The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28

themselves and take care of their own interests.
and In proper tine they VIII not hesitate to
t!sl po!tuc.ans who a,teniit 10 sivak for them.
providing for a primary on all State officers.
that moi a single county in The a.etts which
has Il candidate for a position on the State
officers. Ana lie knew that should The tuirain
committee order sucil a primary. that its ac-
ti"n would be hailed With delight by Lon Ste
phens and Biil Phelps. ard every political en-
action on the part Of the committee would sub
! jeCt me, TO disadvantage which no other can
didate for a state ofnce would hay" to con-
front. ana he also knew THAI his motion. If IT
had succeeded. would have made /; possible 10
defeat nc In the Nominating Convention. He
Knew, too. that many Of my friends who had
done so without Deliberate consideration and
without realizing the purpose hack Of the Men
!c9 statesmen VINO Instisaied the movement.
Their are four candidates for Governor. fully
as many i"r Lieutenant Governor and as many
more inr Attofley General: Two or three tor
for Railroad 'onlmissioner- oniy one for .acl
Office could secure tie inGorsern'E ut of Au!ra'n,
while all " those who failed wound. III the very
nature VI things. array themselves against the
AuGrain candidate. NJ one knows TINS better
than Mr.. KEENAN,.
Did any Democrat In cur county ever hear Of
Mr. k.nnaa SUGGESTING a Sat" Urinary Tor al
state officers when his close personal and po-
itieal friend. y II. McIn.yts: was a sandidate
for .Att'rney ,tieneralf What would Mr., k.n-
nan have said tlisn If the, Iropo.itiun had heen
made 70 instruct the Audrain delegation from
Governor Ia. Railroad commissioner arc the
Democrats II Audlain row less intelligent, less
loyal 81 loss unSslflSh than ihrN Were Ah"l
General MCINTYRE was Il cantl!ds;": Has pub
'ic cGntld. nee descended. 20 such a low ebh that
there cannot he found among the 800 Demo
Gratis Of Audrain "a sufficient number of dele
rates {" honestly and faithfully represent chem
IN a STATE nominating convention
Wherever IL county mas IA stale candidate II
would be manifestly unfair 10 hold a primary
FOR all other State officers in that county. uI-
l.ss a like primary was held in all counties
which have candidates OF i primary held all
over the state. To single out one county which
has a candidate has never been dOrc-a fact
well known L" Mr.. KEENAN,
only two years ago. while Champ CLARK was
a candidate. for lEitri States Senator. some
fHr Il primary ia our county fr Stale oft,cers
vigorously opposed 4 senatorial primary Cor the
reason that Audiaiu WAS in NJ. tlaTk'S con
ErrssiLlai district AMI he ought not to he sub
san. campaign instead II asking for 4 primary
on state officers a a time WHEN II very impOr-
iaut stat" ticket. inciiIfing three Judges -: the
Su'T"::,e Court. was Ia i. selected. these same
passage If a resolution authorizing JIiga
Hughes ct uUr IeiGhhorinE county. Montgomery.
To select his own delegates ! call attention -
these facts in order that the real purpose If
Nj. kenran's motion may De properly Under
stood.
The Democracy OF .AuiTain have been too un-
selfish ANA too lO:ai in their friendship for me-
10 ask any Sacr!rre n their hands. ! have no
the votes u my county. Bat I shall not tame
" submit TO the dictum Of III. little coterie
VI Jealous and disGrun;isd politicians OF M-Nico
wEO, Under preIense Of iavur'rG soIn. Candi-
date for Governor. hope - DE able &" knife me
when the state Convention assemblies Before
the present campaign is many weeks oder the
Democrats Of Auarain will have little difficulty
In understanding the rea! purpose and arinus
which prompts the activity OF these self-cOn-
siitutsd guardians.
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