The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-08-19
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.
A Hotbed Of Political Conflict-Ath-
letic Revival,

A Hotbed Of Political Conflict-Ath-
letic Revival.
81. LOUIS, August 15.-For the first time
in the history of politics in this State, the
headquarters of both the great parties, As
veil as the Peoples party have been estab-
lished in St Louis. The Republicans have
the whole of one story of hotel on Fourth
street, the Everett house. and the Democrats
have their rooms in the Laclede hotel The
Peoples party managers are at the Rlchelleu
hotel. All of these places are crowded from
early morning to evening with candidates
and their friends: aud politicians from all
parts of the state are making the city the
hub of every journey they take through the
counties. Both the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties intended at first to establish
branch headquarters in other cities In Mis-
souri,, but they abandoned the idea, conclud-
ing that the central position of st. Louis
made that unnecessary. Here the managers
are able to obtain close communication with
National headquarters, too, and that Is a
thing of importance.
The athletes of the city now see their way
clear to making St. Louis a great athletic
center. The Pastimes will begin soon to lay
ont their new grounds near the electric car
lines in the western part of the city, and
Chris. Won der Abe, the baseball manager,
announces that his plans are ready for his
big oall park and athletic field, which he in
tends to have in condition for use next sea-
son. Mr.. Won der Abe will try to have all
the games of the clubs which are not uuder
the Pastime management, held on his
grounds, and the result Will be livelier
competition in matters athletic than the city
has seen for some time. The Pastimes have
no Sunday games, and that Is the point of
difference between them and the other athlet-
ic organizations of the city. Mr.. Won der
Abe will open his grounds with series OF
ball games early next season, and the Past
with contest that will bring athletes from
all over the country to St. Louis
The admirers of Frank z. Blair are anxi-
Gus that the ladies having charge Of the
woman's exhibit for Missouri at the World's
Fair shall make the statue they are to erect
at the entrance of the State pavilion one OF
that great Missourian. The ladies have not
and they want to find out first what the peo-
pie of the State think about it. The statue
will be of heroic size. and will be made by q
St. Louis sculptor, either Robert Bringhurst
or Fred Ruckstohl. probably. If the statue
is to be Blair the sculptor will take him In
pose different from tie one in which he Il
shown by the statue out at the entrance of
Forest Park.
The postal clerks of the United States
seem to be fond of St. Louis. They arc
going to hold another convention here soon,
and finish the work they began here two
years ago. They are trying TO eliminate
politics entirely from the postal service, and
make the civil service rules apply to 1t from
top to bottom. The thing they are after
now Is to Sc: all the clerks graded, so that
those who ara most efficient may get the best
pay, without regard to their influence or
party leaning. There will be about three
hundred delegates at the convention.