Perry Ellis, who is a Yates-Hop-
\ kins leader. were numerically mauled by
| John K. Wall and other anti-Yates dele
I gates.
| The largest delegation was from River
| side where the State Soldiers Home is To-
| Gated. There was a company of forty-nine
| privates under command OF Captain Somer-
Vile, superintendent of the home, and the
| way the old veterans responded to orders
| from the commander stamped them as hav-
4
The troops of Captain Somerville yelled
louder and longer than any other delega-
/ ton, and really counted for twice their
number in volume of roise.
Convention in an Uproar.
| The opposition fought inch by inch
\ Finally Perry Ellis. who divided with Som
| erville the honor of floor manager for the
| Yates side, moved the previous question on
| the omnibus resolution. Then the confu-
| sion was renewed with increased vigor. The
| entire convention was in uproar. Men
, were shrieking naughty names at each
| other from the tops of tables and chairs.
An old farmer yelled for the police and
a drove of others from the Bottoms re-
| treated to the rear of the hall. Captain
| Somerville pranced in 'front.' then In rear
| OF his troops, giving orders how to yell
| and finally mounted chair and denied a
dozen angry denurciations of gag rule cut
| and-dried programme. and State ring, which
were hurled at him. He said he would
move out Of Adams County tomorrow If
he was caught doing anything unfair c.
| L. Sloan of Concord shook his brawny fist
menacingly at Somerville and Ellis and
| wanted it understood that he carried his
| sovereignty under his hat. And SO It went
| back and forth. In the end the majority
| surrendered all the cream by consenting
| that delegates TO all conventions should be
| selected by district divisions of the county
| 1t was also agreed that there should be no
| changes made by the Credentials Commit
tee. AS. this was all the minority were
| lighting for, peace was restored
The Resolutions Committee. however. had
a turbulent time. Perry Ellis. who got
INTO the convention on proxy, was chair
| man, and refused to allow Schlagenhauf to
| speak, and there was a repetition of the
stirring scenes of tho morning before Ellis
| rescinded his action. Schlagenhauf's speech
| did not change the minds of the committee
| tor the committee defeated a resolution in
| structing for him by a majority of four
| This was reversed in the convention after
| wards, when n resolution was adopted in
| OF thirteen.
OF the twenty delegates to the State Con-
| and possibly five.
HfEh-Priced Victory.
| =. The victory for the Governor cost his fac
| tion $500 to $4,000 in cold cash. as estimat-
| sides the following employees of the State
| spent several weeks in hard work here; Doc
tor Robbins. superintendent of the Jackson
| Vile Hospital for the Insane; T ]. Clark.
Chester Penitentiary. Commissioner; s. p.
Bartlett. Fish Commissioner; jerome Chris
Fl Hesa e rtou Say Eawsss Eiws4d Reuter- E. H
| Charles Church and Ed Nol employed at
| Chester; Captain Sommerville. Superin-
! tendent. and Captain Mooney. Doctor Lam
| don, Archie Williams, Doctor Ehle and E
| H. Osborn of the Soldiers Home staff;
| Thomas Jackson. who is employed in
| Spr ,ngfield: Elmer Reef of the Pontiac Re
| formatory; Jordan Chavis and Doc" Nc
| Gee, employed in the Chicago grain Office.
Thomas jefferson Clark, a special pet of
| Yates, was showed under III his own ward
| the Fifth. by Alex Sholl He secured
proxy and was the meekest man on the
| floor II was stated after adjournment that
| the name of John Best, a capitalist had
| been substituted for that of John Mosely,
| negro. as delegate to the State Convention
| from the Fifth Ward. and that there was
| war in Africa in consequence
J. L. PICKERING.
HuII n H0MMITTCO cIurInC