The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-29
Circulates Among Illinois Dele
gates Petition for Their
Removal.
ASKS FOR COOK AND DUNNE.
Believed to Be a Movement for
Holding Hearst Delegates To
gether for Developments in
the National Convention.


! REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago, June 2S.-M. F. Dunlap of
Jacksonville. William r. Hearst's Illinois
manager, has sent from the Hearst head
quarters here a circular letter to all the
| delegates to the late Democratic State
Convention at Springfield. requesting them
to sign a petition to the Credentials Com
mittee of the National Convention re-
uuesting that Silas Cook of East st.
Louis and Judge Dunno of Chicago
be substituted as delegates at large
for John P. Hopkins and Ben T. Cable.
The petition also asks the National Con-
vention to seat only the district delegates
selected by the district caucuses.
1t is not here believed that the Gre
dentialS Committee or the National Con-
vention itself will interfere with the
action of the Illinois State Convention.
Dunlaps action is regarded only as an
effort to solidify the Hearst delegates and
enable Dunlap and Lawrence TO control
them when the actual balIoting begins at
St. Louis. Following are Dunlap's letter
and the petition:
printed Letter Head Of william Randolph
Hearst League-M F. Dunlap. Illinois Repre-
sentative, Auditorium Annex Chicago" MINI
eoEraph, excepting address.l
June "a, lSo4--Dear Sir: In a number OF the
congressional district caucuses at the STAT,
Convention the delegates named by a majority
to the National Convention were rejected by
the officers OF the convention, and other names
were substituted therefor. The proceedings were
so outrageous that We have decided taat the
interests Of the party demand that d contest
should be made, and are forwarding petitions
to the State delegates:to be signed and returned
to be presented TO the, National Convention.
The said petitions provide for. the seating OF
delegates riGhtfully elected, and for the cub
stitution Of the names OF two other persons for
cable and Hopkins as delegates at large
wish you would get in communication with the
delegates Of your county and district with
whom you have influence and urge them to
sign the petition aRdt return by first naN
Mr.. Bryan believes that gayel Eule Iss more
OF an issue at this time than any other ques-
ton. and is anxious that :th4 CONTEST shall he
made and will go on the Committee on Gre
dentials from Nebraska and assist US in making
the fight at the National Convention at st
Louis. Please look after the matter promptly
on the line suggested. as the time is short and
quick action is necessary. Yours truly
(Signed) M F. DUNLAP
PETITION TO DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL.
CONVENTION ..., . (.
Whereas The State Deuiocgatic Convention
VI lLAllSlS -HtiO AZ SpflIBLeItl, sJAle Il. lyO4.
disregsrded Democratic, president and ignored
the rights OF the Democrats Of various congress
sional districts through their duly chosen rep
resentatives, and
Whereas. Acqulescence in such a violation OF
Democratic principles would Inture the pprty
in the State, and, therefore. interfere with It's
legitimate progress, and
Whereas, The presiding officer Of said con-
vention by arbitrary and uafalr. rulings and
by refusal OF roll calls on all questions ex-
ceptng on instructions for President prevent
ed the delegates from giving expression to their
wishes and the wishes OF their constituents:
Therefore, I. the undersigned, having been
duly elected delegate to said convention, join
In petitioning the Democratic National Con-
ventlon and Democratic National Committee to
seat and recognize as delegates to the Demo-
cratic National Convention only such persons
as received a majority OF the votes of the
legally elected delegates cast IN caucus of
their respective congressional districts, at said
State Convention. shall be shown by evi-
dence presented in proper form.
I also respectfully petition that the follow
ing delegates at large be given seats in said
Democratic National Convention:
Edward F. Dunno. Chicago.
A NJ Lawrence, Chicago.
Samuel Alschuler, Aurora.
Silas Cook East st. Louis