Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-09-24
FILLEY is. CALLED DOWN.
His Treachery Shown Up and He Will
Have to Answer Some Point
ed Questions.

Have to Answer Some Point
ed Questions.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, September 1.-THE
campaign in Missouri on the part OF
the G. o. p. Is to be pushed from this
time in vigorous manner. This con-
elusion was reached yesterday after
noon after prolonged conference
with Boss Hanna by delegation Of
Missouri Republican politicians. The
delegation consisted of Major John L.
Bittinger of st. Joseph, ex-Congress-
man Frank of st. Louis, Sam Scott OF
Kansas City, Joe Park of La Plata,
and E. L. Morse of Excelsior Springs.
They were accompanied by Richard
O. Kerens, national committeeman for
Missouri.
Mr.. Kerens had on his lighting
clothes. He was red hot and talked
to ssyour Uncle Mark" in a vehement
way it which 1t Is said many cuss
words were used. In fact the keeper
of Mckinley viii not soon forget the
scolding he got from the Missourian.
After Kerens had finished Major
Bittenger took o hand, and he too
read the riot act. There were many,
many things which he called to the
attention of Boss Hanna. "The ma
tional campaign managers" said the
Major, 'sseem to think Missouri is not
worth fighting for. The committee
has money and literature for otEer
States where Democratic victory 10
certain, but not cent or a leafiet for
Missouri, which we class among the
doubtful States. Even IL, interests
of the Republican nominee for Gov
ernor have been neglected.
To say Mr.. Hanna was surprised ct
the talk of the delegation would be
putting it mildly. He was amazed.
When they had concluded their tale
OF woe he said he would find out who
was responsible for the neglect that
had been shown them. Inquiry by
Mr.. Hanna among his subordinates
soon developed the fact that ton after
ton of literature had been sent to Mis-
sour, and that they supposed the
State had been flooded with Republic
can documents, setting forth the hor-
rors of free trade and silver dollars.
Further questioning elected the in
formation that all this Literature had
been consigned to Chauncey I. Filley,
of the Missouri State Central Com
mittee, and that he was supposed to
have placed it where 1t would do the
most good.
The Missourians were much wrought
over the disclosures and told Chair
man Hanna that It looked to them
very much as though some one In
the camp had been guilty of treach-
cry.
1t was ascertained that the litera-
ture consigned to Mr.. Filley to be dis
tributed had been stored In st. Louis
basement. moulding away at the very
time when his Republican friends
were wondering why Chairman Hanna
was neglecting them.
Secretary Hicks, OF the National
Republican League, though not con-
nected directly with national Repub-
lican headquarters, is in a position to
know what is going on there. He
said to-day: 'There is not the slight
est doubt that great deal of crooked
work is going on among the politic-
ians in several States. This is par
ticularly true In Missouri, where the
feeling between the Republican fac
tions Is extremely bitter. I was at
national headquarters to-day when .
delegation of big Republicans from
Missouri called on Mr.. Hanna and
kicked because he had neglected their
State. Mr.. Hanna showed them that
he had sent any quantity OF hot Re-
publican literature to Chauncey I.
FilIey.
"The visitors were paralyzed with
amazement, but when they recovered
they said there had been base treach-
cry; that FiIley ought not to be In
authority another day, and that fu-
ture shipments OF literature must be
sent to some one who would put II In
circulation, instead Of treating 1t % 90
much junk. 1t was the hottest crowd
I've seen this season, and fur will
certainly fly when these men get back
to Missouri
Chairman Hanna will not say much
about the incident, but II Ia minated
that he will PROFOUND few conun-
drums 10 Mr.. Fiiley without delay,
and that they viii be very difficult for
that gentleman TO answer.