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SUNDAY. MORNING. JULY 24, 1904,
NINETY-SEVENTH YEAR.
PARKER TO BE NOTIFIED
OF NOMINATION AUGUST 10
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MORDS- MEET 0L0
OA! OF RIOTING
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HALF OP VOTES
WIN IN FOURTH,
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Ceremoale at Roecmount Will Dc Marked by the Utrhout Simplic
ity and Bneechca Will Be Brief Many Wild Conjecture and
Rumors Are Bet at Rent by Presidential Candidate Hiinself,
After a Consultation With William F. Sheehan.
At Least4 Six Persons, Including
Two Policemen, Are Shot
by Thugs.
Three-Cornered CongresBional
Campaign Will Culminate at
Bt. Joseph Tuesday.
City Committee's Indorsement of
Walbridgc Is Causing Trouble,
AH Along the Line.
Lieutenant Reed of Jefferson
Guards Hailed by Men
From Mindanao.
Oklahoma Democrats Displeased
With Action Regarding Con
gressional Convention.
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ELECTION OF TAGGART AS CHAIRMAN IS FULLY CONCEDED.
THREATS OF LYNCHING MADE.
RIVALRY OF THE STRONGEST.
SHARP FIGHT IS ANTICIPATED.
OPEN LETTER CIRCULATED.
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Postmaster Schweer of Henry
County Attacks Walbridge
State Chairmanship Is One
of the Trincipal Honors.
-We expect to nominate Cyrus P. Wal
brldge for Governor on the first b.illot."
(ld Election Commissioner Louis P. Aloe
yesterday. "i do not think that Judge
Leo Rassleur will develop any strensth In
Bt. Louis. Walbridge has the largest
number of Instructions and Indorsements
out In the State and together with St.
Louis, will have an easy majority of the
convention.
"Friends of Mr. Walbridge take the po
sition that whoever is nominated, he
should have an opportunity to pass upon
the man who Is to conduct his campaign."
AH of which will be disputed by no small
number of very active Republicans at the
first St. Joseph convention when It meets
next Wednesday. Judge Rassleufs friends
are getting very busy In St. Louis. John
Bothwell's friends are letting no grass
grow under their feet out in the State.
Likewise with the friends of State Senator
John McKInley of Unlonvllle.
For there is a revolt against the bull
dozing of the St. Louis City Committee in
calmly announcing that they proposed to
name the next Governor, and that he
would be Mr. Walbridge.
Ever since thn committee Indorsed him
fter receivinf a contribution of Jl.Oft),
many self-res . - Ins Republicans have
held aloof from encouraging the progress
cf the "cold deal."
THERE ARE PROTESTS.
Walbrldge is being opposed on other
grounds. Following U a letter that has
been sent broadcast over the State by
Postmaster G. W. Schweer of Windsor, a
Republican who stands high in the Sixth
Congressional District:
Windsor. Mo.. Julv 15. 1W4. Dear Sir: Be
lle, ine that the Reoubllean Dirty cf Mlssourl
has a chance to win In th comlnr caraoalcn.
crovldlnr we nominate a candidate for Gov
ernor of whom we need make no aooloirfes. I
desire to call your attention to the statewnta
made in our d&Uv papers affecting one or our
nromirent candidates for Governor. ex-Mayor
of St. Louis C. P. WalbrMae. First, it Is sold
that he Is the president of the Bell Teleohon
Coinpanv. Some time since I noticed a state
ment that the Bell Telephone Company had In
fluenced the LeeUlatura of Missouri In prevent
lnr ail unfavorable bill to the Bell Company
from being paeed in a manner not In keeping
with the antllobbvs-irllmcBf that Vi trails to
day. I desire' to call jour attention to the tele
phone situation In the State of Missouri to-dav.
The Bell Telephone Company did operate
telephono exchanges In the State of Missouri,
fo- whlcbTl chanced exorbitant prices until'
Independent capital from every town and ham-,
let organized companies In opposition. As soon
as this was done, the price of the Bell servico
fell to ridiculously loir prices, and In many
Instances absolute free service was given in
order to exterminate the Independent com
panies. In spite of this fact, the public li
patronizing the Independent companies and ab
solutely refusing the Bell In many places.
Why Is thlT,
Is it cot because of the unfair business
methods of the Bell Telephone Company? That
this prejudice exists., there la no doubt, be
cause SS per cent of the telephones In the State
of Missouri are In opposition to the Bell, owned
and controlled by parties In every town and
hamlet in Mirsourl. Will this not reflect upon
the president of the Bell Telephone Company
If nominated for Governor on the Republican
ticket?
