The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-14
KANSAS City Republicans Alarmed
at Attitude of Walter
s. Dickey.
PLAIN TALK is THE RESULT.
One of the Leaders Relates an
Effort to Scare State Chair
man Niedringhaus Out
of the Race.

This Is A commercial proposition. boys:
you might as well be with lis now as la
ter. What is the use OF this foolishness? +?
You certainly have had enough experience
to know what makes the marc go in JET
ferson City. You may have the advantage
now. but Tom Niedringhaus will not be
able to land the plum
So said Republican who had attended
conference of Republican politicians at
the st. Nicholas Hotel yesterday after
rcc= to friend who was inclined to sup
::....: s:a;a Chairman Niedringhaus for
United States Senator. The conference
l::t~i more than two hours. and was
tho result OF long-distance telephone
call sent to Kansas City SATURDAY. morn
ing h. a friend Of former National Com
mittceman r. c. Eerens
In the conference were. among others,
lib Morse OF Excelsior Springs. John
II. Fire ;Aiarm Flanagan and the follow
ing from Kansas City: Congressman-elect
E c. Ellis. p s Brown Jr.. chairman of
rhe Jackson County Republican Commit
tee: Homer h. Mann, Speaker OF the low
or house: J. f. Goodrich. member of the
Republican State Committee: Sam F.
Scott. broker and former Postmaster. and
sIevor ]. f. Neff.
overcome the prospects of the Jackson
county members declaring Tor State Chair
man Niedringhaus Walter S. Dickey.
chairman OF the Republican State EXccu-
tive Committee. has been trying to keep
Independent IF factional politics of late
and has been considered close political
as well as personal friend of the State
chairman. 10 him Ia due the credit Tor
The shrewd move in having the kansas
City members declare for Major William
Warner for the Senate. The credit is also
IN hi nf tfne f,-Or,
capturing these same men
None of the friends of Kerens pretend
10 place his claims TO the senatorship on
anything but a selfish plane One of the
chief reasons for the present majority in
the General Assembly was his absence
from the campaign. The Republicans have
with Kerens in the field. This year he did
absolutely nothing toward managing the
campaign.
SENDS CONVENIENT CHECKS.
But he did send convenient checks to
nominees for the General Assembly They
ranged in sums from so to 500. Where
he thought he was taking big chance
he sent only so Some of the Nominees
received 500 apiece The character Of the
the checks, as well as with the conditions
in the county.
Two years ago, Kercns figured more
prominently in the campaign. Altogether
It cost him about $4,000. He got only the
minority nomination for the Senate out
of the deal. The failure of fusion in st.
Louis. and the landslide In jackson Coun-
ty did much to undo his hopes.
Yesterdays conference WAS the begin
ming of this years campaign for the ma
jority nomination and election The Kan
sas City crowd of politicians is very
practical and look to results.
The fact that they are split on the sem
atorial nomination, with their leader In
doubt. IS the serious stumbling block In
their road. When they went home last
night. they were little the wiser for their
trip, excepting that they found the en-
tire st. Louis delegation pledged in caucus
to Niedringhaus with reports coming in
from the country regarding others con-
stantly pledging themselves to him.
An effort Is being made to have MEM
bers-elect pledge themselves openly on the
situation. II the leaders of the Niedring-
haus boom can head off the Kerens propo-
ganda in this manner, they are not afraid
of hungry legislators. They say that they
are counting upon public sentiment and
nothing else to carry them through. That
done and they are confident that the re-
suit OF the campaign will justify their at
titude. They claim that the campaign to
date has been conducted along clean lines
and they propose to keep it SO.