The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-11
NOMINEES ON THE
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
Continued From Page One.

VOntlnoe0 FROM faEe Vnc.
Louis P. Aloe. who presided at the con-
yention; Secretary of the Publicity Bureau
p. c. Brocmeyer, acting for Cyrus p
Walbridge. called on the committee one
promised 10 give more II necessary.
On the strength of this check and the
promises that were made. Walbridge was
nominated for Governor, and Mr.. Me
dringhaus was chosen by him State chair
man. The money with which TO pay the
filing fees of the delegations for the City
Convention was raised by the Walbridge
crowd
A separate bureau was established at
the State headquarters to assist the State
Committee. Practically everything in the
local campaign has been done with the
Walbridge administration of the State Or
Early in the city campaign. Niedring-
haus. Walbridge, and their close friends
realized the necessity of oft-setting as far
as possible the charge that thu Buffers
intended to give them any assistance:
that they wished to nominate such men as
General Shields. Horauo d. Wood. George
P. Weinbrenner. Arthur \. Saser. See
bert G. Jones and Peter N Hanson for
places on the ticket
WARD LEADERS UNCOMFORTABLE
But when they tried to accomplish any
thing of the sort, they found their local
ward leaders uncomfortable. So set were
'3hey upon nominating Sidener that Mr..
.Neidringhaus called all OF them together
sat the st. Nicholas Hotel Sunday night.
fThe first session lasted until IL o'clock
Nothing could be done. 49, .,o
Mr. Niederinghaus pleaded again with
them not to nominate Sidener: The dele
gates were obdurate- Mr.. Niedr1nghaus
ticket In his effort to save the Circuit AT,
torney's office. 1t was not until nearly 3
o'clock In the morning that he persuaded
s fhe seg oIeS e not 20
Leahy. but he still pleaded with them.
He made 1t personal matter. t1naIiy; II
was agreed to vote for Sager, the cholce
OF Mr.. Niedringhaus.
When the delegates met at Harm9n1e nome
Hall, Eighteenth and Olive streets, Sidene
er was on hand with a great big knile
0us for OF DOWN the
line to such of "the old guard as the
Trolls. the Beckers. Witthoeft. Florsheim,
Reichmann, Pat Clarke. Fred H. Smith;
and others to beat every man man isvored I
ception Of Sager.
1t was that temper which controlled
when CITY. Chairman William II. Blake Oh
the old committee called the convention
to order at II o'clock The temporary
organization was announced as follows:
Chairman, Louis P Aloe; secretary,
J. Showers; Louis Tub) Becker. and
Michael Lang.
LEGISLATIVE cAucUsES.
Announcement OF the meeting places Of
the legislative district caucuses for to-
day were made as follows:
SENATORIAL
Twenty-ninth - Cherokee Garden: Chairman,
Thirty EarstHpruids' Hall: chairman. E. H.
Thirty. thiraEreuton.a Hall: chairman. C. H.
Witthoeft: 10 e. m.
REPRESENTATIVE
,Fhst,S Cherokee Garden: chairman, W. H.
Blake.
second-Nlnth street and Allen avenue: chair
Ta.sst Louis Hamilton Club: chairman
FourthSsociai Turner Hall: chairman. George
HsdsGJos,'s Han: chairman. George W. s,ott-
Sixth - cella's Hall: chairman. Samuel F.
| Myerson-
sscRaIRM4N ALOE SPEAKS.
MI, Aloe in assuming the chair. spoke
| briefly. asking the delegates not to permit
| personal friendship to influence their iuds-
ueht and to be sand take advantage
OF the opportunity which. he said. now
confronted the party in this city and
| State. He was followed by National Com
mitteeman Atkins. who expressed his con,
fidence in the ability and Willingness oi
| the delegatcs to name a good. clean ticket
| State Chairman Niedrfnghaus said that
| the eyes of the nation. State and city were
| upon the convention. Give the party a
ticket for which no excuses will have to
be made" he said. Don't give an oppor-
| tunity for a plausible attack to be made
upon any man on the ticket
| COMMITTEES NAMED.
| Convention committees were then named
as follows: