The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-21
ALL OF THE HAWES CITY
DELEGATIONS EXCEPT
ONE ARE SEATED.

tions. Mr.. Hall made one startling state
ment.
while we are here delaying the work
of the convention" he said. ''it is being
flled with proxies. l don't pretend TO state
the meaning of this: but if is true. and il
may work some serious injustice. l know
of one delegation OF eight in which there
are five proxies
VOTERS RIGHTS AT STAKE.
]. c. Jones. Thomas +. Mulvihill and
Sterling P. Bond were present on behalf
OF contestants. Mr.. Jones made an OPEN
ing statement declaring that voters fran
chises In St. Louis are at stake. He said
that he would prove Indian repeaters par
ticipated in the primary in behalf of Mr.
Hawes, and that intimidation and police
interference had characterized the election
in all the contested wards.
In making general statement in an
swer to Mr.. Jones. Mr.. Hawes outlined
the laws and circumstances under which
ST. Louis elections and primaries are held.
He declared that at no time did Folks
managers claim that they could carry
twenty wards in st. Louis. or that any
Indians could change the majority rolled
up against the Circuit Attorney.
don't want to say here" said Hawes
why Folk could not carry St Louis. l
am Democrat. and propose to support
the ticket. Go through the city of st.
Louis and pick out the men who make up
the 1900 that voted for me, and they are
the men who have walked up to the Re
publican ramparts and planted there the
Democratic banner. and this despite what
had been considered normal 1900 Re
publican majority
Committeeman Hall objected TO the
trend OF these remarks, saying that they
were In the nature of a political speech.
Hawes called off the vote in the Six
teenth Ward-716 to q.
COULDN'T CARRY KERRY PATCH.
This is Kerry Patch. Does anybody
suppose that Mr.. Folk could have car
Dot ia
Laughter from audience, in which were
many citizens of the patch,
"NOw in the face of these figures"
shouted Hawes, 81 assert that these
contests are part of n scheme to
chcnt certain candidates out of u
morrow"
lowing of Hnwes was strong among
the spectators. Chairman FogIe re-
strained Hawcs, snying that such a
statement was irrelevant, and not
proper.
Il contend that the official returns
should go for nothing" said Mr. Jones'
rising again. mo matter what majority
they might show for MIR. Hawes, If that
vote and majority were fraudulently OBJ
tained. 1t does not obliterate fraGd at all
to build that fraud mountain hIAh.
L am here to appeal to you IN behalf
OF thousands of citizens in St Lou,s VINO
have been disfranchised ever since Mr..
Hawes came into power. This il no move
ment in the interests of Mr.. Cook / am
a friend to Mr.. Cook and / am a frieIo
to Mr.. Allen
NOT FOR CANDIDATES.
Mr. Hall rose to declare that the COM
mittee is not working in the interests IF
any one candidate. That he said. was
sufficiently indicated by the action on the
Jasper case But he said there was me-
cessity for haste. and he therefore moved,
as it could not be shown that Folk had re-
ceiyed a majority. that the regular deic-
cation from the First Ward be seated.
This carried by 9 to 4. Hawes. Butler and
McCaffcry not voting. 1t had been re-
quired that the committee proceed ward
by ward after the opening. and general