The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-14

tempts 20 stampede the convention 10
Governor Yates George Huntoon of Jack
sonville, with a lithograph OF the Gov
ernor. mounted the reporters stand. and.
standing on a desk. waved the Autograph
wildly in the air. shouting with all his
might at the same time. The Yates dele
gates. who had been yelling and dancing
Tor ten minutes. had about subsided when
Huntoons action started them again.
chairman Cannon ordered the police TO
remove him, and an officer attempted to
do Ii by pulling his legs from under him.
A crowd OF Yates delegates Immediately
sprang for the stand to assist Huntoon,
ana lady stencgrapher. Miss Daisy Null
lins. whose desk was used by Huntoon
was caught in the crush. She pushed
Huntoon OF the platform with all her
might, and he was saved from tumbling
to the floor by friends.
Miss Mullins was wildly applauded by
the delegates Prominent delegates rushed
TO the front and forced the belligerent
ones TO take their seats. including Hun
toon. who had been very active as a scout
for the Yates side.
YATES DELEGATES ALWAYS
TOOK THE INITIATIVE.
The convention was in a cotinuous riot
The Governors friends were the ag-
sressors in every instance. They showed
desire 10 force the fight and assumed
the initiative in every instance. But they
were closely followed by Hamiins and
Deneen's and Warmers partisans. Low
denis were somewhat backward and
Sherman's did not make showing. Low
den's forces were handicapped. being
placed in the rear OF the hall and on one
wing. Deneen's were nearly "a badly
placed. while the Governors soldiers occu-
pied the choice position. situated in front
OF the platform where their demcnstra-
tions were most effective
The longest period Of confusion was
about O'Clock. while the secretaries were
adding the twelfth ballot. Craiman Cam
non made no effort to stop it. He wanted
to take recess and was Disguised. and
said ne proposed to give the shouters an
opportunity to work of all their steam.
After nearly half an hour. and at a time
when the yelling and band playing was
about to subside. the Yates Adams Coun-
~ delegation pulled . bundle OF flags from
box and they received a tremendous
ovation
The play is the peculiar perquisite of
Governor Yates. He loves # better than
anybody on earth. and he works 1t harder.
The five bands started up different tunes
while several thousand boys split the air
with piercing whistles. A dozen or so
delegates from Southern Illinois produced
COW bells. which they rang with all their
might. Men perched on the shoulders Of
partisans Of the candidates paraded up
and down the aisles with banners. The
Deneen delegates presented live rooster.
which equatted on a board from the top
OF a long pole. was carried around the hall
and through the aisles. The rooster did
not appear to be happy.
The Cook County section began throw
ing paper balls and wads,' and every man
who appeared on his feet in their neigh
borhood was bombarded as long as he
could be reached This was the condition
of the convention hall when the negro
started around with the Lowden banner
which so nearly resulted In a tragedy.
Cannon announced that there would be
no such scenes tomorrow. for nobody
would be allowed on the floor Of the con-
vention but delegates and aiternates vls-
itors would be confined strictly TO the
galleries.
CONVENTIONS TEMPORARY
UT fEhhANENG.
Judge Elbridge Hanecy. chairman Of the
Committee on Credentials. presented a re-
port when the committee came to order.
recommending that the sitting delegates
be declared the delegates OF the conyen-
ton This was adopted and then, on
recommendation of the Committee on Or
ganization, the temporary organization
was made permanent.
The Committee on Delegates to the Ma
tional Convention reported as follows:
Delegates at Large-Senators shelby VI.
Cullom and Albert J. Hopkins. Speaker Jo-
seph G. Cannon and Governor Richard
Yates.
Alternates-deutenant Governor W A.
Northcott. Asa A. Matthews. Paul Morton
and Samuel insult.
Electors at Large-Lot Brown and VIII
liam J. Moxley.
This report was adopted unanimously.
and the Committee on Resolutions then
reported through Walter J. Reeves.
The platform gives credit TO the money
policy of the national administration in as
sisting to bring about present unexamped
prosperity. and pledges the party TO the
maintenance OF the gold standard. Loyal
ty to the protective tariff is reaffirmed.
Appropriations are favored to place the
navy in point of strength and efficiency IN
its proper position among the navies OF
the world.
The possession of the Philippine Islands
gives the United States the right to a
voice in the affairs of that part of the
world. and the action OF Secretary Hay
in securing the open-door policy of trade
in the Orient is recognized as the greatest
diplomatic achievement of modern times
Retention Of the Philippines is favored.
Wei as the maintenance of the open
door policy of trade in Eastern Asia. The
policy OF the Democratic party in its de-
sire to abandon the Philippines is de-
nounced.
The attitude of Congress and President
Roosevelt regarding antitrust legislation
Is commended. and such further legisla
ton. State and national. may be re-
qCested. is recommended
The administration Of President Roose-
Welt is praised. and the delegates to the
National Convention are instructed for
him. and TO use all honorable means TO
secure thS nomination OF Congressman
Robert p Hit of Illinois as Vice Presi-
dent.
A compulsory primary election law and
4 civil-service law for the State are IA
vored. well as a new charter for the
City of Chicago The vote on the adop-
ton of the report was unanimous
A resolution was adopted providing that
the names of candidates be presented by
congressional districts and that no nor1i-
mating speeches be permitted. Another
during or after roll call was then adopt
ed and the call OF the districts began.
To Give Euchre Party.
The ladies' Union Veteran Legion. No.
g.. will give a, euchre party. Wednesday