The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-08
Former National Committeeman
Has Only Three Votes in
jackson County.
sWANGER TALKS BY ACTS.
While Announcing Neutrality,
He Prefers the Company of
Neidringhaus Headquar-
ters to Any Others.

II propinquity signifies, Secretary Of
State-clect John E. Swanger favors State
Chairman Thomas X. Niedringhaus for
United States Senator. His headquarters
at the Laclede Hotel yesterday were ad-
joining those OF the State chairman, and
he spent most Of the day there and at the
headquarters Of the State Committee in
the Commercial building
During part of the day he was in con-
sultation with Auditor-elect W. W. Wilder
of Ste Genevieve. They discussed appoint
ments, looked over their correspondence.
and finally gave up in despair. They said
they were taking no part in the senatorial
night. However. when they departed for
Jefferson City last night, the politicians
were busy figuring them lined up for Med
ringhaus and more than one applicant for
an appointment was taking a reef in his
sails accordingly.
State Senator-elect A. z. J.. Gardner Of
st. Louis County was in charge Of the
Niedringhaus headquarters yesterday and
received numerous visitors. One Democrat
ic member of the present House of Rep
resentatives even managed to follow the
old tracks to the old headquarters Of the
Democratic State Committee and discussed
the changes that had taken place. He was
Representative. John ". Farley Of Platte
All the oppGcnts of R. c. Kerens were
taking notice. of the announcement Of
Major William Warner of Kansas City for
the senatorship. 1t was remarked as very
significant that the telegram asking him
to announce himself was signed by three
members from jackson County-Senator
Clarke and Representatives-elect Moss
and Lyons.
been claiming five votes and probably"
six votes from Jackson County. The War
ner telegram effectually disposes of this
claim, for, IL the Warner candidacy means
anything, 1t means that three OF the Jack
son County members are opposed to ker-
ems.
FAILED TO LINE UP.
News also leaked out yesterday that
Keren's friends have failed to line up
their men in the Fifteenth District Last
week Senator McIndoe of Joplin sent out
invitations to the members elect in the
Fifteenth District asking them to hold a
caucus in his Offices last Saturday to dis
cuss the senatorial situation.
Friends OF kerens boasted that when the
caucus would be held pronunciamento
would be issued telling how solid the FIJI
mitteeman. Another fatal step. for when
the caucus was held only McIndoe and
two members elect who live in Jasper
County were on hand. Not a man from
outside Of the county appeared.
Naturally no pronunciamento was is
sued. and it Is not certain that all of the
Jasper County people will be for Kerens.
II fs certain that all of the Fifteenth Dis
trict members will not. The Fifteenth
District Republicans are supposed to be
for Roosevelt, and they do not care to be
put In the attitude Of favoring the cleo
ton OF Senator who is distasteful to the
President.
The switching OF DR.. James Stewart
OF Warren County was discussed freely
among the Republicans yesterday. Some
OF bis old friends claimed that the change
OF heart from Niedringhaus to Kerens on
such short notice was not surprising.
According to them, he had formerly said
that he was for D. Pat Dyer first and L
+. Parker second. A close personal friend
Of Kerens said yesterday that undoubted-
.ly Stewart would remain fixed this time
and would not switch any more. Friends
OF the other candidates express the same
opinion now.
A friend of Stewart from Warren Coun.
" said that Stewart had talked much
about his friendship for Roosevelt dur
ing the campaign and had remarked tn
MIN more than once that Roosevelts ma
jority in this State should put the Marty
on record as favoring anything the Presi-
dent wished done. II this is the case fbe
change is all the more remarkable.