The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-28
Buttons Inscribed With Their
Names Already Prepared.
OUR DAVID OVERMYER
Is Scheduled Among the Load
ing Orators Of the Convention.
Parker Will Lead Probably With
About 400 Delegates.

st. Louis, June 2S.-Gray and Har-
mon as the Democratic national team
to contest with Roosevelt and Fair
banks, is the latest tip from Demo-
cratic sources as the possible outcome
OF the national convention which con-
venes in this city July 6, and where all
political interest centers now that the
Republicans have completed their tick
et-making.
Thousands of buttons bearing the
strange device. Gray and Harmon, -
have been ordered sent to ST. Louis by
mysterious persons within the last
week. Judge George Gray OF Delaware
has been picked as the winner by this
secret agency, and for his running mate
Judson Harmon of Ohio, attorney gen
eral in President Cleveland's cabinet
has been selected.
The delegate list, which is expected
to make good this forecast, needs only
the representatives from Missouri 10
be complete. This state will hold its
convention June 80, and it is probable
that instructions will be given for for
mer Governor David r. Francis who is
president Of the st. Louis exposition.
One Thousand Delegates.
In all 9s4 delegates have been elect
ed. There will be an even 1000 in the
national convention if Hawaii, Porto
Rico and Alaska are given a represen-
tatiOn of six delegates each. The Phil
ippines have not elected delegates, is
they did to the Republican convention.
Should there be no change in the
present representation, 666 2-3 votes
viii be necessary to nominate. William
j. Bryan and William Randolph Hearst
contend that it will be impossible fer
the conservatives to obtain that num-
Der either for Judge Parker or for for
mer President Cleveland. Mr.. Bryan
after a conference with Mr.. Hearst last
week, said Mr.. Hearst probably. would
have 225 delegates. Mr.. Bryan himself
expects to have 100 delegates. This
still would leave them eight votes short
of one-third of the delegates. Mr.. Bry-
an, however, win rely on his influence
to get the delegates to support him
against the east in its attempt to
dominate the Democratic party.
The gathering promises to be as live
" and full of fight as the Republican
convention was tame. From the meet
ing of the national committee to the
nomination of candidate for vice
president there will be things doing.
Nor Will the convention be devoid of
eloquence. There are Mr.. Bryan, John
Sharpe Williams, Senator John W
Daniel, w Bourke Cochran David Ov-
ermyer and Charles A.4lTowne to con-
tribute to the forensic display.
Many Distinguished Men.
There will be many distinguished
men of the party in the convention,
which will be called to order by former
Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas,
who has been at the head of the ma
tiOnal committee for eight years. Be
sides contributing Mr.. Jones, Arkansas
will send Senators James H Berry and
James P. Clarke and it's redoubtable
governor, Jefferson Davis. Florida has
a W ]. Bryan who will sit in the con-
ventiOn. Idaho will send Senator
Frederick T. Dubois. Illinois will be
represented by Samuel Alschuler, can
didate for governor four years ago, and
those Cleveland stalwarts II former
Comptroller of the Currency James H.
EckeIs, Ben T. Gable and John P. Hop
kins.
candidate for president of the United
States. Will be there from Iowa. David
Overmyer, the orator and student of
economic questions, will represent
Kansas. Kentucky will add Senator ].
c. S. Blackburn and Governor J. c. ".
Beckham. Louisiana will have Cover
nor Newton c. Blanchard, Senators $.
D. McEnery and Murray J. Foster
among its delegates at large Senator
A. p. German stands at the head of
the Maryland delegation. D. J. Cam
pau viii have much to say of what
Michigan shall do. Congressman John
Lind of Minnesota will continue his
anti-Hearst fight in the Worlds fair
city.
From Mississippi will come Gov
ernor J. K. Vardaman, Senators H. d.
Money and A. J. McLaurin and Con-
gresham John Sharpe Williams,
leader of the Democratic minority in
the lower house of congress. Senators
w A. Clarke and Paris Gibson and
Governor Joseph K. TOole will repre-
sent Montana. Mr.. Bryan will head
the Nebraska delegation, and among
his followers in the delegation is
Count John A. Creighton, the Catholic
leader in Omaha. Senators Francis
G. Newlands occupies place in the
Nevada delegation.
New York will contribute many
prominent men. At the head of the
delegation is former Senator David B.
Hill. With him will be Edward Muir
ply, jr., Perry Belmont, leader of the
Wall street forces; Martin Litteton,
Patrick H. McCarren, Lewis Nixon,
Timothy d. Sullivan, Charles T. Muir
ply, the Tammany boss; w. Bourke
Cochran, Charles A Towne and
Elliott Danforth.
Oregon will send Governor G. E.
Chamberlain at the head of its dele
CATION. and former Senator r. F. Pet
tigrew of South Dakota will talk re-
garding the future action of that
state. J. NJ. Guffey, national commit
teeman. will lead the Pennsylvania
delegation. One of his chief lieuten-
ants will be former Governor r. z.
Pattison. The fre-eater, Senator Ben
r. Tillman, will boss the delegation
from South Carolina aided by Gov
ernor d. c. Hayward.
Senator E. w. Carmack is at the
head of the Tennessee delegation
which may spring him for vice presi-
dent. Texas will be represented by
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