The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-11
Republican Boss Spends Day in the
City on His Way Home
From the East.
DISCOUNTS NoRToNI's BOOM.
Thinks Nothing Will Come Of the
GubernatOrial Gossip-Dickey
for Mayor of Kan
san City.

Frank D. Roberts Of Kansas City. Inter
nal Revenue Collector for the Western Mis-
souri, District, and one of the Republican
bosses of the State. was in the city yes
terday on his way home from q two weeks
trip in the East. In the morning he met
State Chairman Atkins. who left in the aft
ernoon for him home in Humansville with
his daughter. Miss Zoe. typhoid fever con-
valoscent.
While he was East Mr.. Roberts did not
neglect politics. He stopped Off in WASH
| inston, went to New York and called up
Oyster Bay by telephone and then finished
his political duties by holding conference
with Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
In Boston. Roberts's vacation began when
he left the Hub and took a trip around
the lakes for home
Politics is quiet every place." Mr.. Rob-
erts said yesterday afternoon. Every
body Is away visiting, no matter where one
goes Atkins has gone home. Mr.. Nagel is In
Massachusetts and things are not moving.
am not candidate for anything, de-
spite this talk about my wishing to be
State chairman or National Committee
man. ] am Akins's friend and am not
in the habit Of deserving my friends
~HaS NC hS ooSS AOe WISH a ES-CiSCliOI-pTOu.
ably he does not, but II he does / am his
friend
''over in Kansas City we are trying our
best to get together. There Is good deal
for Mayor on the Republican ticket. We
have got to have a business man, and he
stands high with the community. A good
many OF US would be more than willing
to support him for Mayor even though we
might not want him for State chairman,
as some have suggested. He has been too
atty is a different proposition. II the Re-
publican factions ever get together in KAN
sas Gity-and there is no reason why we
should not under present conditions-we
will carry the city.
OTHERS LEAD NoRToNI.
There has been a good deal Of gossip
about the State craftsmanship. John swan
ger Of Milan is boosting Charley Morris Of
Tom Mayo Of clifton eh T FIJI is i also e0 iasop
ably mentioned. Tom is good fellow.
There is also Ben Russell Of steelyilie.
this summer weather is too warm TO worry
the game
publican nomination for Governor? s -
"oh, Bert is good fellow. has done
NJ his duty here IN st. Louis and is willing
doat besge wh hss % Ss
he could be nominated. John II. Boutwell,
Of Sedalia and Cyrus P. Walbridge of st.
torial possibilities, but then that is merely
speculation. Still, Bert might make a rush
for the nomination and he might get 1T
figure on such things"
Mr.. Roberts departed for Kansas City
last night. There has been much gossip
among Republicans about candidates for
different positions The possibility that
Folk may be nominated by the Democrats
the advisability OF leaving the governor
ship blank and fight for minor places
on the ticket. However, the leaders In
element can be depended upon in st. Louis
to knife the ticket in the Twelfth Congress
sional District and that there might be a
possibility OF winning in such contingency
Last fall a combination of the BIitlera
Phelps kerens and Meriwether forces was
attempted and frustrated by the better eie-
ment in the party. The experiment might
be repeated, but it is hardly probab