The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-01-16
WOULD BE GOVERNOR.
The REPUBLIC BUREAU,
Con. 14TH ST. AND PENN. Av.,

Coz. 18th ST. AND PENN. Av., :
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. l, 80.
1t will probably interest Missouri
ians to know that the statesman and
patriot N%eidringhaus is full Of the
belief that he is ordained by Provi-
dence and the grace of his fellow
countrymen to succeed David r.
Francis as governor of Missouri.
Neidringhaus, according to the re-
ports that have reached here during
the past three or four days, is now
squarely in the field. 1t is under
stood that FilIey has promised him
the next republican nomination for
governor and that he is going into
the fight with his purse open and his
sleeves rolled up. Neidringhaus
believes that money can perform any,
thing in politics. He boasts with a
good deal Of pride that for the mod
crate expenditure of SOS, 900 he car
ried the city Of St. Louis and elected
three republican congressman in the
fall of 1888. He is rich and ambitious.
He has plenty Of money TO spend,
and he believes that the honor OF
being governor of Missouri is worth
$3.50, 900. He is willing to invest that
amount in the enterprise. No matter
whether Filley gets the postmaster
ship or not, it is his intention to keep
his grip on the republican machine.
With his grip on the machine he can
name the next republican candidate
for governor, and it is understood
that Neidringhaus and himself have
already made an arrangement to The
effect that Neidringhaus is to be the
candidate.
1t is argued that Neidringhaus is
enough of a prolibitionist to satisfy
the truly good brethren in the coun.
try. and that the German brewers anC
saloon-keepers in the cities as 6
matter OF national pride will support
him solidly. A member of his family
telegraphed here within a few days
past that he was already dubbed thu
Bismarck of Missouri, and that thi.
indicated much. OF course, il Mr.
Filley is made postmaster the ma
chine will be strengthened, but in any
contingency Ncidringhaus expects
that he can capture the nomination
Farmer Wade will he a candidate
on a truly pious platform, and it i
understood that Maj. Warner has en-
tered into an offensive and defensive
alliance with Noble, the basis o
which is that Warner is to be tn
candidate for governor and Noble |
to make the race for senator agains
MI. Vest.
Hints have been received here o
an alliance between the Clan-pa-Gae
and Der Liga P%ersonlichen Freiheit
This means, of course, . combine be
tween Neideringhaus and Kernes. Th'
s~tar-route statesman may be expected
to swing the Clan-na-Gael all right
while Neidringhaus will take car Of
the German Personal Liberty League
The basis for this arrangement ha:
not yet been announced mere, ant
the faithful are anxious as to its de.
tails, Kernes and Filley being now
engaged in the apparently agreeable
pastime of throttling each other. OF
course, Neidringhaus is completely
under Filley's wing, and is faithful
to Filley's interests consequently the
J report that Der Liga and the Clan.
na-Gael had pooled issues created
surprise, and some people doubt the
possibility Of it's consummation.
There is no knowing, however, how
deals q be arranged and trades con-
summated, and in consequence nearly
all the practical politicians from Mis-
souri, now in Washington believe that