The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-07
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The Convention, Says Core
spondent, Is One Pass 81 y
ing Strange.
7oMRlE TAG ] G CARTS r. PLANS 4;
jO'Brien Sits on Alps and Drinks
Pink Lemonade Views
Of Leaders.
ToMMIE i TAG CARTS PLANS
! BY w. j. Abbot.

Fl ST. LOUIS. MO-. July 6.--It Is GU
rIous convention. With a demand for
tickets which veteran members say has
never been equaled, there were not less
than two thousand vacant seats in the
hall to-day With every one In authority
pleading that he had no more tickets to
give away, they were to be bought at bar
gain sale prices on street corners. whire
other peddlers were offering badges of
the assistant sergeants-at-arlns at i,opu.+
lar figures.
Moreover, unlike any convention I have
ever seen, there seems to be among the
guests either lack OF knowledge OF the
prominent leaders, or else a complete ack
Of enthusiasm for any Of them. Such
men as Senator Hill, Mr.. Bryan, Senator
5Tlllman and Mr.. Guffey entered tho hall
and went to their seats with no sign Of
recognition from the galleries. The only
sign Of excitement came with John Sharp
Williams's casual reference to CleVe-
land, and that was obviously manufac-
tured. Mr.. iliams, who has undoubt-
ed1y made the best record as q leader Of
any Democratic minority In tho ii ouse,
seemed to have parted with his usual
tact when made temporary chairman,
His speech, delivered In q voice that
hardly carried beyond the seats allotted
to delegates. was more than an hour and
n half long. No audience Is more brutal
than that at q national convention, and
Williams was unable TO hold them for
SO long time. 1t had been promised
that no would sound Keynote" but
even this did MOI appear, and The throng
filed out OF the convention hall at the
end Of his address without en-
thuslasm and with obvious disappont.
ment. His one Keynote" was his refer
ence to Cleveland, which resulted In a
fight on the floor and the summary eject
ment Of a too enthusiastic Tammany
man. IA
After the usual perfunctory business
of the first session. the onyentlon az.
Iourned until 10 O'Clock Tomorrow AT
that time. Senator Bailey, Of Texas, will
be installed as permanent chairman. His
selection, while In no way a test OF
strength, Is nevertheless a block to the
Parker plan Of rushing through the work
az the convention in TWO days. 1t had
been planned by the faction, which
claims to be dominant to keep John Sharp
Williams as permanent chairman ana
.rustle matters without regard to the
plant OF tho minority, but the ant-Park-i
er strength Is too great to be brushed
aside, and the managers or the New
York jur1st are conpelleu 20 n]ahe sruus-
ing concessions. which IT Will have been
wise politics to have cheerfully ottered.
Instead OF rushing the work through In
two days. 1t will be Friday at tho EARL
est before any nominating speeches can
be made, The fights In both the Com
>nittee on Resolutions and the Committee
IN Credentials will be carried to the floor
ri the convention. There will ben such
pr,or agreement us there was at Kansas
ycuy, that whatever the committee de. g,
cishons may be no minority reports
should be offered, Mr.. Bryan himself
told mo within the hour that he would
fight for his position on the floor Y
beaten In COMMITTEES. NJ, ..l ts x
The situation may be well Illustrated
by a remark made by Judge \, N. Cooke
ono of the foremost of the Georgia dele
safes. The Georgia delegation N In
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