The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-03-18
FILLEY'S FAILURE.
The Republican Executive
Joint Session Fails to
Pan Out.
Mr.. Filley Loses His Grip, and
Mr.. Croweu His
Temper.
The Result Likely to Be Two
Conventions in Sedalla-
The Hatch Case-A Disastrous
Fire in East st. Louis.
Specisi 70 the Ba zoo

A futile attempt was made 10 dav in tn.
city TO wed the two wings of the repubIi
can parry,
The two state committees met at L,
o'clock. Mr.. filley, who entered the hal
little before Il O'clock, VAS received witt
loud applause There were abCul 800 g,E
tlemen present, large proportion OF whom
belonging TO the Van Horn faction.
AT ii O'Clock, MIR. Fiiley arose and ad
dressed The meeting. He said that the
meeting was assembled pursuant to a cell
issued by the State Central Committee, for
the purpose OF agreeing upon a course to
be pursued by the republican party Of the
state, In the interest of harmony and the
success Of the republican party. Notwi;h
standing the fforis which had been Il AIDE
by the regular republican Committee oi
the state every obstacle had been placed
in the way of the unity of the party ty a
mere fragment of the republicans of the
state. This committee represents the re-
, publican party OF tho state, and it is safe
to say that il is endorsed by ninety
per cent. OF the republicans of Missouri
The roll was then called and when the
name Of K. C. Crowell wss reach, d Mr..
Filly a-ked him whether he was a member
Of the regular or the silk stocking commit
teey
am a republican of the old eighth con-
gressial district and have been ected
me nber OF the State entral committee. |
know OF nobody who has right TO Repre-
sent The republicans of nay district unless
have.
Mr. Fiily-I simply want to know
wheth n you are a member of this commit
tee or nol7
Croweil-I deny your right to ask this
question.
Filiey-Then | understand that you de-
sire to act with this Goa mittee. That is
Fright We want you here. We want all of
these gentlemen who pledged themselves in
this hall August oath, 1882, TO stand by
this committee, aud who alter wards lett us,
10 come here. This is the place for them.
Applause.
MIR. CrOweli, at the conclusion of the roll
call, said he had not heard the name of his |
old colleague called.
Mr.. Fi,ley Mr.. Harrison's name has |
been called. He has been ~ ace substitute |
for your old colleague.
Mr.. Croweil-I deny the right OF MIR
Harrison TO take his place on this floor as
2 delegate from my district. have in nv
pocket a prOxy from nv colleague
Mr.. Filly-Nothing having been heard
from your colleague since last October the
committee last night elected Mr.. Hrrisob
10 take his place, and will therefore rec
pgniZ- Mr. Harrison.
Mr.. CrOwell-I appeal from the decision
II the chair.
DIR. Filly-It is out of order, but / will
Fl the meeting settle it
Mr.. Crowell's appeal received his own
tote only.
Guho.ouon,Ir NJ N-.II -:.L
Altheroff, editor of the German paper At
oncordia, was elected to fill the vacancy.
Crowell in Withdrawing told the gentle
len If they wanted harmony to ali 90
the Sedalia convention and settle their
fferences there Ii is very improbable f.
iere will be any unity there and the
auces are that the FilIy 6libusters will
I'LL convention at Sedalia In the latter
rt of April.
The Hatch trial was in progress to-day
d j. c. Thompson of Sedalia. was on the a
tness stand.
DESTRUCTIVE BLAZE
he most destructive FIRE ever known in
st St Louis occurred there this evening. I
d owing 10 the fact that + ,st ST. Louis $
no fire department the LINES had full "
ky, the result being the destruction OF !
SO.OOO or more of propeaty-lhough al I
time no exact estimate can he gwen
conf ,gration commenced about $50 "
lock, and originated in barber shop 40 T
old row of frame buildings, situated be- d.
en- the Chicago q Alton and Ohio & B
Fsissippi railroad yards, and from p
pee communicated 10 the stables of the
ct. Louis Baggage and Transfer v,
pany and Elevator "a !" the latter con W
ing 300 90 bushels of corn, 10000 OF er
and O000 of wheat The fright of B
of the Chicago Alton rosd, together le
number of cars, ignited, and SO in
was the heat little could be done to- c.
saving the property. Six burning Fl
were, however, drawn out to Cove pr
on, where they were the s
ns Of ignuing number 81,
rs on the Ohio & Mississippi trek.
spreading sill further dire disaster.
geiher, ii is estimated that about 40
fpue- half of which were laden, were
eaed. Elevator "a" was one of the in
fn East ST. Louis, and had a capacity ca
If a million bushels. The total losses, ne
ughly estimated tonight, are ia
evator building. ......... ......... $500 600 Ia
- 49,. 2o0OO0 D;
aro eIght............. ......... 100 600 "a
Dads and buiIdings........ 70.OuO els
lie property, etc. -................ 1000 ga
an
Total seoo ono ha
impossible, however, to give any DR.
like correct figures. nv
Arm Crushed Off.
to the Bazoo.