The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-10
National Committeeman Kerens
and Meriwether Work a
Smooth Game.
WAGNER AND LoFFHAGEN.
Twelfth District Candidates viii
Be Supported to Secure Fed
eral Patronage.

white-wlnged peace IS now being pro
claimed by the knowing ones among Repub-
lican politicians. Factional strife is no
more, knives have been eheathed. ballots
Of November will not be scratched. and
brotherly kindness prevails Politicians who
did not speak as they passed n fortnight
ago hail one another with something akin
to genuine affection. and do not part until
many Here's to you have been said.
And all because a dicler has been made
Kerens's cry OF harmony has brought about
the condition. To Kerens IS given the
credit for standing as sponsor for this latest
ebullition Of Republican devotion to princi-
pie. At least. the contented air OF his
henckneu would indicate as much.
The deal Is not as good as that which
was turned down at the Republican prim-
ary. but st IS much better than nothing.
aIeriwether figures-and not metaphorically
speaking. he has a habit OF figuring with
the politicians who do the "buziness" for
the Republicans.
To Kerens. the deal means fnuch. He
viii receive nearly all. II not all. OF the leg
islatfye nominees for use in the Republic
an caucus when the General Assembly
meets. It is hoped 10 elect the ticket
which has been nominated for city Offices
Incidentally. they expect to elect George c.
Wagner and Edward II. LofIhagen TO Con-
gress for the short and long terms. respect
lively.
coLDNT BREAK SLATE.
MeriwetEer has given Up all hope Of elect
ing his sraight nominees. Bogy, Kowalsid,
Brandenberger. Wendover and others who
have tried 10 get on the Republican ticket
are out Of the running. No public owner
snip man has been able 10 break the Re-
publican slate, and could not legally do 50,
II Is thought. II they could persuade any
Republican nominees to pull on
Harmony started when John B. Owen,
who Has been running ksrens's game in this
city. sent out invitations 10 tie Repuni-
can nominees for Senators and Representa-
tives 10 meet him and arrange Tor tne
placing of their names on the Public owner
Before some OF them went 10 see Owen.
they conferred with their city Committee
men ana the supposed friends oi state
Chairman Atkins. As a result. nearly all OF
them saw owen in his office.
What passed between lhem no man
knows some OF the nominees claim that
about all that Iasscd was the simple qucS-
tion Is 70 whether they wished TO get on
/ the Meriwether ticket 1t IS said that owen
specirc2lIy told Two or three OF them tlfat
that they would stand pat cn a repeal OF
| the so-calied Nesbit law
BIT Al THE BAIT
OF course. the nominees bit Meriwether
support looked very good 10 them. consid-
ertng that the Repupican majorities are
1AA--AAA-A NAAeAAA - ne.
that no expense would be attached 10 their
acceptance OF the proposition. another fsa-
fure which looked good.
Since the conferences with Owen things
have been moving. Petitions have, been cir
| culated 20 place Republican legislative NOM
inees on the Public Ownership ticket
Yesterday afternoon AZ 4:50 O'clock a meet
Ing OF the nominees was held at tke head
quarters OF the Republican CITY Committee
IN the Temple building, and all of those
present promised 20 support the Initial .ivss
and referendum. IN accordance with the de-
nands OF the Federation OF Labor.
In the Twelfth District kersns Is work