The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-10
INDORSE MATTHEWS
FOR GOVERNORSH|P.
Republicans Of 81. Lonis tounty
Select Delegates 10 State and
Judicial Conventions.
NEW CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Organization Is Effected and peci-
sion Is Reached 10 Do Away
With Primaries for Nom
nations.

Two Republican County conventions were
held NJ clayton yesterday-Une In he morn
Ing for the election of delegates to The State
Nominating Conventions, 90 be he'll! at Kan
Eas City on Nay j.. and the other IN tue
afternoon for the election OF delegates 70
the judicial Convention. which IS to be
hell some time in September, In jefferson
City.
In addition TO the Two conventions the
newly elected County Central Committee
held its trst meeting and Effected an OK
gauizat,on. Judge John Crenciius of oak
Vile WI; elected chairman Of the commit
tee, and Fred Auteuricth was then elected
vice chairman. John =. Myers Of VALLEY
Park WIS elected secretary. Jacob Blum of
Iridg.tUu treasurer HuI Churies Schleier
Of Manchester s.ry"ant-at-arms. An EH-
e.utiyc Committee. consisting Of one Nom
L-r from each township. WIS appointed.
In al. effort ~ catch the negro vote. one
negro from each township was elected as
| ccmmit:ecmaH-at-iareo IN Eonhonme
Township Charles Schuelrr was chosen In
ecu.rve Committeeman. with James Martin
commItt.eruaH-t:-i.rhr, in central. charles
Giosl,r. with Robert Taylor as committee
iAhI VIA 81 ~ "''lL -
Fred l.. kerti. wltt Arm.tead Arnold "a
commtteeman-at-larse Maramec Town
ship, Christ Won tNuhen. and Frank Stan
ara, co,nmlttcemau-ar-largr; 81. Ferdinand
| Township, Christ Schroeder aud William
r. Bragg were chosen Tor executive com
rnitteemun and committeeman -at-larSe. HE
committee decide! to do away with nom
mating conventions. and Select their cini!-
dates u primaries.
,s. t.
The members Of the new committee ar
Us follows: Bornomme Tcw'Snip-Naiiey
! Park, John 4. Myers: Lake, u. +. Andrae,
| Mi4nchest.r. charles Schuelet: New A.sace
! George ". GlIubie, Fcuttn, Louis IL Sia'
mer. kirhwooi, Fred lieese.
Carondei.t ToWnship-Sapp,ngton. Ernest
/. Nolan: kas-.t.LIn, August hassepauin;
OakyiiI.. JOHN c!eCelius; Gard"nviiIe. Fred
l.. Kertli: Point lirrear. William Neubauer;
| MELVILLE. John Neuur,le. Glendale. Clinton
Huber.
Central-Welstoa. +. Il. sto6:e, Big Bend
| A. L. l.. Gardner. Stratman. Charles 6Ies'
! lei: Clayton. Fred Ant nrieth; Des feres
Henry L~IndeLnsn. Webster Groves, henry
Bierman. Carepnvilie, William WoerIher.
Meramec Gov nship-Aiientuu. X Il. Nens-
Ter; Grover. Christ Won Gruhen' Meifose' r.
c. Henck,u: orrvtile, Ben HuAtra. G-ntiur
Philip :. unsr.
s.. Ferdinand Township-F!or!ssant. Hen
- Vesp,r. Eridgeto1. Jacob Blum; f-rgu'
son. Charles Stein, spanish Lake. William
Wehmsy"r. E"nnls. Chris S"hroeder; Eiach
Jack, Chris Eurgiorf: Jennings. Charlie:
Wilhelm.
noctor Samuel j. VIII Of Mehlvilie wa
| elected temporary chairman of the i.crnlhs
convention. and squire John Brown Polar
Of Ferguson temporary secretary. INT
temporary organization was afterwards
made p"rfnauent with the nanne Of Eugene
| GucrTe OF DE llodiamont added, ;S S+f'
gtant-dt-dfIns. and William Buitf or NlSI
amec Township assistant serseant-ht.
arms. Judge August Hurtwig OF EIacb
Jacl. was chairman OF the Committee on Or
ganizat!ou. and George ". Lettsrilain o"
Twenty delegates to the State Conven.
ton were chosen az follows: Bonhan!in'
Judge Theodore Heegs and Henry Schultz
CarNudeiat. Z. j. PrOss+f, Doctor ;. }. VIII
John Crectlius and chris Nocrper; Contra
township. John +; kapIP, " > lo, flein, na,
GreenSf"lIer and Fred L!uman IT. tffti
nand Township, George ;: Weldon. AusuS
Hlr,wis. John Brown, Pollard and JON
Wirthaup: Mera1nec, Thomas +. AckGrmai
and George w. Letterlnann.
Instructed FOR Matthews.
The Committee on Resolutions Of wl!cl
George 9. Weldon OF Bridseton Was char
man. indnrsed the candidacy of Is. l.. MAJ
fhrws ~nr governor and Instructed the del.
gates To vat. for him. The resolutions ZOO
a wide range. inGorsing President Achui
ipY's war loi1cN ftiiiii i'JHs III" tt"H~, "
i~eziance Ia The party, c~oitenni'lg the NS3
III: law ami throwing bouquets ~ Congress
man Eartholi, for his action in deuoGncinI
II. Thcv also took IL wfaCk at the Gceh.
law i'll Kentucky
=. ". Rauchcnstein presided ~ the after
uuJ- convention with john W. Mcit!h!nlle
as secretary. Floyd W. Brooks ana II. =
Weber were chairman and secretary l.
s,ectiyely Of the Credentials CutImittr'
William Overlook and ". L. Surk mp q
rho pernnncnt Organization Commits an
Hugo $. Jacuhy and H. II. Jackson II a.
vpsntrtion Committee. The delegates c!c''
et to the judicial Convention at Je:tefs'
DIV ON S~eptenlt"r ! are us follows:
Rnuhommc Tcwnship-Floyd Brooks an
HUGO :. Jacoby. Carordelet Township
/ Shores. il. and John X. Watdeid VIZ
I,,1iI. Jaeger and Andrew Lay as alter
ratss: central. John W Aiciihinney. .
!: Rrncry and William L. Fish; Mer
rS.r Tnwngh!p-William DueGGes: 81. Fgrt
rlnd Tuwuship-t. \. fleidolm and j II. I
EueG2". g,
Wien the vote was announced John ]
Zimmerman of Maplewood created y sens,
.in1 hv declaring that though there ":
l,ut ,hirty-iour delegates in the conrcn.ii
nor, Central Township forty woes la
iracu cast. II. charged that the b:tllo: bI
been stuffed. Judge y. }. shores. 81. y
,.raIrad that there was q m!StInderSta"Vl'
ma fa1t seine of the delegates had vote
) mn three different slips with hu. one MAIN
an each. while they were entitled to VOC
The explanation was satisfactory 20 Il
chair. hut still the charge had an uilp!sa'