The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-11
National Committee Threatened
 With Stormy Session
JONES WILL GALL MEETING
Says It Would be Unprecedented for Committee to Elect Chairman Without First Consulting
 Judge Parker.

St. Louis, July 1o.-The national com mittee, new in it's makeup, met at 2:3O o'clock this morning and again at 4 O clock this afternoon with the avowed intention on behalf of the supporters of Taggart of Indiana of organizing by cleo ting him chairman.
 The early morning meeting was not fully attended and the object aimed at was not accomplished. It was pointed out by Mir Mack of New York that it would be discourteous to take any action until MT. Parker, as the candidate, was consulted.
 enough to elect, still suggested that MT. HilY, MT. Sheehan and Mir. Belmont, the candidates friends were still here, and adopted q resolution that they be invited to meet the committee this afternoon. When afternoon came there were three new complications in the way of electing. Chairman Jone of the old committee bold ly asserted that such action as contem- plated, would be unprecedented, and in fact illegal. It also turned out that at a late hour the convention adopted reso- lution authorizing Chairman Jones of the old committee to call the new commit teee together in New York city at such time as he might suggest.
 Then the other thing was that Senator Hill and MT. Sheehan left for New York at noon and could not therefore attend the meeting
 Senator James K. Jones' the retiring chairman of the national comniittee, made this statement for the Associated Press:
 Jones Makes Statement.
 "The national convention by specific resolution adopted last night, authorized me in fact instructed me, to call the first meeting of the new committee in New York City. Until l call it the new com mittee cannot organize and meetings they have are unauthorized. Now let me say forcibly if need be, that acting under the convention authority I call the national committee to meet in New York at such time as Judge Parker shall designate, for before l call it l shall consult him 1t would be an unprecedented thing for the new committee to organize without con sultation with the candidate. Sush a thing was never heard of"
 After the afternoon session began, MT Taggart, who was presiding. was asked to retire so that he need not be embar- rassed. August Belmont of New York was called into the room and asked to give Judge Parker's views. He said ne could not do so.
 Colonel Guffey insisted that precedent demanded that the committee courteously await Judge Parker's opinion.
 Tn fact" he said, "the resolution of last night precuded any action until Chairman Jones issues a call for New York"
 Senator Bailey of Texas said that the matter should be settled at once. 1t was customary for the committee to meet im- mediately after the adjournment and eject chairman, and a resolution was passed last Thursday to that effect by the con- vention. 1T guess" he said, i've can have Judge Parker's views in a few minutes from his friends here. If they care to give them''
 After two hours of debate Senator Bailey offered to compromise if the com mlttee would adopt a resolution endors- ing the candidacy of Thomas Taggart for chairman of the committee Mir Mack agreed to this. and the resolution was adopted. The committee will therefore meet in New York on the call of Former Chairman Jones.
 Delegates Who Were Present.
 The following national committeeman or their proxies, as designated, were pres ent and unanimously voted in favor of the adoption of the resolution endorsing the candidacy of Thomas Taggart for chairman
 Alabama. H. D. Clayton; Arkansas. w II. Martin( proxy); California. M. F. Tar pey; Colorado, John I. Mulens; Connec- ticut. Homer & Cummings; Florida. J. B. Brown; Georgia Clark Howell (proxy); Idaho. s. P. Donnelly; Illinois. R. c. Su- livan; Iowa, Charles Walsh; Kansas Jno. H. Atwood; Kentucky, Urey Woodson; Louisiana, Newton c, Blanchard fproxy): Maryland. l.. " Baughman (proxy): Mich igan, Daniel J. Campau; Mississippi C. H. Williams; Missouri, w. A. Rothwell fproxy); Montana, c. w. Hoffman: Ne- braska- J. c. Daliman; Nevada, John H. Dennis; New York, Noman D. Mack; Ohio John R, Mclean (proxy): Oregon, r. V. Hollman. Pennsylvania. j. M. Guffey Rhode Island. George w. Green: South Dakota F. s. Johnson; Tennessee. R. F. l.. Mountcastle; Texas, R. M. Johnston; Utah. D. H. Perry; Washing ton. John Y. Terry; West Virginia. Jno. T. McGraw; Wisconsin, T. U. Ryan; Wyo- ming. J. F.. Osborne; Alaska. Arthur K. Dulaney; Arizona. Ben Crawford. District of Columbia. James l.. Norris: New Mex icoH. B. Ferguson Oklahoma. Richard A. Billups; Porto Rico, David M. Field.