The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-14
RABICH DEMANDS
SKIDOO TAG FOR
LIGHTHOUSE" Ed
Says Regenhardt Must Be
Forced Out of Hughes
Lamm- Dickey Club.
WILL START PARTY
REVOLT IN A WEEK
Former Legislator Says Friends
Won't Stand For Dead
Ones.

Herman Rabich, former Cape legis-
lator, yesterday declared war on the
Republican leaders who are trying to
revive Edward F. Regenhardt and an
nounced that unless Regenhardt is
thrown out of the Hughes-Lamm-
Dickey Club within seven days, he will
organize an insurgent move that will
bring about the defeat of the whole
county ticket.
"The editorial in The Tribune need
ed no alteration to express just what
think of that club with Regenhardt
in it," he said.
"Just wait for week and they'll
find they will have to get rid of Reg
enhardt if they expect to do anything
with their club. l know if they don't
do that-simply force him to resign
from the organization-I will with
draw my name from the list and l
have been told by several whose names
appear on the list that they will do
likewise.
81 hardly had had time to read the
paper this morning when men began
calling me up. What do you mean?'
they said, by putting your name in
that list with Lighthouse Ed?'"
In the mad scramble to bow to Reg
enhardt's will, the organization made
new rules in parliamentary law which
became the subject of discussion yes
terday afternoon among Republicans
on the outside.
Captain Bridges had offered a mo-
ton, which had received second from
Orren Wilson, to the effect that vice
president should be elected from each
precinct in Cape township. This mo-
ton was voted on by the club and car
ried without a dissenting voice.
Bridges then proceeded to nominate
Regenhardt as vice president in the
Courthouse precinct. Regenhardt bash
fully declined the offer and nominated
Charles L. Harrison. 1t was tit for
tat.
Before an election was held on the
vice presidents, Regenhardt apparent
" saw his chance to control by get
ting himself made chairman of the eS-
ecutiye committee, so started to jam
his way to that position. He squelch-
ed Bridges vice president idea and
Bridges who is a candidate for SPEAK
er of the House, if he is elected to the
General Assembly, thereupon unravel-
ed his new parliamentary law.
He rose and declared that with the
consent of his second, he would with
draw his motion for an election of vice
presidents-a motion that had been le,
gally made a rule of the club.
"a club at least ought to go by some
rules" Mr.. Rabich said yesterday.
"Big Chief" after slipping tha
move over on the chairman, nominated
and had Fred Covert elected vice pres
ident of the club. Other officials o.
the club who were the Big Chief!
henchmen are o. A. Knehans, mad,
secretary and Judge Edward D. Hays
who dominated the proceedings of tn,
Bylaws Committee. Hays has beer
playing politics at every turn of tn,
road and as a consequence he is losing
votes.
"The club meeting was 'pie-coun
ter rush,
"Here's the way the organizers o
the club lineup at the pie COUNTER
al. H. Haas, president, will take
postmaster's job.
"Regenhardt, U. S. marshal, a ward
ems job or anything else.
''Knehans, a judgeship.
"Orren Wilson, State Senatorship.
Bridges, sheriff or representativ.
: preferably the former.
"Brinkopf, sheriff.
"Hays, circuit judgeship.
"Scivally, constable.
"Chris Betten, wherever the light
ming strikes"
There are others who will take any
= thing not fastened down, and beside
i, the office-seekers who were presen
: the attendance was slim, most of thos
i having an eye open for the future.
Y was holding a large pile of books b.