The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-27
Friends Plan Meeting Where SEN
ator's Presidential Available
ity Will Be Discussed.
COOK FAvoRs NOMINATION..
Committee Invites Clark. De Ar
mond, Dockery and Stone to
Speak at Moberly OF
October Ii.

Friends of United States Senator Fran
els NJ. Cockrell will meet in Moberly Sat
urday. October II. to boom him for the
Democratic presidential nomination IN
1904. Nearly all OF the arrangements for
the meeting lave been completed.
Congressman Champ Clark of Bowling
Green will be the principal orator. other
speakers who will be invited. some OF
whom have already accepted. include Gov
ernor Dockery. Senator William ]. Stone
and Congressman De Almond. No guber-
material candidates will be asked to speak.
BY those in a position to know. it Is
stated that Senator Cockrell. who will be
the honored guest, has not been informed
of the arrangements, and the meeting
planned without his knowledge. 1t will
be in the nature OF a tribute to his stand
Ing as a Democrat, who is considered
able to mite all factions Of the national
Democracy.
About three months ago, the Cockrell
boom for President was discussed at the
Clinton Chautauqua, where William ].
Bryan was lecturing. Shortly a~fterwPrds
Congressman Clark and De Almond, in
interviews. said that they were in favor
Of the unanimous reelection of Senator
Cockrel by the next General Assembly,
at the same time stating that they ia
vored his nomination for President.
The Moberly meeting will be the first
time when the movement which was
started then will take definite shape. 1t
Is expected that the speakers on that &C.
casion will pledge themselves to HIS sup
port and in a general discussion Of the
Democratic situation point out the rea-
sons why Senator Cockrell should be
nominated.
According to the plans which are being
formulated. the day Will be made notable
in State politics. Special trains will be
run to Moberiy. and as many Democratic
organizations as possible will be secured
for the meeting. Moberiy Is the home of
Chairman VIII A. Rothwell of the Dem
ocratic State Central Committee, and
while the State Committee will not take
any official ~cognizance Of the meeting its
members win be invited to participate.
While In ST. Joseph Secretary Of State
Sam b. Cook gave an interview similar
to that which was printed in The Repub-
lie some time ago, urging the nomination
of Senator Ccck1ell for the presidency.
Mr.. Cook was in st. Louis yesterday on
his way to Jefferson City, and again ex-
planned the position which the friends OF
enato Cockreil are taking in the move
ment.
by ~pledging the reelection of Senator
Cockrell to the Senate" said Mr.. Cook
yesterday, every doubt as' to the inten-
tons of those who wish him to be the
nominee of the National Democracy is re-
moved. No suspicion can be attached to
the movement, for it is one which will not
only bring together all of the ement of
the Missouri Democracy. but at the same
time present a man to the Democratic
Convention who will show in the
possible degree that the nation is
past the effects of the war.
Senat Cockrell has been conservative
enough to attract men who left the party
in 1896 and 1900. His administrative abil-
lty is the result Of years of experience and
natural talent Democrats Of the nation
could do no better. and the Democracy OF
realizes this fact"