The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-21
Filley's Club to Ignore Nominating
Primary, While st. Louis Re-
publican Club VIII Enter.
SEEKS AVAILABLE CANDIDATES.
Good Government League Is Pre-
pairing City Ticket and Ex-
poets to Complete 1t by
Next Monday.

The Filley Good Government League and
the st. Louis Republican Club. while ap-
parently in harmony on the project Of good
government. do not seem to be concerted on
the best method of combating the machine
to obtain that desirable end for the party.
Filley openly declares that the open NOM
mating primary is against the interests of
good government and OF the welfare OF not
only the party. but the general public. and
for that reason his organization will ut
terry ignore the coming primary, taking
no active part in defeating the candidates
presented for nomination. Neither will 1t
put up candidates of its own. Filley argues
tina by taking a direct part in the primary
his organization would be virtually coun-
tenancing this method of nomination. and
laying itself open to the charge of bolting IL
II decided later that 1t could not support the
nominees Filley declares that a primary
dictated and managed in secret by enemies
and active expOnents of bad government
cannot represent the interests Of men who
IaNor good government, and for that reason
ne has decided to hold entirely aloof from
the primary.
Meantime he and his lieutenants are busy
canvassing the availability of candidates
eiigible for an Independent ticket. to which
the organization Is committed no matter
what the result of the nominating primary
may De- The personnel of the entire inde-
pendent ticket has not been decided upon
as yet, and will not be made public in any
event before next Monday. but 1t is certain
that Professor Halsey {. Ives will be the
mayoralty candidate. Isaac NJ. Mason will
pc the selection for Auditor. and Charles
Scudder probably for Treasurer. Robert Z.
McMath Is sure to be named for one of the
prominent offices. most probably the one he
now holds. President Of the Board OF Pub
lie Improvements.
On the other hand. the St Louis Repub-
llcan Club is arranging to take an active
part IN the nominating primary. with the
intention OF defeating the machine slate to
be put up by Ziegenhein's committee next
Thursday. At meeting OF the Executive
Committee Tuesday night. the names of
several leading Republicans Of the anti
machine element were brought up for con-
stderataion for a place on the ticket. After
lengthy discussion. II Is said, the con-
ferees decided upon George W. Parker as
the mayoralty candidate. Isaac NJ Mason
was decided on for Auditor. and Charles
Scudder for Treasurer Offices which they
now hold. William E. Guy, a retired cap
italist. was decided upon for President OF
the Council. and William G. Boyd for Col
lector. Whether these men will allow their
names to be sent In to the Election Board
as candidates remains to be seen.
City Auditor Mason yesterday filed with
the Board of Election Commissioners his
declaration as a candidate for renomina-
ton at the Republican primaries. March S.
Three applications for nomination for MEM
bership in the House of Delegates were
filed. as follows: Fred G. Zachritz. Twelfth
Ward; August Gisler. Fourteenth and John
A. Wasser. Seventeenth. Captain Mason
VIII receive the support of the st. Louis Re-
publican Club. tfs,