Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-04
ANYONE BUT MIR. CROWTHER.
Fourth District Republicans Want
Congressional Timber.

congressional Timber.
Special to the Kansas City Times
St Joseph. Mo. Oct. 3.-Aithough some
time will elapse before the next Republican
convention is called to nominate a candi-
date for Congress in the Fourth district
there is much anxiety and speculation in
the Republican camp as to the probable
nominee.
Prominent Republicans in this district are
already quietly canvassing for prospective
timber.
1t is not generally known in this city
that last week two Republican politicians
of Northwest Missouri were in ST. Joseph
on still hunt. and that they returned
home with the names of several available
candidates. The men from the northern
counties are anti-Crowtner, and have al
ready inaugurated Il fight against eX-Con-
gresham q. G. Crowther, who will try to
capture the nomination, for which he has
now the assistance of his daily newspaper
in this city.
Crowther in the northern counties. to de-
feat him his enemies realize they have Il
hard fight on their hands. for he is pretty
nearly invincible in this city and county
Therefore. the anti-Crowtherites will try
to unite ON some good ST. Joseph man who
will be able to swing the northern coun-
ties and make inroads Crowther's s
strength in Buchanan county.
Senator A. w. Brewster of this city
seems to meet with the greatest favor He
is a young man of fine physique, an able at
torney, a splendid orator. ideal cani-
paiSner, and has served two terms in the
State Senate. If Senator Brewster will ac-
cept the nomination. his many friends will
leave no stone unturned to capture it for
him.
r. o. Stauber. prominent attorney. silk
of the silks, chief lieutenant to Ma jor j. l..
Bittinger. and who desires to Wild his
chiefs sceptre in the Fourth district, is
also spoken of as a probable candidate.
Hon. NJ. A. Reed, eX-city counselor, is also
mentioned, but it is hardly probable that
he would accept.
The only man outside of the city spoken
of as a probable candidate is w. +. Ran
kin of Tarkio. son of David Rankin the
millionaire cattleman. Mr.. Rankin claims,
however, that he could not afford TO re-
linquish his business interests for any such
baube. Congressman Mont Cochran has
made great hit not only in Washington
but throughout the Fourth district. Re
pubicans realize they have hard man to
beat. and that Crowther is not the man
to do it And it is for this reason that the
Republicans are thus early beating the
brush for candidates
Drinks MfssOuri-GrOwn Coffee.
Mr.. Adam Zimmerman. a farmer living
near this city, has successfully grown half
a bushet of well developed coffee grains,
could be cultivated in Missouri Some day
this week Mr. Zimmerman will have the
coffee taken from the garden and served
as beverage to a number of his friends.
To Extend the Street Railway.
w. T. Van Brunt manager of the ST.
Joseph street railway, returned yesterday
from New York city, where he had been
in the interest of the proposed eXtention of
the street railway to st. George.
Rer. DIR. Newman Out of Danger.
Rev. Andrew Newman, pastor of the Ca
thedral. has been quite i'll for several days,
but is now considered out of danger.
Burnes' Room for Governor.
Ex-Congressman D. d. Burnes is being
doomed for Governor by the Atchison coun-
ty Democrats.
w. c. SiDpIe Improving.
W. c. Sipple of Kansas City, who has
been very low with typhoid fever here,
is recovering.