The Sunday Oregonian., June 12, 1904, PART TWO, Page 13, Image 13

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NONE KNOW MAN
Democrats Promise Lively
Times at St Louis.
PLATFORM ALSO IN DOUBT
Bryan Will Again.Be this Most Promi
nent FigureD. B. Hill a.
Close Second Passing
of James K. Jones.
(Continued from First Pace.)
tf ,clty He csme to the convention
thinking: that it was not necessary" to re
3rm the Chicago silver plank, but
Bryan gave him to understand it was,
and from that time he became an earnest
worker in Xavor jot the Bryan Issues. He
was again chairman of the committee on
resolutions, and was again selected as
chairman of the National Committee.
Since then he has been defeated .for the
1-nlted States Senate, and about the last
that will be seen of James K, Jones will
be his appearance In calling the Demo
cratic National Convention to order on
July 6.
New York's Prominence.
New York will assume a position of
leadership and domination In the con
vention. All is not harmony in the dele
gation, but the 78 votes will be cast as a
unit on all propositions. Hill and Edward
Murphy, Jr., are at the head of the dele
gation. They were in the Senate together,
and for a long time Murphy was a wor
shiper at the shrine of Hill. They split
On the Wilson tariff, and Murphy was
among those who joined Croker and as
sisted in the humiliation of Hill four
years ago. Now they are working togeth
er against Tammany.
Associated with them as delegates at
large are George Ehret and James M.
Ridgway. These two men are taken from
New York City and Brooklyn, not because
of any particular prominence they have
in politics, but they add a modicum of
respectability and -business standing to
the delegation.
Among the district delegates are also
many men of importance. Perry Belmont,
once a member of Congress, a brother of
August Belmont, who is one of the chief
backers of the Parker movement, but who
does not himself appear as a delegate, is
one of the New York City delegatesPerry
Belmont was a leader in the bolting con
vention that nominated Palmer and
Buckner in Indianapolis in 1S9G. Patrick
H. McCarren, the Brooklyn boss, the man
who unhorsed McLaughlin, who had
swayed Brooklyn politics for 20 years,
th.6 man who is engaged In a Hfe-and-death
political struggle with the Tam
many leaders, and who has joined Dave
Hill in an effort to defeat Tammany, will
be a prominent figure In the convenUon.
Edward M. Grout, a man who Tammany
was forced to swallow last Fall, and now
Controller of the City of New York; Tim
othy D. Sullivan, "Big Tim." a curious
product of New York City politics; Lewis
Nixon, who was once the choice of Tam
many for Vice-President in 1900, and who
was at the head of the big shipbuilding
trust and for about three months leader
of Tammany Hall, are all delegates.
Bird S. Color, who was onco Controller
of New York City once a reformer and
anti-Tammany man, afterward the nomi
nee of New York State Democrats for
Governor, and by the way, who cams
within a few thousand votes of beating
Odell in 1902, and William McAdoo, now
at the head of the police force Under
Mayor McClellan, once a member of Con
gress from New Jersey, and Assistant
becretary ot the Navy under the last
Cleveland administration, represent the
same district.
McAdoo, by the way, was Incidentally
the cause of the single defeat that Uncle
Joe Cannon sustained In running for Con
gress. McAdoo and Cannon had a lively
tilt, and Jn his effort to suppress the New
Jersey Irishman, Cannon indulged, in lan
guage which was misinterpreted and used
as campaum thunder against him in 1S90.
and resulted In his defeat.
Charles F. Murphy, the leader of Tam
many hall, and W. Bourke Cockran, rep
resent the Twelfth District. Both of
these men are bitterly opposed to what
the New York delegation wants, but are
bound hand and foot, as are all other
Tammany delegates. Neither aro for
Parker, for whom they will be com
pelled to vote, and tho probabilities are
that both would prefer Cleveland to al
most any other man. It was In 1892 that
Cockran was heard in the most scath
ing denunciation of Grover Cleveland
when ho was supporting Hill for the nom
ination at Chicago. Murphy was not
then on the stage of politics, but since he
has become leader, "Seorge B. McClellan
has become his protege.
Murphy's principal work at St. Louis
will be to bring about the nomination of
McClellan. If possible. Cockran will be for
Folk or anybody to beat Parker, but for
the time being ho will be for the man that
Murphy tells him to support At present
Cockran is under the domination of Tam
many. 'Next year he may be opposing
Tammany. This political soldier of for
tune, one of the most eloquent and power
ful orators In the United States, is a
man of little influence because he has un
settled convictions and seems to be
swayed by motives other than those of
principle.
Towne Among Interesting Figures.
Another interesting figure In the New
York delegation is Charles A. Towne,
Towne won his first fame as a spell
binder In Minnesota politics. Then he
was sent to Congress as a Republican
from the Duluth district. He made one
of those wonderfully subtile speeches, full
of sophistry. In favor of silver, against
the protest of all the leading Republi
cans in Congress. Towne believed he
knew more than Dingier, Dalzell and
Reed and all the other big men who had
been years and years In public life, and
stood up and battled for 16 to 1. Towne
was not allowed to go as a delegate to the
St. Louis Convention in 1896, because every,
member of that delegation was -a stanch
gold man. but when Senators Pettlgrew,
Teller, Dubois and Cannon marched out
of the convention In a bolt, Towne grabbed
up an alternate's badge and mournfully
followed them out of the convention. It
seemed his deahknell In Minnesota poli
tics, but by a singular combination of cir
cumstances another ex-Ropubllcan. John
Llnd. was elected Governor of Minnesota,
and when Cushman K. Davis died, Towne
was sent to the Senate by the Governor's
appointment for a month or two. Thus
ho Is ex-Senator Towne, a Tammany man
now, and a man who does riot preach the
famous sixteen-to-one theory, especially
as ho-shas become a plutocrat in the
Texas oil fields.
