The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-31
WITNESS CLARK
CROSS-ExAMINED,
Republican Central Committeeman
Says Butler Profited by Various
Forms of Horton Opposition.
TWO PRIESTS GIVE EVIDENCE.
Fathers Stolte and Morrow Say
They Saw No Irregularities at
Polls-Brewer Grone and W.
j. Flynn Testify.

Attorney Hiram Ioore'S cross-examina-
t!On Of the contestants Witness Pat Clark
Republican Central Committeeman in the
Horton-Butler congressional contest VS.
terday developed that in his opinion there
were three reasons why Mr.. Horton was not
elected to Congress from the Twelfth Con-
gressionaI District
Explaining. Committeeman Clark said IN
substance: Horton WAS a Baumhoff can
! didate and on account OF the Transit Com
pany imbrogiio. the majority of the voters
OF the Twelfth Congressional District
were antasonlstic to any protege of
Baumhoff's; secondly. there are a great
many negroes in the Twelfth Congressional
District and their sympathies were with
Mr.. Butler because Of his friendly attitude
toward the negroes OF ST. Louis: thirdly
Baumhon and his friends rolled Major
Pearce. the former Congressman. and nat
urally the friends Of Major Pearce fought
Baumnon and his cohorts Horton was a
victim of Baumhoffism-that's the sum and
substance of II all"
another witness examined before Notary
oscar E BudeT I'm room No SOP of the
Commercial Bank building was Henry HofY-
man, an employe of the Bloeser SuppIy
company. who testified that he had over
heard conversation in which a man
known to him as Harry Roberts had said
that he had voted twenty-one men seven
tunes on election day. and that he had been
promised position on the police force by
Colonel Ed Butler. He was of the opinion
that Roberts was a Democrat F. W. A
Hallerman of No. 43e Easton avenue and
Jasper Steuver Doth testified that they had
heard Roberts make the same statement
Brewer Grone Testt6es.
On the
that Roberts had been drinking and vouca-
safed the information that they did not be-
lieve the assertion.
II. c. Grone. superintendent of the Grone
Brewery, and William J. Flynn chairman
or the Democratic Central Committee, were
the only witnesses examined in room No.
III Of the Rialto building. Mr. Grone tes-
tined that he had voted for all of the Re
puoncans on the ticket except Horton and
ne was OF the opinion that most Of the men
In his brewery had voted for Butler Mr.
Flynn told of campaign expenses and re-
eeipis- Judge Ffsse announced that it was
strange the Buffers had dodged the sub
poenas served John Butler, son of Colonel
Ed Butler and brother of the contestant
said there had been no attempt at lodging
and declared that he was ready and willing
to testify. Judge Fisse did not desire to
commence the examination of the ButIars
with his testimony.
Before Notary Eugene Buder in room No
ouS of the Commercial Bank building. thirty
nine witnesses were examined as TO how
lneN NOteu. MOST OF them were negroes and
declared they voted for all OF the Repu5-
means on the ticket. except Horton. and cast
their ballots in the Fourth Precinct of the
Fourteenth Ward. No irregularity was
shown.
Other Witnesses Examined.
Among the witnesses We're: Nathan Cole
No. 2lOi Walnut street: Thomas Beverly
No. 2l05 Market street; William Hussey No.
2J1S Walnut street. y. I.ock1t No 81 South
Twentieth street: Sigmund Kramer No 2lsl
walnut street; Ed Il. Steward. No. 2G29 Ed
genia street: Jacob Bischoff. No. 2i0i Mar
ket street; G. r Head. No 2i42 Walnut
street. S. Calais. No. Ie South Twentv-first
street; Charles Richardson. No. 2ll3 Walnut
street; Alexander Taylor, No. 2030 WALNUT
street; Charles Williams. No. 2Ii2 Walnut
street: William J. Frey. No. aOs Eagenia
street; Charles ID. Pitger. No. aO2s Pine
street; Frank H. Hamilton. No sle9 Wal
nut street; Willis Washington. No. 214,
Walnut street; James T. Fisher. No. pos
E1ugenia street. John II. Thompson. No aJ35
walnut street: George Jameson. No 2ll5
Eugeha street; James Logan. No. 2l07 Wal
nut street: Henry Givens. No. % South
Twenty-first street: Luther Anthony. No 3
south Twenty-first street: John Devote No
2ll3 Eugenia street: Francis F. Shine No
5y6 Market street; Peter Steffen, No aD06
Market street: Jonn L. Brewer No 2II7
Walnut street; John l.. Cans, No. a.J7 Eu-
genia street; Christopher Schmidt No aD42
Market street; William l.. Lewis No aOis
Walnut street: George III. Shaw No I4I7
Market street; Charles Broeker No 2IOl
Market street; Ed Dorr, No. PHI Market
street: Henry Winter, No 2l3i Walnut
street; Henry SteIson. No. 2OI7 Walnut
street: Ambrose Smith. No. eOt2 Market
street: Henry A. Shields. No. 2se0 Pine
street