The St. Louis Republic., 1905-08-08
HAYES AGAIN NAY
Be ACTIVE LEADER
Friends to Insist That He Resume
Generalship Because Of Condi-
tiOns Within Democracy.
MAR0NEY's NAME SUGGESTED.
President Of Election Commission
Urged as One Capable Of Heal
ing Over Differences Between
Party Elements.

the reAliEnment OF certain elements. ac-
cordinE to the belief Os representative
in the plans u son,s ~ the leaders who
have in the immediate nsst been ~ tisss
head OF the party councils IN 81. LOuis.
AFFAIR. ShieS ha. eomS nsi "ishin me ,hs S S.s.
week or two may ccnspSl Harry h. AaWes
to listen to tho rsslIcsts OF his friends and
supporters and again es!er the political
to again become the fighting head OF the
party organisation which Is now In the
control Of his allies.
completing a special post graduate course
Of law lectures with q view to actively re-
saming his law practice.
He is Tot expected To return to 81. Louis
until afte: Septe mber I. A. that time. II
not before. Il il reported that ciTS um-
stances will be such that. to protect his
friends. and thu msr who have always
stood by him IN the fights which have
been waged IN the city. he will again take
the reins Of party management.
Tho varying current Of political a9airs
Z" effect combinations within the party.
all Of which are not entirely satisfactory
tn the men Who tave been at the fighting
front, are scme Of the reasons which will
be- urged by the friends Of Nr. Hawes Why
he should again come into tho active
combat.
The feeling which has been ensendered
tv the quoted statements OF Senator
Thomas f Kinney Is partly resp0nstb'e
for this new point Of view Of the Hawes
supporters. They insist that eenatHr KIN.
nsy has. by his political assoctations OF
alliance with the Buffers FOR securing con-
troll Of the parfy organization. They be
lieye that Charles Lemp Is backing KIN
I.y In such propo.i,'on. and that xi'nS1 n
the City Central Committee. who are more
or less allied with the Butler interests.
the Fourth Ward senator would be po-
rk~vn Sh<Ao fVvNA nR VA6
MARONEY THE COMPROMISE.
Kinney maintains that he is as strongly
opposed TO But!erIsm as u any 81 ths men
who drove Butler into the Nepuo1can
continual and active support Of Mayor
Wells both before and since the election.
when Mayor Wells was forced 20 nGht tne
practically solid strength of the heyoO,e
the pow.r which the Buffers could controi.
The Butler element. through the q.
Louis Democratic club has fspsassaIy .,s
and willingness To come into the Demo-
cratic reservation and again have the
blankets and wamrum issued by the big
chiefs: Several Invitations have BEEN ex-
tended 10 the City Central Committee TO
foreSo the Jefferson Club as g meeting
place. and 10 come over to the Olive street
the comforts Of home were promised
them r" this invitation the LemP-kin-
n.y members Of the committee are said 10
have urged an acceptance. but the ma,
iority of the committee was decided
negative.
cut of the mass q! examination .ni re.
crimination which has been handed about
since the airing Of the Kinney -Hawes I'm
en- have come many solutions OF the prop
"sition which cOnfronts the party In tho
city One Of the most pronounced AMI. 10
the belief OF many pmTa,s s; ,,,, 'h E,e,sicn Sr.
Commissioner Maroney to take hoid Of
the party machinery.
In speaking cf tint. phase "f IN" matter
one Of Mr.. Naron.y's friends said: MA-
roney IL the only man In s. Louis who
can establish order out Of chaos. because
h. acceptable to all Of the factions his
and efficiency being known to all who
have ever had dealings with him. Being
In touch with the State administration he
would be acceptable in Jefferson city and
also throughout the state
WOULD RECONCILE FACTIONS.
Il believe that the majority OF the city
Central Committee favor Maroney ~ .
leader. and he Is acceptable 10 the fOik
men in the Tw.n,y-fourth. Iwenry.ntsn.
eighth and other wards. The Kinney fol-
lowers cay that Maroncy would effect 2
reconciliation between their forces and
'es Ward haSss IN. str"nxho,i s Of Doctor John II.
Simon. a movement IL already under way
to turn over the Democratic reins To Ma
fDEey ana put MI etsu ukut iVE
supremacy between the Hswes. Kinney
ami Butter 80 TentS.
Mr.. Maroney said yesterday that he had
been approached numberless times by
Democratic leaders with the proposition
that he b. mad. the leader II the party.
but that h. had neither given his assent
nor had he declined. AMI that he did not
care to make any statement at this time
with re gard to the subject.
Personal friends Of Mr.. Hawes said yes-
tertiay.. in speaking of the situation Of 10
cal Democracy. that Mr. Hawes PERSONAL
Is was taking TO interest in the matter
a. the present time Tho intimatiOn was
plainly given. however. that IL was felt
that a crisis in party affairs was close ut
hand and that the present organization.
IN order to uro'ect itself might be forced
.o make n fight on Its own account and for
itself and that in such a case u might
become necessary that his friends would
demand sha: Mr.. Hawes rec"de from the
position which he took last sDrfrg and
again take active GeEeraiship of party
affairs NJ the head Of the organization
which IL now IN control.