Robert A. Van Wyck, the first Mayor
of Greater New York; Franklin Bartlett,
ex-Congressman from New York; Thomas
F. Grady, who is known as the silver
tongued orator of Tammany, the man
who put Dave Hill In nomination for Vice
President at the Kansas City Convention,
are among the Tammany delegates who
will be compelled to submit to Hill during
the coming convention.
Elliott Danforth, a leader of the up
state Democracy under H1H, and John
B, Stanchflcld. another of the same sort,
and William H. Ryan, one of the Buffalo
leaders, are among the men -who have
helped Hijl to success in his present fight,
and who have always been advocates of
the Sage of Wolfert's Roost. They will
bo on band in the manipulation of the
New York delegates under Hill's direction.
Will Compliment Richard Olney.
Massachusetts will present the nemo of
Richard Olney, ex-Secretary of- State, and
there are a great many Democrats who
would prefer him to Parker, or to any
other man that has yet been mentioned.
In point of ability, he Is probably superior
to any man who has been suggested, but,
like a great many other able men, he Is
not In the running. His name Is to be pre
sented by Mayor Patrick A. Collins. Pat
rick Collins" has not been heard from, to
speak of, since the convention of 1892,
when he was one of the earnest workers
for Grover Cleveland. Cleveland sent him
as Consul-General to London as a reward
for his earnest efforts. Now he is Mayor
of Boston, and heads the Democratic del
egation from Massachusetts to St. Louis.
Associated with him are William A. Gas
ton, who has twice been a -candidate for
Governor .on the Democratic' ticket; Will
lam L. Douglas, a prominent politician of
Brockton, and John R. Thayer. Thayer
is quite well known in Washington, as he
has been a member of the House for three
terms. He Is an eccentric sort of indi
vidual, but a typical New England Demo
crat, being an out-and-out free trader oa
everything that Is shipped, into New Eng
land, and a protectionist on everything
that New England makes. Thayer gained
considerable reputation on account of de
feating Joseph H. Walker, who was sup
posed to be a fixture in Congress, and had"
gained a great deal of notoriety in the
House.
George Fred Williams Coming.
Tailing along close to the Massachusetts
delegation is George Fred Williams, who
is a member of the National Committee
for that state. He gained his ascendency
by being an out-and-out Bryan man, and
a free-silver man during the two cam
paigns that Bryan was a candidate for
President. George Fred, as he is familiar-,
ly known, was once a member of the
House. He refused to vote "for Crisp for
Speaker, after Crisp had been nominated,
because he thought Mills ought to have
the place. Williams has been devoting
himself to an effort to carry Massachu
setts for Hearst, but he got la the way
of the automobile, and was run down like
a great many other-Hearst men through
out different parts of the country.
But New England will contribute a state
to the Hearst column. Little Rhode Isl
and with her eight votes will vote solidly
for Hearst", and will be controlled by
Hearst. They are controlled by the rep
resentatives of the union labor element In
Rhode Island, which is the strongest sup
port Hearst has.
The rest of New England amounts to
nothing in a Democratic convention. No
man reaches any particular prominence
outside of Massachusetts in the New Eng
land Demdcracy. No Democrat is sent to
Congress from 'New England outside of
Massachusetts, except by- accident, and
he is .never heard of afterwards. Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont and Connecti
cut, rock-ribbed Republican states, do not
seem to grow prominent Democrats. If
they become prominent, they migrate to
better fields.
States for Gorman.
Maryland and West Virginia will cast
their votes for Gorman, if his name is pre
sented, and they may do it to compliment
him, anyway. These two states will vote
so as to create a deadlock, la the hopes
of nominating Gorman. Their delegations
are not Instructed.
Arthur P. Gorman heads the Maryland
delegation. He will not be a very promi
nent factor In the management of the con
vention. Great as are his talents for lead
ership of his party in the United States
Senate, and in his own state, he has never
been a success in the National Democracy.
Bolder men, and wiser men. take hold of
Democratic National Conventions, and run
them regardless of what Gorman thinks.
It was in 1892 when Gorman had an oppor
tunity for the Presidency, the only oppor
tunity that was ever offered him. It is
not likely that he could have got' it that
time, but a boldstroke and a strong effort
might have made him the nominee. It
was a chance, but Gorman did not
take it
He will be consulted at St. Louis on
matters of policy, as ho was consulted In
1896. by Bryan's friends, and again In 1900.
His advice will not be taken, and he will
be unable to manipulate the large, body
of delegates which assembles In' a Na
tional Convention. Gorman is now a mem
ber of the Democratic National Commit
tee. Ho Is one of the few men who were
stampeded by the blatant Hearst boomers,
who gathered around the National Com
mittee when It met to locate the National
Convention, and was stampeded to St.
Louis because Hearst ran a newspaper In
Chicago, and because the laboring men of
Chicago were for Hearst. That action is
a pretty close index Of Gorman's real po
litical ability.
Associated With Gorman.
Associated with Gorman are ex-Governor
John Walter Smith, Representative J. F.
