The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
OLONEL JOHN TO MISSOURI RECALLS POLITICAL STORY
COLONEL GOODWIN EUGENE POEMHE FLIGHT OF

Special CorresD0 ndcnce II The sunday Ref ulc.
jefferson City, July 2S.-Colonel John T..
EreaJhitt. formerly a Missouri politician of
note. who has wide acquaintance with
Missourans. here this week for two
days. The Colonel. as a member of the
Railroad Commission. was a resident of JET
fersou City from 1876 tn l,92. and has many
friends i'm and around the capital. who re
me mber him pleasantly. He is now living
in Tuscon. Ariz.. where he has a lucrative
law practice. His p"rchant for politics as
serted itself as strongly in Arizona rs IL
was wont to do in Missouri, and I'm Conse-
Guence he is one % the prominent Demo
Gratis Of that Territory. He has been In Mis-
souri Stree IN. Democratic National CON
vention in Kansas City. where he was one
of III. ,ieIecates-at-large. Colonel Breathitts
visit calls To mind a circumstance al his
race for the Democratic nomin alton FOR hai-
road Commissioner. The nomination for this
Office is regarded as the political Jack pot
OF the campaign. and many Democrats
usually sit in the game to the finish. Colonel
Rreathitt, by little aStuteness. took al
vantage of this fact. and as consequence
won out handily. While the other Candl-
dates were strainng every effort To receive
instructions from the various counties ia
the state. he was quietly getting instruc-
tinus for second choice. In only few
counties did he ask for first Instructions.
but in a majority Of the counties he was
successful in gaining Endorsements for see
ond choice. After the convention had hal
loted a few times the usual resolution In
drop the candidate with the least number
of votes WAS adopted. one after another
was sheIved. and in accordance with their
instructions to vote for him for second
choice enough delegates went 1" colonel
Rreathitt to- land him an easy winner. As
pirants for Railroad Commissioner have In
voksd this scheme since. hut II was never
productive Of the results which flowed to the
originator of II.
Tne letter Of L. Il. Ronbauer. In last
Sundays Republic has occasinned considera-
bic comment among the politicians at the
State capital The letter IS considered es-
pecialIy important from the fact that it is
supposed to reflect I'm a great measure, The
sentiments ~ Mr. Rombaucr'S father. the
distinguished lawyer and ex-prs~id.ng
judge. Of tn. ST. Louis Court Of Appeals. as
well as those If its author. u has proven
almost as disappearing TO the Republican
leaders here as the late detection of tn,
Honorable Webster Davis. for tn" reaSa
that II is an Indication Of what may b" OK
pcctad from the thoughtful R"puh'cans
who deurecate tho Commer'tliism that Is
rampant in the Republican party to-day.
4 democratic Stat. official. speaking II the
Rnmbat-r letter said. 1t j. Just what l
eSustt.d and q similar declaration from
the old Judge AZ any time would not sur
prise me RunlbauaT knows something II
what imperialism means II" has fought
against ii in his native land. ana II ia pre-
ciseIv What drove him. with many nor"
Of his distinguished couuirymen. 70 this
country You needn't he afraid NJ any ~
that old Louis EosSutr crowd giving vs-y
hearty support to the Republican ticket
this year
Colonel ! Vest Goodwin. the picturesque.
w. 80. tow, VN..,-n, sl1y between trains E.~
80 Sc .'..r.. pa 90
q linen du<,rr :;-at had Converse VISA
heels at every step. While IL is not difficult
IN recognize the Colonel in any Earh. he
still looks NOR. familiar {" his friends with
his pearl gray plug cooked NJ the w'li
k-ovn angle This insignia 81 the BaZ"'
man u seldom ever laid aside. and only tn
hottest Weather banishss il from his era
mum.
While Missouri is not Colonel Goodwin
po-tv. heath he is a MisSpurian by ai0p-
ZION Since the lat. sixties, and NJ to
few wears ago, he was familiar figure
during all sessions of the Legislature. As
a resui, Of bis acquaintance with the prom