The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-06
SILKS IN CONTROL
Of The CONVENTION
Republican State Organization .ic
cus"d of Disregard Of Party
Veal by Editors.
PRESIDENT SCORES AKINS.
Declares That fractional Fights in
ST. Louis Cost Thousands uf
Notrs-kcrenS's Hand in
the Background.

REPUBLIC sP.CIaL.
-. Joseph. Mo. Dec. 5-The silk Stock
!n:s are il control tt tn Republican Ed
itor:al Association Of Missouri. ana their
speakers are giving the fact:oralisis some
10; shots.
From the time the convention o2ensG this
forenoon uatil the close there was a sue
cession of speeches derrecating the fac
tio:al fight and accusing the State ryan
iza;ion Of 4 Gross disregard Of the veal O:
the party. There Is a p~retsnsa a; being in
Discriminate ~ this matter. and Kere1s
gets an ind:rec; Up occasionally.
Several prominent Republicans stated thi:
morning that they expected Colonel Ksrsns
TO attend the meeting, but he has failed u
aoloar. 1t was expected that the Akins
men would do a little fighting when the
gUerv box VS. opened, but they were doci.e.
This feature Of the programme was only
fairly begun when adjournment time came.
and il viii b. resumed tomorrow.
John L. SwaEger. a devoted friend q
kc:ers. surprised the convention with a
speech. in which he placed the blame for
The present distressing condition CT affairs
in TIE party on his own faction as well as
on the Atkins crowd. Swanger said in part:
Missouri VIII be Republican when our
party leaders think more of party than of
patronage. more OF measures than of men.
We have worshinped too long at the feet Of
| ambitious men. We have spent too much
time doing one another and not enough in
doing the other fellow. Fact.onalis.n must
die in Missouri.
TIL leader who sees nothing hut Jobs at
Washington should be given an indefinite
r. W - lI=LnFR --nDl a-sr rzrr,- nr..ns1,
;icn. Our party organization must not be
prost!tuted t. the ambitions of men, nor
used as a failing machine with which TO
scourge some faithful party worker who
happens 10 have a mind of his own"
SCORED AKINS.
c. II. Harrison. the president. in his an
nual address. roasted State Chairman
Atkins for making a speech before the as
ISOLATION a year ago in which he counse!ei
harmony and un~an;mity OF action. and d
few weeks later tried to use the orsaniza-
ton 20 help his friends get Federal Jobs.
Harrison was elected president last year
~ the Atkins men, because he sent a te.e-
gram TO President Roosevelt urging the
appointment Of John Albus as Postmaster
at St. joseph. He later withdrew The in
Corsemcnt.
MI. Harrison was not cne-sided in his
Ggnuac.ation Of factional fights. He said:
The association might have found great
favor win the factiOnaIists if it could have
been used to promote factional interests
for one side or the other, and the fact that
il has not found such favor is the hest
proof 1 can offer that it has not been so
used.
"The Republican gain of over p.0he in the
country districts OF Missouri. the particular
Held OF the Republican press. and the DEM
ccratic gain OF over 300 in st. Louis. the
particular battle-ground OF Republican fac-
tieral fighting. tell their own story
William Allen White of Emporia, kas,
spoke on Hypocrisy in Politics.: Asa ".
Butter of Darlington On The Boys in the
TrenCh": J. +. STanger on "Watchman,
Whit c. abs cIi:ht?" ~. J. SevelI OF Car