C. Talbott and the chairman of the state
committee. Mayor Vandlver. Smith showed
himself once before in a protest against
the free-fillver propaganda at Chicago In
1S96. Vandlver took some part In the pro
ceedings of the convention at Kansas City.
As further evidence of Gorman's political
sagacity, it is noticeable that In selecting
his delegates to the Democratic Conven
tion he Ignored Isadore Rayner, Senator
elect, and Governor Warfleld, because
these two men are opposed to him in the
party.
Rayner would have been willing to nom
inate him for President in the convention,
and would have done all he could to bring
about his nomination. It was a small pun
ishment to make these two prominent men
stay at home and to take an ex-Governor
and a member of the House and send them
in place of men who were more promi
nent. It Is a part of Gorman's plan, and
It Is one reason why he has never got any
closer to the Presidency than he is now.
West Virginia Is for Gorman, and Its
delegation is headed by Gorman's cousin,
ex-Senator Henry G. Davis. It has been
a long time since Davis was in the Sen
ate, but he is still an active old man. By
the way. ho is father-in-law of Senator
Elklns. He will possibly be nominated for
Governor, In an effort to break the RepulH
llcan hold on West Virginia. Another ex
Senator. C M. Camden, and ex-Governor
W. A. McCorkle, and Owen S. McKlnney
with Davis constitute the Big Four from
West Virginia. There are two Hearst
men In the delegation of 14, and as the
unit rule has not been adopted, they may
vote for the editor. But th delegation
itself can adopt the unit rule and the
National Convention would hold it valid,
without any instructions from the state
convention. That Is what will probably
be done.
District of Columbia Fight.
Gorman has six votes from the District
of Columbia, headed by James L. Norris,
who was for several terms treasurer of
the Democratic National Gommittee, and
Edwin B. Hay. a man who is probably
better known outside of politics than any
other man In the United States. He is a
lawyer here in Washington, but he has
been at the head of the Elks, the Mystic
Shrlners and many other secret organiza
tions. In fact, Ed Hay is a "jlner," and
Is devoting more time to secret orders
than he is to anything else.
This Gorman delegation is contested by
a Hearst crowd, but the contest does not
amount to anything, as there is no ques
tion about tho legitimacy of the six Nor
ris delegates. A Democratic convention
without a contest from the District of Co
lumbia would be a rare gathering. At the
last convention they had a real knock,
down, drag-out flat-fight and choking
match in the Kansas City Club. The con
test has been going on ever since, and
the District has really been without a rep
resentative on the National Committee
because the matter could not be decided.
Pennsylvania Is Uninstructed.
Pennsylvania's large delegation to the
convention is without instructions. The
delegation will not bo for Hearst, and
they may not be for Parker, unless they
eeo that he 1 absolutely sure of the nomi
nation. These states are in a- position to
cut a prominent figure in naming- a dark
horse if a combination of votes can be
made to prevent the nomination of Par
ker. The Pennsylvania delegation is. un
der the absolute control of James M.
Guffey, National committeeman. Guffey
did not bolt Bryan. He became a mem
ber of the National Committee in 1896,
and has continued in that position ever
since. He has a great hold on the Penn
sylvania Democracy.
With him are J.'K. P. Hall, formerly a
Democratic member of the House; ex
Govemortobert E. Pattison, and Robert
E. Wright. They are the delegates at'
large. Pattison has been voted for In a
convention. Pennsylvania cast 64 votes
for him in 1896. There are other members
of the Pennsylvania delegation of some
prominence, among them being John M.
G arm an. James Kezr. formerly a, member
and afterward clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives, and 'William Mutchler. who
did represent a district -when Pennsylva
nia sent a few Democrats to the House.
Another man In the delegation is William
E. Wallace. He is the old man who led
the chorus, in the convention of 1SS2. when
the Cleveland delegates tang "Grover,
Grover, Four More Years'bt Grover."
New Jersey Sends Big Four.
James Smith, Jr., an ex-United States
Senator; Robert Davis, Howard Carroll
and Johnson Cornish are the big four
from New Jersey, and they are the dom
inating Influence In the delegation. To
put It more concisely. Smith will control
the delegation. He Is a man of consid
erable political knowledge. He -was In the
Senate with Ed Murphy, Dave Hill, Gor
man and Cal Brice. It was Smith, with
Gorman, Murphy and Brice, who held up
the Wilson bill and forced the Southern
Democrats to make it a protective meas
ure instead of a free-trade measure be
fore they would allow It to pass. Smith
recently gained considerable reputation as
receiver of the shipping trust. Smith and
J. Guffey may be very prominent factors
in making a Democratic nominee for
President Smith would no doubt like
to see Cleveland nominated, and if the
get into a deadlock he may be able to see
hla way clear to spring Cleveland's name
on the convention.
Delegates From the Battleground.
To the Democracy Illinois is the most
Important state In the Union. With, the
Republican fight settled In a manner sat
isfactory to most of the Republicans of
tho state, the Democrats do not have as
much hope of carrying Illinois as they did
a week or two ago. Illinois was torn by
a Republican factional strife, which has
been settled; Illinois Is now torn by a
Democratic strife, which Is yet unsettled.
The Democratic state convention assem
bles at Springfield the day the Republican
National Convention' meets at Chicago.
