The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-07-30
Missouri Democrats Believe the
West Will Stand SOlidly for
Venerable Senator.
PREPARING TO LAUNCH BOOM.
Chicago Chronicles Washington COrre-
spoudent Views Conditions at
the Missouri Capital.

Chicago. July 23.-The Chronicle
tomorrow will print the following
from T. f. Sullivan, Washington
staff correspondent, who is now at
Jefferson City, Mo;
1.-The Democratic leaders OF Nilsson.
ri shortly will announce their pur-
pose to launch a Presidential boom
for Senator Francis Cockrell They
have agreed substantially upon the
preliminaries, which are inseparable
from so important step, and are
only waiting for the iulfillment OF
certain minor plans before taking
the American people into their con.
fidence.
sit is their purpose to have the
veteran legislator accepted not alone
as Missouri's son, but as the candi.
date OF the entire Southwest and
West, with whose growth and devel
opment he has been intimately iden
titled during his forty years Of public
from 80 many States ErA0IN, :
throat service. They have received
assurances from so many States that
Missouri's choice is eminently salts.
factory to Democrats of every shade
Of conviction that they are hopeful
the boom will take on national pro-
portions before the close of the pres
ent year.
SOLUTION OF PROBLEM.
"In selecting Senator Cockrell as
their leaders OF Missouri believe that
they are candidate for President the
Democratic Offering to the party the
most advantageous solution OF a
perplexing problem that has yet been
suggested. They assert that no 9th.
er Democrat whose name has thus
lar been associated with the nomina.
ton combines so many qualifications
that are likely to prove attractive,
not alone to the delegates OF the next
National Convention, but to the
rank and file of the Democratic vor-
ers, as Senator Cockrell.
1.-The Democratic leaders OF Mis-
souri, recognize that there is no prece.
dent for Offering to the nation as a
candidate for President a man who
wore the Confederate gray, but under
all circumstances they feel that the
people will not regard that feature Of
General Cockrell's history as an in
surmountable barrier to his ambi
ton. Nevertheless, it is more or less
of an experiment, and it's success will
depend upon how the Northern dele
gates to the next national conven-
ton regard it.
"The old prejudice against taking
a step that might revive the bloody
shirt may prevail, but Senator Cock
rell's friends in Missouri do not be
lieve it will. They feel assured that
his record in Congress will appeal so
strongly to the Union survivors of
OF the Civil War that his records as
Major General OF the Confederate
Army will not be used against him.
CONSIDERED LONG TINE
1.-THE plan to launch Senator Cock |
rell's boom has been under consider.
alton for long time. The Senator's
friends in Missouri began to talk
about IL several months ago. They
waited patiently for the East AMI
then the Middle West to propose q
satisfactory candidate. They saw
the Parker boom diminish and dis
appear and the German boom burst
Of too much imitation.
"The Organization men oithe State
began to sound old.line Democrats
like Ex-Governor Francis regarding
the availability Of Senator Cockrell.
The replies they received were 90 uni
iormly encouraging that 1t did not
taks them long to make up their
mind to act.
within q lev days, at an informal
assembling Of Democratic leaders,
held ct Clinton, Mo, the subject was
brought up again for discussion, and
it was resolved BY those present to
make an early announcement Of the
purpose Of the State organization to
support the Senator. Practically
every member Of the congressional
delegation Of the State has given
cordial assent to the plan.
Representative DeArmond is espe-
cially enthusiastic regarding the
political possibilities Of the Senator'S
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