The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-01
Ward Contests Will Show Pulse
of Public on Hawes-But-
Ter Fight.
TO SLAUGHTER ANY TICKET.
Butler Tries TO Change Steuver
and Lemp. but Fails-Police
to Guard the Polling
Places.

I
the old primary books will have the But
| Ter issue forced on them in the several
wards in the primaries to be held next
| Monday AS result OF the numerous
| caucuses that have been held, the dele
gates in open convention will have the OPP
portunity Of selecting a good ticket to be
| voted on by tho better element in the elec-
ton Of November s.
The Butler element has made no secret
Of its intention 10 slaughter any ticket
bearing the Democratic label this fall. The
opposition intends to put UP as good a
ticket as possible and 10 fight from the
start to the finish for its election.
The fight between the Hawes and But
Ter forces IS Of greater interest in North
st. Louis where the Third, Sixteenth and
other wards have contests. The delega-
tions in these wards are labeled Regular
Democratic and Straight Democratic. In
some cases the Regular Democratic is
backed by the Butler forces. while in
others the Straight Democratic is support
ed by the Buffers.
To parttculariZe, citizens who wish to
rebuke the effort of the Buffers TO con-
troll the city, should vote for the follow
ing delegations in the wards named-del-
egations which favor the Hawes and good
ticket faction:
First Ward. straight Democratic; Sec
ond Ward, regular Democratic: Third
Ward, straight Democratic. Sixteenth
Ward. regular Democratic; Seventeenth
Ward, straight Democratic; Eighteenth
Ward. regular Democratic; Nineteenth
Ward. regular Democratic; Twentieth
Ward, straight Democratic; Twenty-frst
Ward. regular Democratic; Twenty-sixth
Ward. straight Democratic; Twenty-sev-
enth Ward. regular Democratic.
POLICE PROTECTION.
Edward Butler was about town yester-
day in his familiar storm buggy looking
up Tony" Stuever and Charles Lemp,
who have aligned themselves with Hawes
for good ticket. Butler was much sur
prised at the attitude OF the City Commit
tee In the CAUCUS Thursday night. and
sought them out to get a reversal. His
two South Side leaders. Just where Butler
expects to regain his lost ground is prob
lematicai.
orders were given yesterday to the Cap
tains OF police in North st. Louis to have
Sergeants with squads Of patrolmen at the
polling places to see that hoodlUms do not
raise disturbance, and that repeaters are
arrested. Citizens probably will have bet
ter protection from thugs than ever has
been the case In the past. ANY attempts
at rough wo:k Will promptly De checked
by the police.
During the last few weeks Indians un-
der the control OF the Miles Barrett COM
bination have been going around the
wards and in;imidating voters. Peacable
who take no more than ordinary
interest in politics, have been told that
II they appeared at the polls on primary
day they would be assaulted. The police
VIII be on hand Especially TO protect
these people upon whom intimidation has
There will be 2is delegates In the city
Tuesday. They viii! be divid- |
ed among the wards az follows: First, |
,; Second, Z: Third. Is: Fourth. Y; Fifth, |
10: Fourteenth. 10: Fifteenth
): sixteenth, II; Seventeenth, e; Eight |
rwenty-frst, 8; Twenty-second, II; Twen |
Y. :sy.thirds IL; Twenty-iourth, 10; twenty
seventh. Q; Twenty-eighth. u.
FIGHT AGAINST GAVIN.
Besides the North ST. Louis wards men
Toned, there Will be contests in the |
Eighth, Eleventh and Thirteenth. 1t will
make no difference in the final result be-
ween the Hawes and Butler forces how
hese are deciued. In the Twenty-fourth
here Is an antiboodie delegation, which
hould be elected over the DolaE delega-
ion that is backed by n Butler man. City
Buckley. In the Twenty
o the withdrawal of two Folk men from
he delegation. Bobby" Carroll as Act
lg City Committeeman. who had filed
he delegation, put in two of his friends
o that the delegation now stands six
;utler and three Hawes. a Folk delega-
lon has been flied in this ward which
nOu!d he supported.
Arrangements may be made whereby
he Hawes strength will be thrown to this
delegation.
In the Twenty eighth Ward a deter
mined effort is being made by the better
lement TO beat the LAWN clement for
,ity Commit tecTDan. If he is ben en- w. |
L. Culp probably will be City Commit
eeman. No matter which side WIS, the
fawes strength Will not be impaired. The
ght between the factions is simply over
he city cOmnitteesiIip. The conduct of
he LAWN forces in the March primaries |
; the PRINCIPAL point of attach.