The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-09
Siepfried Brothers Of Paris Sc
cure Much Information AT Re
publican Headquarters.
What Is There in Being Count;
Chairman New Conundrum
iuT the Leaders TO
roivc.

INTRODUCED by q letter from President
Francis Of tine Exposition. two French
gentlemen yesterday secured their first
view Of American politics by spending an
ii:Cur at the headquarters Of TIA" Repuh-
iIicaa State Committee. They went TO
learn. When they left Chairman Med
|ringhaus and Secretary BrokIneyer COR
ifessed that the visitors had certainly So
icurcd all of til. information which they
possessed.
Tn" two foreigners were NJ Andre Siog-
fried. :, member Of the Jury a; Awards at
The Exposition. and his younger brother.
"a student ~ the Paris University. Both
of them are making study II economic
and political conditions in The Uu;t"I
States. They are sons Of a leader In tn"
French Senate 50 cnsrOssed were their
hosts yesterday that 1t s. not known
v Gtihcr France Will b. Instructed uy 4
book upon American polite, when The.
4iessrs. siegfried return home.
missouri politicians ar. inclined ia take
the Republican headquarters with som.
fnisgiving. The foreigners did not. They
ar" used 10 the intricdcies OF the bureau
system IN France.
But they did not understand III. div
SION Of the parties. I'm our country
ih"y said TO Chairman Niedringhaus our
PARTIES are divided much a. AZ The.
'ia.-"s " IS often class against another -
IT i not 50 here" frankly confessed
IN" chairman. In our CAMPAIGNS mllliag-
'T-S touch elbows and work with IN.
DoD, b.acEs. In fact. a man is not couIiI-
.ltd a good politician II b. does not know
nov the poorest and piaine.st citizen feel.
'about public question:
II a very remarkable finally con-
s"sScd the elder brother Tn, French
sniid could hardly grasp the. fact that
IOntics makes all men brothers.
y! chairman Nie'!rsushau- the two
p Hua..aH IT,
Drokmeye r. who s. I'm charge ~ IN. r,r,,ss
bureau and who issued one VI tn.. double
barrrled supplements for the country
as chockfri OF Information as Tho visitors
Mere % mental capacity. He explained To
thefn the American system H.. tod 0f
m National Committees sending Iitera-
-tnre 10 the state Committee OF the State
committee dividing II I'm turn among the
county chaiImen. Ihen through thu. town
snip committeeman TO the individual
VERY WONDERFUL.
hat is very wonderful said ". Sie--
fried II suppose that these county chair
men are paid very handsomely 10 go
through this hurly-burly of the cam
paign?''
Not at ALL and the secretary smiled
They get nothing for their seryic.-s''
Get nothing at aH:, II seemed in
comprehensive TO the Frenchrnen. why
do they do il? Why does NJ Nicfriurh.r-
spend his time hare?-'
Vel; you s,ump me" finally confessed
Mr.. Brokmeyer. These chairnncrl are nor
running for Office. II is their friends wtI
get the offices. But. then. sometime they
DO get appointments
but don't know what Mr. SIedring-
haus Is doing this for. unless IL is just like
the rest OF us for the honor glor-v and
good OF the cause added Air. Broklleyer
ION SEQ. II Is sometimes considered an
honor TO be a chairman here In this coun-
Try.
The Republican National Committee has
zen sending ton or 20 Of congressional
speeches and campaign looks down rG
Chairman Niedring haus. Mr. Brokmsyer
shovel his guests the Leaflets.
Who Is Grcsvenor? Who IS I-aniis?"
and so on. they inquired.
Their guide told them that il was the
custom tor the representative men in each
party to make speeches before the :id-
tournnent Of Congress defining the atti-
Jude Of the party on public questions. He
told them OF the Thanking privilege and
Its b@nificent assistance in keeping down
the expenses of campaign headquarters
1t was all very wonderful
Mr.. Brokmeyer added that the metroI-ol-
titan newspapers disseminated party die
trines. In fact. this is the principal
agency Of keeping Informed on public
questions" he explained The daily
newspapers circulate over a great terri
tory They have much influence; In one
way. they are responsible for the deca-
dence of political oratory-
The two brothers had heard Of the Shaw
meeting. to be held here later in the
month DO the people get excited%' they
inquired. In our country We have oui
meetings and become very much ex6lied
when our speakers make addresses. VIII
you have many meetings here IN ST
Not 50 many. Mr.. Shaw is an eEcep-
fionaI case. He IL a member OF the PTesi-
dents Cabinet, and very Influential
leader in the party. This meeting VIII be
unusual. Most of our meetings VIII be
held In the county.
REQUEST INVITATION.
Can you get US an invitation TO the
meeting Of Mr.. Shaw" they anxiously in
CURED we should very much like to at
tend
They were assured that they would he
welcome In fact, they will De given plat
form SEATS and be wearing vice presidents
badges on that eventful night. NJ. BrOk-
meyer did not tell them that everyone
who could be scared, led or driven into
the meeting would be received with open
arms
How do you get the country people to
their meetings. was the next quest for
Information DO you give them beer or
have an entertainment, Could we get an
invitation to one Of these rne.tInSsy-'
Mr.. Brokmeyer assured them that beer
Was not the proper thing in the country
districts. Politics IS worked through tb..
saloon in the Cities he explained Con
dit!ons are different In the country IL
IL were not for the country people. TN.
United States would be In bad TX" a nd
then Mr. Brokmeyer played tn. mart cf
host by inviting them TO attend q meet =