The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-14

Shackleford made the race against Champ
Clark two years ago and was SO badly de-
feated that he thought he would move to 9
Republican district and gee II 1t didn't anort
shorter road to Washington.
Mr.. Kiskaddon Is accused OF having con
gressional hopes of long standing, while
Senator Matthews Ia regarded as quite 9
popular man by the Republicans Of the
district. 1t is noticed that Mr.. BarthOldi
has not found time to go to Europe this
summer and secure that long-deferred inter
view with the Emperor OF Germany, but
seems to find plenty to occupy his time In
the Tenth District. 1t is not known how
the Emperor will manage to pull through
the summer without seeing Mr.. Bartholdt'
but the presumption Is that he will worry
along some way and live on future hopes
of seeing and talking with the Congress
man from the Tenth District
Thomas s. Mcguire of St. Francois Coun-
ty and Major Thomas W. Park Of Platte are
already spoken of as Democratic candidates
for Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner.
Both were candidates before the last State
convention, and both ran close to the win
ner. Joe P. Harrington. 1t was generally
believed that Governor Dockery intended to
appoint Major Park to succeed the late Mr..
Harrington, but he was forestalled by Gov
ernor Stephens, who appointed Mr. Rice in
the closing days Of his administration. Mr..
Mcguire Is q railroad conductor on the
Iron Mountain. and pretty good political
hustler. whose past experience will stand
him well in hand. Major Park has taken
an active interest In every State campaign
since 1872, and was chief clerk under Sec
rotary of State Lesueur for ten years. It
is suspected that there will be at least
twenty candidates in the field for Railroad
and Warehouse Commissioner, and 1t ID
more likely that this number will be aug
mented than that 1t will be reduced.
This is the vacation season for the Judges
Of the Supreme Court, and most Of them
will spend three months at home. judge
CAN'T will visit relatives in Georgia for a
short time, as has been his cutom for many
years. and then put in the rest Of his time
at Jefferson City. Judge Sherwood owns a
fine farm not far from Springfield and he
will spend his vacation there, and Is not
likely to show up in Jefferson City until
the October term of court opens. He re-
joices in his Missouri country home, and
neither signs for the seashore nor longs for
the Rocky Mountains. Judge Burgess is
very fond Of hunting and fishing, and will
probably spend few weeks in the noun
tains Of Colorado or Wyoming and then re-
turn to Jefferson City and make frequent
sallles from there during the rest of his
vacation to points on the Osage GascOnade
and Charlton rivers in quest Of fish. Save a
visit to Monroe County, Judge Brace spends
most Of his vacation in Jefferson City where
his family has resided since he became a
member Of the court fifteen years ago.
Judge Robinson also lives In Jefferson City.
but he spends much Of his vacation time in
Jasper County. where he has large mining
interests and formerly resided 1t is not
known how Judges Valiant and Marshall
expect to spend their vacations, but pre-
sumably they will be In st. Louis most Of
the time.
Congressman-elect James J. Butler Is out
again, after being confined to his room
with a sprained ankle. He met with the ac-
cident Decoration Day in alighting from a
street car, and until quite recently was UNI
able to leave his ROOM He Is now looking
after the contest which w. N. Horton Is
waging against him and does not seem
to be losing any sleep on that account. 1t
Is the understanding that Harry B. Halves
will be employed to assist In making Mr..
Buffers defense before the congressional
committee. Some doubts have been ex-
pressed whether this contest will be pressed
very strongly, as Mr.. Butler was elected
on the face of the returns by 1858 majority.
The Republicans will have a good working
majority in the House, and this Is one of
the reasons assigned for believing that they
will not care to GUST q man who was
elected by the majority credited by the Of
fetal returns to Mr.. Butler.
Chairman Thomas J. Atkins of the Re-
publican State Committee il back from q
trip to washington and he looks exceed
indy sad. It 10 supposed that he heard