Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-09-04
ST. LOUIS
Filley and the Silks-An Inde-
pendent Ticket Threatened
The MIDDLE in the Sth
and 9th-POlitical
Gossip.

VIC TWO polllical paIties Oh THIS
are in a state of demoraliza-
ton. The committees of both
parties imagine that they are dele
gated to make the nominations and
the policy of the cam
paign. The voters do not agree
with them on this point, and are
Offering objections to the mid
night caucuses at which tickets are
made, only to be Endorsed by the
delegates selected for that pur-
pose, in convention assembled.
Much dissatisfaction exists, and
the more conservative of the two
parties speak seriously of running
an independent ticket. The Fill
leyites and the Silk Stocking wing
of the Republican party r pull
ing against n another like so
many kilkenny cats, and it seems
almost impossible for them to unite
with any degree of harmony or
success upon any ticket either fac
ton succeeds in nominating.
The Democratic party is any
thing but harmonious. The Stb
Congressional district is in a sorry
flight. The turmoil and confusion
now prevailing in that locality has
been the cause OF driving from
the contest for Congressional hon.
ors all the aspirants except O'Niell
and O'Malley, and they propose to
remain and make the fight to the
death, and it will be death to
either one of them who gets the
nomination, and certain death to
the party in that district. The
struggle will be so bitter at the
primary that the defeated will
carry it up to the general election,
and the result will be the success
of the Republican candidate. This
state of affairs is to be regretted,
as the party throughout the State
is pulling well together, with the
brightest prospects of electing
every Congressman, outside of the
city of St. Louis, and with accept
able candidates the three so-called
city districts can be redeemed.
In the 9th district Mr.. James
Butler still persists in his candi.
dacy and the consequence is he is
without a competitor. His nomina.
ton will be the means of electing
another Republican. The strong
Democratic opposition to the But
Ter regime will more that show its
strength, and the district will be
lost by not less than 1000 ma.
Eority. The immense Democratic
vote given to the Republican can.
didates two years ago, was intend.
ed as a rebuke to the Butte
methods in running and managing
political parties. Gov. Francis
and other respected and popular
Democrats had to suffer for the ir.
~regularities of that memorable
campaign. But it would seem that
the 10000 majority then rolled up
was not a sufficient rebuff, as the
same men with. the same influences
and the same doubtful methods are
forcing themselves upon the party
again. How would 10000 suit
them?
1t is the duty of the State Gen.
trail Committee to interfere in these
two districts. The party in the
State should demand that the COM
mittee take some steps by which
the people will have some voice in
making the nominations, and save
to the party the same districts that
gave to the Republicans the con.
troll of the present Congress.
This dlsaffection will extend
to the 10th district, as large por-
ton of it lies in the southern part
of the city. Unless new men
come to the front in those districts,
the entire city ticket, including Ia
members of the Legislature and
three State Senators, will fall a
wreck, as they did two years ago.
The State Committee must come to
the rescue and assert its rights-it
is the chosen representative body
of the Democracy of the State, and
they will look to 1t for an amicable
settlement of struggle that PROM
Uses certain defeat.
State Senator J.. G.. McGinnis
had been agreed upon by the Fill
leyites as the man to pit against
Sam Byrnes in the 10th district.
The Globe Democrats attack upon
him as "FilIey's and the Brewers
candidate" had the effect of draw
ing a card from the expounder of
personal liberty" declining the
use of his name as a candidate for
Congress. 1t is the first time that
the towering Senator ever display
ed the white-feather. The Filley-
ties will now put up either Col.
Herquemberg or Maj. Bartold.
The silk stocking wing have al.
ready Endorsed Kinsey for re.elec-
ton, who is proposing all kinds of
regrets for the past and promises
future fealty if the hoodlums will
forgive and forget his little indis-
cretion in refusing to indorse the
cold man" for postmaster. Col.
Sam Byrnes will have the distin-