The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-18
Citizens Will Name Independent
Nominee for the House of
Delegates.
MAY SELECT JOHN H. KLUTE.
Friends of Democratic Nominees in
Eleventh and Twentieth Wards
Think They Have Chosen
Honest Candidates.

At meeting of citizens Of the Eighteenth
Ward at the Social Turner Hall. Thirteenth
and Monroe streets. tonight. an independ-
ent nominee for the House of Delegates will
be placed in the field against tho nominees
of the Democratic and Republican parties
Two prominent residents of the ward are
mentioned for the nomination, William A.
Block and John II. Klute member os the
present House. who was defeated for renom-
nation at the recent primaries. The nom!-
nation, II is thought. will go to Klute, as his
record in the present House is satisfactory
to the citizens of the ward. and for another
reason that Block does not express will
ingness to make the race.
Action of Eighteenth Ward citizens will
have considerable influence on citizens OF
other wards where the nominees OF the two
old parties are not regarded as the best thai
could be made. The Independent movement
IS just now beginning to spread ever all
parts of the city. and If more time was al
lowed for nominees to file their pettlons
there would be new candidates In more
wards.
LOCAL PRIDE is AROUSED.
The sentiment seems to be strongly In
favor OF a cleaner and more business
like lower branch of the Municipal Assem-
bly,. and in wards where an Improvement
could be made over he present sent nominees 70 arne
ing more general, to put out a ticket which
shall bear the name OF some prominent busi-
ness man or citizen of the ward in whom
the residents have the utmost confidence.
In the Twentieth Ward the movement
started by the North Stoddard Property
much attention in that ward. and 1t is ex.
pected to-day that meeting Will be called
for the purpose Of placing some well-known
man on the ticket.
Mathew Hickey, D. D. g.. prominent
resident of the Twentieth Ward, speaking OF
the proposed independent candidate from
]. oBrien. the Democratic nominee. is well
and favorably known to nearly al the resi-
dents Of the ward.
Mr.. OBrien is a business man and
property owner" said Doctor Hickey. "Hc
is educated. charitable and man whom the
breath of scandal has never touched and
orable proposition. From what can learn
such a movement as naming an Independent
candidate has little II any force in the
Twentieth Ward. Mr.. OBrien appears to be
satisfactory to the general public OF his
ward
OPPOSITION ACTIVE
AGAINST F'ONTANA.
Citizens of the Twenty-second Ward. in
which present Speaker Of the House John
X. Fontana Is the nominee for reelection
on the Democratic ticket, feel that a vast
Improvement could be made upon the ticket
already put I'D. and as q result q meeting
of the citizens is being discussed among
many business men residing in the ward
Among other wards where an Independent
See5bSosSo
be much feeling in favor Of the movement
but it appears to be difficult matter to
secure a leader AS the time of fling petit
lions for House nominees does not expire
until next Monday. March q. there is yet
hope. however, among those who are en-
couraging the movement that good men will
be SELECTED.
The Nineteenth and Fifteenth wards are
in line for independent nominees. In the
latter ward the only candidate before the
people IS Andrew Gazzolo Jr.. on the DEM
ocratic ticket and a large part Of the resi-
dents of the ward. including many Demo-
Gratis, are DESTROYS Of selecting another
man, one who would give general satisfac-
ton. to make the race against GaZzolo.
The movement in the Nineteenth Ward has
not taken any tangible form. but there Is
hope of something being accomplished by
the end of the week.
FRIENDLY TO ONE1LL IN ELEVENTH.
The Democratic Association Of the Elev-
enth Ward discussed the House Of Dele
gates question and decided to use every ef-
fort of the club to elect Onward J. ONeill
the Democratic nominee. Mr.. ONeill was
raised in the ward. and is favorably known
to almost every citizen Of that section Of the
city, and Democrats, as well as other citi-
zens appear satisfied with him and believe
him well qualified to represent that ward
In the House.