The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-22
SoutI-Statc Legislators Object t0
Reported Dictatinn on Nj
uority leadership.
CRAIG MAKES A STATEMENT.
Prominent Member of tho H1uS"
Asserts That Caucus only
Should Decide Between
the Candidates.


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a's'-'l''i made YESTERDAY
on" ~ iHf fneHhe7s elect from q
t'- ''4'" S'-lnsli'ii- In discussing
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u HiS h'"' ~" HiE"7 re custom -
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'"''@. custom that has not strength
/ e,sH 'H- party or Increase tte wh",s-
some influence " TIE committee with the
rank aud Z" ~ the dpwn-SJat- members.
II has l-s1 apparent FOR some weeks
that the Ur2:ssuis.l Influences aro1ni
State headquarters at the Sherman Hous-
/ in Chicago w~re f.r Representative C'-ala,
bur it was no: expected that r would a.
sumo tie proportions of an indors- m. nj ot
the Scat~ Committee sUt be :, announced,
'iunuSn.u.l e1 the ca..-.,5 +. .-garsZ.
The minority in -'i- Legislature. IS tha first
Democrat convention =. h. hid since The
signal i@f-at 0f the party on November
3. The acton "f tn Democrats Commit
te. would b. naturally 70 unit tie scat
teie4 fragments - the party in the State
.-hd raise = standard. around which the
/ l'rfn"5rlrie hosts can raiig- BY SO doing
'"'y "'H.d win the right 70 public acclaim
ana attract from Other ?"lit:cai parties u
III 7''-'- I""epe ehI'"' voters w" favor
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'''"''E my resent the GH'aton "f
bosses Gnd fsht T. a finish any eaCr1ach
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.blut@gor, methods o. Cook Comfy No.
ttics. even though rhev NAV w:a they
are sure to be the losers.
There a-a those who see nothing b,,t
G.r.l- for Democracy 81 long as -h;S -,IIa
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a%a.nSt TINS aTfoCEA'i' usi:rpatuTs.
Representative. Mahlar II NrrIy ~
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""i"' a'''+' SAN .as' 'lsh'. NV opin-
ion * If1- the minority leadership should
and Will g, 20 SOM. Slfitf.-r, rrr.-,ois
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.' 10Y '''''e'H'.i'!'' 'i'at the state
committee viii ~ to GiCtat. the lsld.--
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,'i'' ess''' '-'e S'"n II. Ea9p ~ Fair
field. i colleague or Representative Tin
rir one aF ~. candidates -, .7i--..sf..,-
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port that the Democratic State Commit
Zee. as = body. had selected NJ ,-r,f,- .o
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Mo" hi'nh'T or members. Perhaps g
ne rtH.tf-'' memoirs sh.Nit. and no
nIu0t VII inaNe W tnslr minds a. -
MO * In' res man Tor the party leader
dItEr " Isl.uria'!oh- REASONABLY ] be
Le', hr- i 'Pii' : services 'ntiue him "a
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CRAIG MAKES STSTErr---
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was thc minority leader during the session
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