Until that convention meets and the
claims of the contending factions are set
tled no one will know for sure whether
Hearst will have the State or not. It is
In Illinois that he has made hla strongest
fight
Illinois has another candidate in tne
person of James R. Williams, now a mem
ber .of thB House of Representatives. He
Is a rampant Bryanlte, or was at one
time. Four years ago he made a speech
nominating Adlal Stephenson for Bryan's
running mate.
John P. Hopkins, former Mayor of Chi
cago, will be another" Interesting figure.
He joined hands with Hearst In Chicago
to defeat Carter H. Harrison,' and Harri
son, who once had Presldenllar aspira
tions himself, seems to have dropped out
of it
Another man who Is likely to be quite
prominent in Illinois, especially if Parker
is nominated, is Al Schuler. He Is of Ger
man extraction, and Is being seriously
considered in some quarters as a Vice
Presidential candidate because he may as
sist in getting the German vote in Chi
cago. Should any heed be paid to the
conservative element in Illinois, Ben Ca
ble and William R. Morrison will be at
the St. Louis convention. Cable was once
a member of the House. He dropped out
of politics when the Bryan element took
control, but reappeared at Kansas City
and worked hard for a sane platform. If
Hearst Is In control he will not be al
lowed to have anything to say about the
Illinois delegation. If Hearst falls, Cable
will be a prominent figure in the Illinois
delegation.
Another Hearst Battleground.
Ohio was a Hearst battleground, and
with the Tom L. Johnson element in
control last year It was generally be
lieved Hearst would get a majority of the
delegates, "but he failed. John R. Mc
Lean, now a member of the Democratic
National Committee, and a shrewd manip
ulator In Ohio through his trusted lieu
tenants, together with the old conserva
tive element In the state,-was ahje to
defeat Hearst, and the Ohio delegation
will probably vote for John C. Kllbourne
for President The delegation Is headed
by John A. MacMahon, but It will be
manipulated by McLean. Judson Har
mond tried to secure the delegation, hut
the Kllbourne forces were too strong.
Possibly a deal may be made by which
Ohio will help nominate a dark-horse
candidate. Kllbourne might be considered,
or McLean and Kllbourne might be con
sidered. Indiana Forced to Support Parker.
Tom Taggart, the versatile member of
the National Committee from Indiana,
the man who Is considered as probable
chairman of that committee, has the 30
votes of the Hoosler state tied up'securely
under, the unit rule. He will vote for
Judge Parker as. long as he thinks It Is
necessary. It was necessary to turn In
diajia over to Parker, the same as it was
necessary to turn some other states over
to Parker In order to defeat Hearst. The
anti-Hearst element there had to have a
delegate, and Taggart selected Parker.
His delegates at large are Benjamin F.
Shlveley, once a member of the House
and a man who was considered a possible
running mate for Bryan four years ago;
John W. Kern, William H. O'Brien and
George B. Menzles. All of these men are
prominent in Indiana Democratic circles,
and will take their part In any convention.
Campau Controls Michigan Votes.
Blow hard or blow light, sunshine or,
rain. Daniel J. Campau is always at the
head of the Michigan Democracy. He Is
a riiember of the National Committee, and
has been for many years past. He was
in control In 1892 when Michigan voted for
Cleveland. He was in control in 1896 when
Michigan voted for free silver and Bryan
Ism. He was in control in 1900 when Mich
igan was again for Bryan and favorable
to a conservative platform. Now he Is
In control again, and will probably bo
for Parker tut It Is dollars to dimes that
If there ta a dark horse. Dan Campau
will bo there with the Michigan delegates
for him. He has not chosen any men of
prominence to go with him, but It may
be asserted that they will do his bidding
without any question. Campau had to
make a fight agi:nst the Hearst inter-
Kcsts this time, and the old Bryan ele
ment bobbed up and worked hard In an
effort to capture Michigan, but failed,
A Candidate From Wisconsin.
It seems sort of a joke to think of
Edward C. Wall as a candidate for Presi
dent, and yet he would probably make as
good a Presldcut as Parker, McClellan, !
Gorman a.- a number of others that have
been named. Wall has been a man who
has trimmed wilh the Wisconsin Deraoc
ncy. Even in "896. when Wisconsin was I
really against free silver, but decided not
iu re-.iuu.i tiicnt in ine convention, wall
joined with them. He has been a mem
ber of the National Committee ever
since, and he Is probably one of the
candidates looking, for dark-horse moor
ings. The delegatbs-at-large from Wisconsin
ure Timothy E. Ryan, David S. Rose,
Neale B"Qwn and Charles H. Weiss e.
Rose has been Mayor of Milwaukee sev
eral times, and Welsse is the one Demo
cratic member of the House from Wis
consin. Wall may be put forward with
some earnestness by these men, because
of the-split :h the Republican pirty In
Wisconsin. - - '
Iowa Sends Weaver.
Iowa Is for Hearst, and as it has been
a consistent Bryan state for 'a long while;
there Is no reason why it should not be
for Hearst. Early in the game C A.
Walsh, a member Of the National Com
mittee, began a campaign for Hearst and
he was able to carry it tnrouga success
fully. Walsh goes to the convention as
a. delegate, and will be & prominent
Hearst boomer.
Strange as it may seem, John B. Wea
ver will bo there by his side. Weaver,
who ran for President on the Populist
ticket in 1892, who was chairman of the
Populist committee on resolutions at St.
Louis in 1896, who was a Populist advo
cate of Bryan that year, and in the sub
sequent campaign; Weaver, who was
known in Congress as a man who led the
fight against the- bill to refund the direct
tax, and for more than two weeks tied
up the House of Representatives so that
It was unable to do anything but call
the roll; Weaver Is there and for Hearst.
