The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-11
PARKER WILL
NAME THE MAN
Chairman of National Commit
fee Not Yet Selected.
TOM TAGGARTS CANDIDACY
EX-SENATOR JONES WILL CALL
NEXT MEETING.

~. LOUIS, July 10.-The Democratic
- national committee, new in its
make up. met at ESQ O'Clock this
morning and again at O'Clock this
afternoon with the av0wed intention
on behalf of the supporters OF Taggslt
of Indiana of organizing by electins
him chairman.
The early morning meeting was not
fully attended and the object aimed at
was not accomplished. II was pointed
out by Mr. Mack of New York that il
would be discOuFte0us to take any ac-
ton until Mr. Parker. az the candidate,
was consulted. The Taggaft men.
while not enough 10 elect, still sUs-
gested that Mr.. HILL Mr.. Sheehan and
Afr. Belmont the candidates friends,
were sim here, and adopted resOlu-
ton that they be invited 10 meet the
committee this afternoon When after
noon came there were three new COM
plications i'm the way Of electing- Chair
man Jones of the old committee boldly
asserted that such action as contem-
plated would be Unprecedented and in
fact Illegal Is also turned out that ar
d late hour the convention adopted a
resolution authorizing Chairman Jones
Of the old committee e. call the new
committee together in New York city
dL SUCH liEllt as ne lltEML Suggest
Then the other thing was that Sen
ator Hill and Mr.. Sheehan left for New
York at noon and could not therefore
attend the meeting.
Statement by Jones.
Senator James X. Jones. the retiring
chairman OF the national committee.
made this statement 10 the Associated
Press
The natl or7aI orrl,-arffrr, h,- sr,aefffe
resolution adopted last night authorized
me. i'm fact Instructed me. to cali the
first meeting OF the new committee 81
New York city. Until I call it the new
committee cannot organize. and meet
ings they have held are Unauthorized
Now let me say, forcibly, if need b.,
that. acting under the convention
authority I shall call the national com
mittee TO meet in New York city at
such time as Judge Parker shah desig-
nate, for before I call it / shall consult
/ him. 1t would be an unprecedented
thing for the new committee to organ
ize without consultation with the can
didate- Such thing was never
heard Of"
Just after the afternoon session be-
gan Mr. Taggart. VINO was presiding
was asked TO retire 50 that he need
not be embarrassed. August Belmont
of New York was called into the room
and asked to give Judge Parker's views.
he said he could not do SO.
Parker VIII Be Consulted.
Colonel Guney insisted that precedent
demanded that the committee courte-
I Ousiy await Judge Parker's opinion.
I'm fact" he said. 'the resolution Of
/ last night preeluded any action until
/ Chairman Jones issued a call for New
York"
Senator Bailey OF Texas said the mat
ter should be settled at once II was
customary for the COMMITTEES to meet
Immediately after the adjournment
and elect, and resolution was passed
last Thursday to that effect by the
convention. Il guess. he said. that
/ We can have Judge Parker's views in
few moments from his friends here.
I If they care to give IT,"
After nearly two hours Of debate
+ Senator Bailey offered a compromise
endorsing the candidacy of Thomas
4 Taggart for chairman OF the COMMITTEES.
/ AIR. Mack agreed to this and the resolu-
/ tion was adopted. The committee viii
/ therefore meet in New York on the
+ call Of former Chairman Jones.
! Members Present.
I The following national committeemen.
or their proxies as designated were pres
I ent and unanimously voted in favor OF
the adoption Of the resolution endorsing
the candidacy Of Thomas Taggart for
chairman:
/ AIabsma-H. D. Clayton.
/ Arkansas-N. II. Martin (proKy).
} Calitornia-M. S. Tarpey.
/ Colorado-John 7. Mullens.
I CONGRATULATIONS S Cummins.
/ Florida. 3. Browne
I GeOrgia-Clark Howell tproxy).
/ Idaho-I- =. DonneIly.
/ IllinOis-R g. Sullivan
Iowa-Charles a. Welsh
{ - hansas-JOhu il. Atwood
kentucky-GTey Woodson-
Louisiana - Newton G. Blsnchafa
/ proxy.
Maryland-L-- Y Baughman (proxy9.
J Michigan-Daniel J. Campau,
MissisSippi-C. H Williams
1iissouri-M A ROthweU j9roxya
] M0nJana-C- W. Hoffman.
/ Nebraska-J- c. Dahlman-
& Nevada-John II. Dennis.
NeW 1ork-NOrm2n =. Mack
{ Oregon-F Y. Holman
/ Pennsylvania. NJ. Guffev.
/ Rhode 1siaud-George ". Green.
! South Dakota-E. s. Johnson.
I IenneSsee-R. Z. 7. MOuutCastle.
TeXas-R. n Johnston.
I ttah-D. II. Peery.
I III aShlngtOn-JOhn Y Terry
/ West Virginia-John T. McGraw,
I Wisconsin, F. RYAN
Wyoming. +. Osborne
Alaska-Arthur Delaney.
Arizoua-Ben n Crawford
DiSTlc. CT Coium bie-James L. Norris
! New MeXicO-H b Fergr5son
0Lahoma-Richsrd A BilluBs.
Porto Rico David II E~fo1r