The Montgomery tribune., 1910-04-29
STATE COMMITTEE MEETING.

Chairman waiter .. DlCKey calieu
special meeting of the State
Republican Committee to be held
here Saturday, April 2S, at 2:30 p.
nj. In order to give the commit
teemen and few distinguished
citizens opportunity to see the
Missouri river in its present neg
lected condition and to show
them what the movement for its
navigation means he arranged to
bring the members from the west
ern and northwestern districts
from Kansas City to the capital on
his elegant and speedy little
steamer, "Unique," boat spec
tally modelled, built and equipped
for use on the Missouri. The par
ty left Kansas City Friday morn
ing under unfavorable weather
conditions and made good prog
ress till midday when the wind
storm became violent and drove
the boat on to a sand bar, where
it remained for a time; again it
proceeded only to be again thrust
upon the sand by heavy gale.
There il remained and on it Mr..
Dickey and his party were com
PEELED to remain all day Saturday
when they were due here. They
could not communicate with either
shore till late in the day when
Mr.. Dickey dispatched a message
20 the governor asking him TO
postpone the committee meeting
till Monday. That message did not
reach the governor. In fact no
tidings OF any kind had been re
ceived here from Mr.. Dickey and
his party at midnight Saturday,
and the committeeman and proX-
les and visitors left on the pight
trains Tor thei, homes, not know
ing when or where a meeting of
the committee would be held.
Late Sunday afternoon the
Unique was freed from the sand
bar and fastened to Lexington,
from which point Mr.. Dickey COM
municated with the governor and
with others. He and Rush c. Lake
came by the train to the capital
and the boat proceeded down the
river in charge of the crew. The
guests and committeeman aboard
went home. 1t had been the intep-
tion of Mr.. Dickey to convey the
members from the st. Louis and
eastern districts of the state from
Jefferson City to st. Louis on the
boat Sunday or Monday. OF course
thai had to be abandoned. AS the
failure of the boat trip was caused
wholly by the unprecedented April
storm that swept the river Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, no one could
feel otherwise than submissive to
the disappointment and all took
matters gracefully and without
complaint. Mr.. Dickey consulted
with the governor and T. c. Ow-
en-, member from the 7th Dis
trict, delegated by the members
OF the committee who were here
Saturday to wait upon him and
report their action and request.
Saturday afternoon, while wait
ing FOR tidings from the chairman
and the delegation with him, the
committeeman and party leaders
present held an informal meeting
at which it developed that there
were as many members present by
proxy as in person but not suf-
ficient to constitute quorum. j.
A. Newton OF the First district
and c. A. Barnes of the N.n*h hav-
ing accepted appointment as CEN
sus supervisors have resigned from
the committee, SO there are two
vacancies to be filled.
Gov. and Mrs. Hadley invited the
committeeman and Republican Wis
itors to the mansion at o'clock
and entertained them royalty Az
ter a hearty luncheon had been
enjoyed the spacious parlors were
filled with chairs and the guests
numbering more than 100, were
seated for an informal conference
Gov. Hadley presided as host and
made a clear statement of what
was desired of the committee when
it meets, in addition to it's ordi-
nary and necessary business. He
suggested that the committee ar
range TO have speakers at the
summer picnics all over the state
and that such picnics be promot-
ed by the committee; that ar
rangements be made for circulat-
ing petitions for submitting to
vote, under the new initiative law
home rule bill, bill establishing
senatorial districts, and, if such {
bill can be agreed upon in time, {
bill properly and fairly establish
ing congressional districts; and hi
also urged the Importance of get.
ting out the best men available al
candidates for nomination for thu
legislature. A number of interest
ing speeches were heard3 and il
was agreed that the recommends
tions of the governor should b,
submitted to the committee whei
that body convenes.
After consultation with Gov
Hadley and, others Monday Chair
man Dickey decided to call anOth