Evening star., 1898-11-07
LEADERS ANXIOUS
Close of Very Spirited Campaign
in Missouri.
MAIN INTEREST IN US. SENAFORSHIP
r. c. Kerens Competing for Sena-
tor CockreIIs Place.
CONGRESSIONAL OUTLOOK

Special From a STAFF CORRESPONDENT
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. November 7.-one q,
| the most aggressive campaigns I'm ~, his
tory of political parties In this stat, closed
saturday night last, and the leaders Of
both the leading armies are anxiously
| awaiting the verdict of the peoi,Ie AT ;bs
polls tomorrow. The main interest IS CEN
tered In the fact that United States sena-
Tor Cockrell. whose term expires March 4
heAt' wants 10 succeed himself and that
the legislature to be chcSer tomorrow Will
| nave the final determination Of the ruattcr.
| Mr.. Coekrell has for his principal oppo-
| nent Mr. r. c. Eprcus Of ST. Louis ana
| these two giants have canvassed tho state
| from east to west and ncr,h to south.
| There are no hold-overs In either branch
| Of the state Legislature and there are thir-
ty-four members Of the senate and one
| hundred and foriy-one members Of tho
| hcCse of delegates 10 be chosen.
IN addition to the matter of a Tinted
4 states senator, judges OF the suprena
| court a state superintendent of put,ic in
sfGcuon and fourteen members oc The
| touse of Representatives are TO bs .lar.aR
| NO less than eight legislative ticke.s ara
IN the held They republican demo-
cratic. liberal roDulst. middie-of-thc-roaa
| populst, prQhibition. social democracy. In
depofdent republican and Independent dem
| ocrauc. Il Is generally Conceded however
| tfat but small figure will be cut hy any
| OF the parties Ia the general result outside
| OF the republican and democratic with the
chahces In favor of the latter. II the dem
| ocrats are victorious Mr. Cockrell will be
| again returned to the Senate and N the
republicans win their choice will be Mr.
| kerens.
| 1t is said that Mr. Kerens has been some
| what al a disadvantage in winning favor
| with the people at large, by reason of the
fact that his opponent, who is a veteran
C1nDQtgnpT knows fer In . fl,a Fafa
ana can call him by his given name. A
warm personal friend of Senator Cockrell
| told The Star correspondent that the abil-
| lty or Mr. COckrell to make the voters be-
| lieve they enjoyed his personal acquaint-
| ance was due more TO the fact that he made
| ii a point to privately procure the given
| name of the man he wished to address from
some mutual acquaintance than because he
| was really aware Of the mans first name
| previously.
| senator Vests silence.
The absence OF Senator Vest from the
| stump has been much regretted by thou
| sands of members of all parties who were
accustomed to listen to his eloquence in
previous campaigns. He is universally re-
! garded as one of the most effective stump
speakers that Missouri has ever produced.
The condition OF Mr.. Vests health for
| some time past, IL is said, has been such
| that be could not in Justice TO himself
| take part in this years campaign.
| inc democrats claim tnat lney VIII De
albe TO elect twelve out of the fifteen mem
bers of the national House, and that the
republicans will get but three. Their fore
cast is that in the first district Mr.. Lloyd.
| democrat of Shelby county will be elect
| ed; that in the second W. w. Rucker
| democrat, of Charlton county will be elect
| ed; that in the third Dougherty, demo-
crat of Clay will be elected in place Of
| A NJ. Dockery, who declined renomina-
| ton, and who will be remembered by many
| United States treasury clerks as the great
''economzer." They also claim that I'm the
| fifth. or Kansas City. district w 5. Cow
herd, democrat will be reelected; and that
| De Almond and Cooney of the sixth and
seventh districts respectively, and both
| democrats and members OF the present
| House, will be successful The fifteenth
| district WILL it is asserted by the demo-
| Gratis, re-elect Maecinas L. Benton. demo-
F! crat. In all the districts named. ii is said.
| the republicans concede the election OF
| democratic representatives but they hope
| to decrease their majorities from what they
| were two years ago.
| silver Dicks Chances.
The most bitter contest in the state is in
| the eighth district where Silver Dick Bland
| is a candidate for reelection. IL is said
| that the sound money democrats. OF whom
| there are many in the district. have deter
| mined to vote against Bland. 1t is be-
| lieved that If this is carried out II will
| cause him the loss of Galloway county, at
| least. but his friends believe, and the
publicans do not deny. that If the disaffec-
| ton is confined 20 its present limits Mr..
| Bland will be again sent to Washington
Champ Clark. who represents the ninth
district. is again a candidate. and ii is con-
| ceded by both sides that he will certainly
| be returned to the House. Mr. Clark was,
however much to his own surprise. as well
| as that of his friends, defeated in 1884, and
| he is not taking any chances Of getting left.
| He has. it is said. written personal letters
| to all the democrats in his district to be
| sure and vote for him tomorrow. and one
| very prominent man told The Star corre-
| spondent that Champ told him if he failed
| to comply with the request he Champ
would XIII him.
| In the thirteenth and fourteenth districts,
| now represented by Messrs. Robb and Van
| diver, respectively, those candidates have
| practically opposition. but in the twelfth
PearCe, republican. and present member. is
| having good deal of trouble with the ne
groes, who are strong in numbers and are
running an independent candidate. 1t Is
generally conceded that Mr.. Barthold, re-
publican, will go back to Washington from
| the thirteenth. as the opposition to him is
not strong enough to be effective.
Eleventh District.
There is a warm contest In the eleventh
district between Mr.. Joy. the present re-
publican member of the House, and former
Mayor Noonan of St. Louis. Both candi-
dates are very popular but Noonan is con-
sidered the better campaigner, and tho
result is believed to be doubtful.
There are two judges of the state
preme court to be elected. The democratic
nominees are William G. Marshall and Le-
roy B. Valiant, both of whom are now OH
the bench. The former has been a MEM
ber of the court for several years, and
upon the death of the late Judge Nc
Farland was made presiding Judge Mr..
Valiant was appointed to fill the vacancy
caused by the promotion of Judge Marshall.
The latter has been nominated for the
long term of ten years, and Mr.. Valiant
for the unexpired term of Mr.. Marshall.
Both those named are from the city Of
St. Louis, both came originally from Mis-
sssippi and both served throughout the
war in the confederate army. The repub-
lican nominees for the positions are Judge
Finklinburg of st. Louis and Judge Highly
of Schuyler county. 1t Is believed that the
democratic nominees will be successful
For the office of superintendent OF pub
lie instruction the nominee on the repub-
licap side is ]. w. Kirk, the incumbent,
and William Darlington of Greene county,
democrat. Kirk defeated Darlington for
the place IN 1894 by a couple of hundred
votes, and Mr.. Darlington is confident this
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