The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-27
one. BALLOT AT
THE ''oPEN" PRIMARY
Election Board Refuses to Allow
Republican Caucus Ticket to
Be Printed Separately.
zAcHRlTz's NAME is FIRST.
Position on the Ballot Determined
by Priority in Filing Declara-
tions-Slate Candidates
Will Be Last.

w III DC Adcts
z. c. Rowse and John d. johnson, repre-
senting the Republican Committee wnieh
formulated in secret caucus a slate TOT tne
"open" primaries TO be held on Marcn D
appeared before the Board of Election Com
missioners yesterday and submitted prop
osition that the slate be made into sepa-
rate ticket or ballot. distinct from the list
; Of candidates who were not selected In the
caucus.
The proposition. II it had been approved
by the board, would have served to make
the primaries still more 'open" and would
have acted as an instrument to more sue
cessfully jam the caucus slate down the
throats of the voters by tending to put the
names Of non-caucus candidates into tne
background
Mr.. johnson officiated as spokesman. He
requested the board to establish what would
virtually be a precedent. He asked that the
Official ticket be composed of a batch OF
|. ballots with the caucus slate, which Is COM
plete on one ballot and with the names OF
the other candidates on other pailots.
An earnest argument was rendered In sup
port of this policy
OnIy Ome bAAAOts
Chester H. Krum, who was present with
+. T. Fauntleroy to guard Judge Zachritzs s
interests, maintained that the proposition
was unfair and without precedent. He de-
clared that there should be bur one ticket.
and that the names Of candidates should be
printed thereon In rotation. under the cap
| ton Of each Office according to the order
| in which the declarations of candidacy had
been filed. He insisted that the candidate
! who filed first should be entitled to have
precedence on the ticket.
Mr.. Krum scoffed at the plan advanced
| by the secret caucus delegation and pro-
nounced 1t preposterous. ''If you gentlemen
should desire title for your ballot" he
| asserted, you'd have to designate 1t the
secret caucus ticket as any other style
would be meaningless"
The announcement had been made by
President McCafery. when the ''open" pri-
mary project was first suggested to the
and that candidates names would appear
declarations. The old board had acted on
opinion that any other method would not
| De fair. The new board heard the state
ments yesterday and unanimously decided
the names Of candidates under the caption
| OF each office in the order Of filing.
Caucus Candidates Last.
| As the slate fixed in the secret caucus
was rendered to the board late Saturday
| afternoon. shortly before o'clock, which
| time had been, designated as the final hour
| for filing declarations, 1t transpired that
the names Of the caucus candidates were
the last to be received: consequently. the
names Of the caucus candidates will appear
at the close OF the official ticket.
As nearly as can be ascertained at this
time. from q careful investigations Of the
declaration book. the Official ticket will be
as FOLLOWS. those candidates who fled first
| having precedence under each caption:
The Ticket.
MAYOR
william Zachritz
| George W. Parker
CITY COLLECTOR
| Charles r. Wenneker.
| COMPTROLLER
Isaac II. Sturgeon.
"A H. Frederick.
William G. Boyd.
| TREASURER.
Charles Scudder.
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Oscar F. Doering.
PRESIDENT BOARD OF PUBLIC IMPROVE.
MENTs.
| John A. Laird.
AUDITOR
| e. Isaac II. Mason.
49, Henry r. Whitmor&
CITY MARSHAL.
Henry Reinstedler.
| Hiram Lloyd.
l CITY REGISTER.
Conrad Schuetfe.
Joseph A. Gutweiler.
Richard n Hyama
INSPECTOR OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
1 John c. Lyons.
/ william H. Ritter.
| Hupp Tevis.
/ PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL.
William e. Guy.
MEMBERS CITY COUNCIL.
/ Charles Kratz.
| Henry c. Erman.
| @. A. Pauly.
1 Henry Gaus.
H. Gidionsen.
| e r. Hoyt-
| August +. Klasing.
| Ben westhus.
l William c. Uhri.
| Charles wissmath, Jr.
Gustav Frey.
MEMBERS BOARD OF EDUCATION.
/ Robert Moore.
Christopher W. johnson.
Primary Details Completed.
| The lists Of judges and clerks ana OF tne
polling places have been approved py tne
sol sasy Se
board concluded that the representation
| should be determined by allowing the twe
and clerks. This plan naturally provide.
that the Parker nominees shall represent
the caucus ticket, while the Zacnrlsz om,
In each polling place there win be foul
Judges and two clerks. half the force act,
| ing for the caucus slate and the other hall
| for the non-caucus ticket. In cases Wner'
| only one Of the mayoralty candidates ha1
filed a list there win be only two judges
| and one clerk. President McCanery inter
prefs the law as declaring against more thar
| four Judges and two clerks.
| n was inadvertently stated In yesterdays
Renublic that C. L. Hoblitzelle had been re-
| appointed secretary by the board. wherea,
President McCafery had stated Monday
night that the board had NOT consaGerec S e
with many important affairs. involving
much work, in anticipation OF the details
| attendant to the election, which 10 nov
| close and II is consequently scarcely pos
| sible that there will be action on any OF
| fice appointments.
| Points for vOters.
| The proximity of the election suggest.
| the necessity Of drawing the attention Of
| Deynocrats TO certain requirements OF tht
law In order to be eligible to vote,
| nerson must have lived in the State on
wear. In the city sixty days and IN tne
| nrecinct twenty days. counting elecuon Gay
/ A the last day. In the event OF remove
| from one precinct or ward TO anotnef, n
necessary to have the change OF address
| recorded in the registration books. VINO
eoeyer failed to register previous 10 tne
| nresidential election must DO SO nov. or M
| wTiu be disqualified at the municipal elec
zion on April 8. Citizens may register o.
| have corrections made any day nov IN IN,
| General Office of the board, IN the Wes
/ S~-~sS1. ~ 1bA main floor in the new Cit