The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1896-06-18
FlLlEY TURNED DOWN
DE Ole Man Meets Two De-
feats in a Single Day.
HIS SHOUTERS DISCONSO.
LATE.
Major Warner Beats Him for
Chairman of the delegation.
THEN kERENS TAKES A TURN.
THEN KERENS TAKES TURN.
He Knocks Out the Boss For National
Committeeman

cey 1. llloy was de1eaCeQ Tor nation |
al committeeman from Missouri this
afternoon and Richard c. kerens, |
the leader of the war upon the A. P. |
A. within the Republican party, was
elected national committeeman after
the most bitter fight that was ever
waged against any man for similar
position. Webster Davis, after hear.
ing of the result, told Kansas City
Times correspondent that he had no
chance of being elected Governor of
Missouri. The Filley men all say
that Missouri will give large*Dem
ocratic majority this fall, and Web.
ster Davis was candid enough to
admit this, together with the other
followers of the ex-boss.
Filley to night feels like Goliath
after the stone from Davids sling
hit him. His followers, down-hearted
and desperate, say that the Demo
Gratis will not only carry Missouri,
but that whoever is nominated at
Chicago will be elected They damn
the Mckinley managers. who they
think were largely responsible for
the downfall of the old man, in all
the broguss their tongues are famil-
lar with.
Briefly, here is what the Missouri
delegation did to day: The delega-
tion met at noon at it's headquarters
in the Southern hotel. Major Will
liam Warner was chosen chairman
of the delegation. The contestants
for the place were Major Warner
and G. I. Filley. Major Warner was
elected on the second ballot-Warn-
er II, F,lley 15 For secretary G,
Purdy of Pierce City recei led II
votes and F. Leonard of Bolivar 13
votes, four of the delegates refusing
to vote.
The Filleyites, seeing that they
were out voted at every turn, made
motion to adjourn the meeting
until o'clock this afternoon This
was also defeated and the order of
business was proceeded with. The
delegation then proceeded to the
election of committeeman, with the
following result: Committee on ere
dentials, j. L Bittinger of st. Jo-
seph, 10; J. L. Minnis of Carroll
county, Is. The whole number of
votes in the delegation was "a and
Mr. Bittinger, having received a ma
iority of these, was declared elected.
On permanent organization S. G.
Jourden of Holden, Is; J. B. Both
we'll of Sedalia, 1G.
Mr.. Jourden having received a
majority of the votes. was declared
elected. For committee on resolu-
tions, Nathan Frank and F. G Med
ringhaus were the candidates. There
were three ballots taken, each receiv
ing II votes on the first two ballots.
During the third ballot and before
the result was announced Mr.. Frank,
amid great applause. withdrew in
favor of Mr.. Neidringhaus, and
moved that he be elected by accla
nation. This was done.
THE RESULT MADE WARNER SMILE.
The committee proceeded with TIE
selection of national committee
man. Upon the first ballot kerens
received II votes. FiIley Il. Warner
2 and one blank. There were
no choice and a second ballot was
taken. This ballot elected kerens
and once for al decided that fox
four years at least Chauncey l. Fill
lev, will not be the boss of the Re
publican party in Missouri, The
second ballot stood, kerens -, FL
ley II, Warner 3, ana Major Warner,
with "a glad smile on his face an
nounced that Richard G. kereas had
. been chosen State committeeman
from Missouri.
The meeting OF the delegation
was held at kerens' headquarters
and a great crowd of kerens mer
: waited outside the door while the
meeting was in session When the
result was announced It was received
with wild cheers. Tee .t!,ey E1e-
got away from tie place Us soon as
they could and FASTENED 10 the
, FiIley headquarters at the Planters
Here an informal Indignation meet
ing was held. Filley himself wai
the presiding genius. Any one VIII