The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-30

ia m ]. Stone (yells); the biting sarcasm
of Dearmond' (screeches of enthusiasm;
our beloved Governor wild applause
and CheerSl.
AVOIDS REFERENCE
TO JOSEPH W. FOLK.
He went on to discuss the doodle ques-
tion in the way familiar, urging condem-
nation of boodlers and boOdling. Those
present began to wonder whether he would
refer to Mr. Folk. Somehow he avoided
doing so at this moment and proceeded to
national issues He mentioned Judge Par
ker. and no enthusiasm appeared. Mayor
Mcclellan of New York City seemed to
have more friends in the convention. For
Hearst much cheering came from the sec
tons in which Fourteenth and Fifteenth
District delegates were sitting.
And when Senator Cockrells name was
put forward the convention as Il whole
stood up and shouted an Endorsement of
his candidacy. Shortly after he finished
his remarks. without mentioning Joseph
w Folk
Someone rose at this juncture and pro-
posed three cheers for James A. Reed.
They were given with much noise and
waving of hats and arms.
The convention proceeded to the naming
of committees and then adjourned until
o'clock this afternoon to meet in the park
of South Joplin. The morning session had
been held in the Club Theatcr.
ASTI-FOLK INFLUENCES
WE'RE NOT BACKWARD.
The committees on Credentials and Res
olutions were busy all afternoon. 1t was
apparent at the outset that the Commit
tee on Credentials would not proceed on
the lines followed at St Joseph and hold
open sessions. Anti-Folk influences were
in absolute control and did not hesitate
to use their power.
A motion TO hold executive sessions dur
ing the hearing of contests carried by
eight to seven, the chairman, Peyton
Parks not voting. Halves. McCafTery and
Butler, the st. Louis members. lined up
together on motion TO exclude newspa-
per correspondents When one member of
the committee moved to amend the motion
newspaper representatives, Jim Butler ex
claimed:
''Oh. hell!'
That seemed to the sentiment of the
others less bluntly expressed perhaps. and
the newspaper men retired.
The motion for executive session was
made and supported on the plea that with
many onlookers standing about, the trans
action Of business would be delayed. 1t
was argued on the other hand that re-
porters would crowd nobody; that the
public had the right to know. through the
newspapers or otherwise. exactly what in
the way OF evidence might ba introduced
in proof of the charges of Indian" out |
RACES or crooked work in any of the con-
tested districts The committee voted to |
exclude however plainly indicating that |
the original motion was aimed directly at |
the presence of reporters.
NO ONE APPEARS To
W. 81. lsoN II NON
The doors were closed after the roll of |
counties had been called for the anonunce- |
ment of contests. Only the st. Louis Coun- |
ty, the Clinton and Jasper contests were |
body appeared from st. Louis wards, |
though many Folk men from st. Louis |
are i'll Joplin to-day. Last night il was |
positively stated from Folk sources that |
the contest would be brought.
Its failure to develop was scored by |
Harry Hawes in committee. He said that |
a contest had been threatened at St. Jo- |
seph and here. and that he had come each |
time prepared with witnesses, at some eX- !
pense. This procedure on the part of the |
contestants from st. Louis he asserted |
to be unfair.
After a long debate of the subject, III |
which it was urged that something more |
nenrly platform some statement defin-
ing the Democratic attituGa on specific ma
tional questions, should be Incorporated
the following resolutions were adopted by |
the Resolutions Committee:
We the representatives of the Demo-
cratic party of Missouri in convention as |
sembled at Joplin. Mo. June 20. 1904 do
hereby most solemnly reaffirm our faith /
in the principles of Democracy as de-
fined by Thomas Jefferson. exemplified by
Andrew Jackson and as set forth in the
Kansas City platform of 1900.
We hereby indorse the. splendid admin
ftration of the Democratic party since its
control OF the. State of Missouri, and
point with. pride to the splendid admin
istration OF Governor A. N; Dockery.
We heartily commend the work of the |
Missouri delegation in our national Con-
gress, and as MissOurians have a Just
cause to congratulate ourselves that our
Senators and Representatives are the |
peers of men from any part of our great
nation. Missouri is proud of the splendid
record in the United States Senate of her
Senators. who have so long and ably rep |
resented Missouri, and with our hearts
full of love and gratitude for their faith
full services, we hereby tender them our
greetings
INSTRUCT DELEGATES
FOR SENATOR COCKRELL.
Recognizing Senator Francis Marion
Cockrell as one of the ablest and most dis
unguished Americans. who has the respect
Of the entire nation, we hereby instruct |
our delegates TO the National Convention |
to support him for President of the United
States as long as his name is before the
and use all honOra ole means to |
secure his nomination
Resolved further. that the delegates to
the National Convention be and they are
hereby instructed TO vote as a unit on all
coming before said conven-
tion. a majority of said delegates shall
in accordance with the instruc-
tions herein. We recommend. further. that
1t Is the sense OF this convention that a
liberal appropriation from the surlus rev.
enue OF the National Government should
be made for the improvement OF the public
roads. and that carefully worded plank
in the national Democratic platform IA
voring this proposition would be helpful
to the end"
WINS HIS FIGHT
ANY DIFFICULTY.
Harry 3. Hawes won his Eleventh Dis
tricL fight hands down. though the issue
could not be fOretold until the moment of
the vote in ca Icus. State Senator Schoen-
laub and Tom Barrett had their majority
which they claimed for Phelps either In
proxies or delegates present. but HaWes
rad secured later proxies in three in
stances and the actual attendance Of del
agates In several cases.
Himself in the chair Halves ruled that the
proxies of most recent date should he |
The other side protested but
10 no avail. This caucus and the meet
ngs of all the St. Louis districts were |
held In the Y. NJ. c. A. building of joplin.
In these quiet precincts, where obviously
were signs mo smoking al
lowed" the St Louis politicians, with al |
nnaries like Fish" McAdams Dave Nell
ION and Shoenlaut among them made |