The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-12
COUNTRY MEMBERS
FAILED TO APPEAR,
Meeting of the League of Republic
an Clubs of Missouri Was
Poorly Attended.
NEW OFFICERS WERE ELECTED.
Delegates To the Convention of the
National Organization Also
Named-RcsoiU,ions
Adopted.

The members of a decadent orEaniz0 tion
! called the League Of Republican clubs Of
Missouri held a meeting al the Merchants
League Club yesterday. The c"untry dele
gates We're not present The ely Of st
! Louis Was represented hy the lnj delegates
/ and several outsiders. but the country dele
! gates. II there ever were amy selected. must
have misse., their trains in IaEgs numbers.
st. Joseph had two representatives,. Jyfier-
son City one AID Kansas city was con-
| spicuous by its absence.
| President GIllenkaup called the delegates
| to order in the mornin 3. After the Reverend
| l. {. Margaret Of the Eden German ".
Z. Church had delivered the inyccl alton Mr..
| Galle"kamp adaIes cd IN" del, gates bri, ny.
| 'o!onc! Joseph Flary WIS called upon for
a speech. MIR. Fiory took the platform and
! Proceeded {" dress the Democratic party
/ down il true Republican style. Mayor lie
/ Ecnhein, who was seated on the stage then
| invited The delegates 20 go To- 4 summer
| garden in The suburbs. which" ne d
! cl-rod. we viii turn over TO you"
Officers Elected.
The convention then adjourned until 2
! o'clock. When II convened Chairman Atkins
| of the State Committee assured the club
| that his latch string Was always hanging
| out. He declared the money question was
I the paramount Issue and launched against
! the Democratic platform a uyade of abuse.
The delegates adopted appropriate reSc'u-
lions expressing sympathy with tn. family
| Of the late Circuit Judge Hirzci. George
! l.. Reynolds Was invited 10 address the
| meeting. which he DID. He preached home
rule ia all its phases. amt declared in ref
/ erenca to the strike and che organization
| of the posse Comiiatus. "lf there is any
J thing We hate it is the CunsCrirtion and
! drafting OF men" Hiram Lloyd spoke about
: the strike.
The league adopted resolutions which were
: read 10y J. Ed Goodrich of cameron. The
I resolutions were as long as th- National
Z Republican platform and dwc!t on the same
/ topics. The 81. Louis Worlds Iair VAS
( Endorsed.
/ The following officers were selected to
serve two years: President, G. +. GallrB-
kanp OF Union. first vice president. 7. X.
/ Niedringhaus, -. Louis. second vice pres
/ ident. John Al5Us. Jr., -. Joseph; third
vice president Charles Tu:pn a., SroD. -.
: Louis: treasurer. e. +. WeuHeil.E. 81 Louis /.
! secretary, William Hahn, 81. LOUIS and
! Tub Becker. sergeant alarms.
The six dcleSateS-s.t-Ltrce To the national
/ league meeting at 81. Paul are is follows:
: Cole, 81, Louis: John Albus. ir., s. 10
: seph: Wallace Love. Kansas city: :. D.
/ n. j II w a
District Delegates.
| The district delegates are:
! First Dis,rict-G. y S.ilr. Uniouvi'le; ]
r. T. Clements. Macon
. second Dis;;ie;-E. NJ Adams, Linneus:
J y. J. Caywood. i,acIede; Frank Scruby.
! ChiIiicothe: q. II. sicCull.uEh. MILAN.
i Third Di7trict-F. NJ. Filsuu. Cams'on; J.
| r Macarthur, CamIron: T. ". Giiehrisi'
4 Lathrop; (. ". Stickuey. Latrrop.
] rt-T :
! seph; J. NJ Armstrong, ST. Joseph. John
Kennsh. oregon; J. II. A. C.osslsn! 81.
{ Fiitn Distrct-John Ga.daer. Kansas
/ City; ]. T.. Miller Ices summit; {. VI.
/ McIearmon. Higginsylile; John Welbyrn.
sixth District-J. u. PidcorI,. Greenfield;
! Io:ln Gilbrelth. Appleton city: r J. Travis.
/ Stockton: F. z. kellogg. E!ch am
Mint Johns. Sedala: Judge Frink. Spring
field. and Judge Neville. springfield.
/ Eiehth Distr.ct-Fran& Rii'hei; Jefferson
| ors Usage: Emf; Koch. jefferson city.
Ninth D!str.ct.h; X bru- r. iieTmSnn'
u. V. Mendenhail' Mia.TtinsburS; ~. l., MGR
| Tenth D!strict-Antore KrnmoIovsky. st.
| Louis County: +. Il. Hale, -. Louis toun-
! ": Henry Ziesenhein and Charles Kraft
! Eleventh Distr!ct-w J. Brockc-. c. H.
/ Witthoeffi. :. =. Hussu;an and Charles
! Ricchers. an of ST LOUIS.
/ T'woIfth DISTRICT. p. Rorryhill. a. II.
! Hei;mcyer. Henry SjoirkaEp and q. L.
! Thirteenth pi-ttiat~F +. Graves, Doe
. Run. ". ". .Gondiu. Cahool. LOUIS Gluii;p-
: pi: crystal CITY; ". T. Gray; lronton. D.,
I lar BluTf: Byrd Duncan. Poplar Bluff; J. l..
! Dalton. Poplar Bluf, {. Z. burnett. West
Fifteenth District-w. :. Crane. Joplin;
! J. f. Wise. Joplin; Simon Ffschei and j.
/ IIarkless. I-amar.
| Congregational Districts.
Two members from each congressional
First District-A. "A. Logan. Gienwood and
J. ". Treat. Hannibal.
i Second Distrlcs-t'rank SCruby. Chillicothe,
| and j. T. SwanEer. Milan.
| Third District = Goodrich, Cameron.
| and G. NJ. GilchTst. I.athrop.
| Fourth DistriCt-J NJ. Armstrong, st.
| Joseph, and John Albus St. Joseph.
| Filth pistrict-J. Il. Jones, Hgginsviile.
Sixth Distrct-J A. Everhard. Greenfield.
and a. &. London. Clinton.
| Seventh District-Frank Clements. Spring.
field ,s and HSs GcddiSs sPTnsisld and
| Emil Koch Of jefferson City
| Ninth District-W. S. Hathaway. Mexico,
and ID. S. FlagG. Louisiana.
Tenth District-J W. Bellairs. st. Louis
| County. and Ed Hoberc. 81. louis.
! Eleventh Distributing q. KriHkmeyer
| ard Theodore u. ksIbfclI, st. Louis.
/ Twelfth His!rict-Gus Fry and ~ II.
I Frederick. 81. Louis.
| Thirteenth histrIct-H. c. Sankcy, Salem,
| and 7. j. Ihunure. Bc.nC TcrTg.
| Fourteenth Disirict-W. :. Randall Pop
lar Bluff. and J. r. Smith. We; Plains.
| Fifteenth Dis;rict-RphCft Stickney. CIR
| thare. aud &. h. Davis, Lamar.
| The delegates to the st. Paul convention
/ will depart about July 10. The session OF
/ the clubs waS brought To a close An
| other meeting Will not he held for two years
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