Again, Is It not a tsct that a great prejudice
exists againit C. P. Walbrldge for the stand
be did take in the great c clone of St. Louis?
nominate a candidate who is as able as Mr.
Walbrldge, and for whom no apologies need be
made, and success will be ours in November.
VBespectfully. G. W. SCHWEER.
When Postmaster Schv.ee talks about
the lobby which has been maintained by
.the Bell Telephone Company at the Stato
Cap'ltol he makes no mistake. Every ses
sion bills have been presented affecting
this corporation. Every session these bills
have been killed by clever manipulation.
The lobby of the Bell Telephone Company
has usually been the same legislative
agents as that maintained by several rail
roads. OBJECTIONS TO RASSIEUR.
So bitter has the Rassleur fight In St.
Louis against. Cyrus B. Walbrldge been,
'that he is being attacked equally as vic
iously as the committee's candidate.
Three years ago. when the party was
looking for a candidate to succeed Zlcgen
heln. Judge Rassleur Is said to have made
a speech before the St. Louis Republican
Cubjn which he advocated the Republican
Indorsement of some high-class Democrat
"for the mayoralty nomination.
He was hissed at that time. A year or
more later, when the club was attempting
,to resuscitate the party after two defeats
by holding ward meetings. Judge Rassleur
took occasion to say frankly that If Folk
were nominated for Governor the gang
elements of both parties could be depended
upon to beat him for the election.
Considering that if he Is nominated, he
expects to have the support of the ele
ments that have been fighting Mr. Folk. It
is not considered the best sort of politics by
iul-ii who know the game from 'a practical
point of view. While some of the politi
cians may think as much, they do not ap-
predate the political sagacity of a man
who says so in open meeting.
STATE CHAIRMANSHIP FIGHT.
Three men are out for State Chairman
Doctor E. B. Clements of Macpn, Clinton
Welch of St. Louis and Walter S. Dickey
of Kansas City. All of 'them are well
known. Doctor Clements and Mr. Welch
have been close friends and supporters of
atlonal Committeeman Aklns, while Mr.
Dickey has been the representative of R.
C. Kerens In Western Missouri.
Friends of Aklns are opposed to Dickey.
Indications are that they will unite on
either Clements or Dickey before the con
vention meets, and insist on his election.
Friends of Clements claim that there is
no doubt of his election.
,On the other hand, Dickey's friends say
that they will make a strong fight for the
privilege of letting- Mr. Walbrldge name
the State chairman.
Federal patronage Is, of course, the main
tiling Involved. Mr. Adklns does not in
tend to let the State chairman be unfriend
ly to him if he can help it. and he knows
that Mr. Dickey would only serve as the
entering wedge in a fight against him.
Friends of Mr. Adklns say that they will
have control of the new State Committee.
They expect to lose the Fifth District, ow
ing to local conditions, but think that they
trill hold the remainder of the committee
la link ,
Former Tliilippine Army Officer
Plied With Queries as to Why
American Crowds Are So
Curious.
Lieutenant W. O. Reed of the Jefferson
Guard was the principal In a dramatic
meeting, which took place In the Moro
"village at the World's Fair yesterday
afternoon.
Lieutenant Reed was escorting some
friends through the Moro village when he
was approached by one of the Moros.
who tapped him lightly on the arm with
his bamboo stick. Speaking in Spanish
he said:
"I am happy to see sou again. Mr. Of
ficer. Dc you remember me?"
Surprise and Joy told plainly on the
faces of Dato Pacondo and his two slaves,
Galo and Taselne. who were also quick to
recognize in Lieutenant Rsed one of their
first American friends in the Is'and.
The pleasure of the reunion was evident
ly mutual, for Lieutenant Reed and the
turbaned men of Mindanao lingered in the
shade of the queer little Nina houses for
more than an hour, talking over old times.
"Have you brought your families?" How
Is your health'? Which Is your home?"
These were somo of the questions Lieu
tenant Reed asked.
These are some the Moros put to Lieu
tenant Reed.
MOROS QUESTION OFFICER.
"Is that your wife?" pointing to one of
the young women in the party.
"Why are there soldier at the World's
Fair. Is there going to be trouble?"
"Why do peoplo look at us so curi
ously?" "Do you not think our silk-striped trous
ers prettier than those your American
people wear?"
