The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-27
Chauncey /. Filley Declares the
Taxpayer Would Have to Pay
for Campaign of Nuts
CROWD CHEERS FOR REFORM.
Good Government Candidate for
Mayor Points Out the Real
Issues of Present Mu-
nicipal Campaign.

Voters of the Eighteenth Ward gathered
more than 400 strong at German Military
Hall, Twelfth and Benton streets. Tuesday
night to attend the Good Government mass
| meeting. The audience was a representa-
| tive ore, and noticeable feature OF the
gathering was the large number Of men
| who for years have been identified with the
regular Republican party.
| 1t was the most enthusiastic crowd which
| has me. the candidates on the Good Gov
| ernment ticket in the present campaign.
All the speakers were heartily received and
| were greeted with cheers and applause. EV-
cry seat in the large hall was occupied. and
spectators lined the walls and crowded the
| doors
Chauncey /. Filley. Good Government cam
| ddate for Mayor, was the principal speaker
Of the evening. In the course of his ad-
| dress he was frequently interrupted by
cheering and applause. The crowd ap-
ley in his fight against Ziegenheinism.
The meeting was called TO order by Will
,, lam Sessinghaus, president of the Eight
eenth Ward Good Government Republican
Club. Mr.. Sessinghaus made a short ad-
dress. in which he welcomed Mr.. Filley in.
to the ward, and stated that he was naiied
of the corrupt conditions which have ex-
listed in TIE last four years, and bring
about an era of genuine good government.
FILLEY'S DISSERTATION
ON COST OF NUTS"
Mr. Filey spoke at length upon the gem
eral political situation and issues as they
exist in ST. Louis. He said that the citi-
Zens had become aroused to such an extent
that they had thrown off all party re-
straint and that 1t had become difficult
from the past knowledge of any man to
tell in which political camp he might be
found.
IAN have but one object he declared.
"and that Is to obtain good government,
except such as seek a living in actual pol
TAI. ara
nuts" -
1--WE have no longer a regular Republic
can party" he continued. neither nave we
a regular Republican ticket, or slate; sim
ply because we had no regular Republican
City Convention where these things could
be made. There was forced upon us q so
to take it: and we won't take it. The voters
of St Louis are too independant to accept
any ticket which they had no part In max
ing As far . as ,, can Th.rs see 10 'fe ne bs pat
fixed appropriation for these nuts and tn, the
long-suffering tax payers of st. Louis will
have to pay. But am pretty confident that
Mr. Parker and his gans-made-ticket will
not get in at ALL and they won't have an
opportunity to distribute nuts.
To the negroes at the natatorium he de-
clared: when 1 am elected to the office
of Mayor there will be no North st. Louis.
no South st. Louis. no West ST. Louis or
no Central st. Louis. 1t will be all st.
Louis, and will stand for all the people
1 will be under obligation to no man or set
of men. and I will take the office to clear
the polluted atmosphere or Una. unrnisheu
City Hall and our public institutions"
RECOGNITION FOR
THE NEGRO RACE.
Referring to the Worlds Fair he said: Il
propose to the extent of whatever influence
may have to exert myself to see that the
negro race is represented by a proper de-
partment at the Fair that will set forth to
the entire world what negroes are capable
of doing If given chance, and what they
have already done"
Lieutenant Governor John A. Lee also
spoke at the meeting. After telling what
the twenty-five Democratic Senators had
done ward raising the appropriation Tor
Lincoln Institute. the negro school at Jel-
ferson City, from $4,000 to $4,000 and kill
ing the proposed enactment OF separate
coach law, Governor Lee stated that he
wanted the negroes of st. Louis to recipro-
cate by assisting in the election OF the en-
tire Democratic ticket.
HOW THE PEOPLE
ARE INTERESTED. |
This is not the time to take up the ques-
pality do to secure home rule? Wait until
the next election Of members of the
Legislature if you are to have a change
cross river before REACHING it. The
politics and corruption of Ziegenhein and |
his gang has brought the city into its pres
ent straits. 1t rests with the voters to clean
out the nest on April 2. The citizens are |
awake and the cry OF good government is |
heard above everything else. Men who |
never attended political meeting |
are turning out in numbers now. Every |
one wants to learn and think for himself. |
and the result will be the smashing Of the |
Republican political machine and the land |
ing into office honest city officials"
Robert E. McMath, President Of the |
Board of Public improvements. and cam |
didate for that office on the Good Govern |
ment ticket, made q strong talk on the |
methods practiced by the gang in the last |
four years of its administration in the |
City Hall. Other speakers were H. Rein
stedler, Henry Reinstedler and A. B.
Greene.