The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-29
Tinker Men Show an Inclination
to Get Into the Wells
Band Wagon.
READY TO FILE DELEGATIONS.
lAfayoralty Situation in Democratic
Circles Becomes More Simplified
as the Evidence of Wells's
Strength Grows.

An the leaders OF the various factions o.
the local Democracy were active yesterday
completing their delegations from the sew
eral wards of the city, preparatory to filing
them by Friday next.
AT the different headquarters all mani
Tested perfect confidence in the result Of .ha
primaries. The Tinker followers appeared
TO be very much disturbed over the confer
ence of Hawes and Blong, and denied that
there was any doubt of the fact that Blons
was true to the Tinker interests and would
remain Mr. Blong himself maintaiEed a
wise silence, refusing to say anything either
in affirmation or denial of the report that
he might be found in the ranks of the
Wells supporters before the end OF the
week
The Noonan partisans are pursuing the
even tenor of their way. making no boasts
of what they expect to do, resting satisfied
to keep their man out in the open, in the
hope that lightning may strike his way.
They positively deny that they have made
or will make any combination with the
Tinker forces. 1t would seem that this IS
true from the fact that the Wells adheren.s
in Judge Noonan's ward are talking of and
most probably will have L. A. Noonan. Jr..
on their delegation in that ward. naturally
expecting him to vote for his father. II he
has a chance Of the nomination. and then
coming to Wells when Judge Noonan's nom
ination Is manifestly impossible.
The announcement of Augustus Busch of
the Anheuser-Busch brewery. A. C. Stuever
of the Home and Philip Stock of the st.
great change In the pouticaI aspect in
South ST. Louis. Mr.. Welis's f:IsnGs now
claim that they Will carry every ward in
AT the last primaries Charlie Lemp man
aged. with the assistance OF the Busches.
to carry his own ward by ten votes Without
4N I.ar4a rrf1N Ia.
the Wells headquarters, for Mr.. Lemp TO
carry his ward. Henry Nicbolaus, presi-
dent of the st. Louis Brewing Association
and manager of the Green Tree Brewery.
will head the Wells delegation in the Twen-
ty-fourth Ward. Philip Stock, secretary
Of the same association. will head the Wells
delegation in the Thirteenth Ward.
Delegations Ready for Filing.
Nearly all the Wells delegations have been
delegation from the Twenty-ffth Ward. in
Harry b. Hawes. Robert Aull. president
OF the St. Louis Fair Association, has besn
selected to head the Wells delegation from
the Nineteenth. This is the first time Mr..
AulI ever went into primary fight, and
he says he will win to a certainty.
There has been a decided drift from
Nick Griffin. an original Tinker man, and
a member of his Executive Committee, Is
out fer Wells strong. and guarantees a
Second Ward, Jack OConnor. the catcher
of the Pittsburg baseball team and William
Farley. both originally Tinker men. have
ward against George Mappes. who is lead
ing the fight for Tinker. Those who claim
to know say that Il win be impossible to
tion Of OConnor, Farley and Walsh.
The active participation by Colonel Bob
Aull In the Nineteenth Ward Is said TO re-
move Thomas Hallihan from the contest
there. who was originally for Tinker, but
will not fight Colonel Aull.
Coalition Scheme Fails.
There was a decided air of. gloom at
Tinker headquarters yesterday, and some
Of his most sanguine friends frankly ad-
mitted that the prospect was not allurinS.
of Delegates. and an enthusiastic Tinker
man up to this time, told some Of his
friends yesterday that If he hadn't already
Those supporting Mr.. Tinker had counted
that he would receive the almost solid sup
port Of his fellow-brewers, but recently
several have declared against him, and It
has shaken the faith of his supporters
severely. II was freely predicted yesterday
that MI Tinker would withdraw from the
race before the convention assembled and
possibly before the end of the present week.
1t became known yesterday that an effort
was made Saturday night last to combine
the opposition to Wells and run the field
against him. Friends of Noonan, Campbell
and Tinker were invited to the caucus and
coalition of all their forces was strongly
urged. The plan was to run Campbell del
egates in those wards where he was strong
and DO the same thing with Noonan and
carry.
Judge Campbell refused to go into the
game, and the bottom dropped out of the
scheme.
DENY THAT KERENs WILL MOVE.
That Mfssourian Wants to BE
Senator From West Virginia.
Friends of r. c. Kerens. Republican Ma
tional Committeeman from Missouri, deny
q rumor that has been circulated industri-
ousiy for several days that he will remove
to West Virginia within a year or two and
make the race for United States Senator
from that State.
According to the story Mr. Kerens realizes
that 1t will be folly TO aspire to the posi-
ton OF Senator from Missouri, and in order
to satisfy this desire he will change his
have some hope OF election to the United
states Senate. Mr.. Kerens was the caucus
nominee Of the Republicans in the Missouri
legislature four years ago, and last fall
his friends made strenuous efforts to see
that only Representatives who were favor
able to his interests were nominated.
kerens has a residence at Elkins, W. Va
and spends part of his time there every
summer with his family. He is also heavily
Interested, along with Senator Elkins. in
In West Virginia outside of his connection
with the Frisco Railroad are probably
greater there than in Missouri. A residence
the political turmoil with which he has
been mixed for years and which is not the
most pleasant in his relations to other lead
ers and would-be leaders in what Attorney
General Gary declared was ''the - outfit"
he ever saw.
Yesterday Mr.. Kerens was in Baltimore
He has been in Washington for several
weeks. He will return to St. Louis this
week and then go TO Salt Lake.
WARD PRIMARY.
VIII Meet Friday Night
TO Choose Delegates.
The Republicans OF the Twenty-seyenth
Ward will meet at Kings Highway and
Easton avenue Friday evening. under the
auspices Of the Twenty-seventh Ward Re
publican Club. for the purpose of electing
to the Republican City Conyen-
tion. The polls will be open at O'clock
and close at $50 Any Republican OF the
ward may make nominations and vote.
Nominations close Thursday evening Tp
TO that time they may be made by naf,insr
or delivery to Louis Bick, No 1873 Marcus
avenue. The following have already been
placed in nomination: Louis E. Snow. John
NJ Williams. Fred Kreismann. B. G. Rade-
er.. Z. II. Buckley, J. W. Newcomb. A. a
B. Woerheide. Jewett WAGNER H s. CauI-
hsld. e. l.. Brother, Lafe Sturdevant Fred |
DeibeL
Indorsed RoIIa Wells.
At meeting of the precinct cou1r,ittea