Lieutenant Reed, as a member of the
Thirty-first United States Infantry, was
commissary and ordnance officer for Colo
nel J. S. PettlLwhen this regiment, under
command of General Bates, took posses
sion of the southern territory of the Phil
ippine Islands.
While acting In this capacity L'eutenant
-Reed, made the acquaintance of a largo
number of the. scaeoast Moros. These
Moros represent the progressive class of
their people. Most Moros, are gamblers,,
traders and fishermen. They are moro
enterprising and more commercial than
their easy-going brothers in the Interior
of the island, who represent the wild tribes
of the Filipinos.
The seacoast Moros supplied the United
States troops with fish and cattle, the lat
ter of which they negotiated for with the
people in the Interior.
GIRLS GIVEN TO TRADESMEN.
During these commercial transactions
Lieutenant Reed became well acquainted
with the people, who now represent at the
World's Fair one of the most Interesting
tribes and one about which least Is known
in the Philippine Islands.
From Quartermaster at Zamboango
Lieutenant Roed was transferred to Cot
tobato, where he was made the Provost
Marshal and Judge of the Provost Court,
and In this office he granted the first di
vorce under the act of the commission in
March. 1900.
Just prior to the occupation of Amer
ican troops at this point, the Filipinos,
who were In possession of the Spanish
garrison there, had been routed by a band
of Moros. The Filipinos who were not
taken prisoners by the Moros during the
skirmish, were killed.
The only persons shdwn. any courtesy or
consideration In the conflict were the pret
ty Filipino girls. But they were held and
later given away by the Moros to the
Chinamen, who represent many of the
tradesmen of the Island.
After the troops appeared, the girls were
soon given their freedom, and returned to
their people. None of them remained of
their own accord the wives of the China
men. It was one of Lieutenant Reed's first
duties as Provost Judge to grant the di
vorces for the Filipino girls.
SOMNAMBULIST IS INJURED.
Falls From Third-Story Window,
Sustaining Broken Arm.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Kansas City, Mo., July 23. Miss May
Grlder, a somnambulist, fell from her
bedroom window, on the third floor of the
flats nt No. 170S Harrison street, some
time after 3 o'clock this morning. Her
right arm was broken In two places, her
body was badly bruised and her face, on
the right side, severely cut.
Miss Grlder lives with her sister, Mrs.
D. A. Wells, and sleeps In a room at the
rear of the flat. Her bed was within a
foot or two of nn open window. A few
days ago. Miss Grlder says, she awoke
and found herself half thrbugh this win
dow, and thereafter she kept it closed
while she was sleeping. Last night she
read until some time after midnight and
probably went to sleep without closing
the window.
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M.' S. U, CURATORS MEET.
Choose Delegates to Universal
' Congress of Lawyers.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Columbia, Mo., July 23. At the meeting
of the Board of Curators of Missouri Uni
versity, held In Columbia to-day, the fol
lowing appointments were made:
H. E. Bradley of St. Louis was ap
pointed student assistant In zoology; Miss
Lotta Frances Corder of Cordcr, Lafay
ette County, scholar In Latin; W. B.
Rollins of Kearney, Clay County, acting
instructor In drawing during the absenco
of Professor L. J. Rodhouse as a candi
date for the doctor's degree at Cornel:,
and Harold S. Williams of Warrensburg.
Johnson County, night librarian.
Doctor V. R. Roberts and Judge E. W.
Hlnton of the law department were named
as delegates to the Universal Congress of
Lawyers, to be beld in St. Louis In Sep
tember. .
Government Registry Agent Tel
egraphs Governor That Troops
Are Needed to Main
tain Order.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Eoncotecl. S. D.. July 23. Riot and dis
order r.ra again In cvldci.ee to-day, at
least four citizens having been shot and
seriously wounded. A number of grxfters
also were wornded.
The Vigilant Committee ii thoroughly
nrouscd and there are threats of lynching
as the most effective punishment to be
meted out to offenders.
After an extremely quiet day and night.
a serious shooting affray took place about
o'clock this morning. Sylvester C. Harri
son of Wichita and a man named Stan
brough. whose address cannot be learned,
both special policemen, were shot bv a
gang of thugs In front of a saloon.
Harrison was shot In the forehead, and
at first It was thought his wound would
prove fatal, but later it was said he was
resting easily, and it is now hoped he will
recover. Stansbrough's wound was In the
leg. and will not result seriously.
