The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-15
WALBR|DGE BOOM
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
Republicans Will Thus Try to
Unite the Party in Mis-,
souri,.
KICKING ON "Boss" ROBERTS.
Many Partisans Think Roberts Is
Trying 10 Be National Gem
mitteeman-B Boutwell,
for Governor.

At last tho Missouri Republicans claim
they have found something on which they
can unite-for the good of the party Fac
| tionaism. personalities and petty quarrels
are to he eliminated by Il new panacaa
which is expected to cement the "ins' and
outs" In a bond of brotherIy love the equal
Of which has never been seen or telt in this
State for many years.
The name Of the pauacea Is Cyrus p. Wal
bridge If st. Louis. VINO is to be doomed for
the Republican vice presidential norina-
ton l,y combination OF circumstances. men
and forces expected 10 all powerful and Of
sufficient endurance to stand the tests of
Federal patronage and municipal bicker-
ings.
For several days some Republican papers
have been denouncing the Federal patron
age brokers as unfit to be at the head of
the party.
According to the men who are In on the
deal. the denuncia iations are preliminary to
Il plea for the Missouri Republicans to get
together in support of former Mayor Wal
bridge for the national nomination and thus
endcavor to carry the State.
Men who are not in office say It IS good
scheme. Some Federal officeholders think
so much OF it that they have promptly
jumped in the band wagon and are now
putting the wires in shape for the final
coup.
Mr.. Walbridge expects TO leave the city
to-day for a vacation. After a few days
when he is far enough away to be sur
prised at such thing happening. all Of
the factions are expected to shout in chorus
for his nomination for Vice President. Mr..
Walbridsc is preparei for the surprise,
7, no Tac -alE
days of earnest consideration. lie has al
ready made up his mind that B;.rkis is more
than will!n for the advertising and the
possible lightning of a boit!ng convention.
for yet awhile. They are too much tied
up with the spOils OF Office. Anyway. some
OF the politicians think that they have been
running things too much. So some of the
mirs. officials are boosting the deals. They
thinn that If the party IS 10 reform ana
be good. they sh0u-d catch the Gri.t OF
sentiment soon as any one. II present
plans are carried out, the announcement
may be made within the next ten days.
AFTER ROBERTs's SCALP.
Meanwhile. some of the recently reformed
Republicans are after the scalp of Frank d.
Roberts Of Kansas City and Springfield Ac-
cording to 4 story which comes from Cedar
County. Roberts. the acknowledged boss OF
the party, asked Jake Babbler. a former
member OF the State Committee. and a man
of influence, TO visit him. When Babbler
was locked in Roberts's private office. ne
was interviewed concerning the next Ma
tional Committeeman.
BabbIer told his friends that Roberts
wanted the tob m ASG9raias @ din ,o,nb to BaR9d + Ro,d
be a good thing 10 persuade state Chdir-
man Atkins that some other honor would be
the real thing for the man VINO has had
charge Of the headquarters for the iasI
five years. Babbler did not think SO, ana
told Roberts as much.
Now the question is whether Roberts real
IL. he National Commit oerl1n
When he was here the other day he denied
in vigorous language any such intentions
He said that, above all things. he
Akins's friend. If Atkins really does wish to
lie National Committeeman, Roberts may
have some explaining to do TO his friend
In connection with the Babbler story is
another, which has been going the rounds.
about Joe Mccoy. now Assistant United
States Attorney at MuscOgee. l. T.
Mccoy was here several Gays ago and viS-
tied Election Commissioner Louis Z. Aloe
and other local Republicans in regard TO the
advisability of putting Roberts in as Ma
tional Committeeman and of making Wal
ter s. Dickey State chairman. Mccoy
claimed to represent Roberts at the time
but nothing seems TO have come OF the ne
gotialons as far as any compromise with
the old anti-Akins faction is concerned. for
they talk fight as much as usual.
BoTHWELL FOR GOVERNOR.
A Republican who was here from Kansas
City yesterday said that the talk about
Bert Nortoni and the Republican guberna-
torial nomination is all bosh
The suggestion" he said. which was
originally made by State Chairman Akins
las taken well with the country Republic
ans who think that possibly Bert might he
worked into foil for Folk. But | under
stand that the r-achne-the officchoders
who are now running the party-have deter
mined 10 nomnate Representative John H.
Boutwell, of Scdal!a. They have given II out
cold to those Of US who have had the nerve
TO say anything about Nortoni. OF late
years these same bosses have made good
so there is nothing left for Us TO do