Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-07-09
STARTS
THE FIGHT
KANSAS oTTAs PROTESTS
AeAIKsT sLATE aRRAEeED AT
DEEFEk
.BNEI ELPR1HT IFERfD
-Dsrllsh Lev CoznSz Private
says Senator Stone % Joe
shannon - Cock Gets
Busy.


Busy.
Dsursr, C6ia, jay . Josepeh B
Shzz111 q Kz1S1k OFT precPitEsed .
ia EEht i1 tie caacas q HsEo1r
os.azatS tonight shen be protested
A<zi1sta safe Ehsea had been put
thro11h q SS1AsE St0oe san B.
lOcok mJessns1o CiyEnd 0theE nsn-
tiers q al z1chtnecrgsd
A perSck eoo1untsr between Cook
and Shxuron xKs narrowly zvsrtd
ard Seuatcr St1Ge tol1 SaEnnon thai
be EE = dsFilsh 0s oonnon pr
F1tS-"
ShEnnnk o1e q Cor. Folkz hsa-
teoAnts IN K1uszz Gig. The violent
cactrgvsrsg bstseen stone Oook and
ShEz11u created nEeh exrikneni
Ecu-ts q Ds1wrxte lsxdsrx % stop
tie heated disczsstoa we're iz1Esd ~
TIE E1gTy 6kP1zutA
NCEEZ0Es C9xFEESCE HELD
TIE sto1e nea caring TIE day bed
n9zs0E Sa1fsrsoces and Agreed up
ca , 5lst-i5ation oi TIE boo1R They
STATED gxzz A Reed CT KG1sss CITY
for CHAIRMAN q the dslegst1gn and
Sso1par Stoce fg member Of the Com
nittee % Rssolgf5ook They picked
u-CzgrexEr E1Esrd Robo q Perry
C1urty fo, member O, the C5rnitses'
On Resolutions and J. W. SuIlingsr Of
Kansas CITY far member Of TIE On
mittse ca Rules and Order q BnSt-
ness. T5sF decided 70 give Cor. Folk
3 place On TIE Permanent Ornnizz
uan C9nmittee, zplsee q No c1use
queoce-
A fsw Minutes before the NissOur-
iznS assembled in ezucus . local news
paper containing the slate appeared
"a the street.. Shannon took . COPY
Of the newspaper TO the CAUCUS AZ
ter Reed had been elected chairman Of
the dslsgsfion Shannon presented the
name Of Oolin NJ Selph Of ST. Louis
for member o. the Credentials Com
nittee
SHANNON BEEAKs IN.
he placed Selph In nomination be-
fore the Stone men could present the
name Of Roob for the place Robbs
name was presented By Samuel Byrns
q Jefferson County.
Evidently these committees have
been selected By some one sduring the
dGY, as bere are the names In . local
Newspaper said Shannon. HIis q
delegate, and / thought the delegates
we're To distribute these bonorA"
On roll call Selph received ! votes
and Robb received q Senator Stone
voted for Roob, but Gov. Folk, David
R. Francs and James A. Reed left
the room 70 avoid voting. Selph tried
10 withdraw bis name before the roll
call was hEisbed, but Shannon would
not permit it
The slate went through without any
further hitch until j. W. Sullinger's
name was presented bE Sam Cook for
. place on the Committee On Rules
and Order q Business.
FIRST GUS IS FIRKD.
"Are you . pr~fYstes" ssked Shan
non, turning to Sullinger. sit seems
that no one but senators and congress
men can get any honor here tonight"
"Yes. sir, I'm . private" replied
Sallinger.
what are youf" asked Senator
Stone, pointing bis finger at Shan
non.
I'm = private, " replied Shannon.
"Yes and a deVilish low private"
Missed the senator angrily. "Your q
deyilish common private" continued
Stone, land you're making yourself
unnecessary CONSPICUOUS here to
night"
Il am bere TO represent my con
stituentS and joe Shannon, not 70
take orders from any senator or any
body else retorted Shannon.
SAN COOK sETs BUSY.
"Yoa beIong to a band which has
beaten your own ticket in Kansas City
time and time againl" shouted Sam
Cook, trembling with rage.
II am responsible for my own con-
duct in Kansas City and II necessarily
can explain il to the satisfaction Of
the people VI Kansas City" said Shan
non. II DON'T propose to come here
and carry out a cut-and-dried plan.
Look at this article in this pewspaper,
giving the results our caucus before
we meet" and Shannon held the
newspaper out to Cook.
81 don't care what is In your
damned newspaper" said Cook, SHOW
Ing it aside vigorously.
NEWTON AS PEAcEMAKER.
Emmett Newton Of Springfield had
been appointed sergeant-at-arms Of
the caucus. Cook was white with an
ger, and a fist fight seemed imminent.
Newton forced bis way at Cooks side
and his hand on Cooks shoulder.
'9Go away, Emmett" said Cook,
showing him back; II can take care Of
myself"
Tuning TO Shannon, CoUk said
"Ed, I'D like to ask you how many
times you have helped to put a lot Of
nlggers in Office In Kansas City"
eff you insist On It / will answer
that question" replied shannon, be-
traying his first symptoms OF anger.
BLOWS NARROWLY AyKRTKD.
Shannon bad turned to face Cook
squarely, and again an encounter
seemed imminent. At this luncture
James A Reed Of Kansas City gained
the attention Of the chairman and
presented the name Of Senator Stone
for member Of the Committee on Res
olutions. Tnis stopped The roE. Cook
folded bis arms and restrained him
self with apparent effort.
When the caucus Adjourned q few
minutes later. Cook made his wav toI