The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-21
freshmsuts Will h. served throughout q
convention.
" sL>H MAY HOLD MEETING
Al THEATER TOo-LE TONIGHT.
JOHN \. KNOTT

Two special trains filled with members
Of The organization viii arrive Tuesday
morning over the Missouri Pacific and Bur
linEton-
This Afternoon many os she visitors
drove over the city in taIly-hns ami carry
ais Some attended the baseball game .s-
tween ST. Joseph ana Des Moiaes. while
Others went out 10 The Lotus Club. near
i4aNc Contrary
Though the Hotel Donovan IL the official
headquarters Of the State Committee. the
Metrcpoie = he:ug quickly filled Stone.
Dockery. Cook. Mr. and Mrs Hawes ..a1
others are stationed Al th. latter hostelry-
Frank Walsh has not yet decided whether
ne has renleI the To0tle Theater FOR a
meeting tomorrow night. Tonight he
claimed that ne could not tell whether il
had h-en definitely engaged II a meeting
Is held. the claims of - new organization
will be discus. 81.
Chairman J. VI Seibert did not arrive
from 81 Louis until tonight;
Il am here simply 10 watch prOs-ed!nEs."
he said i shall preside over the State
Committee meeting Tuesday morning. and
then Will open the CONVENTION. After iaa;
matters will be- in the hands Of the de.e-
gales. ! am not candidate for anything.
as | have previously announced"
ROTHW ELL WOULD NOT ACCEPT
A. CANDIDATE OF 4 FACTION.
VIII \. RothweI arrived from MOJerIy
tonight. Asked concerning hi Probable
selection for State chairman. he said 'Gf
course, have heard Of the talk which has
been going the rounds | am not a can T.
date for the place in any sense Of the word
l would not accept 1t a. a candidate Of
any faction II personal quarrels are 10
b- fought TO a conclusion over my selection.
then count me out. l am Tor the party. not
for any Clique"
Gossip concerning the new state Commit
tee has taken definite form in many OF the
districts. Iu the Firs:. 7. II. Wagner. pres
ent committeeman. Will probably bee sue
cesdei by John Mills Mr.. Wagner having
removed To 81. Louis The other commit
teeman Il. T. Crawford. will probably ~uc-
ceed himself
Virgil Conkling and y. J. Winters will
be reelected from the Second
There are four candidates in the Third
Judge ". F. Fowler OF Clay VINO has
beaten the present committeeman. John Is.
Murray. in his own county. clay. g W.
Bolster OF Clinton, John SEllee O: Harrison
and r. \. Burton OF DeHalb.
". (. Spratt OF St. Joseph has been
picked 20 succeed the insurgent. Tom Ly-
saght in the Fourth Other candidates are
John DOwney Of BUchanaB County. W. l.
Salmon qf Atchisvp. JUhh Burgess Uf Platte
and Doctor MilIerI VI Holt
The tight against Frank walsh Lls
developed five candidates: Judge q. Lee
ChTismau. Jerome -. EUbanks. Lee Dun
lap. Xix Collier and Flint Sawyer.
William Aull. formerly OF the Fifth. -
now In the Seventh. W. Psyton Cruz VIII
probably succeed himself I'm the Seventh.
The other committeeman. l. : Hickman.
is not a candidate for reelection. Other
candidates are Doctor J l. wOTden Of
gS Z
EbUy UG Johnson.
In the Seventh Emmett Newton IS Up fc=
reelection. the other committeeman Due
tor r. H. Chinn. having been put into the
Eighth District under the r-apport!Oument-
Other candidates are Tom Mitchem q Pet
It's. SOlOn Smith Of Howard. William AuiI
of Lafayette and Judge Reckow 0. Pope.
J. II. Edwards Of Cole aud Judge john \.
Smith Of Boone are picked in the Eighth
over g d COrum Of Cooper. J. W Arm
strong not candidate for reelection.
". L. CARTON aud Z. \. Glenn. ''insuT-
gents are said TO be- candidates for r.
! election In the Sinth. 7 b. North OF
| Franklin and Brire Edwards of -. Charl,s
| are in the field against them.
In the Tenth. Henry QuellmIlz will sue
| coed himself James J. McCnr-ry WI
succeed Ernest Marshall.
In the Eleventh. Thomas J. Ward will be
reelected and Harry h. Hawss will sue
| cesi Thomas =. Barrett
In the Twelfth. James J. Butler and WI
| liam ]. Flynn probably will b. reelected.
There are four candidates in the Th.r-
! teenth. John .. Long OF Washington. the
! present committeeman: Sam McMInn II
| Bollinser; Phil. =. Shaw and Joseph VII
/ liams nf 81 Francis
! In the Fourteenth. George e. Orchard l.
ny for reelection from Butler County
! Other candidates are: Oliver Haley OF
! Douglas. Otis +. Douglas Of Stone and
| Sommers Harrison of Dunklin.
In the Fifteenth. Gilbert Barbee and NJ
/ r Davis will be reelected.
| In the Sixteenth Frank Russell Of la
| C!ede and T. II Newman Of Crawford will
/ probably be the new committeeman.
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