It is to be expected.
Catp Sells will be another .Iowa man
of some prominence, as will also Repre
sentative Wade, who is the only Demo
crat from Iowa In the House of Repre
sentatives. It is an interesting fact that two former
Republicans, John Llnd and Frank A.
Day, along with Fs G. Winston and E.
S. Corser, will be the prominent men from
Minnesota. Llnd and Day bolted from the
Republican party on account of the gold
plnnlc of 1896 Day had been highly
honored by the Republican party, and so
had Llnd. The former had been made
Lieutenant-Governor and the latter had
been sent to Congress. Since their bolt,
Llnd has profited. He has been the Demo
Pop candidate for Governor twice, and
elected once. He has been sent to Con
gress by the Democrats of the Minne
apolis district, and is now a member of
the House. Llnd went out to heat the
Hearst boomers in Minnesota.
Bryan Leads Nebraskans.
Nebraska sends William J. Bryan. C. J.
Smythe, W. H. Thompson and Walter
Phillips as delegates at largo at the Na
tional Convention, and the other Ne
braska delegates are absolutely Under
the domination of Bryan, so that he will
control that delegation. Bryan will prob
ably be a member of the committee on
resolutions, and in that capacity will
make a minority report. Bryan won his
nomination In 1S9S by being a member
of the committee on resolutions at that
time, and making a speech in favor of
the majority report. Bryan came to
Chicago on a contesting delegation, which
was not seated by the National Commit
tee. Tho sliver men, however, threw out
the old-line Democrats and recognized
Bryan and his friends.
The bunch of states and territories in
that vicinity will also be under the domi
nation of Bryan to a certain extent. J.
G. Johnson will have a great deal to
say about Kansas and will be a prominent
factor in determining how that state shall
go. He has always been a rampant Bryan
man, and will probably be for Hearst in
the convention. David Overmeyer came
to the Chicago convention in 1S96 for sli
ver. He is now for Miles, and unless
Kansas is tied up under the unit rule,
will cast his vote for that soldier. As
showing how curious Kansas can be, J.
W. Orr Is for Cleveland, and W. B. Dil
lard Is for David R. Francis.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory are still
Bryanlstic, and have sent delegates that
will be in the Hearst column when the
votes are counted.
Experienced as a Bolter.
If Bryan should lead a bolt from the
Democratic convention because he was
not satisfied with the platform or candi
date. It Is more than likely that he would
find R. F. Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
with him. Pettlgrew has had experience
in bolting conventions. He was the man
who organized the bolt from the St. Louis
convention in 1S96, and got Teller to go
with him. Pettlgrew with seven men will
go to St. Louis for Hearst.
Missouri Has Two Dark Horses.
Missouri, the state in which the con
vention Is to bo held, will cast her votes
for Senator Francis M. Cockrell, but they
won't mean anything. There Is another
-dark horso named Folk. The young man
will be old enough to accept the Presi
dency should he be elected In November.
He has been mentioned several times for
the place. Even Bourke Cockran referred
to him as a very good man to be se
lected. A still darker horse, because he
stands less chance of being nominated, Is
David R. Francis, ex-Governor, and ex
Secretary of the Interior, and now presi
dent of the St Louis Exposition. He can
not be considered, however, because he
was once in Cleveland's Cabinet, and he
would not accept the free-silver heresies
of BryanLsm.
The big four In St Louis, and promi
nent men In the convention, will be W.
J. Stone, present Senator and member of
the National committee; Governor Alex
ander M. Dockery and Representatives
David A. De Armond and Champ Clark.
Stone Is a peculiar individual, but he Is
an able politician in Missouri. He Is the
first man that was ever elected Governor
that reached any prominence afterward.
Usually the Governorship has been a
graveyard, but Stone came to the Senate.
Dockery was for a long while a member
of the House, and he had Senatorial as
pirations when Cockrell dies.
De Armond Is a member of the com
mittee on rules in the House, and is
known .as a common scold on the Demo
cratic side. He Is a man who will not
get acquainted with Republicans because
he fears that he may like them per
sonally, and would thus be precluded from
opposing them viciously when he makes
a speech.
Champ Clark Is a quaint but able man.
curious In his methods and speech, yet he
Is a well-read man, and his speeches bris
tle with classical quotations, showing that
he Is a scholar. If Champ Clark should
be selected to nominate Cockrell for the
Presidency he would make quite an im
pression. Another man who will be quite promi
nent from Missouri is W. A. Cowherd,
who has been selected for chairman of
the Congressional campaign committee.
Cowherd Is one of the coming men of the
Democratic party.
Bailey May Be Brought Forward.
Joseph W. Bailey has been suggested as
a possible candidate for the Presidency,
and the Texas delegation may see fit to
present his name. It Is not likely, how
ever. Bailey, himself a very able man
and a man who knows a great deal, was
afflicted by the silver craze, perhaps be
cause he was forced to It on account of
his ;state. He has been several times sug
gested as a Presidential possibility.
"In my law office at home." said Bai
ley, "there hangs a picture Jefferson
Davis. I scarcely think at this time that
a man who was a native of Mississippi
and Is known to admire Jeff Davis Is
likely to be considered as available as a
Presidential candidate."
It Is expected Bailey will' not be at the
convention, but that his Interests will be
In charge of ex-Governor Hogg, and
Senator Culberson; that Is, should It be
deemed advisable to put him forward.
