The Marshall republican., 1914-05-08
BARIER PUT OylNR
AZ q. O. y. CEiIKmAN.
Morse. Nicdringliags and Ssifsl Line
Up state Committeeman.
Crowded out Last Week)
Erastus L. Horse OF Excelsior Spr-

Crowded Out Last Week.
Erastus L. Horse Of Excelsior Spr-
ings, aided by Thomas *. MED
hSus and Otto y. Stifel, elected jacob
N. Babler chairman OF the hepuDn-
can State Committee at q special
meeting I'm the con mittee's quarters
in the Odd Fellows Building yester-
dy afternoon.
Morse had been trying for some
time TO gain political recognition for
Babler, who was unheard OF as a
party worker. At q meeting OF the
committee last year aiorse succeeded
I'm having Babler Endorsed for election
commissioner of 81. Louis. Gov.
Major. however, ignored the indorse-
ment.
Babler. who is vice president and
general Manager OF agencies of the
international Life Insurance Com
rany OF 81. Louis, 81 known among
politicians chiefly for his visits to JET
%fcrson City duSng the Forty-sevcnth
General Assembly, at which time he
evinced n keen interest in life insur-
ance legislation.
ZIP to- the time Morse camo TO town
yesterday morning II was generally
conceded thnt william r. Flndly. sec
rctary OF the committee. would DO ell
cctod chairman. An election was oc-
casioncd by the resignation of Chair
ran Polite Elvins, who quit to run
Tor tho United statca Senate.
Nero soon lined up Stifcl and Me-
dE!nghaus Morse In not q member
OF the state committee. but carried O
sroxy aud controlled several other
proxies that were present. The prln-
clpal argument used by Morse In sup
port OF nablcr was that lie would be
liable TO raise the $1,000 or more that
the state committee owes.
nabler was not q member OF the
committee. had not sought office
aside from the time Morse backed
him for election commissioner, and
consequently II took nearly all OF yes
terday afternoon for the Dabler sup
porters TO explain TO the committee
men In button-hole conversations
just who Babler was.
The original program was 10 sub
init the nomination of n chairman to
n committee Of six that WAS picked by
Stifel. After the committee met
tho Pabler forces had enough
votes TO put y their candidate
without framing u binding slate. Ac-
cordlngly, the committee reported
without making n recommendation.
When nominations were called for
lNiedringhaus, who IL treasurer. but
not n member OF the committee, aug-
gosted Babler. This wns the cue for
. former Senator Fred Hudson or Chill
Iicothe. Hudson nominated Dabler.
II. ID. Silver OF ~. Charles previously
had nominated NiedrinEhaus. but tho
honor was refused on the spot.
John Schmoli. chairman OF the Re-
publican City Committee. who had a
proxy. nominated Flndly. Numerous
other nominations were made. but the
race was between Babler and Flndly.
When Il became apparent that Babler
would be elected. Findly, asked his
supporters not to vote for him. They
voted for DR.. Max G. S~tarkloff. Babler
got II votes and Starkloif Z. Nine
OF the votes cast for Babler were
proxies.
Whom the ballot was cast, Niedr-
inshnus and Morse had Babler brou-
ght In TO be introduced to the men
who had elected him.
The term Bnbler was elected to fill
VIII expire this fall. following the
I~eloction OF the new committee at the
August primary.
Aside from electing pabler at the
direction OF the triumvirate, the COM
mittee voted TO recommend that n
state convention be called In 81.
Louis, May ~. for the purpose OF
ratIiying the system OF national con-
Vention representation as agreed ON
by the Republican National Conyen-
lion.-~'st. Louis Globe-Democrat.