The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-29
James s. sherman Visited the Mound
City for a Few Hours on
sunday and Held
Conference.
ON WESTERN TOUR
Declined to Discuss Politics When
Piled With Questions Regarding
Certain National
Matters.


James S. Sherman held a conference
with Missouri republican congression-
al candidates and the ST. Louis feder-
al office holders at Grants Farm on
the Gravois road Immediately after his
4 arrival from East st. Louis at 6 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The situation in
Missouri was discussed in detail dur
ing short rest at the farm and the
party arrived at the Mercantile Club
at s 1p m, where dinner was given
the vice president and his party by the
federal officers.
The conference was attended by
Congressman Polite Elvins, Elvins,
Mos.of the Thirteenth district; Holmes
Hall, Sedalia candidate for congress In
ASthe Seventh district; Theron Catlin.
SsssLouis, candidate for congress in
the Eleventh district; L. c. Dyer, st.
Louis, candidate for congress in the
Twelfth district. Postmaster T. J..
Okins OF st. Louis, Surveyor Of Gus
toms Charles F. Gallenkamp of st.
Louis and United States Subtreasurer
O. l., Whitelaw of st. Louis,
AS a result Mr.. Sherman agreed to
make speech this afternoon at
Springfield, Mo-, in the Seventh dis
trict, as well as at Mansfield, for
which city he departed at 10 o'clock
last night on a Frisco train. He will
speak at Joplin tonight and will then
70 TO Tulsa Ok
At the dinner at tie Mercantile Club
last night Mr.. Sherman made short
address, in which he stated that the
national republican party felt very
grateful to the staunch repub' b'ican
workers Of Missouri. who had rescued
the state from the democratic column
and hoped to keep 1t there. He said
that few republicans from the strong
ly republican states did not realize the
amount of work and energy necessary
to victory in a state that has been re
turning to office members of the op
posite party
Postmaster Atkins acted as toast
master and introduced Mr.. Sherman
Mr.. Sherman's speech concluded the
dinner and he hurried in an automo
bile to Union station.
Among those who attended the ban
ouet were: Chairman Henry Kiel O
tie Republican City Committee. thu
members of the committee which re
ceived the vice president on his ar
rival. the republican congressional can
dates. who conferred with him. ant
the members OF his party.
Congressman Rodenberg of East ST
~ hi rot, frn
Grants Farm to fire Mercantile Clul
and was compelled to absent hinlsel
until pear the end of the dinner.
Mr.. Sherman refused to discuss poll
firs 1T all YESTERDAY and on being ask
ed concerning the conference a
Grants Farm renlied Il have moth
\ iro tn saw for publication
Wien asked whether Col Theodor
Poosevelt would be chairman of tn
New York republican state convention
he merely smiled and also lauehingl
refused to discuss his trip to Oklahe
ma
Mr. Sherman and party, which fr
clnded his brother-in law Can't Shel
riil Pabcock. LAWYER Of New York
and Congressman William r. McKinle
cf Illinois, spent Saturday night at Nj
cfanicsburg. Ill.,. and departed fror
there for Springfield, I'll. over the III
po's traction system yesterday morl
ing
He arrived at Springfield at
o'clock yesterday morning In the pr
vate car Of Congressman McKinle
who IS president of the Illinois Ira
tion System. He was met at Sprin
field by Gov Deneen of Illinois, WI
took him in his new automobile
view the Lincoln monument. Lat
In the morning the vice president q
tended services at the First M.
church at Springfield. He and his pa
tv departed from Springfield for Ea
st Louis at 1:15 yesterday afternoo
Had SO Affinities.