The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-27

corruption in nearly every department: IF
ST. Louis County government and crii;-
cising severely the licensing % gambling
and immoral shows. the Democratic Com
vention Of that county. at it< session IN
Kirkwood yesterday. put up a ticket of
particularly able men.
When IN: business % the convention had
been hnishei tie new County Contra!
Committee was organized by eiecting J
c. A. Hitler o, Glencoe chairman: II
Rautenbush o, Clayton secretary and
Lee Barton Of the Clayton Argus treas
urer. The first meeting Of the new COM
rni;tee will be held at the Office 90 the
Weekly Argus IN Clayton next Saturday
afternoon at > O'Clock.
The convention was called 20 order IN
Lewis Eau at Kirxwood. at 70 o'clock
TO the date no chairs had been pu; In
and the meeting adjourned 20 the hall OF
the KirkwoOd Police Court
The session was lively from m. minute
work began Every move WAS made in
st-ic; harmony. with frequent express
sions 81 confidence In victory at the
election
Al only one time in I'll. proceedings was
was upon a motion OF Fred 4. Reed Of
Ferguson TO postpone organization OF the
new committee until all new members
could be notified and larger attendance
OF precinct representatives, secured
The motion was lost and J. G. \. Hitler
was elected chairman over Claude Mar
tin by vote OF Il TO 10.
COMMITTEE NAMED.
Judge F.. Z. slevins Of Ferguson was
made temporary chairman and J. C. A.
Hitler temporary secretary. Judge Slevins
appointed committee, as follows. and a
~ hall haTr sak
Re.olu'ions-Docrcr Il, 81 Higgins. ". S.
B;auner. J. c. A Hitler. z e sievfns and
Creisn;isI.-John d Gibson. E T..-on. Rob-
ert sargent Jo,srh Basch-r and A: Blair.
rS. r.f,pssi'oIbd pss1 r.s. S.iss iSsn i0s II PPS1
wood.
ON res~emblinE the Committee on Or
ganization recommended that the tenn
porary organization be made permanent
After the adoption Of the report ~ the
Committee on Credentials. the Revolutions
Committee reported the foiio.lns 6sciar.
a;ions which were unanimously approved
with much cheering:
CORRUPTION CHARGED.
We heartily intorse the administration
OF public affairs In this State for the les;
thirty years. and we especially approve
the efforts OF Governor Dockerv ard At
torrey General Crow. seeking to restrain
immortality ard vice in this county.
Resolved That condemn our Re-
publican County Court for licensing such
questionable and vicious enterprises as
bullfehts. and We condemn the inactivity
Prosecuting Attorney and Republican
Sheriff in the suppression OF slot machines
and their fragrant neglect in enforcing the
we condemn the Republican County
Court for lsvying taxes under the highest
rate allowed by the Constitution and
then spending this money ~rung from the
people extravagantly and innprovidentiy to
paw inefficient road overseers. and fay-
ored contractors.
we deplore the peculiar results Of the
methods adopted and used under the
supervision OF Republican officials In this
county In the selection Of the Grand and
petit juries and declare IL 70 be passing
strange that but very few Democrats. II
any are ever placed on these bodies while
the Republican strikers and heelers near
ly always preporterate.
We hereby solernnly pledge our best ef-
forts to remedy the evils complained OF
here.
ACTION Is UNANIMOUS.
After an extended discussion as to
whether the County Convention had a
right 10 nominate a candidate for Circuit
Judge under the peculiar conditions fol-
lowing the change in the boundary OF the
circuit is was decided TO place a COM
plete ticket in the field
Judge John ID. Gibson of Webster Groves
was nominated by Doctor I-e Grard At
wood. but declined. for the reason that he
expected to be out OF the county a., win
ter. In withdrawing. judge Gibson nom
the place of Circuit Judge should he held
by an older man. and withdrew Doctor
Atwood then nominated Judge Slevins.
and he was unanimously selected
NOMINATIONS UNANIMOUS.
There was no nomination in opposition
TO former State Senator F. F. Stone o.
Kirkwood for Prosecuting Attorney. He
been placed upon the ticket Chairman
slevins delegated Judge Gibson and
Thomas II. Coppinger to find him and
bring him before the convention.
In his speech. accepting the place Mr.
wage constant war on evildoers IN the
county
After Jesse Joplin had placed H Raufen-
bush OF CLAYTON in nomination for sheriff
Fred a. Reed Of Ferguson took the floor
and In a snappy talk Of I'VE minutes.
placed Mr.. Joplin in nomination for the
place. and he was chosen without opposi
tion- Mr.. Joplin Is wealthy farmer near
Eureka He said that II he were elected
he would clean out every gambling den
in the county and prosecute every >'ot
ma achine man.
George r. Bowles Of CorondeIe. Town.
ship was unanimously nominated Cor col
lector. Charles Cunningham Of Ferguson
for Treasurer. p. r. Johnson OF Hirk~ood
Spanish Lake for Coroner.
The delegates from districts One and Two
then separated and made their ncniina-
tons Thomas II. Cappinger was named
for Associate Justice Of the County Court
in the First District and Ernest lesson OF
Clayton for Representative. In the Second
District John Sotring Of Fern Ridge was
named as 4 candidate for Associate Jus
tice of the County Court and Davis Biggs
for Representative