The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-06
Meets Police Commissioner Hawes
and They Exchange Cold
Ciyilities.
PROMISES SUPPORT TO PARTY.
Chairman Rotilwell Says That He
Had Il Curiosity To Know More
About Buffers Alleged
Formidable Power.

Chairman Rojhw-ll Of the State Commit
te-. took 4 look at city politics yesterday
! but II was not much more than 4 look. IL,
did not seem TO regard the incident as OF
great Importance. but the city politicians
/ were in a quiyer Of excitement.
! Ard II was all because Colonel Ia
, Butler put in an appearance at the State
! toinmIttees headquarters. and there met
vice chairman Harry Il. Hawes. The TIVE
men did not shake hands. and did not make
any profession Of personal friendliueSs but
I eacn assured Chairman Rothwell that he
was = true and loyal Democrat In the cas-
OF Mr Hawes. the assurance did not add
to the history of America. since nobody has
| ever imagined that the Police Commissioner
..Ce,onai.t vas 2aiE.thipg P,, but good party man
ilad Tor the smart set of city politicians the
lmpressiveness Of an epoch-that is. il ne
proposes' as he said. 10 work heart and
soul for the ticket. In other words. his
statement was esteemed vastly important.
IL true.
Chairman Rothwen thus tells what he
Il do not profess TO know much about
ihe inside of ST. Louis politics. OF course.
, influence in local politics. but only as
every man out in the State has heard A
number OF persons interested in the cam
paign have been telling me that Butler
was going to DO this. that or the other
in the approaching city campaign. As
chairman OF the State Committee. likely 20
4
that l should like to know something def
mite about what Butler proposed to do and
could DO l am not in the habit OF going
INTO concealment in political or personal
actions. and / decided to meet Ed Butler
Personally and openly. / had him notified
That i would be pleased TO meet him IL ne
felt Ike calling at headquarters. He came
yesterday. Very little was sai6 beyond Air
Buffers positive assurance that he had no
deal with Meriwether or the Republicans.
ana proposed to cordially support the city
and State ticket As / said. l am not con-
VerSant with St Louis politics. and do no.
profess to know what Buffers power to do
good or harm may be. do not know. since
meeting him. much more than j knew be-
fore. but he had been talked about so much
by city people as a powerful factor. that
i did not feel quite satisfied until / knew
little more All can add now ia that
was glad TO hear his expression OF faith
fumes 1uiness TO 10 the ticket | like to hear anybody
As to Mr. Hawes. his meeting with But
Ter was accidental on his part. As vice
chairman of the Executive Committee. he
is at headquarters almost every day for u
considerable time. and was there yester-
day. When he and Butler met they spoke
formally. When the question of the cam,
happened"
WHAT MIR. HAwES DID.
Police Commissioner Hawes said last
night Of his meeting with Butler:
Il suppose that the lack Of personal cor
diality between Mr.. Butler and me IL fairly
well known to the St Louis public My
meeting him yesterday was without any
previous notice TO me. ] was at the State
Committees headquarters When Mr.. But
Ter came in. Chairman RothweII said that
he had been told great deal about But
ler's opposition to the PARTY and had scSu
much in the newspapers. Butler replied
that these things were not true and that
he was really to support the party was
not with Butler five minutes and had no
part in the conversation beyond saying that
was exerting all my strength in behalf Of
party success. AS far as knew at the time.
Mr.. Buffers call at headquarters was pure
ly voluntary on MS part, though l after
ward learned that Chairman Rothwell had
conceived an idea that he would like to see
Butler personally and had intimated "a
much to Buffers friends. There was no
conference and no discussion OF the cam
paign. / do not know whether Chairman
Rothwell expects any useful results from
the exceedingly short and formal talk he
had with Butler