The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-05
Warning Republican Factions VIII
Appear Before Judge Bland
To-Day.
ABLE ATTORNEYS EMPLOYED.
Lee Meriwcther Says He VIII File
No Ticket Until After
the Present Row
Is Settled.

Al - O'clock this morning attorneys foI
| The TWO factions in the local Republican
party will appear before Judge Bland OF
The Court of Appeals. who VIII pass upon
| the record of the Republican State Commit
| tee in oustins sixteen members OF the city
! Committee.
| James l.. MINIS and Charles CIahin Alle;,
( viii represent the State Committee and
! John \. Gillian and Thomas + Fduntleroy
: the petitioning committeeman. II IS posi-
bic other lawyers will appear to assist
these.
1t is said the State Committee viii asl;
for dismissal on the grounds that it had
| jurisdiction in the premises being the gov
aFning power OF the party, and that as the
I Court OF Appeals adjourned August 10
! meet in course no action can be taken IN
chambers That the legal battle Will he
! hard-fought cannot be doubted by thuse
( familiar with the bitterness whiah has been
vngendered by the participants
runor was abroad yesterday that Lee
Meriwether would file an independent ticket
to-day. hoping by this method TO compel
the reoTganized Republican City Committee
| To consider his fusion claims. When seen
regarding the story. Mr.. Meriwether said
that nothing of the sort would be- done until
| after the Republican fight had been settled.
Under the authority given TO US by the
Public Ownership Convention" he said. we
have no power TO file Il straight ticket. The
convention bound us to n fusion on conJi-
tion that the Republicans would accept our
candidates.
Meanwhile 1ir. Meriwether is plaintiff in
suit for criminal libel against Professor
| 7. q. Scott. who accused him of forging
names To i paper which was filed with the
Board of Election Commissioners. The
case Will be called to-day Yesterday Pro-
| iessor Scott said that he would demand q
jury trial and endeaN or 10 have a court de-
cislon reached before the fail election. He
Is afraid Meriwether Will try TO delay
action until after November 1.
Fred II. hreiSman OF the Twenty-sevcnth
Ward received a notice yesterday informing
him of last nights meeting OF the reOrGa.-
lied Republican City Committee. Though
Mr.. Kreisman was originally opposed to a
direct primary. he has aligned himself
with the sixteen, and. together with George
the Kerens bunch"
His letter to William II. Blake. chairman
OF the & NEW cor; eS'nittss. iS+ is as II follows H;SS
Missouri Trust Building. City: Dear Sri IN
your signature and ih.t OF Vim. H Hahn
as chairman and secretary respectively. purport-
City = Central &c c9mmittee. mn to be a held Thnsiay
evening; september ! al o'clock, az commit
Recent developments in PARTY affairs are 50
ssd W known n 70 ssy Rp1P1 Re be tns, S cannot mot
body. alleged to be the Republican city Central
Committee. Of which you chairman and.
through technicality only. am presumed 70 BE-
a member. Frsnkne=s. likewise. requires me 20
advise you. being guided entirely by my own
opinion, that the creation OF your body was ir-
regular and Illegal and securei through rnisrep-
resentation. unlawful delegation of authority and
usurped power. that shall decline 20 par
ticipate in any Of your deliberations and will at
tach such right Of representation Of the Twenty
seventh Ward az may now have the body
that consider the regular Republican City Cen
tral Committee.
Should position IN this matter be not sus-
tained by such action at law as has been .sssti-
tuted, trust am candid enough in saying that
my sense Of fairness and consistency in political
work would not permit to support an organ
ization whose being. I believe. vas conceived
in an insincere contention for party advantage
and brought 30 maturity by the final surrender
by the opposition OF all the principle. good faith
and earnest desire for party harmony. that such
opposition had claimed its motive.
No Independent Republican who has followed
the details Of the many conferences that led
the present situation. can escape the belief that
the action OF the Republican State Committee
through Its Executive Committee. was precpl-
tated more by du-ess and the threats Of \ Ger
tain minority than sincere consideration OF the
diiIerences at Issue. failure TO reach the
party fairness II WAS presumed seek. and for
which all Republicans hoped
No further expression is necessary FOR you to
determine my relation TO your body. hut l
with personal regard Very sincerely yours.
+. H KRIESMANN.