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Show Joseph lyan ill lies in St, Louis ! Prominent Democratic Politician, V- IB H Dologato to National Convention, i u fl Victim of Pneumonia. i'jj 1 i ST. LOUIS, July 1. Joseph Ryan, j ,fi Democratic National ommittee- 'jj nil man from Nevada, and head of wit 1J rcf tho Democratic National conven- tisi Jj kl tlon, died today at tho Jefferson hotel jjljj'j j fiiffj of pneumonia. Mi' HUj Mr. Ryan and his wife came to St. kij' MM Louis dlroot from their homo nt Tir- fc'Bf' Will ginla City. Nev., Monday. It waa their fiii-j ijlljffl intention to npend several days viewing KI "VI ll tho fair before the opening of the con- lsi .WW vcntlon. Mr. Ryan, howover, contract- ej cd a cold en route, and when he readied Ki Sal Hi St. Louis was qult ill. He nover left 'f l fIM his rooms at the hotel. His physicians jj if M pronounced hla case pneumonia, but a r;M ; ,Wm oerlouu result was not anticipated. jji . MM During the night, however, Mr. Ryan. : jl! grew much worse, and it became evl- 'li'iiJBIfl dont that ho could not recover. Mrs. fl flj Ryan remained by his bedside all night. h f;, li i With her was Mrs. William B. Sharon, pij, lBjJ wife of a member of tho Nevada, dele- pv Igtjll gation. jjiJt Ml 11 |