The St. Louis Republic., 1902-08-21

on the one hundred and eighteenth, when
Mason voted for Robinson of Cass. After
this there was great deal OF see-saWfnG
back and forth until the one hundred anu
thrtieth. when the small counties attempt
ed to stampede the convention TO NANNY.
But the Williams, Hinrichsen and Ralney
quickly settled back to the original favor
ties. There was a furry on the one nun
dred and seventy-first when iisa@ Pike @ for nd tng
complimented Bollan of Mason three times.
Judge Robinson of Cass was quick to seize
the opportunity to embarrass Pike as Boil
lan's vote had crawled to 35 on the one
hundred and seventy-third; Brown, Cal
houn. Mason, Menard and Pike furnishing
its votes for Bollan and Pike was compelled
to return to Williams. the announcement
of the ballot being: seley iy;Ii, 81 Rainsy Il;
The delegates were becoming restless
particularly those from Mason and Menard.
who are not accustomed to long convention
anybody. and a selection probably would
have been made had not the convention
taken recess of half an hour on motlon OIL
Orr of Brown
ON reconvention the one hundred and
eighty-eightn was the same as the first bal
lot and excepting the little furry of Mason
In complimenting Williams and Rainey, no
changes were recorded up to the two hun
dred and twenty-frst when a recess was
taken to evening.
Resolutions Adopted.
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted on motion OF MIR. Doying'
chairman of the Committee of Resolutions;
the Democratic party as enunciated in the Kan
sas city platform Of 1900 and cordially invite our
principles Join us in an earnest effort TO carry
them cut by the enactment Of suitable laws for
We denounce the efforts of the Republican par
G sSntd G to The Gsf TO I money
the country the management Of the financial
redeemable in gold TO establish branch banks
the country thus destroying ne all ni0S 0Ga
over to the tender mercies Of wall anS nS,,l Lom.
tseil 6aFa esaTpifailsc sTseal E'n rep1ese6iatves 6 @
We are opposed to this country entering upon
mept shall speedily return to the principles Of the
Declaration Of Independence thereby emphaslzg
right. of an men The democracy & Of the re- Con- on
Of the party
and the principles that all new parties adSpt
Ta wheh DOWN rS in defeat advocatng them than to
ceed by a surrender or betrayal Of them. We
wf Who in tRe last W two natona campaigns deemed
it meet for them to act with boiting factIon
Uublican candidate for President. assuring them
cordial treatment and due share in the coun-
We are unaIterably opposed to all so-called
tY on the basis suggested by its betrayers in
1886 for the simple reason that it was never bet,
teF tse rape by !,
in harmony with the great tiHe-honored principles
We denounce the Republican administration Of
the interests OF the people in the extravasance
and peculation fostered in the administration OF
our State institutions, whereby the people are
robbed OF thousands Of dollars. and yet this evil
is exceeded by the vast amount of moral corrup-
ton fostered by the lniquituous management Of
the party in power.
We denounce the Republican practice in this
State of forcibly collecting from the employees
OF the State institutions monthly 5 per cent tax
on the salaries OF employees to swell the Repub-
lican campaign corruption fund Of this State. and
brand such practice as but little. II any ,o pet
practically compels the payment Of higher wages ;
to the employees who are thus required to swell
the corruption fund Of the Republican party