Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-09-10
BALLS FIGHT A HOPELESS ONE
CHIEF JUSTICE CAN'T CERTAIN TO
BE RENOMINATED.
Sam b. Cook to Begin an Active Fight
for Secretary Lesueur's Job on
January 1-Railroad Com
missionership Is In
Demand.

pOiltlcal gossip VIII be growing louder.
The Republican and Democratic state con-
Yentions are but ten eleven months
away, and the national conventions of the
two great parties are but seven or eight
months in the future. AS to the state con-
ventions, there will be three for each
party-one to send delegates to the ma
tional Democratic convention, one to NOM
mate the state ticket, and the third for
the purpose of nominating a candidate for
judge of the supreme court and judges of
the two courts of appeals. Kansas City
is likely to secure the delegate convention
of the Democrats. The precedent of the
Democracy in this state is to nominate
its state ticket at the capital, and Jeffer-
son City will no doubt get the Democratic
nominating convention. The judicial con-
vention may go to third city. The dis
position of the three Republican state con-
ventions will no doubt be in about the
same order with the nominating conven-
| ton at Jefferson City.
| Gossip about the probable makeup of the
| two tickets is always interesting, and
| there is always plenty of 1t around the
haunts of the politicians at Jefferson City.
1t appears to be a foregon conclusion that
ex-Congressman a. NJ. Dockery, of Da-
viess county, is to the the Democratic
nominee for governor D. A. Ball, of Pike.
might not agree to this statement of the
| case, but the signs of the times are unmis-
| taxable. In the places where Colonel BAH
claims to have the most strength. close
! investigation of the sentiment will show
| that for every man for Ball there are three
for Dockery. 1t has been intimated that
| Attorney General E. C. Crow would be =
candidate. but if he is entertaining ambi-
tions of this kind he is rather late in max
| ing them known.
| There Is for come
into the gubernatorial fight now and make
| a Garrison finish. Dockery has been in
the field for two years and the. plans are
| made and the pins set by which his nomi-
nation will be brought about. He is a care
full cool, far-seeing politician, and his
fences are built to resist any contingency
that may arise. Commencing with next
March there will be such a string of in
structions for Dockery when the counties
begin selecting delegates to the state con-
vention that all other aspirants will soon
sicken of the game that they are up
against. 1t will be Dockery, and anyone
who keeps tab on matters political in Mis-
souri, will agree that this assertion is
backed up by facts that, like figures, do
not lie.
For the Republican nomination, there
are three men spoken Of One Is Joe
Flory, of the railroad and warehouse
board; ex-Mayor Cyrus p. Wallbridge. of
st. Louis, and Chairman Aiken, of the
state committee. Colonel Flory has been
very active in politics during the past two
years, and will have a considerable fol-
His activity for Vosholl during the recent
congressional election will give him the
The fight for the Democratic nomination
for lieutenant governor pro- promises to to W be
I S. McClintic; of Marion county, president
,, pro TEN of the senate of the Fortieth gen
eral assembly, and John W. Farris, OF
Laelede county are both am6Sus m fS to
S That is about all that lieutenant gov
ernor has to do; Of course. there is the
of death S es goVeInoF bua
: souri, Democratic governors are always
e healthy. Farris and McClintic are both
J., strong men and the contest between them
e | will be a fine one.
n Chief Justice James B. CAN'T will have
no opposition for denomination. He is
| finishing up his first term on the bench
and is one of the strong men of the su.
preme court of Missouri. 1t may be that
: their names in the pot for 1862, when there
will be three judges to nominate, may en-
. ter their names this time, purely for ad
! of Judge. CAN'T is conceded.
|, The baSle royal will come on the Office Of
Y secretary of state. Sam B. Cook, of Mexi
g co, at present chairman and manager oi
It the ways and means committee of the
national Democratic committee and chair
: man Of the Democratic state committee; l:
a candidate and will on January, 1st resigr
. state now his friends are active and ar,
mot Mstns fIF baV 10 dr h vbe
g sun Is right. A. A. Lesueur, who defeated
z NJ. X. McGrath in 1888. after the latter has
3 try try for a denomination. He is stront
3 politician and has many elements o
strength, in spite of the fact that he viii
3 be trying for fourth term, and has mad
9 a good official. John A. Knott, of th
: Hannibal Journal is also a candidate TO
g this nomination and Cornelius Roach, o
. the Carthage Democrat, may get into tn
race.
For state auditor there are at this tim
three avowed candidates: They are T. NJ
Bradbury, of Jefferson, City; Colonel Franl
Pitts, of Monroe, and Captain Albert o
= Allen, of New Madrid; Bob Nash. of Blu
9 chanan county, and A h. kallmayer, o
. field.
An unusually large field is likely to b
= in the race for the office of attorney gen
eral on the Democratic side. If Genera
Grow finally concludes not 10 run for gov
ernor it Is regarded as certain that he vii
al try for a denomination for the office h
IN holds at present. This is a hard preceden
IS to break, for no attorney general has bee
renominated during generation, althoug
l. several have made heroic efforts. Jim Or
c. chard of Howell: Berry Thurman. of Bar
y ton: Joe Russell, of Missis-ippi: Sam JEFF
1t reys, of Clark county, and Francis Wilson
y, of Platte. are all regarded as waiting. 70
rs an opportunity to shy their castors int
to the ring Peter Huck. of Ste. Genevievt
Id Is another Barlis so far as the office O
attorney general is concerned.
a 1t is the general understanding that. In
De few DAYS. Lieutenant Governor A. II B ltt
Of of Franklin county. will announce his can
s. didacy for the Democratic nemina ton 70
k state treasurer. Colonel r. p. Williams. c
n | Howard county. has been making an activ
IS canvass for this place for year past an
ts It is the general belief that Insurance Com
40 | missioner F. 7. Orear will shortly announc
"a his candidacy. This will make a stron
W trio for this most important office. OWN
to his German extration and the spleTidi
n, | record he has made as lieutenant gOvernG
m and president of the senate, Governor Bolt
r. Is bound to be a factor in the Democrat
70 state convention, for he represents an ele
NJ | ment of the citizenship of the state whic
:, his party is lust now making a mighty ei
s,t fort to conciliate and win over. Mr.. Orea
In will have behind him. in the event that h
90 successful adrninistrat ton of the affairs c
"a the state insurance department. He is
~ | fine business man and a clever politician
ie For the office of railroad and warehous
% commissioner, the "softest snap" in tn
W list of Missouri state offices. there will b.
y, didates. c. NJ. O'Connel of Madison cour
Ut ty, and c. H. Vandiver. of Lafayette cour
ty. are at present the announced cand
ne dates. 1t is the rare exception that tn
he early bird in this case secures possessio
et of the worm The nomination for railroa
&c, and warehouse commissioner in a Demo
s. cratic state convention hinges somewha
n upon the ticket that has been nominate
es by the time that this nomination is reacl
Il ed 1t is invariably last on the list and til
r the successful candidates who precede
al him is the man most liable to win out. Al
tn jutant General f. NJ Bell has signified h
40 intention of making the race for this o.