Harrison. T.ho is about 21 jears old, ar
rived here last nlsfu with a friend, who
claims that the young man Is in good
financial circumstances. Being a lover of
excitement, he at once Joined the police
force and had been on duty but a short
time when he was shot. The men who did
tho shooting ran around back of the sa
loon and made their escape in the dark
ness, and have not yet been apprehended.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE FORMED.
A vigilance committee was at once
formed and began rounding up the objec
tionable characters of the town. The station-house
Is full nnd arrests are being
made ever)- few minutes.
It is reported that a pitched battle oc
curred at a sod house a mile east of the
town. In which a dozen or fourteen shot?
were exchanged, but the details are not
yet obtainable. Information of a definite
character is hard to secure, all sorts of
rumors arc current.
The saloon where the shooting occurred
this morning was the scene of another af
fray a night or so ago, and it has been
closed by the authorities.
WOULD CALL OUT TROOPS.
John McPhaul In charge of the registry
office of the Federal Government, sent a
mesage to Governor Hcrrlcd's secretary,
telling of the law lessnrss. and offering the
opinion that troops should be sent to the
town to preserve order until after the
Tush'attendlng the entry period, which be
gins August 3.
Agent McPhaul In his telegram stated
that, as a Government officer, he could
make no requests for soldiers, except
through Federal authorities, and stated
that the above was his opinion of the
situation.
With the arrest last night of a num
ber of suspicious characters there was
found a complete outfit of safe-blowing
tools, dynamite, etc.
Patrick Magner, a concessionaire, acci
dentally shot himself to-day. inflicting a
serious but not dancrous wound.
Registration proceeded at the Federal
building as usual, although with reduced
numbers, this being the last day. Not
over a thousand arc expected to register
to-day.
About forty men arrested yesterday and
last night were convicted to-day and will
be deported.
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT PRIZES.
League Will Award Badges to
Young Gardeners Wednesday.
The best juvenile flower and truck gar
deners of the city, both boys and girls,
will receive prizes from the City Improve
ment League at special exercises to be
held at the corner of Tower Grove and
Shaw avenues Wednesday afternoon at
4 o'clock.
The Civic Improvement League is striv
ing to make St. Louis more beautiful and
to Impress vouths of the city with the
practical benefits of gardening In the va
cant ground of the city. Boys and girls
meet In regular gardening classes and
learn to till the ground under the direction
of the league.
At the exercises Wednesday a special
programme will be observed, and to those
pupils who show the greatest proficiency
and aptitude badges of merit wilj be given.
PRE&DENT THROWN
FROM HIS HORSE
Stunned for a Short Time, He Re
sumes His Ride and Tries to
Make Little of His Escape.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Oyster Bay, L. I., July 23. It leaked out
to-day that President Roosevelt met with
a serious accident here last Wednesday
which might easily have cost him his life.
While out riding with Mrs. Roosevelt
the President was thrown from his horse
and landed on the back of his head in the
road.
It Is little short of a miracle that he was
not seriously Injured. As It was, he was
little moro than stunned for a short time.
He got to his feet, even before Mrs.
Roosevelt could dismount, and, although
a. little dizzy, assured her that he was all
right. Within fifteen minutes the Presi
dent was on his horse again and riding
as though nothing had happened.
The President was very anxious that
nothing should be printed about the acci
dent. He regarded It as trivial and was
afraid it would be exaggerated. In some
way tho new3 got out. Secretary Locb
was asked about the matter, but declared
It would be almost a sacrilege to even
speak of such a thing.
Search for Da-rld Moore.
It has been reported to the police that
David F. Moore. 35 or 40 years old. has
been missing since July 13. On the morn
ing of that day he left his home to go to
the Chemical building, where he Is em
ployed. He has not been seen since. He Is
6 feet 8 Inches tall, has a light complexion
and light hair and mustache. He ! of
heavy build.
Outlook for domination Is Still
Much in Doubt, but Thomas
Doyle of Noble Professes
Confidence.
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Oklahoma City. Ok., July 23. -Oklahoma
Democrats are Incensed at the report that
the Populists will demand the privllega
cf sitting Jointly in the Congressional
Convention next Tuesday and casting one
half the votes.
The Democrats allege they have au
thentic information that this demand will
be made, anj are preparing to reject It.
In the belief that the two parties had
affiliated under the Kansas City plat
form, the Democratic Committee in Ok
lahoma contemplated fusion in its call for
the congressional nomination.
