The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-09
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Temporary Organization, Address
of Welcome. Reports.

of Welcome. Reports.
BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
Springfield. Mo, JuIy S-The convention
was called TO order by chairman Of the
State Committee. James n Seibert. at
noon, and the preI.minaries incidental 10
getting down to business were disposed OF
without hitch Prayer was offered by the
Reverend C. ". Hughey Of Springfield.
Methodist minister. The selection Of Judge
Nathaniel N. Shelton OF Schuyler County
as temporary chairman and Thomas c.
Hennings of St Louis as temporary secre-
tary was announced
Judge Shelton was greeted with applause.
He made q happy speech The various dis
tricts represented were then called upon
Tor TIE names OF their members Of Commit
tees cn Credentials. Resolutions and Perma-
men. Organization. Judge Jeff Pollard OF
ST. Louis was appointed reading clerk Be
fore adjournment was taken for lunch. ad-
dresses of welcome were delivered by c. ".
Hamlin. Democratic candidate for Congress
from the Seventh District. and Mayor J. E
MeTlette OF Springheld-
MeI.ette'a FeIicItOus Welcome.
Mayor MeIiette then spoke. Il have been
troubled ever since l heard you Democrats
were coming about what kind OF a speech !
should make" he said, "a Republican or
Jeffersonian one A few years ago nade
a speech, thinking at the time that l was
aRnihiiattng you fellows, ana kept on
thinking so until to-day. Gentlemen, you
ore here as representatiyes OF one OF the
greatest parties in the United States, and.
.erv that you are worthy OF fhe honor" In
conclusion he gave the delegates hearty
welcome.
Chairman Shelton then instructed the va
rious committees to retire and arrange their
reports The convention took recess IN
til O'Clock in the afternoon
Eone of the three committees was ready
TO report at o'clock. When this fact was
announced there were calls for speech
from Mayor Reed OF Kansas City.
Il do not know what you expect Of me
this afternoon" he said. i did not expect
to be called upon for 4 speech. We are
here TO perform an important duty, and we
have no time for speeches Besides. the
weather is too warm I am satisfied that
you appreciate the importance of this duty
that your labors be ratified by the Demo
Gratis Of the State"
Half Hours Adjournment
The three committees We're not yet ready
speaking, and Chairman Shelton suggested
that the convention adjOgr for a half hour.
This suggestion met with disapprOval from
a large majority OF the delegates, who IA
vored sending after the Committee on order
of Business. Several motions relative 10
adjournment were heard. and the question
was finally nut A few delegates RESPONDED
'Ayer' and without asking IL there was
any objection Shelton declared the ayes"
had Il. and 50 adjourned the convention for
a half hour. which action was greeted with
Kisses from large majority Of the dele
gates who were anxious 10 hurry along the
work
During the adjournment the friends OF
Dave Ball OF Pike County. who had re
mained in the hail. ayailed themselves OF
the opportunity afforded by the absence OF
the other delegates and called upon him for
L speech He accommodated them
Judge shelton Retires.
When the delegates again assembled an
incident occurred which aroused the con-
yeHtiOn- Judge Shelton returned 10 the pre-
siding officers chair unable TO proceed.
hEn - a WTeTT tod 70 faarE- rae
wouldn't cUme. The delegates AT first
thought that he was joking. but when they
realized the true state OF affairs
est confusion. Judge Shelton apparently
did not realize the position in which he had
put himself until Captain J. w. Farris OF
Lebanon and JEFF Pollard led him from the
stage He was taken TO his room.
As the committee had not yet reported. al
Alexander Of Davies County moved that a
committee be appointed to go after the
other committees and demand an immediate
report. ihe motion found unanimous favor
from the other delegates. and accordingly
Royal OF the First District, Wilson OF the
Ninth and Harber of the Sixth were ap-
pointed by the chair TO see what delayed
the committees.
Later the committees on Credentials and
Resolutions submitted their reports. The
report on credentials WAS read by Judge
Pollard and adopted. but the resolutions
were tabled TO await the report from the
Committee on Permanent Organization.
This was not done however, until after
the resolutions had been read.
Ball PrOvOkes Disturbance.
Dave Ball Of Pike County made use of the
opportunity presented by the delay IN the
report OF the Committee on Permanent Or
ganizatiOn and order OF Business. c r
Ball had assumed the chair after the retire
men1 Of Judge Shelton He Immediately
recognized his brother. who read an amend
ment to the report Of the Committee on
Resolutions, as follows:
Resolved, That we. the Democrats OF
Missouri, in convention assembled. do here
by indorse the principles OF the Democratic
party as enunciated in the National Demo-
cratic platform Of 1870 in Kansas City"
Dave Ball then began a TRADE against the
committee for leaving out reference to the
national platforms.
Kissed by Delegates.
'I would not leave this convention will
inRly,' he began, unless the delegates had
said whether they were Democrats or
towards. (aisses) We are going to nom
mate Democratic Judges We. want &c
know II they are going TO indOrse fhe
party platforms"
He then launched into denunciation Of
! the st. Louis delegates. who had begun tS
shout "Meriwether' at him. referring to
| his speeches against Mayor Wells in the
mayoraity campaign Bail replied augrily-
The convention was in an uproar August
F. Daues of st. Louis tried to make the
point Of order that the BAH amendment
was out Of order. Chairman Ball ruled
that in Democratic cnuvaDffor, any nav