The St. Louis Republic., 1904-06-22

State Committee. overruled the action OF
last night and the Folk delegates were
recognized temporarily.
Mr.. Halves then instituted the contest
before the Credentials Committee of the
contention, of which he had been a mem
Der chosen from the Eleventh District.
The committee met to hear contests at l
o'clock this afternoon.
In the call of districts Clinton and Jas
! per were passed without notice of con-
test. though at the conclusion of the
| St Louis County hearing, Committeeman
McGannon of Newton County served no
tice, on behalf of the, Folk delegates OF
| Jasper. that the contest was allowed TO
] 30 by only for this convention, intimating
that another course may be expected at
| Joplin and jefferson City.
Doctor lie Grande Atwood Of Ferguson
ana Judge W. +. Broadhead of Clayton
appeared respectively for the Hawes and
the Folk men. Doctor Atwood is the chair
man man OF the Hawes delegation and Judge
Broadhead heads the Folk contingent from
the county. James J. Butler moved that
the committee go into executive session
Opposition developed, but the motion final
ly carried, all the ST. Louis members vot-
ing aye, except Hawes, who declined to
vote.
PRESS IS ADMITTED.
Later C. c. Revell of Bollinger County
moved TO admit representatives of the
press, saying that proceedings relevant to
the much-heralded st. Louis County pri-
martes, at which Indian outrages were al
legged. should be published properly This
motion prevailed, despite Buffers declara-
ton that the press had no rights under
such circumstances above those of other
citizens
Atwood began stating what had occurred
In st. Louis County. but 1t seemed a little
unspecific. Mr.. Hawes then undertook
examination of Atwood. The latter's ar
gument in favor of seating. the Hawes
delegates, as made by himself or as elicit
ed by queries, was substantially as fol-
lows:
votes and were duly elected by duly or
ganized convention. The Folk men were
sent by an adjourned convention held in
Kirkwood. The Central Committee was
organized wholly in the Interests of one
man, Mr.. Folk. In st. Ferdinand Town
ship the Folk delegates called for a pri-
mary mass meeting and adjourned them
selves before the organization of the meet
ing. A more irregular proceeding took
place in Central Township, where this pri-
mary was held in a hack or an old barn,
"Our people held mass meetings in the
regular manner As to the county con-
vention at Clayton, we We're not favored
with notice of either the time or the
place at which that meeting was to be
held"
Did you know of, or did you see,"
asked HaWeS, p1acarQ circulated in
Clayton early the day Of this convention,
in which a reward was offered by the edi-
tor of the Clayton Record for knowledge
as TO the. place where the convention
would be held2''
TELL OF CONVENTION RIOT.
yes. 1 did. and 1 had no means OF
knowing where it would be held. We
had offered the use of any Of the halls
in Clayton, but could get no response
from the County Central Committee. On
the Tuesday of the convention we were
hurriedly notified that the Folk men
bate Court room. We went there and
were refused admittance. Then we ran
around to the back door. where an en-
Yes, 1 heard a motion to adjourn.
But don't think It was put.
This isn't It." put in HAYES. was
time in The Republic. Was anybody
struck a blown
Il don't know that anybody was struck
recoliect one disturbance, and under
stand a gun was drawn on Sergeant-at-
Arms King. I should say that the whole
of the. proceedings amounted to viola
tton OF all diplomatic usages."
Did you see crowds OF strangers in
Clayton that dayT' asked Judge Broad
head in excitement Did you see
crowd force its way into the courtroom,
rush upon the platform. breaking and de-
stroying furniture? Did you know OF an
assault made upon The Republics photos-
FdpneF, 0urlnE WHICH MS camera was
broken up2 And did you know that the
good citizenship of st. Louis County was
convinced that IL such conditions were to
prevail. that all that could be done would
be to-meet them with shotguns?''
Mr.. Atwood started to reply, saying that
he had seen some strangers. but the two
men became involved in warm argument
which was cut short by Chairman Harber
of the committee.
SAW NO INDIANS.
Joseph J. Gillick and Lee Barton were
called in turn by 4lr. Atwood to speak for |
Hawes GiIlick declared that the prelim-
mary mass meeting in Carondeiet Town |
ship WAS wholly Irregular. He insisted |
that the meeting stood 1s7 for Hawes and |
AZ for Folk and that the minority, seeing |
the situation withdrew.
Then the question arose as to whether |
those Of the large Hawes majority were |
Indians from town. This Gillfck denied. |
asserting that TO the best of his knowI- |
edge and BELIEF they were hona-iide resi-
dents Of st Lofts County.
Barton is editor Of the Clayton Argus /
He asserted That he had handed letter /
to a Mr.. Wein-sr of the Folk forces asking /
information as to the place Of the County |