The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-04-20
Eleventh District Democratic
Candidates Are Out to Op-
pose Him in Race.
Committeeman INTERESTED.
Said That They Feel They Have
Been Ignored-Six Hundred
Names Scratched in the
Twentieth Ward.

| Politicians of the Eleventh Congress
sional District are taking a great deal of
| interest in the fight for the Democratic
\ nomination in that district. Though d.
| rect primary has been determined upon By
| the committee, the date has not been set
! 1t Is proba BILE that this will be done at the
| next meeting.
! There is probably no district In which
| the COMMITTEES has a better grip on the
| situation than in the Eleventh. Two years
| ago 1t brought about the nomination of
| Congressman John T. Hunt. supported
| him at the polls and succeeded in staving
| of any opposition. Hunt was nominated
IN 4 walk and carried the district by 5000
| majority over Charles F. Joy. who had
been able to carry it without much trouble
before that time.
Congressman Hunt has been in St Louis
| about ten days. trying to fix up his fences
1t is generally conceded that the maJor!-
ty of the committee is opposed to him.
After he took Office year ago some of
his former close friends on the committee
wished to be- consulted regarding the ap-
pointment of private secretary.
he told US that this was a personal
ycsteray tried to ne xet hm te eon,
slider one of the boys, but he would not
listen to us he has appar. .ntly ignored
That is all there is to it."
At the last meeting Of the committee.
which was held Friday night, Mr.. Hunt
tehalf: They showed by their remarks
that they were willing to be shown 1t
was following his speech that Il direct
committeeman will have the naming of
judges and clerks.
Several other candidates have been
George T. Neville of the Twenty-seventh
Mard. George Maginnis of the Second.
William William rar H oBrieg =, Of The twentieth;
these II is considered that O'Brien is best
able to bear Il share of the expense of the
primary.
FAVOR COMMITTEEMAN.
Several committeeman have expressed
preference for one of their own number.
John ]. Griffin of the Twentieth Ward
He was formerly secretary Of the COM
mittee. but resigned short While ago.
ness men of the district and has a large
number Of friends
Reports that Harry B: Hawes would
enter the race are declared to be unfound-
ed by all concerned. When come of the
committeeman called upon MFR. Hawes he
said That ha would take no hand in select
'.Mr. HAYES lives in, the district.
ne wishes from the committee. but
he is not concerning himself wi h gu.
fight at this time. and that is all there
is to it, said committee nan.
Sore of the Democrats living in the
Twentieth Ward are very much co1ce-nel
over the report that 600 names have been
scratched from the primary roll bookn
II Is said th't s'-re tho "a. n-f-~or- +ho~
names are marked scratched. so that II
there Should be q c'n'est II w s,r
factional fight between the Ward and the
anti-Ward factions would be influenced In
a great degree.
Just how this was done no one seennr to
know. There was no contest IN the last
PRIMARY as the f1ctional differences wee
~dtus'ed amicab'y. Whether the ec-atch
ing of the gro names. r-oet of whom az
,tleeed to belong to the Ward faction VII,
h~va nnv herring on the Congre essioral
race remains to be seem