The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-24
Republican City Committee Meet
ing Promises to Develop
Test of Strength.
ATTITUDE OF DR.. PREET0RIUS
Reported That He Will Resign
Place Given Him on the Auxil-
iary COmmittee-Zach-
ritz's Candidacy.

| trai committee at the MerShdhS eoeu "
Club to-nieb, ,s exnected TO develop the
| e.. =, -. .,o,h of the resnec-
HnS' ieoi test ot tne suens
1--WE factions In that BODY anu mc.s ~
| a.. .o..-t,. a. - ..,.,,., c,nna,qn
'ie eoininit'ee IN the eo'Hins
at present. and. through the newspaper tri-
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unNira'e Oh FRANK. house' anu
expects to manipulate 1t TO his own ends, Is
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FRANK ana honser are eoiIiiii'teu " @iesen-
| heinism and will use their influence In his
| behalf in the uork ~ selecting the city
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ccket' put the attitude OF Preetorius Is al
present uncertain and Is causing Zlegenhein
no little anxiety. II is claimed by friends of
| Preetorius that he will refuse to act with
| Houser and Erank ON the Auxiliary Com
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| s..as....Ns 1..,ar,n.
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Inc constituency OF tne "estiicne fos. s
| the news of the selection of the Auxiliary
| Committee of three was announced last
| weak a large deIeya,,on of influential Ger
| mar ci,i-ens fro,n Nortb and south 81
| man eiuIens from Noi'I aiu sou.H o.
LOUIS called upon Doctof freetofius 10 pro-
& sss, against his acceptance Oh tns e., pOs,,on
| be used to defeat the Mayors designs on the
| party. They assured him that the decent
i voters OF tQe party WOulQ no longer Tolerate
\ anything thai sayors of Ziegenhein and the
| City Kali machine in municipal affairs and
that If the best interests of the party and
| the people were TO be subserved the West
| Nche Post should make an open and unre-
/ lenting warfare on Ziegenhein
| II Is asserted by Doctor Preetorius's
| formally tender his resignation as a mem
| Der of the Auxiliary Committed
| Yesterday afternoon Julius wurzburger.
| the Mayors intimate friend and political
| associate, who Is RAPIDLY forging TO the
front again as an expert machine hand"
had Edward Preetorius. the editors son, in
| tow at the City HaIi. They visited the
| Mayors office and later strolled through
| other departments. II is stated thar The
| his fathers attitude in the matter Of ac-
cepting the appointment on the committee.
| but that the Mayors friends purposely pa
| raded him for the moral infiuence n might
create IN The minds % ths nnnosstion n i"'sN'
81. Ioui. RrnuhI,c.n rinh snI.,..
Tna T,,'a ton,,,1. rnsa =, ,s e
puDncan CluD; caused oy the Introduction
So,nne,,tes ~ y. 5,i, eans tor Sonierence
nror,er eteus "a 40 h Wsn NIL ,ne eiuo as 70 tns
pnn1,na,ions , 70 1s 'aken 1,. 20 secure eooe
noin.Iatons ,in ma Ions LOT me city ticket, mas not
r. xas IN i,s vorS raS ziesenaein scheten,s: ,s
Centrsi Comn,,,sa nnS o,a1p oap a. sh tns Sly
chants' s.s,.s SI,,, 49, .peiSs .p ~ tns s,sr
publican CTh nrnnoses 10 baya baSa q,
the naming OF The city ticket n n can hut
II was not Unexpected Zieeenhein has Long
been aware Of the hostility of the ors,aniza>
the Committee that he can arora ~ is,,eh :.
at the opposition The Zieeenhein peonie
say that the "yoo-goos. as they can re
members OF the club. have no real following
no Organization and NOT even a fnu Re- ri 81
Directors They have no strength throneb-
out the city with the middle class of yossrs
they declare huf fbey bave cnI,s "a -, 'osrls, e,
of members who are anxious 70 t3,,,rl a.,
the city ticket. and they noint out Ybst ,ba
real purpose of the resoiution adon,e.i T,as
day night is to notify tba 1-it,- Eorora,..s.
70 show them to what extent The club ,5II
be recognized in the framing Of TIE SI t;nls, wii
last December said n Zierepbein r,ar ras sS
terday, ito have a conference on leaders n,
the subject OF the nominations for the he
son. II remember right. and the pbraseoi-
osy was such as to Intimate that the meet
ING would be addressed by men influential
Well. II there was ever any report returned
oy that special committee. 1 have never
neard OF i. nor have seen any evidences
they realized that they had made a mess
OF u. and learned how weak their club
really really Is: they asked the Good Government
people to Join issues with them. But Fflley
would have none OF them any more than
We would. and as a result they have a club
Zfegeahein and Ffliey
ZIegenbein a. ,,.L,,.
patch up a truce With FsIIsy bns vn ~ NO 70
would I,Ie tne e WIN aisneartsning results: He
spring campairn b,,t ne ,,S,sng SSmarge OF tne
has Thus far beiS -, a., Il Ss'nts ne
proven sIifsicisns, o"s , ~ nm, inoirecuy nave
man TO shesfha x. LIS 70 COX me old
could name pas,ix ms y, nh ~ ,h . saia Fllley
TO ieIn forcas ,.t,n res ~ ~ ne WOULD consent
a snsnicio, eS.h Win zies.hhein. out there Is
inee Of the zeIss,sa,, ma, tne % %mayora,ty nom
man whom FiIley would not conn,aner,a
under any circunstances Such heing ,ha
case. Fflley Is content 10 wait rn,il ths ,rs
maries disciose the probable nersonna,
the ticket TO be nut IN by the Citv Csn.roi
Committee Then the Good Eoyernr,sst
leader VIII be prepared for env emeryancn
He has served notice on the conm,,tss ,S.
there must be n free Sair and ,,,nas,,, sa,
at the polls on April ! 's ueiea'
zachrtt, W.,,. - MA. r..
r.. ,-s--, oe A'
Co. * h-enos OF Judge Lacnrftz. candidate
s1ran,'e rme nayoraity nomination. are making
sous 1ra.ts enof.s 10 give the public the i'm
RRSSs,on tnaI Zlegenheln Is opposing him |
III III me domination, but there are very few |
, .ne mayor have long been close personal |
friends or the nnbi,c 70 haI,s,,s ,sau ss., then n
The iudSs.s yri.IS ns'e f,e, oxen suhosrea
helms Omen esrnnsai ~ S,s 'nae ziege1- |
might bnrt ar y,sar .,. -, ms Sandldacy !
of yoters an a. VIII certain ciass 1
being done % III II "a pressn. .s any injury |
of f6e G.vor.. ns ILL tne stories |
are bain1 cars, a.eseu gpposlSion 70 MIN
Committee ss co,,rosoa a,rsr. Inc eiy ,Centrai
aiso n,enbsrp bSpioyss ~ ahd omclas VINO are
CInh z.nsrs, oI tne MerSnants league
hiJ a, ao,.a, anu Ziessnnein s lave prooa-
,,i.,aa eteei nuiloeT oi Irieius IN tne COM