The St. Louis Republic., 1904-06-26
Said That Combination Has Been
Formed to Send Phelps to
Joplin Convention.
MAJORITY OF DELEGATES.
Friends Of Former Police Com,
missioner Threaten Vengeance
for the Defeat in
Prospect.

Harry B. Halves Will not make further
hGh: for control Of the Eleventh Dis
trict delegation TO Joplin. according to IN
formation em2cating from Hswes
sources, The story that William H.
Phelps will be cent 20 the National Con-
vention as delegate from that district
now acquires the evidence OF fact. II is
confidently claimed that Phelps has a ma
jority of two IN the district delegation.
The development comes Of an effort up
on the part Of the Butler forces and
other elements Of the local Democratic
leadership. At least, it appears to be
certain that a Butler-Phelps combi-
nation. in which the leading personalities
are State Senator schoenIaub. Phil
Dwyer and Tom Barrett has a majority
Of t1p votes in the delegation from the
Eleventh to Joplin. James Carlisle also is
said TO have enlisted against Halves in the
matter
The Hawes men, II IS known, call this
nothing less than a direct sell-out to a
railroad lobbyist. The plan had its or
igin several weeks ago. Word of the
scheme was carried to H.wes, and the
latter had a direct clash with Barrett
over 1t at a meeting of the City Central
Committee a week ago Saturday night
in the Jefferson Club.
Barrett at the time is said to have
made the blunt statement that Phelps
was a good fellow and that he was in
favor of sending him to the National Con-
vention. Then Hawes declared that Bar
rett is the conspicuous black sheep of
the local Democrats, who has accom-
plished more than any one man to the
detriment of Democratic interests in St
Louis. Barrett resented the talk and fstic
encounter followed. which was stopped
by the interference OF others.
PHELPS IN CITY
Colonel Phelps arrived IN town Thurs
day and still is sojourning at the
Southern Hotel. When asked at St Jo-
seph about the likelihood of his going to
the convention from the Eleventh he
smiled and said that he did not know
what the Eleventh would do. He says
that he is still in ignorance on the point.
Phelps said that passes have not figured
in any way.
Should Phelps thus control one delesa-
ton absolutely. granting his influence
here and in other quarters, the fact will
have a significant bearing upon the per
sonnel of the Big -Four. Having handed
this one to Harry Halves, it is believed
that the lobby king would like nothing
better than TO turn down Senator Stone
for delegate at large.
The report about a fight on Stone at
Joplin has been growing like the cloud
which was at first no bigger than hand.
Some politicians think that the action of
the Eleventh District may precipitate spec
tacular doings at Joplin. The selections
by districts are. of course, subject TO the
action OF the convention. Precedents ex-
ist for overruling the action OF the dis
trict delegations. and such course may
be adoped against Phelps.
The friends OF Halves declare that
though a march was stolen on him in this
instance it does not mean a rolf in the
full sense of the word Harry will split
this town from Baden to CarondeIet, +"
said one, "or make those fellows pay
more than they got for their sell OUT
Several caucuses have been held on the
Eleventh District proposition in the last
two weeks. The first decision. il IS cred
ihly stated, was that Hawes ard Patrick
r. FitzGIbbon were to represent the dis
trict in the convention. The present pro-
gramme includes FitzGibbon. Hawes re-
fuses to go with Phelps. his friends say.