The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-29

of his life in Ste Genevieve and has been
a merchant. He is foreman of a brewery
but is said to have saved about S25 Goo. He
has never been heard of before in politics.
His nomination is considered 4 sop to Ger
mans.
CORPORATION ATTORNEY GENERAL.
HadIey for Attorney General is another
recognition of the corporations. He has
been damage-suit attorney for the Metro
politdn Street Railway Company of Kan
sas City sine. hc retired from the office of
Prosecuting Attorney. II he were elected
he would pass upon the assessment of the
Metropolitan rs member of the state
Board of Equalization, just as Walbridge
wculd uuon that OF the Bell Telephone
Company.
wightman, for Railroad Commissioner.
is d conductor. kerens follower and Is
nominated for railroad influence. The
nomination was forced upon Mckinley for
Lieutenant Governor to keep the anti
kereus men in line. He IS the only NOM
inee, witt, the possible exception of Gme-
ncl,, who is not considered a strong Ker-
ems mar. He was turned down by them
for Governor.
d. NJ Houser of ST. Louis was made an
e,ector-at-large to keep the Globe-Deno-
crat in line when the Walbridgc crowd
goes after the post Offices. Houser was
turned down by the Atkins faction In the
Kansas City convention three months ago
for dclegate-at-larSe to the National Con
vention.
Tonight the old Kerens crowd is cele-
brating its victory over the Asins crowd.
They did 50 by clever political manpula-
tion, which was encouraged by former
National Committeeman r, c. Kerens.
who came to ST. Joseph in his private car.
Tonight there is talk that he still ex-
poets to receive the nomination for Sen
ator next January. if the Walbridge pro-
gramme should meet with success. He
told his friends here that nothing could
have beaten the Republicans IL the Ker-
ens-Meriwether fusion proposition had
not miscarried two years ago. He also
gave out an interview in which he said
he expected to take an active part in the
campaign, 'unseltshly," as he had al
ways done.
AKINS MEN DEPRESSED.
Friends of State Chairman Atkins are
correspondingly depressed. They insist
that II the committee does elect a chair
welt will not recognize him in post-orfice
appointments.
The new State chairman will probably
make trip to Oyster Bay and find il this
is true.
1t is said that Walter S. Dickey has Of
fered Thomas X. NiedrinS ikaus S1,Oo Tor
| the campaign. IL the latter is CHOSEN
chairman instead of himself. Friends OF
State Chairman Atkins are taking this
With grain of salt
Doctor t.. Il. Clements did not get before
the convention as a candidate Tor State
chairman. but his friends insist that il
he had done 50 he would have carried the
majority. However this may be, there
was poor political mana cement on the part
of ms friends Ill The nsnJ Tor Control or
the organization. tic insists tnat there
mas been no compromise on Niedringhaus,
and his friends say tnat he may yet be
elected chairman proposition which
Tine Stale Committee is regarded as
about equally divided between the fac
lions. Undoubtedly Atkins has lost the
Fourth District. With the districts, it is
large are slightly against him. Tne next
meeting of the committee will determine
just wners he stands.
Undoubtedly his action in holding the
Subtreasury appointment at St. LOUIS and
the national committeeship are response
| bic in large measure for his defeat to-
, day. 1t was the first time that the old
kerens crowd had an issue which they
could make against him. Combined with
their shrewd manipulation, they turned
the tables in convention which was
ordinarily with him.
State Chairman Atkins will call tho new
committee together within the next few
days for formal organization. Preceding
that time 1t is probable that there will be
much fine work done by both factions to-
ward selecting chairman.