The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
HOUSE TICKET NAMED
BY THE REPUBLICANS
Leaders Expect Difficulty in Get
ting Candidates for the
City Council
HOLD A CONVENTION TO-DAY.
Little Interest Taken in Primaries
and in One Ward Only Thir-
teen Vote Were
Polled.
HOLD A CONVENTION TO-DAY,

The Republicans OF st. Louis will hold
convention to-day in the Louisiana building,
No. 9l9 North Vandeventer avenue, head
quarters Of the St. Louis Republican Club,
but what will be done Republican leaders
would not predict Yesterday.
The purpose of the convention is to nonli-
nate ticket for the City Council, but. ac-
cording to prominent Republicans. no one is
out for the nominate ton, and there seems to
be considerable difficulty in getting eandi-
dates.
For several days attempts have been made
to fix up ticket. it was stated last night.
but every effort failed, because there was
too much difference of opinion.
The Republican leaders admit that the
party Is up in the air.. and a lively con,
fight in the party at the election last No
vember has by no means been settled. and it
is expected to break out anew to-day.
LOOK FOR A CONTEST.
A candidate for Inspector of Weights and
Measures will also be named. and contest
is expected here. Two candidates will be
selected for the School Board
A meeting was to have been held at the
Merchants League Club last night to dis
cuss the proposition of consolidating the
an clubs The clubs have been rival organ
izations ever since the formation of the lat
the proposed move.
1t is said that the inability to name
ticket for the Council is due to the fact
that an attempt to merge the two clubs has
only widened the breach in the party and
neither element will give in to the other.
The Merchants League Club will hold q
meeting tonight to consider the club con-
solidation matter.
The postponement from last night was
only for the purpose of waiting to See what
the convention would do to-day
The movement to place an independent
ticket for the House Of Delegates in the
field Is not receiving much Consideration
do not seem to care what is going on.
1t has been the talk for some time that
ent Republican candidates. but the propo-
sitfon of running an independent ticket,
nominated by both Democrats and Repub-.
licans. is a matter given practically no at
tention.
SMALL VOTE AT PRIMARIES.
At the primaries held yesterday the Re
publican vote was very small. in one ward
only, thirteen votes being cast. In four
wards there were no candidates and in only
six wards were there more than one candi-
date.
The hardest fight was in the Nineteenth
Ward, where Samuel b. Stannard. member
OF the present House, had two opponents.
It was a busy day for stannard. but his
forces were unable to stem the tide. and he
was defeated by Edward Dammann by
vote Of 3S3 to 219.
Inc Otner ward wnere there was Spirit-
ed contest was in the Eighteenth. Delegate
John II. Klute was defeated by Albert b.
Wetzel-199 to 81.
The result of the primaries was as fol-
lows:
FIRST WARD
s;sa Regular Rsp1scaI riskesE KIens
Jacoby; E D; Chamberlain. Henry c. Schewe,
For Member OF House Of DeleRntes--F,rnst w
F. Richter. Votes cast. 40.
SECOND WARD
For Delegates to the Republican City couyen-
Landvogt. Ed Barkhoef'er. Charles W. Robbins
Emil Floerke. F. W. Bussmeyer. Henry Hirsch-
For Member of House OF DeIegates-C7aries H.
Witthoefft. Votes cast. lis. :.
THIRD WARD.
For Delegates to the Republican City conven-
ton Regular N1sa O.! Eepaohcan Ticket-Henry H
There was no candidate for the House OF
Delegates In the Third Ward
FOURTH WARD.
For Delegates to the Republican City copven-
.ion. Regular Republican ficket-Robert McWii-
liam and Robert Walker.
For Members OF House CT DelegateS-CIarence
T Case. Votes cast. q.
FIFTH WARD
For Delegates to the Republican City Conven-
ton. Regular Republican Ticket-M r. ConkIing
For Members OF House Of Deieeates-Henry
Horchier. Votes cast 2le-
SIXTH WARD.
For Delegates TO the Republican City Conven-
ten REGULAR Republican gaIn ,i Delsgssion.John T,
Pres Pipes and Martin scherer. j.
For Member of House of Delegates-Henry c.
- SEVENTH WARD.
For Delegates to the Republican City conyen-
ton. Regular Republican Delegation : William