The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-27
REPUBLICANS AT ST. JOSEPH
CHARGE WALBRIDGE FORCES
WITH "UNCLEAN POLITICS."
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ton, said that he believed that Walbridge
would have just enough votes fto nom
mate on the first ballot.
wALBRIDGE'S TROUBLES BEGIN.
Mr.. Walbridge's trouble began in earnest
tonight when he was made the victim of
story that the Bell Telephone Company,
of which he is now president, paid part of
the hush money to Cardwell in his libel
suit against The Republic. His opponents
said that under the present conditions it
would not do for such an issue to be in
1ected into the campaign, especially as
this corporation has regularly maintained
p lobby in Jefferson City.
| One result Of this fight on Walbridge
vas the caucuseS held tonight by the
delegates from the Second and Third dis
tricts.- 1t Is said that majority Of the
delegates were represented and that
friends OF Mckinley, won by large major
tiles. He already has his own district
the First. The Fourth will be divided. with
Boutwell, in the lead, Mckinley second
and Walbridge third. Walbridge will get
A caucus of the Sixth was held tonight
and the friends of Atkins won out by one
vote and half on the second ballot. when
they decided to put Charles Hight on the
Committee on Rules and Order Of Bust
ness. As this committee is important in
the chairmanship fight. it is the crucial
Lee Houts of Warrensburg was so dis
gusted after the caucus was over that he
said he intended to present resolution
before the convention asking Mr.. Atkins
TO resign the national ommitteemanship
or the subtreasuryship. Boutwell, will have
all OF the Seventh, excepting Greene
County.
The Eighth will be divided, with good
Walbridge vote. The Ninth will split be-
tween the candidates The Tenth. Elev-
emit enth and ID Tyefth Will split between Wal
ting the better of it. The Thirteenth will
be Tor Walbridge with one or two coun-
ties excepted. The Fourteenth and Fff-
be solid for Mckinley. according to one
Of the delegates who attended a caucus of
Boutwell,. Mckinley aRd Rassieur re-
received many visitors Tx their headquar-
ters to-day. All of them have a large
acquaintance throughout the State, though
Bothwell's work as a member of the Cen
eral Assembly is an argument that is
proving effective, while the further fact
that both he and Mckinley were led to
believe that Walbridge would not be In
the race for Governor is having weight.
Rassieur's Grand Army affiliations are
1t is considered that the three will work
tos ether. the friends of Walbridge neces-
sarily must keep busy They don't pre-
STATE GUARDIANSHIP.
AS has been the case from the begin
tiiiiS, tHc llE III loI otdte CIialTIlldU remains
the feature of the convention. The Federal
machine is determined not to lose its grip.
While National Committeeman and State
Chairman T. ]. Atkins has been holding So
rial sessions in his headquarters on the
parlor floor OF the Metropole Bert ID.
Nortoni has been manipulating secret
caucuses to elect his friend Doctor Z, L.
Clements, Macon, State chairman Doctor
Clements is member of the State Com
mittee and has been with Mr.. Atkins on
every proposition.
Nortoni held small caucus this morn
ing in one of the upper rooms of the hotel.
This afternoon at O'Clock he held another
and larger caucus, with every congression-
al district represented. After it was over
those who were in il announced that Gle
ments would have $50 votes without doubt
and that nothing could be done to beat
him.
As many friends of Walter S.. Dickey
have been insisting that the State Com
mittee should name the chairman in con-
junction with the nominee for Governor
the victory of Clements has hurt the Wal
bridge programme. In st. Louis. the men
who are fighting Clements all belong to