The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-11
TAGGART ENDORSED.
Large Majority of Committee Favors
Him for Chairman.

St Louis, July 1.-THE national com
mittee, new in its makeup, met at 2:3O
O'Clock Sunday morning and again at
O'Clock in the afternoon. with the
avoNed intention, on behalf of the sup
porters of Taggart, of Indiana, of or
ganizing by electfng him chairman.
The early morning meeting was not
fully attended and the object aimed at
was not accomplished. 1t was pointed
out by Mr. Mack, of New York, that il
would be discourteous to take any &C
ton until Mr.. Parker, as the candidate
was consulted The Taggart men, while
not having enough to elect, still sug-
Eested that Mr.. Hill, Mr.. Sheehan and
Mr.. Belmont, the candidates friends,
were.still here, and adopted a resolution
that they be invited to meet the COM
Hittee in the afternoon. When after
noon came. there were new complica-
tions in the way of electing. Chairman
Jones. of the old committee, boldly as
serted that sUcn action as contemplate
ed would be unprecedented and, in fact,
illegal 1t also turned out that at a late
hour the convention adopted a resolu-
ton authorizing Chairman Jones, of the
old committee. to call the new commit
tee together in New York city at such
time as he might suggest
Another thing was that Senator Hill
and Mr. Sheehan left for New York d
noon and could not, therefore, attend
the meeting.
Senator James K. Jones. the retiring
chairman of the committee, made this
The national convention by specific
resolution adopted last night authoriz-
ed me. in fact instructed me, to call the
first meeting of the new committee in
New York city. Until 1 call it the new
committee cannot organize, and meet
ings they have held are unauthorized
Now let me say, forcibly, if need be.
that, acting under the convention auth
GRITTY. l call the national committee to
meet in New York city at such time
as Judge Parker shall designate, for
before 1 call it I shall consult him. 1t
would be an Unprecedented thing for
the new committee to organize without
consultation with the candidate. Such
a thing was never heard Of"
Just after the afternoon session be-
gan, Mr.. TagEart, who was presiding,
be embarrassed. August Belmont, of
New York, was called into the room
and asked to give Judge Parker's
views He said he could not do so.
Colonel Guffey insisted that precedent
demanded that the committee courte-
ously await Judge Parker's opinion
I'm fact" he said, the resolution of
Saturday night precluded any action
until Chairman Jones issued a call for
New York
Senator Railey. of Texas, said that
the matter should be settled at once. 1t
was customary for the committee to
meet :fasmediately after the adjourn
elent and elect, and a resolution was
adopted last Thursday to that effect
by the convention Il guess he adj
ded, that We can have Judge Parker'S
views in a few moments from his
friends here, if they care to give it"
After nearly two hours of debate,
Senator Bailey offered to compromise,
If the committee would adopt reso-
luton indorsing the candidacy of
Thomas Taggartt for chairman Of
the committee. Mr.. Mack agreed to
this. and the resolution was adopted.
The committee win therefore meet in
New York on the call of former
Chairman Jones.
The following national committee
men. or their proxies as designated.
were present and unanimously voted