Show UN A BAD FIX St Joseph Mo in Possession at Republicans I ST JOSEPH Mo May 11The city is in possession of the Republicans and tonight there are over 5000 strangers in the city Chauncey Ivcs Filley ard Richard C Kerens the contestants for the state chairmanship and their fol lowers who will conduct the campaign tomorrow when the convention meets ara I here and tonight both delegation held caucuses to lay out the programme fcr tomorrow when the battle for control of the state organization will begin The Filley delegation came in from St Louis SCO strong tonight and made a parade ciT I the city The Fllleyites seem to have the best of the fight for they have the temporary chairman Congressman Richard Bart holdt to preside at the morning session Both Sedalia and Jefferson City have taken advantage of the occasion to lobby on the capital removal proposition and each has established headquarters and brought a delegation of fifty who ara hard at work The election of delegates to the national convention seems tonight to have been entirely overshadowed by the fight between Filley and Kerens to control the state organization |