The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-06
PERSONNEL OF CONVENTION.
Many Distinguished Members of the
Democratic Party i'm st. Louis.

| Democratic Rarty III 81. LOUIS.
St. Louis, July 6.-A study of the
i personnel of the Democratic national
convention proves interesting. Among
the state delegations will be found
| leaders who have been prominent in
all the national gatherings of the par
/ ty for more than twenty years, sit
ting beside others present in the ca
pacity of delegates for the first time
Some of the prominent delegates this
time did not attend the last conven-
| ton, while nearly fifty Democratic
| leaders who were delegates at large
to the Kansas City convention are
/ here in the same capacity, although
not necessarily advocating Mr.. Bryan.
Two of the delegates at large have
| themselves been candidates for the first
office in the land. Bryan, the chief
delegate at large from Nebraska, was
| twice a candidate for the presidency
James B. Weaver, a delegate at large
from Iowa. was nominated in Chicago
in 1880 by the National party as its
candidate for the presidency receiv-
ing about $4,000 votes. and again.
in 1902, he was the Peoples party
candidate for the presidency, receiv-
ing twenty-five electoral votes.
Seven Democratic governors of
states have been chosen delegates at
large to the convention. Among them
is Governor J. c. w. Beckham of Ken
lucky, who, when presented to the
Kansas City convention by ex-senator
Jones of Alabama, received a notable
ovation. The other governors in the
convention will be Jefferson Davis of
Louisiana, James K. Vardeman of Mis-
sissippi, ]. K. Toole, of Montana, d.
c. Hayward of South Carolina and
Andrew ]. Montague of Virginia.
Among the ex-governors who will go
as delegates at large are Charles S.
Thomas of Colorado, who was tempo
rary chairman of the Kansas City con-
vention. and who seconded the nomi-
nation of ex-senator Charles A Towne
for the vice presidency; Alva Adams
of Colorado, John Walter Smith of
Maryland, Reinhold Sadler of Nevada.
Robert E Pattison of Pennsylvania
Senators i'm Convention.
Two-thirds of the Democratic sem
ators of the United States will par
ticfpate in the proceedings as dele
gates at large. They will be Senators
Clarke and Berry of Arkansas, Dubois
of Idaho. Blackburn and McCreary of
Kentucky, Foster and McEnery of
Louisiana, Stone of Missouri Clark and
Gibson of Montana, Newlands of
of Nevada, Tillman of South Carolina,
berson of Texas and Daniel and Mar
tin of Virginia. German of Maryland
is one of the big four men from his
state, but will not attend since he is
a candidate, and Senator Cockrell of
Missouri will be given a complimentary
vote by his state in the convention.
Among the ex-senatOrs as delegates al
large are Richard r. Kenney of Della
ware, Henry Heitfeld of Idaho, Will |
liam A. Harris of Kansas, Richard F. |
Pettigrew of South Dakota, John H |
Reagan of Texas, Frank ]. Cannon
and Joseph L. RaWlins of Utah and
Henry c. Davis and Johnson N. Cam
den of West Virginia. One of the not |
able ex-senators will be David B. Hill |
of New York, delegate at large, who |
also was a prominent figure in the |
E7a
onded the nomination of William J. |
Bryan for the presidency, delivering |
a notable speech declining the nominal |
ton for the vice presidency.
The New York delegation is one of |
the most interesting. 1t includes
Perry Belmont, State Senator Patrick |
H McCarren, the Brooklyn leader:
Comptroller Edward NJ. Grout, Lewis |
n. Nixon, the ship builder; Bird S.
Coler, former candidate for governor;
William McAdoo, former assistant sec
rotary Of the navy, now police COM
missioner of New York; Charles F.
Murphy, the leader of Tammany hall;
Bourke Cochran, ex-senator Charles A.
ToWne, Thomas F. Grady of Tam
many, Elliott Danforth. George Raines
and John b. Stanchfield. Among the
New Workers who were sent to Kan
sas City delegates who will not be
represented on this years state dele
Clellan, o. H. P. Belmont, ]. F. Car
roll and Paddy Diver. There will be
a number of jurists, three mayors, and
several ex-mayors. among them:
don, Conn; Mayor F. F. Rose of Mil
waukee; Mayor ]. E. Burke of Bur-
lfngton, VT, and ex-Mayor John P.
of Chicago. Robert A. Van
gate at large. will be at st. Louis as
a delegate from New York.
Delegates in Former Conventions.
A number of the delegates at large
to Sc Louis figured conspicuously in
the same capacity at Kansas City. Elk
Representative Levin I. Handy, who
probably will nominate Judge Gray
for the presidency at st. Louis, was
one of those who made speeches at
Kansas City seconding the nomination
dency. George w. Menzies another
at large. was one of those
who seconded the nomination of Bryan
at Kansas City. Joshua W. Miles. who
goes as a delegate at large from Mary
land, delivered a speech at Kansas
City, appealing to the Democracy to
support the Bryan ticket. National
Committeeman Daniel ]. Campau of
Michigan, who will be a delegate at
large. read the Declarat ton of indie
pendence at Kansas City. 1t was he
who PreciPitated an interesting scene
there by offering a resolution faVoring
the reading of the declaration.
At the conclusion of the reading of
the Campau resolution a dozen or
more uelegateS from the various states f.,
seconded the motion, and when the
chairman said. "All in favor of the mo-
ton signify by saying aye" delegates
and audience alike arose to their feet
with a mighty roar of AYE" and the
band struck up The Star Spangled
Banner" amid wild cheering At this
point bust of VIM ]. Bryan sculp-
tored by Richard F. George, son of
The late Henry George. and presented
by him to the convention, was taken
TO the front of the platform
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