The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-26
LIVELY TIME
KANSAS CITY
CONVENTION
Presence of Police Required
to Prevent Serious
Trouble
PARKS DELEGATES CONTROL
Still Fighting Over the Creden.
tiais and Can lid ates for Of.
ficiai Positions

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 25.-Although
the election OF officers of the Interna-
tional Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers is several
days off, the delegates to the annual
convention are beginning to take an
active interest in the contest. Presi-
dent Buchanan, while still declining
to say whether or not he will be a
candidate for reelection, is quoted a.
saying that he will be able to count
on fifty-three of the one hundred and
two delegates when the time comes
to show his strength.
Samuel Parks and his followers.
who favor H. F. Donnelly, of Albany,
n. Y, for the head of the assocfa-
ticn, assert their belief that the lat
ter will be elected without much
trouble, while the followers of ". Z.
French, of San Francisco, whose can
didacy has been announced, hope TO
wiz out for French. Before the con-
vention met today President Buch-
anan was unable to say when the gath
ering would be organized.
Not until then will he deliver his
annual address, and as there still are
several points in the credential COM
mittee's report to be considered, this
may not be before tomorrow.
President Buchanan shortly before
noon adjourned the annual convention
without date, TO prevent what prom
ised TO be seriou fight and probably
a split over the sealing CT Daniel
DIopny, a Buchanan supporter, who
held a credential from a Scranton, Pa.
LEGAL.
Inc session was held behind closed
doors. Later it was stated that Joseph
Mullaney, a Parks adherent, had de-
clared that the credentials held by
Brophy had been forged.
Mr.. Brophy is a member of Local
Union No. of New York City, and,
aside from Robert Nedig, who was de-
posed as president of that local be-
cause of his stand for President Buch-
aEan, he is the only delegate here
from Local No. who is opposed to
Samuel Parks.
Brophy is a fighter and when his
Credentials were attacked he declared
with vehemence that they were legtti-
mate. He had, he said, been appointed
by the Scranton local a month ago.
and he would refuse to be bulldozed
into giving up his rights.
Later, it was stated, that the con-
vention would reconvene some time
during the afternoon and ante. .pat4ng
trouble and probably a play with re-
volvers, many of the delegates being
armed, Chief of Police Hayes detailed
al additional number of detectives in
plain clothes to the scene.
Ever since the delegates arrived in
the city on Monday detectives have
swarmed the hotel corridors and the
entrance to the convention hall, and
one o. two incipient fights have been
4veIted by them.
When the usual time for convening
OF tie afternoon session had arrived.
President Buchanan had failed to
put in an appearance. He had, it de-
veloped later, purposely remained In
his loom at the Coates Hotel.
Although the convention had been
adjourned by President Buchanan
without hour, Second Vice President
Warden was now placed in the chair
By the Parks crowd and cal ed the
gathering to order.
/ Immediately a vote was taken on
the motion to reconsider the vote seat
ing Delegate Brophy. Brophy was un-
seated. 5S to 10.
/