The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-06
Roll Calls Were ErrOneouslv An.
nounced at st. Joseph Con.
vention by Someone.
RKINS AMENDMENT CARRIED.
First District Politicians Up IN
Arms Against Proposed Wal.
bridge.Bntlcr Programme 10
Shelve Clements.

when tho Republican State COMMITTEES
me"'n this morning 'hero will bs several
explanations 10 be rnnde. Harmony hiss
not yet arrived. Every effort n being
mnd" to bring Il about. but Il has so fer
failed. rhe Waibridsc- Butler scheme is
at tho bottom ~ part OF tho trouble. Tho
State Convention and tho manipulation Of
ite tally sheets is another source Of worri-
msn'
Politicians who hive heard Of tho de-
iaila Of ths Republican Convention Of the
First Congressional District. which was
held at Hannibal Thursday. are telling
! Of tho narrow escape which tho nom!ncs
| for Governor. Mr.. walbridge, has had
from an unwelcoms visit Of indignant
friends OF Doctor Il. u. Clements of Ma
con.
Doctor Clements IL popular in ths First
District. When his nano was suggested
for chairman Of the new committee to be
elected by the State Convention In ~.
Joseph his friends rallied around him.
Though his name was not mentioned be-
fore the convention. II was understood that
II tho proposition to elect q chairman by
the committee in conference with the NOM
ihees failed ne would be 1T" The propo-
sition carried. Doctor Clements himself.
from that tirno On. considered himself out
OF tho race.
His First District friends did not A,
the Congressional Convention an organ
lZatlon was perfected without his knowi-
edge by j. B. Jsfries Of Onktown 10 pro
test against the Walbridge scheme 10 dido
track Clements Two men were selected
from each county. regardless Of factionai
aiiilatlons. to come down 70 st Louis 10
visit Mir. Walbridge.
All told. twenty-one men were ready
fFr hp ~.
the Walbrdge- -Butler scheme was In s,c,
an advanced state OF organization that
Doctor Clements had to be Bhelved They
did not believe In the Butler alliance any
way ana made no secret of their dlspos1-
tion They went 80 far as to propose that
unless Doctor Clements was madhe chair
man on an anu-Butier understanding.
they would use their influence to get
John {. Mckinley OFF the ticket a. nomi-
nee for Lieutenant Governor.
ERRORS FOUND IN ROLL CALL
Doctor Clements did not know Of tho
proposed trip until after the adjourn
ment Of the convention. While hattersd
by the loyalty Of his friends. he saw tho
political danger in II and went around
among the committeeman asking them NOT
TO make the trip. Jefrries was obdurate.
but finally consented to withdraw The
news OF the hasco did not serve to brace
the nerves OF the Walbridge crowd any
yesterday.
tflht VII OL tHelr HlIDOS. Sim
Harris. who was one OF the secretaries
OF the convention. has discovered that
gross errors were made IN the roll call on
the votes for committeeman at large, AMI
on the Akins amendment to the WAL
bridge motion 10 have the State Commit
tee select the new chairman.
According TO the revised calculations.
John A. Snider OF Cape 0irardeau was
elected committee at large by a ma
tority OF seventy-sx votes George A,
McCanse OF Aurora Is also declared TO
have been elected. though accounted de-
feated by the announcements in the con-
vention. Perhaps the State Committee
will attempt to straighten out the matter,
and perhaps not. as the WaIbridRe COM
mitteemcn do not wish to have two Akin,
men put on at this stage Of the proceed
ings.
OF still more importance Is the discovery
that the Akns amendment, providing for
the State Convention to name the chair
man. carried by eleven votes Instead of be-
Ing lost by twelve. 1t Is said that the
vote Of the Ninth Congressional District
was switched, thus causing the error,
OF course. the convention has adjourned.
A different tale might have been told ff
the errors had been discovered earlier.
but now II is UP to the Atkins crowd to
acknowledge that the minority controls or
to get very active.