The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-09
WORK OF EVENING SESSION.
Halls Effort at Speechmaking Cut
Short-Nominating Speeches.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Springfield. Mo-. July S-When the con-
vention met for the evening session U. :.
Hall. who had not had enough fun with
! the silver question. brought il Up again by
alleging that the chairmaa had ruled i'm
properly when he decided that the Ball
amendment could not be added to
but the delegates did not appreciate
the point he WAS making and refused
TO take IL seriously. Moreover. they oh
jecied TO his speaking. and did 50 with 80
much fervOr that the chairman ruled him
out Of order the first time he got "A chance
and called for the nomination speeches
The first candidate 10 be nominated was
Judge Burgess. His name was placed be
Williams OF Cooper County The latter
spoke Of Judge Burgess model Judge
and manly man He sad that Il was "A sin
cere pleasure for him 70 present such an
able man. one whose past service stands as
q monumental recommendation Of his quail
ifications fer the high office which he has
already filled with 80 much satisfaction 10
! his State.
Nomination of wOodson.
In nominating Judge WoOds0n OF St Jo-
seph. a B. Duncan OF Buchanan Coun ~
said he had known him from boyhoOd. He
said his candidate vas not running for =
place on the Supreme bench because he /
out Of Job. as he has two years yet &
serve the Circuit Court The speaker re-
ferred to the physical endurance OF Judge
WOOdson. and placed great stress upon the
fact that his candidate Is younger than any
Of his rivals.
Congressman William : Cowherd placed
Judge E y. Gates OF Kansas City I'm nom
nation He said: III YOU would have a
man with all the qualities demanded OF a
Supreme Judge give him ten years prac-
tice in a country town and ten years prac-
tice in an Industrial center
Judge Gates has the qualifications We
offer him TO you not because you need him
hut because We need him ourselves. We
pledge TO you that his character IS beyond
reproach''
SIr. Cowherd's speech was well received.
He made excellent use OF the fifteen min
In placing W. W. Graves in nomination.
Congressman David a. De Almond said, in
part:
the bar OF Missouri three men who can
render the State most service Judge
GrayeS's Democracy Is unquestiOned. He
vas born in grand old Missouri He IS in
the very prime Of vigorous manhood. He
is in his forty-second year, born in com
rarative poverty
Judge SherwOod's Service.
Judge Thomas a. Sherwood was present.
ed by I; H McGregor OF Springfield
He said: Judge Sherwood has written
more opinions during his thirty years
Of service than were ever written
in the United States and is to-day a
model of physical moral manhood Nc
stands for the Democratic spirit of liberty.
and present him TO you. confident that
.
he so well deserves"
In asking the convention TO nOmina te
JUdge Alexander Graves. Horace Black
Well of Lafayette County. claimed that his
candidate is one Of the greatest and purest
lawyers in the State. He is thoroughly
yersed in all branches OF the law and has
successfully defended more bond cases than
any other lawyer in Missouri He Is thor
oughly competent 10 MI a position on the
Supreme bench"
ID. D. Duggins OF Saline County. In pIac-
ing in nOmiatnion Judge Samuel Davis. de-
clared that his candidate was better fitted
for the high task TO which he asplres than
any OF his competitors He claimed that
the candidate from Saline County Is
business man. as well as lawyer 4 Judge
OF the Circuit Court for four years. be has
discharged his duties faithfully. He is
courteous to the profession. unfaltering IN
his decisions can vouch for his honesty.
ability and integrity.
Ex-senator Elliott W. Major OF Pike