The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-25
Ghanncey |. Filley Tells When
the Colonel Worked With
His Enemies
DENoUNcEs DOODLE SUPPORT.
Republican Leader Says the Sal
vatiOn of Missouri Democrats
Is in Taking Up the
Issue.

Louis Roosevelt Good Government Club.
continued his arrsignnent Of the Wal
br1dge-Bufier alliance at the meeting o!
the organization last Thursday night
In fefutafion OF the Giobe-Democrat's 8
talk about election laws. he told Of the
hiring Of Indians BY Republican faction
slists in primaries. He srraigned the con-
duct Of WaIbridse while Mayor. in per-
ni;tins the crosses; frauds to be commit
ted in his behalf He told OF visit
which Nathan Frank then q Republican
nominee for Congress in the Twelfth Dis
'rict. paid TO his home in company with
Edward Butler. who supported Frank in
that election.
Regarding this interesting story Of But
ler's participation in Republican politics.
Mr. FiiIey said:
IT has been the common talk among
Republican circles-osfcial circles-tkat the
Republicans were going to carry the
stsie-for Ed Butler Was going TO help
them do IL Jus: think Of Colonel Ed But
Ter As the standard bearer Of the Repub-
iican party! Better. will admit. than
those Republicans who would trade with
him What motto would be inscribed
upon NJ Ed Butte. does not simulate an
recall tie first time ] ever met and was
introduced TO him He was brought 10
my house BY Nathan Frank. / met him.
perhaps. Afterwards twice in that cam
paisn Of Franks. in 1856. ButIe. being his
downtown manager
I declined TO have anything 10 do with
that doHntown-Bu;ier-D Observation-Disclosures
Hean end Of Frank and Buffers Frank
campaign. Butler was NOT supporting any
yaIIer-dog Democrat for Congress. then.
He va. aiding Frank
gasement in Republican politics was IN
the isz ward primaries for the election of
delegates TO the State Convention for the
election Of delegates TO the National Con-
vention- Then all were elected at the State
Convention-those at large b. the conven-
tion at large. the districts dividing on
Into district conventions for the election
OF district DELEGATES. Up 10 that engage
Mckee Houser coteries and elect our DEL
egatee 10 the State Convention. had no
nany n1 anS Of
With the story. just teii en- rve made up up
y mlnd 70 e sna % shs Con-
terrain. as IL was a sure Walkoyer for
Grant denomination.
The primary meeting was TO be on
Monday night. and the result Was that the
list Of delexaies proposed by the Federal
outfit and Butler were made alternates.
while our ticket was made the principals.
fion.i Is.s convention a, PhiisdeiphIa and
didn't go. as / had not intended TO; But
you see that there !. interesting history
In this. The unhoiy alliance Of the Globe,
that Of Nathan Frank in iss5. and the fact
that Ed Butler did not support the yalier
dog Dsmoelatic ticket 70. conEres. that
year. but did support Nathan Frank. the
Republican candidate"
LAUDs SELECTION.
Mr. FflIey lauds the Democratic party
for taking up the man who exposed and
denounced the boodlers as its nominee for
Governor.
On this he said:
Have We the platform and the man
on IL whose past record II . guarantee
for his future fltness- Good government
yoters irrespective Of party are not 10
are awake and VIII be until the rising
and setting OF the sun on the eighth day
Of next November. and We viii discuss
,his issue sne Try 70 de,srs e the ,: .0ss sns
the State. for the efiieiency which one Of
ha. given to hic pubic duty and the city
mean nes os, 1n ha+. 1ss ns; oas sss
duty. but disgtaced the party and STATE
in their subsefviency to boodtins ana
boodlers- The cry-false one.was ana y;
crime would hurt the oerty. Has IL hurt
the Denocatic patty. and II IL not to-day
the one saving clause for its assumed ana.
1t might be said. asI1rsd victory. because
it has nominated Folk and made him the
leader Of the aIl-prevailinG idea. good
government. and denounced bcodlinG and
boodlers. declaring that their support was
NOT wanted neither by active support nor
initiating and Gov ardly submission By the
leading Republicans and the Republican
State Convention platform. IN its inten-
tional silence upon that issue!
port now AZ heretofore from the boodie
element Too much reliance has been
placed In the ability Of that element TO
punish Pork and disgrace the perform
ance OF ofiicial duty in the feariese prose-
cution Of the criminal legislative elements
of the city and State and Thereby en-
courage crime and punish civic virtue.