The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-09
TWO REPORTS ON METHOD.
Majority of Committee Recon-
mended the Compromise Plan.
By sTAFF coRREsRoNpESr.

By STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
| Springfield. No. july S--The meeting OF
| the Committee on Permanent Organization
| and Order Of Business was attended with
features not Oa the published programme.
" Esn Tie committee assenS.ed at o'clock
Jne street from the Convention Hall II was
q IorSsOas conclusion that the sO-callvd
compromise method Of nominating c2ndi-
CAteS would be recommended. Though the
prophecy was fUlniisd. 81. Lou-s WAS IN
lectsd into the fsht II a way which threat
eEeC 70 LJrcc S-HSi-->nOt' nominations
johnson Chosen Chairman
Former Seaatcr II ". Johnson OI Mont
goHeTy County Was chosen chairman The
Organization There was practically no DIS
CusSiOu OF this feature Inc form of nom
inaIon was next taken Up ana on this de-
Date, lasting curing The greater part OF the
committee meeting, was ~agsd. JuGEe Green
" the IhrtsenJh District and !. ". Pax
ton OF Kansas City led the Iignt Tor the
single shooters On vote they we're beaten
" 10 by the compromise members.
Sc. Louis Members Surprised.
Then came q surprise 10 the ST. Louis
members oI the committee. \ proposition
, was advanced 10 put ST Louis in Ine &C.
c!ass on the roll call On the theory that the
0fnCial title OF the municipality was city Of
81 Louis Barrett and butter made fu-
ule attempt 10 beat the motion, but were
defeated by a vote OF y 10 T. As soon as
the vote was announced. Barrett moved
that the vote on the form OF nominating be
TecoIsidered. announcing that St Louis
which had voted for the compromise. would
change front II lid DO good. for the com
s.s baoNlAsS sum heio "a by a vote OF 10 {.
one OF the St Louis members refusing 10
Join the movement.
Halves Changed Sentiment.
Harry Hawss was outside of the commit
tee room When he heard OF the changed
location OF St Louis On the roll call he
nSuTatively went up in the air, the .idvan-
ta2e .! being near the bottom of the list
being apparent TO all. He left the building
81 It'd Fs..H Of TRr, -...FEe
lea! manageTs in charge OF the candidates
campaigns He asked them il they ex-
peCted any votes cut OS st. Louis So ct
tective was his talk that when the commit
tee reconyenvd after a half hours recess
ne had sentiment changed. The first thing
done was the unanimous reversal OF the
proposition, and s.. Louis resumed its
norma! position on the roll call.
again was the method OF nomination dis
cCssec- some u the candidates had re-
fused 10 push a minority report. ON the
iiHal showdown, only three members signed
Of the sixth District, the home Of W. ".
Graves J. G. Paxton OF Kansas CITY, the
home Of Judge Gates. and Levi l. Scott OF
Permanent Organization.
The maturity report which was adopted
BY the convention was as follows:
Your committee reports for the permanent
organization Of this convention: Chairman,
c. Z. Peers OF Warren County; secretary,
clerk. JEFF Pollard OF ST. Louis; sergeant-at-
arms, J. VI. Kirby OF Green County: door
keeper. J; NJ Culiom: an assistant sergeant
alarms from each congressional district to
be reported TO the Syrgeant-at-arms by the
vice president from each district.
The roll Of congressional districts shall
he called IN numerical order and candidates
for Supreme Judge shall be put In nominal
;ion by nominating speeches not exceeding
fifteen minutes in length. There shall he
no speeches ssconding nominations There
shall be no change in vote permitted during
the roll call. unless said vote Is challenged.
when the name - announced, and no county
or city shall be passed on roll call That all
resolutions presented TO this convention
shall be referred 20 the Committee on Res
oluti0ns without debate. The roll call shall
be taken In the following manner:
Each delegate to this convention. not ex-
the city OF St Louis. 10 which u may be
entitled. shall be entitled 20 cast on each
ballot three votes. until the nomination OF
one candidate shall have been made. ana
then on each ballot two votes until a second
candidate shall have been made. and Ten
candidate shall bave been nominated, but
IL no ballot shall n delegate cast more
than one vote for the same candidate
The vote OF the delegates from each Of
the counties and from the City OF st. Louis
to be announced by the chairman OF the
challenge from any delegate as 10 the
correctness Of the announcement OF such
chairman. the vote OF his delegation shall
be polled and the correct vote then ascer-
Method of Nominating.
Upon any ballot the candidate who shall
nominee Of the convention provided ne
shall have received 30 votes. but only one
candidate shall be nominated on any single
ballot. and not then unless he shall have
received the highest vote and one equal
TO or in excess OF 80. The majority OF the
delegates from any county OF the City Of St
Louis shall cast the voJe Of absent dele
gates.
That in the calling OF the roll the same
shall be called alphabetically by counties
and the first roll call shall be from the first
letter in the alphabet to the last. and the
second roll call from the last letter 70 the
first. and Ike manner alternately through
nll the roll calls.
Minority Report.
The minority report was as follows:
The unders gned members Of the Commit
tee on Rules and Permanent Organization
respectfully submit 70 the convention the
following minority report as to the manner
in which the votes shall be taken In lieu
OF the majority report OF said committee
Each delegate shall csst his ballot for one
candidate tunless he desires TO divide MS
vote among two or more candidates) and the
candidate first receiving majority OF the
total vote Of the convention snail oe de-
elared nominated. and the bzlloting shan
proceed In the same manner until three
nominations are made.
The following committees were appointed:
Resolutions-First District, John NJ Jayne.
Memphis County; Second District. J. p
Boyd, Monroe County; Third District, S. b