The Butler weekly times., 1897-12-02
FILLEY WILL CONTROL.
Republican Revolt Against Han
ma Helps "De Ole Man,"
ST. LOUIS STANDS BY THE BOSS.


that the roaring which '.old n ~
Fl'ey is indulging IN is simply the
disappointed grumhlrngs of an old
nan who is politically dead; but they
know that such is not the case, AID
that is what is troubling them The
truth Of the matter is that Filley
feels so strong in his presen, posi-
Ii u, that be can not Gun tain hims II
The old fellow sees that in the lear
future be will be able to scream:
oW.'ve got 'em.." again Every pol,
tician in Missouri. who has paid any
attention at sll to the matter knows
tina. Filley will control the next
republican State convention. Kere, 8
himself. little as be knows about
politics of any kind, must know that
the old mau's day to shout will come
as soon as the republican party Of
Missouri meets in convention again
"There is one thing about Filley,"
s"d Major Wsruer the other day,
Che always comes up to convention
" tn st. Louis b-hind him, and
n hing on earth can get bis votes
om him." Major Warner has had
Experience, aud knows whereof he
sp-sks. Not only will Filley have
s. Louis behind him again, but it
will be the biggest st Louis delega
tiou that was ever seen in a republi
Can convention. This is what is
troubling the sn'iFilleyites
At the present ratio of representa-
ton the increased republican vote at
the last election will give 251 more
delegates in the next republican
State convention than there in the
last. There was great dem ocratc
vote last election and the republican 8
did not come anywhere near carrying
the state, but at the same time there
was a great increase in the republi
can vote also, and this increase is
what is worrying Filley's enemies.
The increase was largely q Fllley
increase-that is, it was largely an
Increase in the city of St Louie,
where Filley is supreme. Filley's
0 gsnization may or may not have
b en- responsible for this, but the
feet remains that there was tbi.
increase, and it's effect will be felt in
the next republican convention o.
tie 25l additional delegates, $50 OF
them will be from the city of ST
Louis, which is but another way of
eaying that they will be for File.
S'st, last and all the time; for VIII lie
Dick Kerens may buy the favor OF
Mark Hanna, he could not get a
si"ele delegate out of st. Louis if
everything he has depended upon it.
Tnis additional st. Louis vote will
render it impossible for the old
mems enemies to get the convention
away from him. The St. Louis vote
clone will bs one fourth of the total
vote OF the convention, and it will
not be bit of trouble with all the
diss.nts and soreheads within the
ranks Of the republican party of tn.
state, for him to get enough othel
votes to control the convention alb
solutely.
FIlley is so sure that he is very
Independent. He is swinging his
whip around and letting its lash
etlng whom it may, but in this seem
sngly promiscious cutting and slash
ing he is only attacking the mer
whom he will not need in his mex,
Sight.
HOW FILLEY AND WARNER STAND
It will be noticed that be has sale
90 ning about Warner and man,
others about whom be could tel
me very inter. sting stories il b.
were so disposed. Under the guis'
Of tearing and rendiug everything il
SIGHT the old man is going to wor|
to build up new machine. Hanp'
be knows is the weakest man in tn,
republican party, and so after Ham,
he goes without saying much agaibs S
Mckinley Many of the old whee
horses in his party in different coun
lies he knows have been mixed u,
in so many crooked deals that the