The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-09
Republicans Are Using His Name
to Brighten National Com
mitteeman kerens.
CITY COMMITTEE SHOWS FIGHT.
Intentional Slight Given to Legal
Adviser Charles Nagel-E. A.
Rozier an Anti-Roosevelt
Candidate.

Republican conventions will be held In
Camden. Iron. Putnam and De kalb coun-
lies tomorrow. 1t is said that the success
of the Atkins forces in securing instructions
in the conventions held last week Will be
followed up by the Endorsement of Secre-
tary of the Interior Hitchcock for his work
as an official and as a Republican.
And thereby hangs a tale. 1t is said that
when National Committeeman kerens was
last in Washington he was told by Congress-
man Bartholdt that if he did not let up his
fight on the Secretary Of the Interior and
the State Chairman a backfire would be
started which would erectually shelve the
Colonel.
According to report, the Congressman told
Kerens tina If Mr.. Hitchcock were forced
to resign he would be the logical Republi-
can candidate for United States Senator from
Missouri. Evidently the National Commit
teeman did not al to the woods in his
fight against the Secretary, for the opening
gun In the baCkfre was put into action last
Saturday in Cape Girardeau County.
Resolutions adopted in that convention
commended Mr.. Hitchcock. 1t is said that
similar resolutions will be pushed by the
Atkins faction in other conventions which
they may control. If any great number Of
them are secured, it may easily be seen
upon Colonel Kerens's hopes.
Rozier In Poor Trim.
The fight on E. A. Rozier has assumed
a tinge which puts him In a bad light. He
has become known as the anti-Roosevelt
candidate for the State Craftsmanship and
as such is receiving the cold shoulder in
every convention he attends. He failed to
get SO much as a mention at the Cape Cir
ardeau convention which was supposed to
be his own property, he having lived in that
county.
1t is said that the Atkins faction Is moro
than willing to have RoZier continue in the
race. He Is acknowledged by all the poll
ttcians as a poor manipulation. AS chairman
OF the State Convention two years ago he
was a failure. The personal friendship be-
tween Rozier and the National Committee
man is said to be the excuse for Colonel
Kerens's interest in pushing the former
United States District Prosecuting Attor-
ney.
Other candidates which the Kerens fac
ton has endeavored to groom have fallen
by the wayside. Charley Morris Of Tren-
ton refused to take the Endorsement of his
own county and is said to want none Of It.
He Is much Of a band-wagon politician and
has named the Grundy County candidates
without binding them by any sort OF in
structions.
In the City Committee.
NAaiieS NdStI WIS TuuSly awakened from
the st. Louis Republican Club dream OF
supremacy IN the City Central Committee
last Tuesday night A few months ago he
was named the legal adviser OF the COM
nittee and for a while was quite the chief
man OF the politicians in that organization.
HIS advice was sought and accepted with
a readiness which was cherub-like in such
Il bunch
would discover the real inwardness Of the
game petore the spring primaries. The
resignation of Hiram Lloyd as committee
man from the Twenty-second Ward was
fell.
William Il. Hahn. the secretary Of the
committee, was supposed to be the main
stay OF the ST.. Louis Republican Club fac
ton. He announced that his crowd could
control the committee. So that when VII
liam H. Blake of the Twenty-fourth Ward
proposed an unknown political light named
Haffner to succeed Lloyd, It was supposed
that Hahn was back of the deal.
On the roll call Hahn refused to vote
after he discovered that Haffner had re-
ceived only seven votes. C. D. Comfort, a
kerens lieutenant received the remainder.
and Is now the committeeman from the
Twenty-second. 1t is said that the seven
who voted for Haffner were W. II. Clark
son, George p. Weinbrenner. Robert
A. Brunk and William H. Blake.
Added to this rundown OF the legal ad-
WISER OF the committee was the further
afrront extended to him in not inviting
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present in the parlors OF the Merchants
League Club with the other members OF
the committee, but when they adjourned to
an upper room, he remained behind. An
other member at large. Nathan Frank. did
attend the session. The Kerens members
OF the committee are said to have told their
friends hat the St. Louis Republican Club
is hereafter barred as far as possible from
participation In any sort of political con-
ference. 1t Is a fight to the finish.
Rollins Feels Confident.
Senator Rollins of the Thirty-fourth Sem
atorial District claims that he has no op-
position for denomination. He Is one Of the
so-called lobby members of the State Sen
ate. 1t Is said that Late Sturdevant Is
thinking of becoming a candidate. and
probably will do so If he can persuade him
self that he can capture the nomination.
Congressman Bartholdt's arrival in the
city has not been signalized by such a
demonstration as his previous visit. The
congressional primaries in the Tenth Dis
trict will be held tomorrow, and, as there
is no opposition to him, he Is sure Of a re-
nomination in the convention next Monday.
The only contests in the primaries will be
In the Seventh and Eighth wards. where To-
cal statesmen wish to show their power.