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The plans for the St. Louis conven-
ton next week are rapidly coming to
a head. Some 81 them are the plans
OF rival factions, and it remains TO be
determined which will ultimately car
ry Yesterday there was meeting
in this city, in which Senator Cor
man, ex-senator Smith, of New Jer-
sey; Col. J. NJ. Guffey, of Pennsylva-
MIA; William Brennan, OF Pittsburs.
and other prominent Democrats par
ticipated Their plans in the main
are supposed to be more or less an
tagonistic TO the plans of the Parker
followers, who are busy in New York
None Of the gentlemen present would
discuss the meeting, and most Of them
left town last evening.
Ex-senator Smith came over from
New jersey Sunday night and stop
ped at the Shoreham. Col. Guffey
arrived here yesterday morning, and
The conference met soon afterward-
The business in hand was evidently
OF considerable importance, because
Of the efforts to keep it secret.
Within a few days the vanguard Of
the various factions will start for the
convention city They want to be on
hand to watch the proceedings before
The national committee, and likewise
TO canvass the arriving delegates
who happen to be uninstructed. The
control OF the temporary organization
Of the committee will be Of consider
able. advantage. Therefore, Judge
/ Parker's campaign managers-eX-
Senator Hill, August Belmont, and
William F. Sheehan-intend to leave
New York Thursday SO as to be in
St. Louis late Friday or early Satur-
day Charles F. Murphy, the Tam
many leader, and w. J. Bryan are ex-
pected to be on the ground early
| also.
| Williams to Sound Keynote.
The Parker program is for the cleo
| ton of Representative John Sharp
Williams, OF Mississippi, as temporary
| chairman ParkerS friends have can
vassed the different Democratic fac
| tons and claim that there will be no
| opposition to him in the national COM
nlittee AS Mr.. Williams has made
a splendid leader, the convention is
| expected to indorse his selection by
unanimous vote. In that capacity Mr..
Williams will be looked to to sound
Keynote for the convention, a task
for which he is entirely capable. 1t is
altogether probable that this speech
Will be, in measure an answer to
the able speech by ex-senator Root
at Chicago
/ II is denied in New York that ex-
Senator Hill is writing platform to
be presented the committee on reso-
lutions at st. Louis. Statements have
been made here in the East that Sena-
tor German was preparing draft OF
a platform to be submitted at ST.
Louis and that he would follow in
many particulars the platform adopt
ed by the Maryland Democrats.
The Parker managers say that the
Mis- sissippi State platform viii be pre-
fsenred @to the committee on resolu-
|-tionss by the judges friends, in the
hope that it will be accepted as a
model. 1t is admitted that several
oh Ranges in this platform will be nee
| essary, but that in many particulars
| it meets With Judge Parker's ap-
prevail.
| Provisions OF Mississippi Platform.
This Mississippi platform was writ
/ ten by Representative Williams. and
was read by him before the Mississip-
ri convention. 1t scores Mr. Roose-
veIts administration and his policy;
| demands the nomination of a capable
man for President, the maintenance
of the Monroe doctrine, the open door
to the world S commerce, that the
Philippines be permitted to work out
their own salvation, the cessation OF
| partnership between the Federal
| Treasury and favored national banks;
opposes issuance OF interest-bearing
bonds SO long as there is money in
the Treasury; favors liberal appro-
pri lions to needed public works, re-
duction Of army and navy expenses,
but an increase in navy, the upbuilding
of merchant marine, but not at pub.
lie expense, and that capital and labor
shall be dealt with impartial1y. On
the money question the platform