The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-07

F., nett of Quincy, Paul ]. Pierrman of Nash
Doorkeeper. A.. p. Mann of Danville; as
s~istants. Joseph Hunt. Frank Carnahan and
C.. NJ. HagScrty.
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk. D. ].
Samuel of Bloomington; assistants. X. L.
Postmistress. Miss Mollie McCabe OF
| Springfield; assistant. Miss Ida Dixon.
Chaplain. the Reverend John Hughes OF
| Table Grove.
Janitor of cloakroom, shanahan of Macou-
| pin. by reclamation
There was a little brush OIL Speaker. but
| wilson was chosen by a vote OF ~ 10 III Tor
iiowles. who ran as an initiative and refer
endum candidate.
It was thought by many tnat sherman $
and tske their candidate on the floor. RI, II !
Miller, although claiming to be for Sher-
man.
Weare of Chicago went into the Sherman
caucus and remained there. Murray of
Springfield, finally decided to stay by Miller.
As finally made up. the Sherman strength
Backus. Better. Black. Brundase. Bundy,
Bush. Castle. Cherry. Chr stan. Church,
Davis: Hardin. Iserman. kerrick. L4sh'
den, Moves, Gldam. Patterson. Peuersen,
Pendants. I;inaker. Russell. Samneison'
schlagenhauf. Sherman; struekman. lib
belts. Ticc, TraGtman. Turner of -Fayette,
Weare and Wetherbee.
After leaving Sherman last night. Wether-
bee crawled back this morning. At first. he
was yet allowed to enter the caucus. and
not until late in the afternoon was he per-
mitted to Dartake of the uncertainties
meats with th3 other followers OF sherman.
These. hy the way. are the heroes cf the
day. Even the Yates faction admits that
Sherman is a greater man in defeat than
Miller in victory. After the House CAUCUS
Sherman gave out the
AS usual. I avn a Republican. The ses-
sion is ahead If us. 1t is now time to turn
to the duties we were elected to perform. I
an, at tho V-lritnt until ad"innrVmpnt- Those
who are Interested in the coming leglsia-
ton for Illinois. will find me subjeS. to their
call .
In the morning caucus of the sherman fac.
ton the Conference reported
that the Miller conferees would not agree
| to a secret ballot. There was a lengthy Gis-
cussion and an adjournment to 2 O'clock.
Then there was more talk ard finally II was
take the medicine. There were some fiery
speeches made first. Davis of Chicago
moved that the proposition for an open bal
LOT be rejected. II this prevailed it meant
a holt. Speeches were made on the mega
tive by T~Tautmann. Schlagenhauf. Castle.
Rua6y. Rinlk.er. Turner. Austin. Struckman
and Sherman. The latter closed debate and
broke down in the beginning of his remarks.
ami nearly every member of the caucus was
in tears.
Allen made the principal address of TIE
affirmative. His argument was along the
line of the methods of the Miller and Yates
people. The main points in. the argument
III 'ile ISSttist NStt t!dl tuS IL ID "
lowing Were all Republicans, and while the
fates-I.orimer element had gained a vic
tory. the solid. substantial Republicans of
the State We're not with them. and at the
next State Convention the element behind
sherman would predominant and would con-
tyc..
1t was concluded to go TO the caucus and
vote for Trautmann for temporary Speaker
and for Sherman for Speaker. and this was
done. SchnipDer did not vote for Tr@ut-
mann.
I'VE. as Republicans said one of the
Sherman leaders. could not afford to place
ourselves in the same class as Lorimer, who
forced his friends to bolt caucuses in the
l3st session. No matter how odious the
methods of the opposition. we, as individual
Republicans. could not afford to take that
position. We could not afford to jeopardize
Republican success by becoming boilers.
Even IL ne could nave elected Sherman by
Democratic votes, We could not afford to
do it."
The Sherman faction has no line Of ac-
tinn mapped out. bat will be prepared to
take advantage of anything that may arise.
The leaders will ask for nothing from
Speaker Miller in the way of committee
places. or patronage. 1t is doubted If any
Of them will accept a place on the Rules or
Steering committees. ]. L. PICKERING.