The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17
Fair Rulings on Points Incident
to Contests Will Be
Guaranteed.
JUDGE EVANS SEES HARMONY.
Protest to Be Lodged Against
Halves and McCafery Sitting
in Their Cases on Creden-
tials Committee

The majority OF the State Commute
will be guided by the advice of Sam B
Cook in taking preliminary action will
reference to the temporary organization
Of the State Convention, and 1t is under
stood by the Folk men that Mr.. Cook "a
vors no such radical course as might b.
prompted by the violently anti-Foik mem
bers of the committee. The opinion still
| prevails that the Folk men will rule th'
| convention. but rule 1t fairly. and tina
none Of the bitterly riotous scenes which
the Republican press prophesy will occur
A few Of the committeeman. moved IL
the matter By personal feeling. will op
pose the Folk selection Of Mr.. Vandivel
| for temporary chairman. But It is be
lieved that a majority will concur ant
that, unless a change is decided upon b,
the Folk leaders. Mr.. Vandiver Will b'
the chairman. =
One of the committeeman said yester
day from the anti-Folk standpoint:
IAN that we want II to be recognized
when we take the hoor-to have the op
portunity to be heard. We want assur
ance that we will not be gaveled dow
and hat rulings of the hair In possible
contingencies will be- fair"
The principal Of the possible continsen
cies'' will develop II a vote by the con
vention should be demanded upon the re
port or reports from the Credentials Com
mittee in the contest cases. Thu PROPOSE
ton at stake is whether or not contested
delegations may vote upon the question
Before . final decision will be arrived a
by the State Committee conferences vii
be held with the Folk leaders to learI
their attitude upon this point.
The St. Louis contests will be taken W
by wards. and it is understood that TIT
Folk forces will agree that the vote ir
convention be called by wards. The prece'
dent Is that neither the contestant nor the
contestee in the case at issue be permitted
to vote. and the effect of such a ruling In
the St. Louis contests would be to ex'
clude the one ward from voting on its owr
contest. but would permit Of voting the
other ward delegations holding the prlma
facie credentials.
WILL BE SATISFIED.
Assured that this rule will be adhered TO,
II Is believed that the State Committee
would be satisfied. Agreement arrived at
in these preliminary conferences. the CUB
sequent work OF the convention would be
accomplished smoothly. The Folk people
stand by certain essentials with reference
to the conduct of the convention from
their viewpoint. but they are anxious tc
avoid an out-and-out fight. They do not
want to overturn the State Committee's
choice for temporary officers II il can be
avoided.
Judge W. n. Evans Of West Plains, and
Thomas L. Rubey. candidate for Lieuten
ant Governor. were among the well-knowf
politicians who were in st. Louis yester
day, bound for Jefferson City. Judge
Evans believes that the convention will
do its work easily, quickly, and withou
much internal friction. ]. Ia known tina
he concurs with the other Folk leaders II
the choice Of Mr.. Vandiver for temporar,
chairman.
The only requisite to peace In the con
vention.'' said Judge Evans, lis the faii
treatment Of all factions. We rave VOL
and propose to assume the attendant re
sponsibilities, but we neither wish to no.
can we afford to use a majority unfairly
Mr.. Rubey thinks that the principal diff
Guilty at the State capital will be to get
place to sleep rather than the solution o
factional differences.
Certainly every indication Is that al
records for attendance at a State conven'
ton will be broken. Mr.. Vandiver ant
Judge Evans report that large numbers
are coming from the southeast section OF
the State. A special train, equipped, II Is
said, with 1900 bottles OF beer will bt
sent by the Tammany Hal of St. Louis
Similar reports. excluding the item OF
beer. are heard from all quarters of Mis-
souri,.
Both sides are ready in the st. Louis
contests. The Halves delegations met last
night at the Jefferson Club. Mr.. Have,
cautioned them against too generous iba'
lions. and especially laid down the law
against any demonstration which might be
characterized as Indian e%xuberance
Though st. Louis will contribute literally
in attendance to the Joe Folk convention
Mr.. Halves declares that not an Indiar
will be in Jefferson City with his approval
The Indians. however, are difficult to keer
away from a State convention.
The contestants on the Folk side hav,
their grievances drawn up in the form o
a brief, which will be the FIRST submission
of the case to the Credentials Committee
Tn1S DTleI TcCitcs al III pOiitiCdi CTlIneB ii
the calendar and charges them to tn,
Halves men In St. Louis. These are sum
marked briefly as:
Police interference, intimidation Of vot.
ers, failure to locate polling places &C
| cording to law, that the names of deaf
| men were voted, that Republicans wer,
| voted for Halves.
The Folk men will protest against Harr,
B.. Halves and lanes McCaffery slttint
| upon the Credentials Committee and judg
ing their own contests. as they did at st
Joseph and Joplin. They say that boil
are personally interested, that McCaffer.
a. chairman Of the Board of Election
Commissioners issued the credentials t
the Halves delegations. and that Have
is disqualified as the opposing candidat
for Governor.
The leaders will start for Jefferson Cit,
| to-day. Mr.. Folk. Judge Evans, W. D
| vandiver and N. w. Mcleod of the Foil
| side will go together on the afternoon
train. Mr.. Hawes and his friends 60 OF
| the morning train. departing at 9 o'clock
The delegates from st. Louis will star
| tomorrow afternoon and evening. TIL,
| contesting Folk delegations leave at go
In the afternoon.
Breaks Les at Beer War show.
George Thoma. a Beer. q years old, feI
| from a cannon in the maneuvers in con
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