The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-26
BARTHOLDT'S FRIENDS
SPIRITED OUT OF TOWN.

! A1el -IdllHeNS naO spirited the st. Louis
! GGunty friends of BarthOldt out of town.
/ The detection of Bauman is explained only
| py the fact that he has been disappointed
! In securing a fuiiliment of promises which
| he claims that Bartholdt has made him
| Stifel and his friends had felt so sure of
success in reorganizing the committee that
! characteristics of the anti-Kerens movement
! throughout
- Nathan Frank then read the report of the
! RESOLUTIONS Committee. The pledge of sup
/ port to Roosevelt for 1904 brought forth n
demonstration rn9 SECOND to none in the two
| were received in silence
1t was 1880 o'clock when the resolutions
! were read. For the next hour and half
J the convention was in an uproar. Eells.
catcails, Misses. stamping of feet. curses
and all the disgraceful manifestations by
delegates into bowling partisans. who dis
regarded every parliamentary usage and
rule of ordinary conduct
Nathan Frank started the scrap by stat
ing that the purpose OF the majority of the
Resolutions Committee was to indorse the
President in language as strong as possible.
and no one else.
THE convention is not in the indorsing
business" he said. Why not hand houqrets
We take the consistent position. We have
praised Roosevelt's Cabinet and every one
In it. The committees majority has been
delayed twenty-fcur hours to give the mi
nority everything 1t asked. and simply for
the sake of harmony. We did not succeed
J Cries of No. No from all parts of the
hall Frank could not proceed. Ben Rus
sell raised the point of order that the mi
nority report must first be considered.
boutwell, DEFENDS
THE MINORITY REPORT.
! Boutwell, then secured recognition after
McJimsey had announced that there would
be no gag rule while he was in the chair.
Boutwell, proceeded to defend the minority
report.
Hitchcock" began MIR. Boutwell,
Immediately there , was an HpToad do as the
one else Nobody knows him.
Boutwell, seized his opportunity in fine
style. But know him, and so does every
one. as tie chosen friend of the great Nc
Kinley." he proceeded. 1t was an oratoricS
coup which turned the Atkins factiopalisLs
loose with vociferous cheers. The kerenstes
When Batnwer closed the Atkins faction
sprung surprise. which did much to
strengthen their forces. Calls for Dyer
came simultaneously from all parts OF the
hall. The uproar was deafening. Finally the
I big and determined form of Colonel Dyer
marched down the center aisle. He received
an ovation which only he can get in Re
publican convention. As he stepped around
to the side of the platform, Chairman Nc
to break a well-ests blished rule which gave
members of a Reporting Committee the
right to speak first upon the motion to
, adopt.
"FIRE ALARM" FLANAGAN
MOST ENTHUSIASTIC For KERENS.
|. Fire Alarm Flanagan Of Carthage was
mittee from the F1fteenh District. he had
lived up to the record which he made as
minority member of the legislature during
three terms of service. He fought 1891
Endorsement of Roosevelt. mention of Hitch
cock and desired to resolute away the Mis-
souri, Pacific conference by denying that
It took place. His espousal of Kerens's side
, in the Hitchcock Endorsement served to hurt
the cause of the National Committeeman.
When Colonel Dyer Began to Speak.
At no time did the Kerens faction dare 10
hiss him. He received continuous applause
and at the close of his speech another ova-
ton was given to him. He was followed by
Postmaster John Gilbreath of Appleton
City, who angered the delegates by launch
ing into invective against the Atkins fac
ton.
The ST. Louis delegation rosa in a body
and yelled for Gilbreath to sit down. Me-
Jimsey hammered and pounded. but the
push would not stop. The convention
might as well have been roofing against an
unpopular umpire
The chairman was compelled to tell Gil
breath to confine himself to the amendment
Gilbreath finally retired in confusion. As ne
walked TO the back Of the hall delegate
shouted Harmony hell"
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