The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-01
Many irresponsible Statements
Made by G. o. P. Workers
in Ward Meetings.
SPEAKERS MALIGN FOLK.
Head of Republican Law Depart.
ment Says Circuit Attorney :,
Regretted Every Verdict
of Guilty for Boodlers.

| Frenzied by the inexorable anticipations
OF the campaign. Republican speakers al
the ward meetings are going to lengths
which. are startling, even to those who
| have been familiar with the idiocyncracies
of the local politicians now running the
| organization in this city.
Last night one of many ward meetings
was held in the Fourth Ward at Light.
stones Hall, Eleventh street and Franklin
| avenue. 1t was a typically managed Re.
publican ward affair. 1t was held on
the second floor in a small back room
that was nearly full before the gathering
adjourned. Pictures in abundance Of can
didates adorned the walls. Copies of VII:
liam Zachritz's defense, Roosevelt,s letter
Of acceptance reprints from the Common
er relating to Judge Parker and adver-
tisements Of the nominees kept the dust
from rubbing in the clothes Of those who
occupied the chairs
Fitful gas and electric lights helped to
remove the gloom from the cigar smoke.
Music from the saloon underneath occa-
slonally accompanied the speakers.
"A couple of salaried speakers from
Eastern States filled In to the mortifca-
nominee for Congress- informed the audi
ence that the applause looked good" to
him and that he had lived in the district
since he was II years Ole.
E F1sse of the Thirteenth Ward. He
finally removed the lid from the political
pot and took the chill from the audience
by going after" Folk in his own way.
testimony. He is IN charge Of the Law
Department of the State Committee.
Il know as matter Of fact that Foil;
brought in a verdict Of guilty" he Shouted Cd
over the table to the men in front Of
him. He didn't want St Louis juries to
convict. He wanted 1t SO he could go
better than his fellow-citizens on the
juries here in st. Louis.
What did his convictions amount to,
man saloonkeepers and workingmen sent
to the Penitentiary by him, but what good
has IT. done? ] tell you that this cam
humbug. He hired men to write for the
Eastern papers and magazines and is now
drawing his reward"
! MALIGNs FOLK.
Then Judke Fisse gave some expert tes-
timony about election prosecutions. He
did indict and convict three people Of
frauds in 1901" he admitted. yet the
Supreme Court reversed the cases. They
were reversed either because he was not
lawyer enough or honest enough to make
good cases.
Judge Ffsse evidently considered the an
nulment of all Of the penalty clauses in the
old election law because the punishments
applying TO st. Louis were. greater than
the part Of Folk.
Arthur n. Sager, nominee for Circuit
Attorney. a Republican proselyte. kept up
the reputation Of other ardent converts
to old opponents, by also going to the ex-
treme.'
II don't want to be a Doodle specialist, :"
he affirmed. II just want to be plain
rtr-ryy yt.n I@~1r
cry violation of the law with the same
degree Of adherence. I want an honest
ballot, and II l will have any hobby at
al. It will be to prosecute every violator
But the work won't be done by electing
me alone. You must elect the Circuit
Judge on the ticket with me. Elect honest
The audience shouted. sager has been
compelled to swallow the whole Harmonic
Hall dose.Zachritz. Clarke and all 9th
ers: He asked Blacksmith Beck to stand.
that believe the police know who killed
that student on Locust street last month
and that they could arrest the man In
twenty minutes II they wished" continued
Chief Kiely and tell him that il he didn't
bring in the murderer within a certain
time his official head would come Of. to-
KieIy knows where his bread is buttered.
'Mr. Folk as q reformer reminds me
Of those little girls all dressed in pink
skirts with Little Lord Fauntleroy stride.
He will stand Just about as much show
Of doing anything with the machine in JEFF
ferson City.
But let me tell you that he viii not be
elected. I have been out in the State talk
ing to the farmers. and Republicans who
have not voted for ten years will vote this
year. Two hundred and fifty thousand let
ters are going out to the Republicans this
year, and 1t will be I'D to st. Louis to elect
the Democratic State ticket"
Other speakers were Hiram Lloyd, chair
man Of the Congressional COMMITTEES, who
attacked FL e. Wood the Democratic
nominee for never having voted in St
Louis, and Matt g. Reynolds, nominee for
Circuit Judge.
A keg Of beer was opened as last at
$vo rfton