The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-27

the Sc. Louis Republican Club. are eus.
fesn f that Parker @ viii ii Sas be sacriiiced by the
Zachritz-Ziegenhein workers at the prt-
mary: In order to avoid any chance OF this.
Election Commissioners to SO arrange the
official ballot that the Parker caucus slate
would appear on one ticket, the ZachIitz
candidates for the other offices on another.
The Parker men argued that. as the caucus
slate was the only complete one: naming
given preference on the official ballot. Such
an arrangement would give the Parker
men a decided advantage at the primary;
voters. bewtldered by the incompleteness OF
the other tickets. would solve the problem
by voting the first ticket entire. fearing TO
take chances on scratching.
There Is a difference OF opinion among
the shrewdest of the Republican workers
made by the ST. Louis Republican Club to
make the Parker slate a separate ticket on
the official ballot. No doubt is expressed
for for the best Interests % Of their s candidate in
suggesting this but 1t Is intimated In GER
tain quarters that the suggestion was
lican Club members by men who secretly
favor Zachritz's nomination. II the Elec-
ton Commissioners had adopted the sug-
the faithful push" to do to secure the
nomination OF Zachritz and the machine
ticket would be to scratch Parker's name
to stand on the second ticket and scratch
every other name which bears the secret
eaniaaton SI oran nlaced AGAINST fe SINCE Monday
when the complete revised list Of the can.
didates was submitted to the City Central
The action Of the Election Commission
ers, however. I'm declaring that only one
ballot will be presented to the voters. bear
order in which they were filed. gives the
Zachritz men an added advantage In the
primary. His candidacy was hled before
that of the caucus candidate Parker, and
consequently his name will appear first
on the official ballot
As the time for the primary draws nearer.
leaders Is that Judge Zachritz Is gaining
in strength and that the friends OF Parker
will have TO put forth extraSrdinary enorts
TO secure the nomination. The members OF
the City Hall push, who were depended
upon In the old days to carry their wards
for the machine have less hesitation I as the ne
days slip by in declaring that they Will be
Unable to carry their wards for Parker
Although Mayor Ziegenhein has made a
shSw cS1ta o and hat he fayors the
domination of Parker. he has as yet taken
no active steps to organize his forces into
an aggressive combination against Zach
When Ziegenhein was organizing the City
Central Committee. several months ago,
was credited with having sixteen members
pledged to him under any and all circum-
stances. At that time he and Zachr1tz
had not quarreled. IL they. have at this
time, and 1t was common rumor that these
committeeman were pledged equally 10
Zachritx's candidacy as 1t was known that
at that time the Mayor was preparing to
throw his strength to Zachrftz for the
nomination.
1t is said by Zachritz's friends that
enough of these committeeman still remain
steadfast to him to secure his nomination.
with the assistance Of those who were OPP
posed to Zlegennein at that time but have
no sympathy with Parker's candidacy.
In North st. Louis and South St Louis.
in the wards which regularly roll up large
German Republican majorities. Zachritz
friends predict a tough time for Parker
The voters in these wards. as rule, are
faithful to the people who have done them
fayors in the past and who may be In a
position to repeat these favors II elected,
and they are slow to turn to strange po-
liticai gods. With this as a basis. and re-
membering the history Of former primary
elections in these districts. Judge Zachritz 8
friends declare that he Will come up to
Chouteau avenue and down to Cass avenue
with a majority sufficient to overcome any
surplus Parker may get in the central and
West End wards.
In anticipation of q hot fight. the friends
of both candidates are very active In getting
out as large a registration as possible, ana
II is believed that the vote cast at the
election next Tuesday will be one OF the
largest ever polled at Republican pri-
mary.