The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-17
MISSOURI POLITICS.
Who Will the Democrats Put Up for
Governor Of the State?

Governor of the State?
A Democratic nomination in Missouri
has usually been equivalent to an cleo
ton. and the fight now going on for the
| gubernatorial nomination in the Demo
cratic party is. therefore. more animated
than the campaign will be when both
parties have their tickets in the field
The Republican party has already nom
mated a ticket The Democratic couven
ton is called for Aug -. and there
are plenty of candidates Four of them
are members of the present congress and
three Of them are perennial candidates
men who have been mentioned rs posi-
bilities for a number Of years past. Only
. one of them is quite fresh in the
field. and he is Congressman Glover.
of St Louis. The four congress
men who are regarded IS among the
Democratic possibilities are a. VI Dock
cry Of Gallatin. William Il. Hatch of
Hannibal. Martin l. Clardy OF Farming
ton. and John VI Glover % ST. Louis
Mr. Clardy might almost be considered a
St Louis candidate. as part of his distric,
is in that city 5lr. Hatch j. tie oldest OF
the candidates i'm the field. he has been
guberuat0rial possibility since 1872 He
was spoken of for tLis office long before
he went 10 congress. Those who know
him only as the chairman Of the agricult
ural committee of the house would not
imagine that he was educated for the ba.
and is practicing lawyer Mr. Hatch j.
"a native OF Kentucky and was born H.
1893 lie was admitted % the bar 90
lsji. F0ur years later he was elected
rsrffnfrI
district of Missouri and in 1860 he was
reelected 10 the position. lie was cap
tain in the Confederate army during the
war, and az IL, close be was assistant
commissioner Of exchange under the car
rel. lie was made q member Of congress
in 1850. and he has been re elected four
times since lie hl, made record in the
house rs chairman OF the committee on
agriculture. which has recently been con
Quoting tine rigorous investigation iuto
the question Of adulteratcd lard.
Coucros man A. n. Dockcry Is person
ally very popular man. lie is native
of Missouri III. is 40 years ot age he
was ior many vg1rs % plartieilg physician
iu Livingston county. Mo. uut in -e4 he
abandoned fln prn-,..e ~ medicine and
went into d bank no Gallltu BE was
cashier + ills bank un,H Le WAS elected
go congress .u i--2 he as been presi
dent OF Tie board Of education 81 Chilli
cothn. Mo-. chairman of the coagres sional
committee of his district. D member of the
city council of Galatin for iye years.
serving the last two years as mayor. and
IN 1856 was chairman of the Democratic
state convention In congress Dir. Dockery
has been one of The most valued members
OF the committee on postohiccs and post
roads and 0l the floor of the house he
las the reputation of an able pariamen-
tartan and O., frequently called upon ten
porlrily 70 occupy the speakers chair
Cougres man CiarLy ranks with lis col
league. IN. Hatch iu Point of service. and
there is only one member OF the Missouri
delegation Mr Band. who has Jeca iu
the house longer than these two Mr.
C.ardy IS. Ike Mr Dockery. a native Of
Missouri lie was educated A. tie 81.
Loui, university ana at the University Of
Virginia and entered up0n the practice Of