The Populists Joined with the Demo
crats In practically all the county con
ventions, and many of the delegates elect
ed as fuslonlsts were among the most rad
ical Populists In the Territory. The Dem
ocrats, naturally, are ordered to recognize
the separate Populist convention to be
held here next Tuesday.
Matthews of Payne Is outspokenly in fa
vor of the Populist demand, and Plnkham
of Kay Is said to be In sympathy with It.
The Democrats have been warned that if
the Populists should bo turned down the
latter will name a congressional candi
date and ask the Democrats to indorse
him. Several of the Democratic candidates for
the congressional nomination say that not
only will they oppose a Joint convention,
but they will throw their strength against
any candidate tho Populists may try to
force upon the convention. This would
force the Populist friends of Jesse Dunn
to abide by the decision of the Democrat
ic convention or place him in a position to
be defeated.
The outlook for the nomination remains
practically the same as It was a week
ago. rvo candidate is certain lor tne
nomination. Thomas Doyle of Noble,
whose bitter factional contest with Wil
liam Bowles for the Noble County dele
gation was looked upon as destroying his
chances, said to-day that he had a strong
er personal following than any other can
didate and that William Bowles dropped
out of the race before the convention was
held In Noble Ct'Un.ty.to elect Relegates to
tho Oklahoma convention. Contesting del
egations will come from Noble County.
Doyle's opponents are friends of Bowles,
who would not abandon the fight.
CARL SCHURZ IS IN FAVOR
OF PARKER'S ELECTION.
Writes That He Relieves the Judge's
Actions Have Done Country nn
Inestimable Service.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, July 23. Carl Schurz has
come out In support of Judge Parker, and
In a letter to the Staats Zeltung, tays lie
Is worthy of filling the highest office In
the nation.
Mr. Schurz believes Judge Parker has
given a noble example of civic virtue and
has done tho Republic an Inestimable serv
ice. A translation of Mr. Schurz's :ctter.
which Is dated from his summer home on
Lake George, follows:
"Not as a partisan, but as an independ
ent, I feel bound to give expression to my
high esteem for Judgo Parker. His con
victions and opinions on the money ques
Uon. the tariff. Imperialism and civil serv
ice reform appeal to citizens of my way of
thinking. Yet if I, us an Independent citi
zen, had any doubts as to which of the
candidates should receive my vote they
havo been entirely removed by Judge
Parker's action with reference to the con
ditions of his nomination.
'In that he has given to the American
people a noble example of high mora!
couruge and civic virtue and has done the
Republic an inestimable service. It Is Just
such nn example that our public life needs.
The height to which Judge Parker will
carry this standard will measure his rise
in the esteem and confidence of his coun
trymen, who will be all the more certain
to hold him worthy of filling the highest
office in the nation.
ROOSEVELT BOYp
TO VISIT FAIR.
Will Leave Oyster Bay in a Few
Days and Expect to Remain in
St. Louis More Than Week.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Oyster Bay. L. I.. July 23. The President
has given permission to his sons, Theo
dore, Jr.. Kermit and Archie, to visit tho
Exposition at St. Louis. They will leave.
Oyster Bay a few days after the President
returns to Washington on the 2Sth in
stant. The boys will be accompanied by Philip
Roosevelt, a son of Emlen Roosevelt, and
Alexander Rursell, a son of the Reverend
Doctor Russell, of the First Presbyterian
Church of O.vster Bay. Theodore Roose
velt. Jr.. aril young Russell will have
charee of the Darty. They nrobablv will
spend ten days at the Fair.
PASSENGER TRAIN DERAILED.
One Killed and Several Injured in
Kansas.
Kansas City. Mo.. July 23. Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fo passenger train No.
G, castbound, from Colorado, was partial
ly derailed five miles west of Kinsley,
Kas., to-day while running at a high rate
of speed.
Express Messenger Sewell of Kansas
City was killed. Several other persons
were seriously injured.
A break beam on the mall car dropping
rnuicpd thnt par. th exDress car and n.
smoker to go Into the ditch. Tho other
cars remained upright.
A special train. Dearing pnysicians, went
to the scene from Topeka. Kinsley is 200
miles west of Topeka.
One of the Injured, a mall clerk, was
fatally hurt. Th others will recover,
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Democratic candidates for President and Vice President, sitting on the porch of the
Parker home at Esopus, a few minutes after they had met for the first time.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, July 23. Judge Parker Is to
be formally notified of his nomination for
the presidency on August 1.
