The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-23
Kercns- Hitchcock Row Reaches
Republican Newspaper
Mems Convention.
CROPS OUT IN BITTER CHARGES
Lines Sharply Drawn for Election
of Offirers TO-Day-Walter
Stevens ROOms the
Worlds Fair.
REPUBLC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
St Joseph Mo, Nov. 22.-The session of
the Republican Editorial Association of
| Missouri to-day was series of skirmishes
| preliminary to the big fight, which viii
! take place tomorrow when permanent
officers will be elected.
| A lively row was started by W. S. Moore
| of Thayer. Oregon County. by a bitter ar
! raicnment of Chairman Atkins Of the state
! Committee Moore said Oregon County had
never received the slightest attention from
| the Starc organization. and it was no won
! der it remained in the Democratic column.
There were many other counties i'll the same
condition, he said. and ne chargeu u'e
State chairman with gross neglect OF da'S'
| George =. Huckeby Of Rich I'M, - I. pop-
| b;ns of oregon. and James Giilispie OF Mem
~ uera emnbatic in their defense OF
| Chairman Atkins. and Moore hhdii! ie'ii
| to the rear Of the room.
| The Temporary organization was reFlect'u
without 4 skirmish. Captain HeAfy hie
of ST Louis was made chaifInah' nav
Fleming of Kansas City vice chaiririah anu
II. r. Snyder secretary.
/ This afternoon Joseph Mccoy OF 81 i-ouI9
dashed himself into fury while he told the
assembled newspaper men OF the lhlquiueS
of the Nesbit law. f. E. McJimsey OF MARI
willie spoke on Character ot tui'oiidi I->
preston"
/
| A question box in charge OF J. h SWdnSer
of Milan gave all the editors chance 10
give vent to their feelings on matters per-
| thinning to State politics. Among those VINO
lsroke under this head were Harry Denhahii
| of 81 Francis County Fl. II. Mitchell OF
! Henry County, ID. p. Dobyns OF oregon ana
| captaiD f. NJ PoSegate OF st. LOUIS.
| kerens Faction I'm Favor.
| The Akins faction. which unquestionabiy
had control of the session Of the conV9n-
| tion this afternoon, took back seat 1of
/ the Eerens forces at the banquet AT ire
| Metropole tonight. Seated TO tile right ana
| the left of Toastmaster Brewster Were such
| Kerens patriots as Major j. L. Bittihser' d.
| NJ Johnson C. d. Morris and others Baxter
| and Mccoy OF the Atkins organ We're down
! amcng the lesser lights. This was not
| strange, because the banquet was in charge
| of the Mckinley and Roosevelt CIub,
| Kerens faction organization
| Captain King and W. b. Stevens of St
| Louis were prominent. Mr.. Stevens responC-
| ed to the toast, THE Press ana the " ora
| Fair" and said. in part:
| AT every step taken since that conven-
| tion declared in favor Of a Worlds Fair as
| the fitting form of celebration, the press
| has supported it.
..Tbe co.vention, which was the formal
| initial step declared that for a World S
| Fair, worthy to celebrate such centennial.
| Congress SnOuiu aplIopiititC fN''N'''N0'
| the city Of ST. Louis should isuse 100000
| in municipal bonds. The performance of its
! part by the State necessitated the passage
| Of amendments to TIE Constitution.
| without the united support of the press
| Of the State, a four-iifths majority for those
Amendments would have been impossible.
Had those amendments failed. the Worlds
Fair movement would have stopped.
| Occasionally there comes to the Press
| Bureau an inquiry. What does the Worlds
| Fair intend to do for the press?
! THE interests of the press are in the
| hands of a committee composed of the
| leading newspaper men of St. Louis. That
fact il a guarantee that the Worlds Fair
will do for the press all it can reasonably
| ne asked TO do. 1t is the avowed purpose
| Of this committee of practical newspaper
men to extend such facilities, such courte-
| sizes and such recognition to the press and
| on such a scale as were never before given
| by any exposition.