Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-07
Overwhelming Defeat in the
Resolutions Committee.
SOUND MONEY WINS
ONLY TWO VOTES TO REAFFIRM
KANSAS CITY PLATFORM.
General Interest in the Intentions OF
the Nebraska Leader - The
Dominating Figures.
Special Dispatch From a STAFF Correspondent.

| Special Dispatch From a STAFF Correspondent.
ST. LOUIS July 1.-The big men in the
| democratic gathering, having manipulated
| things to suit themselves on candidate and
| platform, now playing politics with
one another for control of the national or
ganizaion. Mr.. David B. HILL keeping his
foot on Leader Murphy's neck and firm
grip on the ring in the nose of the Tam
many tiger, is trying to jockey Mr.. Cuff
fey and Mr. Tom Taggart out of their re-
ward for supporting the Parker ticket.
| Senator Gum Shoe Bill Stone of Missouri
| is fighting desperately to fix Missouri's in
| fluence in the organization; the old-line
| southern brigadiers are in the saddle Ben
Gable and John P. Hopkins Of Illinois are
| frantically wig-waggng for help to fight
Hearst, and the Hearst men are sowing a
| bayfield, to be reaped four years hence
The Dominating Figures.
The two dominant figures Of the gather
| ing are Hill and Guffey Jealousy of Mr..
| Hills influence, however. is likely to prove
a fly in the democratic ointment. He has
| carried things with high hand up to this
| time which is being realized by the south
| ern and middle west democrats.
Leader Murphy goes around and says:
and he will rule you. He is your man on
horse back" But they are not paying much
| attention to Murphy. He and his Tammany
| braves have not made any kind of a ia
| vorab BILE impression upon this gathering of
| the democracy.
| Mr.. Guffey is showing rare good judg-
| ment in his suggestion that the final selec-
tion of the national chairman be post
poned until Judge Parker is consulted, a
week or some time after the nomination. Mr..
| Guffey wants to see if Judge Parker in
| tends to be controlled by Hill whether
he will assert his independence.
| The statement has frequently been made
| in the past two weeks that If Judge Parker
should be nominated he would soon dis
prove the assertions of his enemies that he
| was Hills creature. 1t has been announced
| with JUNCTION and great positiveness that
he would show himself to be his own mas
ter Mr.. Guffey thinks that he and Senator
| German have something coming to them in
this deal and he wants to consult Judge
| Parker in person before the final organiZa-
| ton for the campaign is completed.
What Turned the Balance.
The statement can be made flat-footed
and without fear Of successful contradic-
ton that Judge Parkers fate was in the
hands of German and Guffey. They could
have prevented Parkers nomination, al
though they might not have been able to
dictate the candidate. But their united op-
position would have made it impossible to
start the Parker band wagon, and Gray.
Cleveland, Olney and Harmon would have
been in the running.
The declaration of Pennsylvania for
Parker started the ball rolling. Then came
the favorable news from the German peo-
PIE and the ball gathered volume and impe-
| tuS.
Signs of Discord.
But Mr.. Guffey is looking for an end, ap-
pretending a typical exhibition of Hill
treachery and he will be gratefully sur
prised If he does not encounter it. Yester-
day all was harmony and loveliness in the
democratic camp. Today there are out
Groupings of suspicion, distrust and irrita-
ton. The handle of Bryan's bowie knife is
) | plainly discernible, of course, in the top OF
his bootleg but some others are also be-
ginning to look around for a grndstone on
which to whet up their trusty snickersneers
If Hill does not abate his dictatorial atti-
tude, the grand harmony meeting may yet
break up In a good old fashioned row.
The first signs of revolt against the Hill
regime came with the announcement OF dls-
satisfaction with ex-senator Turner Hlll
suggestion for second place. An incipien'
boom for Governor Dockery of Missouri
; was started and there was renewal of the
talk about Governor Beckham.
Hill Apparently Not Worried.
4
+ morning. He is a cunning old fox and
! realizes that he possesses an organization
here and that no other faction or element
: is organized. The democratic situation IL
Missouri is notoriously unsettled, growing
out of the split in the party over the
bribery scandals. Missouri did not seem tt
, cut much figure in the convention up to to
day. Senator Stone had not figured to any
extent in the negotiations for cand date
? and platform, and Missouri seemed to bt
: | losing step with the procession. Senator
: Bailey stepped into the breach and an
| nounced that he would decline the perma
i, | nent craftsmanship of the convention in be
, half of Representative Champ Clark o
= | Missouri and Missouri from now on will
o have a say in the proceedings.
Bryan's Hands Full.
At 3 O'Clock this morning, when the com
mittee on credentials acted in the Illinois
contest to the displeasure of Mr.. Bryan
L the Nebraskan said: Very well, gentle
men, will take my fight on the floor o
3 the convention" whereupon grim smil
overspread the faces of the committee am
: a man in the back row cried: If you wan
= a fight we will give you one that you vii
= remember"
a Mr. Bryan is having his hands full o
;. fight already and he has not won roun
yet.
= Interest IN the proceedings of the con
IS vention was subordinated to concern in tn
work of the committee on resolutions. TIL
10 convention found itself begged down whel
d It met today, and soon had to adjourn tn
8 morning session.
Two Votes for Kansas City Platform
" The committee on resolutions rename
n. in session until daylight. and then took
r recess until 10 o'clock. They were a sleep
'e looking set, with eyes like two burne
n holes in blanket when they reassemblet
lie but they were full of ginger at that MI
e BRYAN came in about noon with his jay
l. set and his lips compressed ready for
ia tussle over the money plank. In las
h. nights session he had only two votes 70
IN reaffirmation of the Kansas City platform
and the outlook is not good for a sol
&c plank on money
al A member of the committee with whom
conversed at noon said: TT viii be sti
y sound-money plank"
r. Tariff R0viSi0u.