Southern States for Parker.
Under the leadership of Senator E. W.
Carmack, Tennessee sends a Parker dele
gation to the National convention. With
Carmack are Newton H. White. Judge J.
K. Shields, Judge John R. Bond. W. S.
Morgan and James M. Head. Curiously
enough. Head is one of Bryan's gallery
of Presidential possibilities.
Under the leadership of John D. Mad
dox, an old man, who has grown gray
In the House of Representatives, am?
James- M. Smith, are two editors, James
R. Gray; of the Atlanta Journal, and
Charles R. Pendleton, of the Macon Tele
graph. Georgia goes to St Louis to vote
for Parker. Georgia became a Parker
state on account of the inroads that were
made by Hearst boomers. As a matter
of fact Georgia preferred Gorman, but had
to get In with an instructed delegation to
prevent Hearst capturing the state.
Alabama with S, L. Russell, H. S. Mai-
SIMPLY
HUMMING
Another Big List of Pur
; chasers at Eilers
Piano House.
Names of the Lucky Buyers
and the Instruments They
Secured.
ihe J1?. ?' 11,(5 rta-t closlng-out sale
House h&s traveled far and wide. Orders
aL cmlnS In from everywhere. Sixty
three homes have been made happy with
the Instruments since our last report,
making in all 124 Instruments sold since
the .sale opened two weeks ago. Here are
the names:
-.Hr- Charles Bergotls, a "Weser; Dr. C.
FCJiarr1U of stor13' a very handsome
Mrs. L Solomon, Haines Bros.;
??53'-iaTGiJBachanaJ1'.a Kimball piano;
Mr. P. J. Peterson, Lelcht; Mrs. F. Slm
m?n,e. a. Kimball piano; Mrs. W. II Burt,
a Kimball organ: Mrs. T. Perclne. Bailey
D0r -Sh ? Tad Jacob D" Piano:
Mr. N. Hitchcock, MarshalI-& Wendell
RtSft'1 rSrh, "5&iter Anderson, Kimball
piano. Mr. R. Miller, a Bailey piano; Miss
S;?1nnma2' IaiIey PIan: Mr- J- a.
Santel, Pacific Queen organ; Mr. L. F
gans, a Kimball piano; Mr. D. Caples.
Bailey piano; Mrs. M. A. Tettlck. Schiller
piano; Mr. A. McDonald, Jacob Doll
Jino,V J?erge Borden, Kimball or-ffijy.-
Z- Brown. Kimhall piano: Mr.
Elwell. Kimball organ; Mr. L. Funk,
Kimball organ; Mr. L. E. Fisher, Crown;
?r' J JP- Beard, Jacob Doll piano; Mrs.
W. C. Blrdlne, Kimball; Mr, M. C. Ha
da'Pase; J A- Melnturff, Hobart
t ?a6.le P!ano; Mrs. E. Bllderback.
Jacob Doll piano; Mr. Fred Adams. Les
ter piano; Mr. A. Entsler, Pacific Queen;
Croc?r Kmba'11 JIan. and another one
" -"Jos -n. jonnson; xar. j. u. jarvls. a
Jacob Doll; Mr. S. W. Wilson, a Kim
ball piano: Mr. J. O'Connor, a Hazelton;
Mr. J. W. Thompson, a Lester: Mr. A. M.
Venoble. Kimball: Mr. Matt SchOrn, Les
ter; Mr. A. A. Hart, Pacific Queen; Mr.
A. C. Miller. Weser: Mr. B. Whitman,
Hobart M. Cable: Mr. W. B. Struble. Kim
ball organ; Mr. H. T. Dfwltt, Jacob Doll;
Mr. L. M. Hesse, Haddorff; Mrs. C. Oer
gel. Kimball piano; Mrs. B, N. Wells.
Kimball piano; Mr. William Shark. Kim
ball piano; Linnle Slscel, Pacific Queen
Organ; C. F. Johnson, Crown piano: W.
A. Martin, Kimball organ; W. B. Monn.
Doll piano; Mrs. Ad. Alexander, Kimball;
Miss Anna McDonald, Haddorff.
It Is not an everyday occurrence to get
a. strictly modern, high-grade piano, per
fectly new and unblemished, and a choice
of all the various woods and finishes, the
regular $300 style for 5172. This bargain
alone is enough to fill our store with buy
ers. But this 13 only one of the many.
There are fine orchestral upright pianos
in fancy burled walnut, mottled mahog
any or quarter-sawed oak. easily worth
$450, that are going for $286, lesser priced
pianos are $218. $1S6. $164, $142, $128, and
you have no Idea of what beauties they
are until you see them.
All the fine pianos which have been
stored In our old warehouse, corner of
Thirteenth and Marshall streets, have
got to go at these bargain prlce3. The
building has been leased by the Portland
General Electric Company, and our new
warehouse at the corner of Thirteenth
and Northrup streets 13 not nearly com
pleted as we expected It would be when
we agreed to give up the old one. So
turned out of doors, so to speak. They
neea nomes ana many nomes need them,
and it is absolutely necessary that we dis
pose of them at once. Warehouse facili
ties nrn rMfTlmilf tn coMlro onT A-martc-l,.
Carting and handling of pianos takes time
"iu luuuey uuu mere is uisu a great 71SK
of damage from so much handling. So
we are going to give the homes that
need them the opportunity of getting the
best at lowest prices. Fine, new grade
pianos are reduced all the way from $100
to $160. And a coupon for $25 secures ono
of these pianos, or a $10 one an organ.
