Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-13
CONTRASTING DELEGATES.
The Hearst District Men May Not Go
to st. Louis,

The six Hearst delegates to the st. Louis
convention, nominated by the boiling
Hearst men after the regular democratic
primary convention met here, are now I'M
easy about their prospects, so far as going
to the national convention is concerned
They had complete plans arranged very
shortly after they were elected for going
to the convention in a special car, making
a contest with the German delegates for
seats on the floor of the convention seeing
the great exposition and having good time
generally, but the keepers of the Hearst
treasure have been so unsympathetic that
the delegates elected at the convention of
bolters are well-nigh disheartened.
Inc delegates elected by the boilers are
Messrs Cotter T. Bride, Herman Schulteis
j. Frank O'Meara, William Carr Ward
Savage and Henry w. Sherman Imme-
diately after their election their plan of
contest with the Norris delegates was ar
ranged They had long list of alleged tr-
regularlt1eS in the conduct of the regular
convention which they were to present to
the committee on credentials, and they had
also fine line of politics to play in order
to get recognition.
1t was argued that they might make a
combination with the Parker men by which
the Parker and the Hearst representatives
on the committee on credentials would vote
to give them at least half of the District
votes In the convention In order to weaken
the strength of German. AS the Hearst
boom has waned so greatly during the last
month or two these delegates believed that
the Parker men would not regard the
Hearst opposition with ALARM and at the
same time would be feeling uneasy about
the German strength, which by carrying
out this plan could be weakened.
NOT only had the plan of contest been de-
cfded upon. but the arrangements for the
trip had been made in a tentative way
The delegates were to go with their political
friends in the District Of Columbia who
have been loyal Hearst men, In a private
car and were to have a fine time in St.
Louis The attractions of the fair were
among the pleasures that were to be In
cluded in the trip. OF course, it was sup
posed that Hearst money would pay for 1t
ALL That was a legitimate campaign ex-
pense, and the chance to turn over half of
the District of Columbia votes to the Hearst
people was regarded as ample reason why
the expense should be borne In that way.
Up to the present time the Hearst mana
gers have appeared to be Indifferent to the
presence of the Hearst delegates from the
District at st. Louis. They know all about
their claims for recognition, but they have
either not been impressed favOrably with
them, or they, for some other reason, don't care
to shoulder the burden of the special car,
the headquarters and the campaign gener-
ally of the delegates in st. Louis. They
have been absolutely Indifferent about the
matter, and from the outlook today 1t does
not seem likely that the special car will be
forthcoming.
not seem likely that the delegates as body
will go to the convention at all. Some of
them may get there, but the refusal of the
Hearst managers to back up the project
with the requisite appropriation has had
the effect of a shower of ice water on the
whole project. 1t Is not now likely that any
contest will be made at st. Louis on the
part of the Hearst deleRates