Thomas Taggart of Indianapolis, to be
lectcd chairman of the Democratic Na
tional Committee on Tuesday next, unless
the unexpected happens.
Theso were the two political develop
ments of the week Just closing.
There has been the usual crop of rumors.
One has to do with David B. Hill against
whom, according to the report, there has
been a revolt among up-State leaders.
Another affects Charles F. Mnrphy, tho
Tammany leader, who has Incurred the
displeasure of a number of Tammany's
shining lights for not calling n meeting
of the braves and formally Indorsing the
nomination of Judge Parker.
These critics say that Murphy is sulking
like a schoolboy and Is not living up to
the promise be made immediately after
the nomination of Judge Parker, hat he
would Immediately sail Into work for the
election of the Democratic ticket.
SETTLED BY JUDGE.
All conjecture as to the date of the cer
emonies attending the notification of
Judge Parker of his nomination was set
tled to-day by the announcement of Judgo
Parker himself that he had fixed upon
August 10. The Judge reached his de
cision concerning the date after a consul
tation with William F. Sheehan yesterday,
and a telegram was Immediately sent to
Champ Clark of Missouri, chairman of
the committee named by the Democratic
Convention to notify the nominee for
President.
Representative Clark Is expected to call
a meeting of his committee, probably to
be held In New York, nnd he may also
go to Roscmount to talk over the arrange
ments with Judge Parker, although no
plan for such a conference has yet been
made.
The programmo for the ceremonies on
August 10 will follow precedents laid down
for similar events. It Is known that Judge
Parker is particularly impressed with the
simplicity of the ceremonies that took
place on the occasion of President Lin
coln's second nomination, and also when
Judge Thurman was Informed of his nom
ination for Vice President. The speeches
both times were marked because of their
brevity. When President Cleveland was
notified in 1SS3 ho made a long speech, and
the ceremonies were far more formal than
any other that have been brought to tho
attention of those who are arranging de
tails of the Rosemont ceremonies.
It Is the plan now at Roscmount to have
notification follow closely tho form of
the earlier ceremonies. It Is not expected
that Judge Pamer will talk at length, nor
that he will discuss intimately any of the
campaign issues, but will leave this to
his letter of acceptance, which will be
Issued a week or so later.
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.
Concerning his letter of acceptance,
there Is considerable Interest manifested.
The letter In which candidates for tho
presidency usually accept nominations for
the presidency are not often Interesting.
The issues are generally set forth in tho
party platform.
In Judge Parker's case, however, his
will be an exception. He may choose to
follow the established custom without ex
citing criticism or he may depart from
precedent. His position Is unique. He Is
known as an upright Judge, by his Judicial
opinions, but his views on public questions
are still to be made known. What he
thinks of the trusts, the train", the Philip
pines, the negro question and the currency
laws, apart from the standard of money,
are yet to be disclosed.
Judge Parker has gained a reputation
for courage and sagacity, and men of all
shades of, political faith are anxiously
waiting to hear what he has to say on the
questions which will be the Issues of tho
campaign.
Since the self-elimination of Senator
Gorman, William F. Sheehan and August
Belmont, Thomas Taggart is now looked
upon as the next chairman of the Demo
cratic National Committee and manager
of Judge Parker's campaign. Of all the
names mentioned for the office, Taggart is
the only man who, from the first, honestly
admltted that he was anxious to serve.
He has had behind him from the first such
able men as Senator Joseph W. Bailey of
Texas, who. armed with four National
Committee proxies from the Southwest,
has been here endeavoring to have Mr.
Taggarfs wish gratified; John W. Kern
of Indiana, who was prominently men
tioned a a vice-presidential nominee, and
a bunch of others from the Western and
Middle West States.
NO FORCING DONE.
While Insisting that Mr. Taggart was
the logical candidate for the chairman
ship, neither Senator Bailey nor Mr.
Kerm made any attempt to force the In
diana committeeman. upon Judgo Parker,
and Mr. Taggart himself modestly said:
"I am for any Democrat for chairman
that Judge Parker, our candidate for
President, wants. That Is the position I
have taken from the first, and It Is the
position I'll hold next Tuesday, when the
committee meets.
"If Judge Parker signifies his wish that
a New York man be elected, he'll be elect
ed without opposition from any member
of the committee. If he does not express
a preference, the committee wi'l go ahead
and organize according to its' rights.
Either way. tho committee will put up a
fine" campaign nnd win the election."