These organs are the latest parlor styles
and finest make and are reduced almost
one-halfi
The coupons are to help us determine
the -relative value of the different papers
as advertising mediums, and they are
good as gold to the piano-buyer, if you
are thinking of purchasing a piano, se
cure the one printed on page 10 and bring
it In.
Every Instrument fully guaranteed and
money back should any one prove un
satisfactory or not exactly as represented.
Ellers Piano House. 251 Washington
street, corner Park. Tho busiest store on
the Coast Just now. Large establishments
also In San Francisco and Sacramento,
Cal.. Spokane and Seattle. Wash.
lory. EL M. Robinson, George A. Circe, H.
D. Clayton and Oscar W. Underwood, la
for Parker, as also Is Florida, with T. J.
Appleyard, W. J. Hlllman and some oth
ers. Hearst has got part of the delega
tion In Florida, and W. J. Bryan, of
Jacksonville, a cousin of the Boy Orator
of the Platte, Is one of the delegates, and
he Is for Hearst.
Tillman Controls His Delegates.
As usual. Senator Tillman heads the
South Carolina delegation to the conven
tion. Associated with him are Governor
D. C. Hayward, Mayor R. G. Rhett, of
Charleston, and John W. Jones, chairman
of the state committee. The IS delegates
from that state are simply Tillman, and
nothing more. Tillman is always the Na
tional committeeman; he is always chair
man of the delegation; he Is always a
member of the committee on resolutions.
There are three minor places to be distrib
uted among the delegates. Tillman takes
the only three worth having.
Tillman delegates are for Parker, but
they will be wherever Tillman decides to
place them, and some other candidate
may receive the 18 votes.
Minority Leader of the House.
At the present writing It is expected
that Mississippi will send her two Sen
ators, H. S. Money and A. J. McLaurin,
her Governor, Vardaman, and John
John Sharp Williams, as the big four.
Williams has been .making a red-hot
fight for Parker against McLaurin, who
Is for Hearst, and Williams will prob
ably win. If he does, he Is of the gen
erous kind, and will probably allow the
Senator to go as a delegate, but will
tie him up with instructions. Will
lams, next to Bryan and Hill, will bo
one of the most prominent figures In
the convention. He may be the tem
porary or permanent chairman. He is
a little hard of hearing, but is a clever
parliamentarian, and no man in Con
gress, grew more rapidly than he after
he had been selected as minority lead
er. While Gorman was retrograding in
the Senate Williams was going for
ward In the House. Williams is an
other Vlce-Presldentlal possibility, and
It would not be surprising if some
Eastern man is selected, to see Will
lams nominated for Vice-President.
Virginia will probably be represented
In the convention by Senator Daniel
and Senator Martin. North Carolina is
expected to" send Senators Simmons and
Overman, and Goverir Aycock. Sen
ators Blackburn - and McCreary will
probably head the delegation from
Kentucky. Arkansas is In a gTeat deal
of trouble, but the -prominent figures
from that state In the convention will
be ex-Senator Jones, Senator Berry and
Senator Clarke, who iefeated Jones
for the Senate, and Governor Jiff Da
vis. The Western Delegations.
California Is a Hearst state, and her
delegates, under M. F. Tarpey, who Is
"knOwn to Eastern men. along with D.
M. Delmas. G. W. Carmichael and Jo
seph Simons, will handle the Hearst in
terests from the Pacific Coast.
Oregon has a possible Vice-Preslden-
ry - for this bottls of
Ot, White's ToothPowder
and a "Woodlark" tooth brush,
regular 40c.
: TSRl SafetyRazor$2.00H
j by mail. to your address. KS
? WboDAR1 ( Money back if you don't H
I : f pharmacists. like it. We've sold over SB
II -z.. PortiandOr. J 2000 Safetys, and not a
t) t-Mf t-;i-Ti-hV(t-., complaint. fB
$2.98
I
NEW SHIPMENT OF
"Ansco" Cameras, Papers, Fife
JUST RECEIVED
Nothing to equal them in Photo Apparatus. The best, simplest
and cheapest. We want an agent in every town.
WOODARD, CLARKE & CO.
CANADIAN MON6Y TAKEN AT FACE.
tlal candidate in Governor George E.
Chamberlain. Some of the other dele
grates may have a reputation east of the
Cascade Mountains, but their names
are not well known this aid? ot tho
Rockies.
The same is true of the "Washington
delegation, although George Turner,
who will no doubt be at the convention,
will handle the delegates from that
state, and will probably be the leading
figure
Senator Fred T. Dubois will control
Idaho, and he will be there with a sin
gle idea, which is to secure tlj
insertion ot an anti-Mormon plank In
the platform.
Senators W. A. Clark and Paris Gib
son, with Governor, J. K. Toole, are th
three prominent men from Montana. It
is doubtful whether Clark can be there.
He has been In very poor health for
a long time, and he may not even re
turn to the United States to attend th
convention.
To the people who know Senator
Francis G. Newlands. ot Nevada, there
is some wonder that he should head a
Hearst delegation. He has nothing in
common with Hearst, save that he has
been a silver man, a Bryanlte, and is
a very rich man. But Hearst does not
belong in his class, either as a states
man or a man. Ex-Governor Saddler
is also a delegate from Nevada. The
delegation will vote for Hearst.
