Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-07
All Bow To Sheehan at St. Louis
THE GENTLEMAN WITH THE BLUE EYES MAKES A CON-
 QUEST OF ST. LOUIS.
Just as Silent as Judge Parker, but the
 Buffalo Leader Heads the New York
 Delegation to St. Louis-cannot Get Him to Talk, but He Gets the goods.

St. Louis, July 6.-The Parker poem has been here in spirit for several days. A little tangible piece of it ar rived this morning in the shape of August Belmont, but the real stock. in- elusive of good will and fixtures, came at 6 o'clock this afternoon, when wll- liam F. Sheehan, otherwise known as The Human Somersault' and Blue Eyed Billy of Buffalo" reached town.
 MT. Sheehan, besides bringing with him the proxies of four members Of the national committee, is generally cred tied w.th carrying in his head the brains that have brought the Parker movement to its present formidable position. In his party were David B. Hill. Edward Murphy, Cord Meyer ana P. H. McCarren, but it was very mo- uceable that even the presence of the sage of Wolfert's Roost did not take away any of the attention of the dele gates. all of whom crowded about Sheehan and listened only to what he cared to say.
 They got very little satisfaction Those who imagined that MT. Sheehan was going to stand out on the front steps of the Southern Hotel and make a declaration of principles or tell the story of his life. did not know him very well. He smiled, shook hands with everybody. bit the ends of the nous tache with his teeth, and thea told the crowd that railroad travelling always interfered with his conversational pow CTS for several days after trip.
 'Blue-eyed Billy" strange to say in these days of topsy-turvy nicknames, really has blue eyes. His hair is as red as his eyes are bue. and his six feet of lean length glide through the hotel corridors as gently and with as little confusion as a summer breeze. It IS said he has moods, and on occa- sion has been known to inflict person al chastisement on his enemies. How ever, this is not his St. Louis mood. He Is the picture of peace and con tent. and doesn't mind telling his con fidential friends that Judge Parker's silence is about to be rewarded with the plum that MT. Sheehan, emerging from years of political obscurity, set out last April to pull down.
 Like all really great men, Mir. Shee- hans modesty overwhelms him to such ar extent that he finds himself unable to talk for publication, no doubt believing that the silence theory hay ing proved 50 effective up to this time he is willing to carry it along to the finish.
 When he was asked to say some thing. he answered that he certainly would, and promptly kept his pledge, saving it was warm evening. Further than this he would not commit himself. except 10 remark that he had come from the East like a pilgrim, to seek and not to give information.
 When it was pointed out to him that his coming had been awaited by every body as if he was a political Moses, and that it was generally believed he mad the whole situation under his hat, he started in surprise, ana said: "Oh, You mean this Parker business in tone that conveyed the impression that the nomination of a President was a secondary matter, and that his real purpose in visiting St. Louis was to examine the foundations If the Eads bridge. With regard to the Parker matter" he went on, T have nothing to say. As far as my knowing all about 1t is concerned, that may be as it may"
 With which enigmatical sentence he bowed and went to bed. MT. Sheehan mas lost the lean ard hungry look he mad some years ago during the first Bryan campaign. He is now a corpo- ration attorney, enjoying the patron age of several street railway compa- nies in New York, and in keeping with his changed outlook his mild eyes look milder than ever before, and he is probably trying to forget all he ever knew about strong arm methods in politics.
 August Belmonts arrival created al small sensation, first because he iump- ed in and had headquarters going be- fore he had been in town an hour. and next for the reason that his appaasanccI in the various hotel Hobbies WIS rather spectacular. and indeed very pretty. First came MT. Belmont, looking very cool and collected. with a straw hat on the back of his head, and round his hat the colors of the Belmont racing stables, green and white. Following him came his three sons, August J., Raymond and Morgan, also looking cool and collected, and all wearing straw hats on the back of their heads. with the racing colors displayed also. Before the New York financier was off the train he was shouting for Parker, and he has been talking Parker every minute since, apparently being quite prepared to announce his preferenceI from the housetops if necessary, and if anybody would donate house tops for the purpose. He is confining himself mostly just now to western delegates. He had some westerners into lunch. and kept the name of his choice before them even with his mouth full.
 Pass Without Speaking.
 Perry Belmont, who has been here for several days, Is eyeing his brother