When asked to speak of his own candi
dacy, Mr. Taggart said:
'Some of tba Democrats want me to be
the chairman. Out in Indiana our conven
tion Instructed for Judge Parker for Pres
ident and passed a resolution Indorsing
me for chairman. When we got to St.
Louis our delegation didn't stop work un
til Parker and Davis were nominated. Be
tween times there was a good deal of talk
about the chairmanship, and when tne
new committee was named some of, the
members came arond and said'they want
ed to elect me chairman. I said all right,
if they wanted me, and the arrangement
was satisfactory to the candidate, I had
no objection. That Is all the hand I had
In It."
PARKER NONCOMMITTAL.
Judge Parker has already declared that
he will have no hand In the election of a
chairman of the National Committee; that
he would leave this to the National Com
mittee. That Mr. Taggart is the choice of
a majority of this body was shown In
St. Louis on the Sunday following tho
nominations of Parker and Davis, when
the new National Commltteee held several
meetings.
The committee consists of fifty-three
members, thirty-five, of whom attended
either In person or by proxy, one of the
meetings at 4 o'clock In the afternoon.
Led by Senator Bailey. Mr. Taggarfs
friends elected him temporary chairmen,
and subsequently Introduced a resolution,
to elect him permanent chairman. Nor
man U. Mnclc and other Eastern members
opposed the resolution because Judge Par
ker had not been consulted. Mr. Taggart
then requested ills friends to take no ac
tion until the New York meeting of the
committee.
His friends deferred the election in def
erence to Mr. Taggarfs wishes, in order to
be wholly courteous to Judge Parker, but
they presented a resolution indorsing Mr.
Taggart. subject to tho Judge's wishes.
This latter resolution was passed without
opposition.
MURPHY INDEPENDENT.
The announcement that Charles F. Mur
phy is to be the guest of Judge Parker at
Esopus next Wednesday is Interpreted as
meaning that the Tammany leader Intends
to pay no attention whatever to David B.
Hill as the Stato leader, but will conduct
the campaign In Greater New York on his
own hook.
There are many men prominent In Tam
many who regard this as poor politics,
and they freely criticize Murphy, though
they will not be quoted. It is not because
they love Hill, but because they believe In
having ono leader about whom all may
rally. It has been the custom for Tam
many to hold a ratification meeting short
ly after the Democratic nominations have
been made. This year none has been held
so far, Mr. Murphy having hied himself to
Michigan In search of recreation. This,
too. has created no little feeling In tne
rank and file of Tammany. They do not
believe in a leader who leads from such
a distance.
It has been said that. In order to pla
cate Tammany, the wigwam would play
a star part in the naming of the next
candidate for Governor, and there are per
sistent, rumors that it Is to consult Judgo
Parker and his managers on this subject
that Murphy is to pay a visit to Rose
mount next weelc Naturally, the name of
Mayor George B. McCleilan looms up
prominently In this connection. Senator
HIIL however, would like to have John B.
Stanchfield or Comptroller Edward Grout
nominated for Governor, while Norman E.
Mack is said to favor the nomination of
W. Caryl Sly.
The up-State men. however, are In
clined to pacify Tammany, and any at
tempt on the part of Hill to force a man
distasteful to Tammany to head the State
ticket will be repudiated. This was made
clear yesterday when Frank Campbell and
John G. Carlisle, who have been Hill shad
ows for many jears. said in so many
words that there would be wholesale de
sertions from the Hill camp If Hill at
tempted any further dictation, .
Congressman Cochran Lacks Onljj
Eleven Votes of Necessary Plu
rality, but May Not Be Able
to Make Any Gain.
REPTJBIJC SPECIAL
St. Joseph. Mo.. July 23. There Is a
strong possibility that a "dark horse" wUl
be nominated for Congressman from tho
Fourth District by the Democratic Con
vention, which will assemble in St. Joseph,
Tuesday.
The feeling between tho three announced
candidates Congressman Charles F. Coch
ran cf St. Joseph. Francis Wilson of Piatt
County and Charles F. Booher of Andrew
County-Is so bitter that it Is thought the) ,
delegates Instructed for them will never i
reach a compromise If the candidates can ;
prevent It. j
The five counties In the district hava i
Instructed their delegates as follows: Bu- j
chanan County, 16 votes; Atchison. 10
votes, and Holt 9 votes, for Wilson; An
drew County. 10 votes, and Nodaway
County, 21 votes, for Booher.
