The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-04-05
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION PLANS FIXED.


Ner We're: PRESIDENT DAVID X. Francis or
the Worlds Fair: Charles II. HuttiG, c.
W. Knapp. John 1. Martin. John Schrosrs.
]. NJ. Page, Jerseyville. ILL.,: Colonel Moses
Wetmore and Nathan Frank
Mayor Wells referred To the pleasure it
gave ST. Louis citizens to entertain the
National Democratic Convention. He re-
hearsed the efforts which had been made
in securing the subscriptions. laying
special stress on the promptnesS with
which business ment had subscribed He
was followed by Mr.. Huttis. who spoke
along the same lines.
President Francis spoke of the conven-
ton and its relation 10 the Worlds Fair
He said that many citizens Of foreign
countries would he here during the con-
veution and would be attracted to the con-
ventiOn hall
President Francis has extended an invi-
tation t. the members Of the suhcommit-
tee to visit the Worlds Fair grounds to-
day in body I" take luncheon with him.
The invitation will likely he accepted after
the business session is ended
FRIENDS OF HEARST
DISCUSS HIS CHANCES
NJ. +. Dunlap. treasurer OF the Demo
cratic National Committee, and an Illinois
banker. who is managing the Hearst cam
paign in Illinois, was here to meet some
of his fellow-msm of the National
COMMITTEES VINO are arranging; the details
Of the convention. To Republic reporter
Mr.. Dunlap said:
'Twenty-four counties in Illinois outside
Of the Twenty-fourth District have Sc
lectcd ISIS delegates, Of which III ara for
Hearst. Jas of this numher being instruct
ed q uninstructed Hearst delegates and
the preferences of the remaining Il are
unknown.
OF the twenty-four counties. nineteen
have been carried solid for Hearst. and
in three Of the remaining five he has II
out of 10 delegates.
The counties of Mclean in the Seven
teenth District and Vermi!ion in the
Eighteenth District. which are included
in this number make these TWO districts
absolutely certain for Hearst. These two
districts thirty days ago Were looked up
on as the two most doubtful districts in
the State. OF the twenty-five congress
sional districts in Illinois. the situation at
this time fully warrants our claiming
twenty-one of them for Hearst. and un-
der the unit rule which will be adopted
by the State Convention the fifty-four
delegates from Illinois will go to the Ma
tional Convention instructed for him.
Charles a. Walsh. a member of the Ma
tional Committee from lowe and secre-
tary of that body. was in consultation
with Mr.. Dunlap and other leading Demo-
Gratis Who are in the city. Mr.. Walsh
who is Hearst man. said:
Mr.. Hearst is daily gaining in strength.
/ have been through most of the Middle
Western States.
ITO carry the doubtful States the Demo-
cratic candidate must have the labor vote
behind him. Democrats forget that under
the reapportionment the center of policy
has shifted We cannot now win the cleo
ton by carrying New York, Connecticut,
New Jersey and Indiana.
IF 1t Were possible for Judge Parker to
carry New York, New Jersey, Connecti-
cut and the solid South. including Della
ware, Maryland and Kentucky. and again
assuming the impossibility that he could
carry Indiana. the Democratic ticket
would be five votes short of the necessary
number in the Electoral college
Where could Judge Parker obtain any
more votes than these l have so gener-
ously given him, merely for the sake of
argument? He could not carry Pennsyl-
vania or Ohio or Michigan or Wisconsin or
Illinois or any of the Rocky Mountain or
Pacific Coast States"
NJ. +. Ihmsen, secretary of the National
Associa ton of Democratic Clubs. who was
in St Louis. said:
Mr.. Hearst has secured the only dele
gates TO the National Convention that
have as yet been selected-I refer to Rhode
Island, South Dakota and the six delegates
already chosen in Ohio by congressional
district conventions.
''On Saturday. at the county conventions
in Arkansas. held for the purpose of Sc
curing delegates TO the State Convention.
Mr.. Hearst received Endorsements from
choosing a majority of the dele
gates to the State Convention.
Most of the populous counties directly
instructed their delegates TO vote for him.
Out of twenty-five counties heard from.
twelve instructed. 1 am informed by Ar
kansas friends that the delegation from
that State is certain to be for Mr.. Hearst.
Pettigrew has stated that he be-
lieves Mr.. Hearst will enter this city at
convention time with 300 instructed dele |
gates. l believe the number will be near
" 400.
"Over in Illinois the case is complete. |
Mr.. Hopkins by coming out for Parker |
Is doing what the regular Democrats of |
who are the Hearst men, predict |
ed three months ago he would do. Hop |
Sins's advocacy Of representative VIII |
iams was a mere blind