The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-03
Charles Nagel Is Having Easy
Sailing in His Race for the
Senatorial Nomination.
REPUBLICANS AGAINST FARRIS.
Said That Enough of State Sena-
tors Will Refuse an Alliance
to Spoil Lobby Combina-
tiOn-New Deal Goes.

Indications among Republican members of
the General Assembly point to the defeat of
National Committeeman r. c. kerens for
the minority nomination for United States
Senator and the nomination of Charles Ma
gel. his original and irnpacabie opponent
since the elimination OF Chauncey /. Filey.
Old supporters of Kerens who have been
in st. Louis during the last week have con-
fessed privately that they are against him
and think that he should step out Said one
of them:
He has had the nomination twice and
used it simply to capture Federal offices.
For one, am tired of this thing of pedding
Endorsements for patronage all of the time.
His fight is against Roosevelt, and We all
know it. He has never been friend of the
President.
"And right now it will not do for us to
desert Roosevelt. He is popular with the
people, and though l have been a friend OF
Kerens I am for the President rather than
the National Committeeman. Roosevelt has
shown with which faction he is aligned and
that is enough for me-"
All of which is cordially adopted by some
of the stanchest of the National Committee
mans friends The above reference to
Roosevelt's favoritism of the Atkins faction
is proved by the appointments which have
been made in this State. The dominant
show who the Presidents friends are and
are asking support for Nagel on this score,
the further fact being shown that Nagel is
personally agreeable to Roosevelt, some
thing which the widest flights of the Re
publican imagination has not said of herens
In recent issue of the Missouri State Re
publican, z. c. Brokmeyer shows the rea-
son for the faith which is in the Akins
branch of the party. The recent appoint
ment of A. =. Murphy OF Pulaski County
as attorney for the Creek National at a
salary of 5000 year and added expense
account is cited as an instance.
PLUMS CAPTURED BY KERENs.
Then follows list of the places which
have been captured from Kerens during the
past year or more. They include the Post
masters at Kansas City. Springfield. Mober-
ly, Chillicothe. Poplar Bluff, Clinton and
smaller towns; surveyors of the ports Of
St. Louis. Kansas City and st. Joseph:
Collectors of Internal Revenue at ST. Louis
and Kan,sas City; United States District At
torneys at st. Louis and Kansas City; Reg
istrars of the United States Land Offices at
Boonville and Springfield; Receivers of the
Land Offices at Boonville and Springfield;
Superintendent of Agriculture under Secre-
tary Wilson; four special surveyors of In
dian lands in the Indian Territory: iuspec-
tors of rural-free delivery routes; Consul to
a port in Germany: Registrar of the Land
Office at Ell Reno. Ok, etc
And patronage talks to the Missouri poll
tician. The faction which can land the
goods is the stuff. When added to this con-
vincing argument is the further fact that
the late Republican platform contained q
plank which the Nagelites are using with
telling effect against Kerens. the battery OF
reasons why Kerens should not be indorsed
is made stronger.
The plank was as follows: I'VE hereby
solemnly declare our fixed and determined
purpose to oppose the election of any Re
publican who may be candidate for State
or Federal office who is in anywise under
control or influence of the lobby"
As further showing to what heights OF
perfection the party has risen. the claim is
made that Frank Farris will not be able to
take the eight Republican Senators and
combine with ten Democrats in order to Sc
cure his election as President pro tenn of
the Senate. Republican politicians familiar
with the situation assert that overtures
have been made by interested parties to Sc
cure the cooperation of minority members
with Farris Democrats. but that a new or
der has come in.
"Ail Of which will come out in the wash"
remarked a Eative-born Missourian.