The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-07
CHAMP Gil. / Il: :. !. 4 ! (.
Candidate for United States Senate
from the State Of fs'kj
To- SUCCEED SENATOR VEST.
Unwritten Law of That State That
the Senators Shall Come from the.
Country ,Iowns-An Ex-aovernor
Is Also a Candidate-MRy Not Go
Democratic. \;
The announcement was mad recent.

The announcement was made recent.
ly that Congressman Champ Clark, Of
Bowling Green. No.. is q candidate for
the United States Senate Ito succeed
George G. Vest. The term OF Senator
Yes. viii expire on March ,4!4l9os. and
the condition of the senator's health is
sucl, that 1t is notEgenerally deemed
probable that he will be n candidate to
succeed himself. Mr.. Vest. lis 20 years
old, with record OF political service
which began forty years ago in the
Jefferson City legislature He became
United States senator in 1879. and has
served continuously twenty years
since. Mr.. Vest, who isr 9. native Of
Kentucky, appears in the Congress d.
rectory as a resident of Sweet Springs,
and his colleague, Senator Gockrell. who
succeeded Carl Schurz In the senate in
1875, is a resident Of the town Of Wnr-
rensburg, 1t being orc OF the unwritten
laws Of Missouri thar Cnlted States
senator's. ifidemocrats. should be chos-
en- not from the most Important cities
of that state. but from those which are
most obscure. and tt being q 5well under
stood fact that in elections to the SEN
ate St. Louis. which is the most lmpor-
tant OF the cities Of Missouri. and the
most Important city Of the Mississippi
Valley, should be entirely ignored. 8
Democrats Come from Country. :
Whenever before the; present demo-
cratic regime, senators from Missouri
have been elected by the republican
party, adequate, If, not discriminating
recognition has been given to the city
OF ST. Louis, but among democrats a
contrarytrule has prevailed. rand there
fore the candidacy OF Champ Clark, OF
Bowling Green need be no more cause
OF surprise than that OF other asplran.s
for senatorial honors in Missouri, one
OF lthe: best known Of which were Rich
ard p Bland, Of Lebanon. David a. De
Armond,3 of Butler; and Alexander Mon
roe Dockery. OF Gallatin, the present
democratic candidate for governor Of
Missouri. Mr.. De Almond. usually
called "the judge" represented one Of
the congress districts of Missouri In the
last house in congress, and he was one
OF the leading candidates for the demo-
cratic nomination. for speaker which
afterward went to Richardson, the
democratic publisher of the presidents
messages. copyrighted, Of Tennessee.
Born in Kentucky.
Irrespective Of the Intentions of Sen
ator Vest to stand for reelection, Con-
gresham Clark Will not have clear
field, for there is another candidate In
the race, former Governor Stone, who
was vice chairman OF the democratic
national committee OF four years ago.
and saspires to the lead of the demo-
cratic party in Missouri. Mr.. Stone.
like Senator Vest. is native OF Ken
tucky. J; 8 1sl.E5 }s'-
He was born In Madison county. in
that state, and after o brief residence
in Missouri moved to Indiana. Later
he returned to Missouri and was twice
elected from ore OF the congress dis
tricts of that state to Washington. In
1892. the year OF the second election OF
Cleveland as President, Mr.. Stone was
chosen governor OF Missouri, q post the
term OF which Is four years. In 1886 he
was national Committeeman on the
democratic side from that state and
took an active part in securing the
choice OF Mr.. Bryan as the presidential
candidate. though ostenslblyl q support
er Of Mr.. Bland.
The basis OF division of legislative dis
tricts In Missouri Is such that, entirely
irrespective of the popular vote OF that
state, the backwoods districts. as they
are sometimes called. control the choice
OF senators. At the last general cleo
ton In. Missouri in 1898 the democratic
majority was 10000. The city of St.
Louis gave 10000 republican majority,
hut outside OF 1t the democrats were
10000 ahead. The last Missouri legis-
lature had 4 membership of, 1O7 demo-
Gratis and populIsts and OF only g. re-
publcans. and although many Missouri!
republicans are very sanguine this
year OF electIng their candidate for
governor, joseph Flory. who Is mn old
railroad man. having been q conductor
on the Wabash (railroad. not river),
present Indications point to- continued
democratic control OF the state leglsia-
ture and the choice OF a democratic
successor to Mr.. vesi ard y Democratic
colleague to Mr.. Cocit'cii,
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