The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-08
Their Plan TO Reorganize City Cen
trail Committee Meets With
Disastrous Failure.
FlLLEY WOULD NOT SERVE.
Mayor Said TO Be Working to
Make His Son Fred Supply
commissioners
Wcnncker's Plans.

An attempt on the part OF a few ambitious
] NePuollcdns TO reOrganize the Republican
! Clty central Committee recently met with
ulsastrOus and ignominious failure. The at
/ tempt WAS made the day after New Years
ana since then the parties TO It have been
ehdeaVJrlns to keep the matter Of their de-
ie"t quiet in the hope Of succeeding In an
other effort
II mas long been an open secret that the
committee has been disrupted by conflicting
ISIS ana torn into several factions Sew
erdi Republican leaders. realizing this con-
1'ioh oi affairs, and chershing political
amnitons. have been quietly laying plans
70 cement the breach between some Of the
iactions with a view to obtaini, enough
votes thereby to control the bod and use
II 10 their own personal interes Council
man carroll Is credited with be lg one Of
'ne men who Is seeking to obtain control
OF the committee.
Caucusses have been held at various times
| "thln the last two weeks seeking to rec
ohcHe enough OF the disarfected commit
t.'Hleh 10 the causes OF the respective can
uioates Tor the chairmanship to effect a
reoIs sdhlZatlon. The latest OF these caucusey
was held January 2 At this meeting no
asIeehent as To reorganization on the plans
submitted could be reached. but 1t was finaI-
"A IL
mittse OF six disinterested Republicans who
Were empowered to draw UP resolutions
upon which reorganization could be ef-
bsrr,d.. eT,T1 when II was hoped. would restore
Ihe committee OF six was named. and the
enaiInhn or the caucus was appointed TO
appIlse the appOintees Of their selection and
tne TASK they were called upon to undertake
Chauncey j. Filley's name Il is said was
,. ,iist on the committee OF six. FilIey biuntly
turned down the caucus envoy when he
was approached and so did three OF the
others Colonel ID. T. Dyer and Nathan
a. Tank. =. r. u ~ SAID, were the only two OF the
M sA WHO would even consent TO listen 10 the
proposition When this was reported 10 the
committeeman who had attended the caucus
ganization drop for the time being.
What Mayors Plans Are.
"a Republican. who is a member of the
lily Central Committee and close personal
on the secrets OF the inner councils OF the
party. said yesterday that the Mayor IL
positively out Of the race for the ReDub-
hcan nomination. He said:
Ziegenhein will not be a candidate for
denomination. You can bet anything you
want want on that, and win. He is politician
enough 10 realize that he is carrying too
much dead weight TO have any chance in a
race for such an exalted position as NOM
could not T realize tbst sair msa,s and even If he
friends enough to read the signs for him.
As matter OF fact. I know that Ziegen-
nein, at the last caucus of his friends in
the city Central Committee ANNOUNCED pr y
lively that he would not he a cand date.
Inc Mayor however. is foxy. and he has
hot MADE this announcement publicly or
ofiicially to the whole COMMITTEES for sever
az reasons He realizes that there are a
Mhoie lot OF persons In the committee and
deal TO know his exact position in this mat
ter AT present he is In a position 10 exact
,,i tsr,ain Things from these people. which
they would refuse IL IL were known .osi-
lively that he would be political dead
one, after NEXT April. He intends to keep
them In uncertainty as long as possible, in
order that he may use them 10 the last
minute. IL is said that one OF his most
cherished ambitions is to provide snug
berth for his son Fred. his private secre-
tary. so that Fred will be in a safe harbor
when the storm sweeps his father of his
political keel. lie Is trying to use his
the party to provide for Fred before he
himself disclOses his future Intentions re-
garding the nomination. Some persons say
that he would like to see Fred made Sup
ply Commissioner in place OF Meier
SO far as Wenneker Is concerned I can
ntSIf nnrf,sa tnat ne j. no, candidate for the
with one of his personal and political
friends. who IL one Of the most influential
able terms that he was not seeking the
nomination. and would not care to accept
II under any circumstances; In the course
OF this conversation. he said: 1T will never !
do for the Republican party TO nominate |
for Mayor this spring a man with a Ger
man name His friend thereupon observed
that such being the ease. Wenneksr would
be equally unavailable. Certainly replied |
Wenneker. 1 am not a candidate. and have |
not been
FiiIcy Not Considered strong.
Now, IL Wenneker had any Mayoralty !
aspirations. he would not have made This |
SeGlarSi,o1 al 3,,inS knowing that by doing so he
out and pledging his support to some other |
man. would heY Il doesn't stand to reason |
is to succeed himself as Collector and he !
Is making his compaign for reappontment (
and reelection solely upon his past record |
I'm that office.
'Wenneker's tip that no man with a Ger
man patronymic will stand much chance |
for the Worlds Fair Mayoralty is a pretty /
realize IL. OF course. such being the case
II cuts the ground from under the feet OF /
sons who believe that Ziegenhein will use
his strength 10 procure the nomination ef
Zachritz. but there is no certainty of that
There Is a verX strong belief IN certain /
quarters that the Mayor Is Inclined 10
favor the nomination Of Z. o. staRard. II |
seems 70 be the universal opinion of the
will not stand for men of the ZiegenheIn-
Zachritz type for the Worlds Fair nominee,
W. II. Thompson. or Cyrus p. walbridse.
must be called upon TO try to save the
Professor Hal,ey c. Ives would be an
acceptable candidate II he were not asso-
ciated with the F1lley faction. Filley and |
his Good Government Club viii cut very
are blowing off steam at a great rate Just |
now. They can't carry single ward in |
the city. II Filey loses the three lieuten- |
ants who are keeping the club together |
Charles Graves. Charles Day and jim
Ray the negro saioonkseper, there won't
be enough left OF the Good Government
Club TO print an obituary about. And when |
things shape themselves I'D in the spring. h
the Republicans bring out a good, clean
man for the nomination. the chances are |
100 TO l that Fflley will find himself try- |
Ing to steer against the wind without a1y |
officers or crew to assist him.
REPUBLICANS OUT FOR OFFICE.