The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-30


Without regard for politics and for the
| information of voters who wish to advance
| the cause Of good government. The Republic
| to-day presents in black-face type the
names of nominees who. If elected, may be
| expected to improve conditions in the House
| of Delegates.
| Fffty-eight House nominees will be voted
| on at the election a week from tomorrow.
| OF these. twenty-five give promise of acting
| an aggressive part in good government IL
| elected. Unfortunately, fourteen of the
| twenty-five are opposed to each other in the
same wards-the Ninth. Eleventh. Twelfth,
Thirteenth. Twenty first Twenty-fifth and
| Twenty-eishth.
majority of the eleven remaining good
\ nominees must be elected if public improve
nation on the part of the voters. both Dem
ocrats and Republicans, will assure this
! turns out in force. there will be nc doubt
| of the result. The House OF Delegates can
be redeemed if the people so will it.
| In some of the wards the nominees chiefly
| represent the City Committeeman. OF those
| selected eleven are on the Democratic ticket,
| eleven on the Republican and three are in
| dependent nominees. The situations in the
| wards are briefly told, so that voters may
| judge for themselves whom they wish to
| support.
IN THE DIFFERENT WARDS.
In the First Ward W. D. Griffin, a
broker, with offices in the Mermod &
Jaccard building. has been named by the
but is friend of George Gunsoiis. the
Democratic Committeeman. Those who
know Griffin pronounce him an honest and
efficient man, who, if elected to the House.
probably will not hamper the work of the
administration or join combines such as
| have existed in the past
| nee is a roofer and was formerly a MEM
Der of the Legislature, where he was recog-
element of the Republican minority. or
the two. Griffin is considered the safer man.
In the Second Ward August c.. Lueking
is the Democratic nominee. If the better
elements of the ward do their duty. he will
be elected by a large majority. even though
the ward is nominally Republican. He Is
Company and is man of character. who
can be depended upon to work for the city's
best interests. Opposed to him is c. H.
Witthoefft. Republican. a politician Of the
| most practical type: who has been aligned
with the old Ziegenhein gang and who has
i've offices without number.
| 7. NJ. McAuliffe is the only man running
/ in the Third Ward. He is dominated by
| teeman. whose position In politics is one Of
| selfish interest He has been for and
| against the Buffers. McAuliffe will be
| elected and. until his votes are cast for adj
ministration measures. no one pretends to
believe that he will set anything on fire as
| a reformer.
Thomas f. Kinney's record has been
made as a Delegate from the Fourth Ward.
He has been renomirated. His friends make
| numerous promises regarding his future
performances but he has always been
combine man. Clarence T. Case, Repub-
| lican. should be supported from this ward.
| He is regarded as clean young man who
| is ambitious to do the right. In fractional
Republican politics he has been against the
gang He is an attorney:
Ike Conran. plumber. Democrat and But
Ter man. and Henry Horchler Republican,
| also said to be under the influence OF the
Buffers, are running ~ the Fifth ware;
Deputy Marshal year or SO ago. Horchisr
is dominated by Joseph l.. Schiller, Repub-
through the Central Traction bill while
member Of the House. 1t makes little DIFF
ference which one is elected:
named W. c. Zmmermann. a saloonkeeper
at Twelfth and Chouteau avenue. Nothing
can be expected from him to help along
c.. Neun. grocer at Park and St. Anse,
who is regarded as q clean, CAPABLE and
Democratic. good citizenship demands tina:
Neun. the Republican be elected.
George Rott. Democrat. and Henry Pfefne
Republican, are nominees in the Seventh
Ward. Both are saloonkeepers and Of equal
standing in the community. Pfeffie is
member of the House and has always been
enc OF the combine members. He secured
his denomination through trade with the
so-called reform Republicans. who cared
more for delegation to the City Conven-
ton than to have good man in the House
of Delegates.
E. NJ. Block, teamster. Democrat and
follower of John Sartorius, the Democratic
City Committeeman, is nominated in the
Eighth Ward. Running against him is
al No. 2Ol9 South Second Street, who was
named by John H. Becker, the Republican
City Committeeman. Neither OF these NOM
| inees arouses hope of better conditions
| through their help.
Two good men have been named in the
Ninth wardaT. $. Stops BY the Democrats
| Stops is roofer and protege Of Tony
| Stuever. Nolde is dealer in dentists sup
plies and man Of excellent ellen, reputation Isos
chief lieutenant of Charles Lemp. has been
named by the Democrats. He has given
pledges in writing that he will support the
provement matters. Frank NJ. Simmons.
the Republican nominee. Is being fought
OF the means by which he received the
nomination. He is an old friend of Charles
Kratz, and the credit Of his present nomi-
Kratz's bondsman. OF the two, more is to
be expected from Hughes than from Sim
mons.
Edward J. ONeill. a railroad clerk. has
| been nominated by the Democrats of the
Eleventh Ward. His reputation is good.
ing to the peculiar conditions which exist
in this ward Edward Koeln. one of the
four Republican Delegates who voted with
the combine to unseat Harry McChesney
from the Twenty second Ward and put in
Fontana. has been renominated by his ma
chine He should not be returned. The
better element OF citizenship in this ward
have nominated John H. Uthon, grocer,
who stands high in the community and
would represent the ward as it should be
represented.
TwELFTH-WARD NOMINATIONS
In the Twelfth Ward. William Buol.
liveryman, has been named by the Demo-
Gratis against Arthur ]: Hammerstein, q
veterinary surgeon. Both are clean men
and either would be credit to good gov
eminent
In the Thirteenth Ward. similar condi-
tons prevail, democrats have named Fred
Street Warehouse Company. He is a young
man of character and ability. Against him
is August Nasse, wholesale grocer, worth
perhaps. $25o.0OO. and who has always been
with the reform element. Other things be-
ing equal. the rule that a Democrat will
work with the administration holds good
In the Fourteenth ard Fifteenth Wards