The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-07-08
st. Louis Has Taken on Il
Convention Air. ~
sHLATEo DELEGATES ARRlviN&
Day UncomfortabIy Warm With Cor
gested Crowds In Hotel Lobbies,S -
the Accompanying Diseomfort-&6t
sip Prior to Great Event.

early morning trains brought in tJ&
lated delegates and marching clubs
and hotel lobbies and dining roonfA de-
Veioped scenes of congested, .cfowds
and accompanying discomfofae -.
The general situation as affecting
the outcome of the convent f6t,, .res
mafned unchanged The strong fead
developed by Parker yesterday en-
phasized by the action OF the Penn
syiVania delegation at it's late night
session really provoked some inquiry,
as to, whether stampede wouia fol.l
low. -,
..Favorite sons
There was some gossip about the
hotel .1obhies that several of the IA.
yorite sons would withdraw. dnrinx the:
day. but This has not taken any def.
mite shape at this hour The Parker
managers; said last night slhat they
hoped, their instructed states would
hold on the first; ballot for their candi.
date; but the action of Pennsylvania
rs admittedly a serious blow to the
enorts Of the 'favorite sons" andtShis
morning the air is full OF suggestions
that Hearst and olney and Wall shouiod
tskes steps TO relieve the delegates
instructed for them. The Parker .n,ansl
ayers are confldentthatthe New Sc q 3
man will shewa clear majority On the
NM not and that following the; nrec. rtu
edent3 3of ALI former Democratic nation
a. conventions, this showing would
immediately bring into line a. s,,fs
fciept number of s2ates to eiyesbiin.
athi ,uen re- go, slla
suit, it is urged, would be simply fol-
lowing the historic record of the party
at their national conclaves.
German Vote.
1t is practically concluded that the
German vote as a result OF Pennsyl
vania's action, will be cast as the i'm
itial ballot for Parker.
The fight in the Illinois delegation
involved thirteen districts and two
of the delegates at large, and was one.
of the fiercest ever seen before any;
convention. The hearing yesterday
and last night before the subcommit.
tee on tie national committee was
J.: only preliminary exercise for both
sides. Several times last night the
retort sbetween the contesting fac.
tions were of so heated nature that
Chairman Stone. of the subcommit-
te<s was compelled to repeatedly CALI
for UHAe4l and once suggested that,
the gentiehfen: from Illinois would find.
outside of the SStel PROPER place te
conduct their afguhents If their minds;
we're made UP for a. ball fight" 80
Charges Made. ~ :.
Charges of hig-handed work were
made repeatedly against the secretary
of the state convention, George E.
Brennan, and the representative OF
the contestants OF the twenty-thfrd dis
trict, l.. II. Eaty, declared that twice
he had ,urnished to Mr.. Brennan the
names Of the delegates selection In
their district caucus, and that twice
| Mr.. Brennan had thrown it on the
floor, and he had found 1t there, and
he had submitted 1t to The committee.
| This brought Brennan to his feet with
an impassioned denial of the asser-
| tions made by Mr.. Katy, and he wound
UP his declaration that everybody
knows that l would not do such q
thing"
! This called forth jeers from the
contestants and Brennan took his seat
| in silence.
Acrimonious Fight.
An especially acrimonious fight took
place in the hearing of the contest oi
the twenty-third district. Here it was
admitted that General Alfred Oren
dorf had been selected by regula,
and boiling caucus as well, and tha
later his Eame was removed and tha
OF Duncan M. G. Best substituted
Mr.. Best insisted on regularity OF thu
proceedings, and was asked by the
chairman:
IF you were not elected at the eau
Gus, how does your Tame appear OF
the report of the caucus?
81 understand that General Oren
dort had either resigned or would with
draw"
(Which one?" asked the chairman
well, either one" replied Mr.. Best
and he could not be made to be NOR,
specific.
What l went to know" said Chair