The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-14
Thomas f. Barrett Is Thinking of
Becoming a Candidate for
Congress.
CONVENTION TO MEET TO-DAY.
Light Vote in All of the Wards
at the Republican Primaries
Yesterday, Owing to Alb
scence of Contests.

Thomas z. Barrett may announce him.
gressional nomination in the Eleventh Dis
trict to oppose Charles f. JOY His friends
have been urging the step for some time.
and yesterday he said that he might con-
sent TO go after the honor.
Any good Democrat can beat Joy" said
Mr.. Barrett. There is a safe Democratic
majority in the district. and only overconfi-
dence will result In joys reelection. \
, number of friends have asked me to run in
opposition to him. some of whom have said
| that they would he willing and anxious to
contribute to the expenses of the campaign.
1 have not given my answer. for there is no
hurry about the matter. I think that 1
have about as many friends in the district
as any other mar living there. having spent
my whole life there. I shall probably decide
/ in the next fortnight or SO whether to run"
The Republican Nominating Convention of
the Eleventh Congressional District will
take place at 10 o'clock this morning in the
Social Turner Hall, Thirteenth and Monroe
streets. As there is no opposition TO Mr..
JOY. he will be renominated.
At yesterdays election in the nine wards
composing the Eleventh District less than
800 votes were cast. There were no delega-
tions opposing those on the regular Repub-
iican ticket. The vote by wards was: Sec
ond 81; Thru 55; Sixteenth. 81: Seven
teenth, 43; Eighteenth. Il; Twentieth, &c:
Twenty first IS; Twenty-sixth, 30 and
Twenty-scVenth, 81. Total, exclusive of the
First Precinct of the Eighteenth Ward, 431.
The 1clca2 tions follow:
Second Ward-Henry Hirschberg, Fred
WeitZ, Charles Wagner, Charles II. Lang,
{. H. Witthoefet Herman Il. Witbrodt
Louis kespohl, Louis Harsch. II. W. HeG-
man, 9. Il Hill, George B. Dubois. VIII
liam Luke, Edward Barkhoefer
Third Ward-F. W. Priesmeyer, John c
Bensek, Henry Woke, Charles Leiding.
H. Grote. S. j. Rosenthal, A H GruendIer
Sixteenth Nard-Henry Kralmann, W;l-
liam j. Budde, William J. Broker, Albert
Oster, William Otto, John A. Helmes, VII
liam Rohde
Seventeenth ward-Eouis E Dehlendorf,
j. L. Morische. Charles f. Mertens. John
A. Jung, f. W. Linn. Jacob W. Schfele,
Henry L. Weeke. CHI ist H. Wiese. August
Kleykamp. Charles +. Busche. Robert w
Bischoff and Albert c. Haumueler.
Eighteenth Ward-J. H Walkenhorst,
MIiham A, II. Hahn. A r. Hiimer. August
Henry G. Rotermund. Henry Koch, Ed
ward H. Ottner. henry Lsndwehr. F. Z.
P!umer and Robert H. Ko6usch. -e w.
Twentieth Ward-Wiiliam c. Marten. C.
Salleroy, Daniel c, Befa. William j.
Thomas S. Hawley. john +. Heinrich, G. A.
Pauly and II. S. Parker.
Twenty-tirst WarG-t. A. Gerken. Elmer
L: MoOne, Henry Sperfiage. Jr. r. p. Nc
Clure Charles Arnold. Henry Fairback, Eu-
gene McQuillan. Edwin q. Cox and c. W.
Essnana.
Twenty-six Ward-Charles T. Fftzpa trick.
G H. Kicker, Bernard p aopson. Lucas
Schottmueller, John B. Betz, George J.
DiepenbrOck, Thomas ;. Hauk II. H. Born
schein, Edward Poklaese Charles car
riIlon John a. Kelley and W. ". Ring
Twenty-seventh Ward-JOhn H. Merri-
man, Vital ". Garesche. James Laurie. An
drew Bu-lingame, W. E Woerheide, John
W. Newcomr, r. W. Lindsay, George W.
Leeak, A. NJ. Sturdevant and W. L. Caul-
field.