There being 112 votes in the convention,
fifty-seven will be necessary to- nominate, j
Cochran lacks only eleven votes of having j
enough, and Is banking strongly on Nod- 1
away Count- going to him after the sec- I
ond or third ballot. 1
Wilson Is equally confident that he win
finally get the Nodaway County delega
tion from Booher. and that the Andrew
County delegation, when it Is seen that j
JWUC VAUUVk UC UUlUIIJdlCU, nil! lojiow
suit, or that a deserter from one of th
other rietpcattnna will prime t-- tn him
with the lone vote neceseary to give him I
tho plum. . j
Until the late' primary campaign In j
Nodaway County. Wilson and Booher were '
very friendly, and It was generally be- i
lleved that, in the event Cochran did not
carry the county, thereby Insuring his
nomination, they would enter Into some
agreement whereby one or the other oC
them would receive sufficient votes to
nominate rather than that each should
throw his strength to Cochran.
But the campaign In Nodaway County, j
became so fierce that friendship 'ceaMd
all around. A peculiarity of the situation
la that.Cochran, In the event of his own
defeat. Tvould prefer to see WlUon norm-
nated. Wilson- would -rather have Booher
nominated than to have Cochran win. and
Booher is more favorable to Cochran nt
present than he is to Wilson.
It is regarded as extremely probabl.
however, that neither of the three can
didates now running will bo nominated,
ana there Is strong talk of a compromise
on State, Senator .Lawrence A. Vories of
Bt Joseph "or some strong Nodaway. or
Atchison County man.
tsi
SHIP DRIFTED HELPLESSLY '
WITH ITS STARVING CREW-
Captain Dead and Mate Dying;, Xo
One Elae Knew Haw to Navigate
Vessel Helped by Steamer.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, July 23. A pitiable tale o
sickness and death at sea of a ship with
out a navigating officer, and a crew who
had neither food nor water to drink, was
that brought to port this morning by tha
steamship Tenedos, which arrived from
the Levant.
The Tenedos left Algiers en July S, and
three days later, while north of the Ma
deira Islands, her officers sighted a sailing;
vessel flying signals of distress. Captain
Aubet Immediately bore down on tha craft
and in a short time made out her name,
which was San Pletro. She was an Italian
bark from Montevideo, for Genoa, with a
cargo of guano.
An officer of the Tenedos was sent on
board tho San Pietro and he found tho
bark's crew In a most deplorable condi
tion. The men, half starved and thorough
ly exhausted, stood helplessly about tho
'deck. The Captain had died and been
buried at sea. and the mate, the only
person on the ship with the slightest
knowledge of navigation, was lying at tho
point of death In the cabin.
All the provisions and water were gone,
and tha condition of the crew was well
nigh helpless. With no knowledge of tha
ship's position, the hungry men had aim
lessly attempted to work her to port, and
when weakness overcame them, they set
the signals of distress. Hope had nearly
been abandoned when the Tenedos hove la
sight.
The surgeon of the Tenedos attended tho
sick mate and a plentiful supply of pro
visions and water was put on board tho
distressed bark, and Captain Aubet also
detailed his chief officer and an able sea
man to assist In taking the San Pletro to
her destUaitlvn.
PARKER'S MOTHER TO SEE
HER SON RECEIVE HONORS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Esopus. N. Y.. July 23,-Judge Tarkcr'a
home headauarters will be graced with tho
presence of his mother. Mrs. Mary Parker.
who is now SO years oi age. in ine uw
future.
Mrs. Parker is at Derby. Conn., but wDl
arrive here In a few days, to be present
when Judge Parker Is notified of his nom
ination on Auguat 10.
She will, according to the present pro
gramme, stand Desiae nor son. unu wu
hold his hand as he is officially iota at
his being the choice of the Democrat!
National Convention for the highest po
sltlon within Use gift of the people.
Judge Parker was tickled to-day by tha
receipt of a lette from Homer Parker
of Taxon. Tenn.. fco believes he a dis
tantly related to the Judge. The Ten
nesseean wrote to Rosemount. announcing:
the birth of twins, who are to bear names
of members of the Democratic candidate's
family. The letter reads:
"My Very Dear Sir Myself and wlfo
have twins, born to us on tho 18th. a
boy and a girl. The boy's name to Alton
B. Parker. Please give us the name of
your wife or daughter, as we want to'
christen the girl the same. Thanking you
in advance, 1 remain, respectfully and
probably a distant relation. ,
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