Prominent Democrats of Utah, Judge
Powers, "William IT. King and Frank
J. Cannon, will be In attendance, prob
ably trying to help Fred Dubois with
his anti-Mormon resolution. King and
Cannon aro Mormons, but they are not
in harmony with the church at pres
ent. Cannon was one of the Republic
ans who bolted the St. Louts conven
tion In 1896. He was also a Senator at
the time. King has represented the
state In the House, and Powers has al
ways been a candidate for the Senate.
Colorado will be represented by Sen
ator Teller, C S- Thomas and John F.
Shafroth. Tellnr and Shafroth wr
bolters in 1896 at St. Louis, and are now
leading lights in the Democratic par
ty. Thomas has always been a Demo
crat. An absentee at the Democratic
feast will be Senator Patterson, who
has always been prominert in Demo
cratic politics, or populist politics; or
any other kind of politics that wer
going, for he is a fighter. His absence
at this time Is due to the fact that h
bolted the Democratic ronventlon
which recently nominated a man for
Mayor of Denver who did not suit him.
"Wyoming sends Hearst delegates,
which will be under the control Of
John E. Osborne, who was once a mem
ber of the House from "Wyoming, and
has been a member ot the National
committee for a long time.
Kelly Clan Reunion June 25.
At a meeting of the executive committee
of the Kelly Clan yesterday It was .de
cided to hold the fifth annual reunion on
Saturday. June 25, In the Grange Hall on
the Section road. The lower room of the
new building will be occupied. Use of the.
room was given by Evening Star Grange
at Its last meeting. The materials for the
dinner, which is the feature of the re
unions of the clan, will be sent out to
Lower Mount Tabor reservoir and from
there taken by vehicle to the hall. Plymp
ton Kelly, the eldest surviving son of
$2.50
London Hearing Horn
An aid to the deaf. Can be car
ried in the pocket. We sell on
approval; money back if no relief.
"The Woodlark"
Home Medical Apparatus
A complete electric treatment for .
nervousness, indigestion, rheu
matism and insomnia. Dry cells;
no liquid to spill; full set of elec
trodes. $6.50
3o-A Turkish. Bath 0a;nS
minutes. Our "Woodlark" Turkish Bath
Cabinet is health insurance opeis the
clogged pores, and promotes, a healthy
circulation. Cures all skin and blood
diseases. Booklet free. Four styles all
good.
$3.50, $5.00, $8.00, $12.00
"Father" Clinton Kelly, Is chieftain, and
the late Mrs. S. M. Kern was high priest
ess. About 70 relatives usually attend the
reunions. Mrs. Martin Judy and Mrs. E:
Turner, who are from California, expect
to remain for the reunion.
MILWAUKEE SCHOOL CLOSES.
Principal Read Will Leave Unless He
Gets Higher Pay.
The Mllwaukle school has closed for the
year, with the following graduates: Bern
hardt Olsen, Hazel Knickerbocker, Pearl
Drlscoll, Rose "Walch, Edna Hlllmer,
Theodore "Williams, Ottllle Shlndler, Olive
Miller, Ray Barksdale, Herbert Jackson.
Appropriate exercises will be held Juno
28. The directors have elected the three
grade teachers Katherlne Kasto, Ger
trude Innus and Emma Lentz but the
prlncipalshlp Is still open, and hinges on
the question of salary- L. A.Read has
been principal for the past three years.
He has been offered the prlncipalshlp of
the Park Place High School, and It Is
now up to the taxpayers of Mllwaukle
district whether they will pay Mr. Read
the salary he asks, 573 per month, or let
him go elsewhere. Most of the patrons of
the district appear anxious to retain Mr.
Read and have offered to circulate a peti
tion to the Board of Education asking
for his re-election. However, the directors
will submit the question to the voters at
the annual school meeting, Monday, June
3. The standard of Jthe Mllwaukle school
Is as high as any "public school in the
state, and the patrons are anxious it
should remain so.
Will Tear Out His Prune Trees.
Fred Smith, who has 2000 prune trees on
his farm on the Base Line road east of
the Sandy River, IS miles from Portland,
reported yesterday that he did not expect
to get one-third of a crop this year. "I
am thinking seriously of removing the
2000 trees," said Mr. Smith, "and planting
the land in potatoes. When we get a big
yield of prunes there is no price or no
demand for them, but if we get one-fourth
of a crop there is usually a good price. Po
tatoes always command a good price. You
can't depend on prunes." Mr. Smith's
prune orchard Is considered one of the
finest in that part of the county.
Montavila Graduates.
"Walter Henrici. Chester Kellogg, Marie
Paulsen and Bertha Murray are the grad
uates from the Montavllla public school
for June. The school Vlll close in two
weeks. Examinations begin next week.
THEE ST. LOUIS BOOK
Bad for the Asktnjr Tells All About the
Big Exposition,
Those readers of The Oregonlan, who
are planning a trip to the St. Louis Ex
position should not fail to secure a copy
of the beauttfut SC-page book just issued
by the Union Pacific Railroad. It tells all
about the Exposition, and may be had by
askiag at the O. R. & N. city ticket ofiice.
Third and "Washington, or by writing A.
L. Craig, general passenger agent, Port
land. Xiovr Excursion Kates.
To St Louis and Chicago and return,
account "World's Fair, via Great North
ern Railway. June 7. 16. 17, 13. H. Dick
son. C P. & T. A.. 122 Third street, Portland.