The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-13
Iowa Leader Will Not Join in
Any Move Looking To
wards a Bolt.
SEEKS RETURN TO CONGRESS.
Populists Who Were Expecting
Aid From Hawkeye Statesman
Will Have to Seek Comfort
Elsewhere.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

| REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Des Moines. July 12-Generai James b
| Weaver, leader Of large faction OF the
| Democrats of this State and twice candi-
| date for President. WILL support Judge
| Parker for President this year. He will
also be the nominee of the Democrats of
| the Sixth District for Congress and VIII
| make the race to defeat II possible, Ma ior
| John +. Lacey the veteran chairman OF
| the Public Lands Committee. This much
| was determined before the Iowa delega-
| ton. including visitors. left St. Louis for
| home on Sunday. There will be no general
bolt Of the former Greenbackers and Pop
ulists of Iowa They will stand firm with
the party.
The influence of General Weaver is re-
garded by the Parker managers as of con-
siderable Importance. not because of any
prospect for Iowa. but because Of its eff
feet on the former Popu!sts in the Eastern
States 1t is known that last winter the
Parker managers approached General
Weaver and sought his approval of their
candidate. In fact, General Weaver was
quoted in an interview at that time as be-
ing for Parker for President. He gave the
New York Judge unqualified approval.
ment at the time of his conference in New
York City with Towne. Hearst. Pettisrew
and others, when Bryan returned from
Europe. At ST. Louis. it is claimed that
the Parker managers tried to get General
Weavers son-in-law, Harry C. Evans of
this city. TO stand as candidate for sec
retary Of the National Committee. This
was regarded as a shrewd move TO gain
the favor of General Weaver and his i'm
mediate friends in Iowa.
1t is true that W eaver. on the floor OF
the convention. ridiculed Parker and his
telegram to the convention, but before he
left st. Louis an understanding was
reached and the General will be found
supporting the ticket. The Populists who
met at Springfield will be disappointed, for
1t was represented to them by the Iowa
delegation that in case Parker was nomi-
mated Weaver and his friends would Join
the Populist movement again. They
counted confidently or being able to in
clude Weaver among their supporters
along with Calamity Weller and Allen
of Nebraska But this will not happen.
Weaver made his fight and lost at st
Louis. but he has declared he would not
bolt
As for the congressional nomination in
the Sixth District. 1t has generally been
regarded as certain that 1t would go to
George F. Rinehart of Newton. the orIgi-
nal Hearst man. first to point out the
propriety Of the New York editor being
the successor Of Bryan. 1t was Rinehart
who arranged a conference of the re-
affirmationist Democrats Of Iowa on JET
fersons birthday last year. and got
Bryan to attend. where the forces were
really organized for the fight which ended
In Hearst instructions this year. But Mr.
Rinehart represents the Free-Siiver Re-
publican element Of the party, and is not
regarded as available now for a congress
sional. candidate. General Weaver lives
at Colfax and has really nothing else to
do but run for Congress in the district |
where he was elected a number of times. |
1t was his old plan to go out and make |
schoolhouse campaigns. speaking two or |
three times a day. His friends say he |
has lost none of his old-time fire and |
vigor and that he will make a splendid |
fight this year. The Republican majority |
is normally about 2,0oO in this district