The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-12
OVERTHROW OF FRANK FARRlS
WROUGHT BY EDITOR ORGAN.
Exile of Indicted State Senator Ends an Unrpenng Fight Begun
Five Years Against the Shrtwd Young Politician by a
Rugged and Honest Old Confederate Soldier
STORY OF THE FACTONAl WAR IN DENT COUNTY.

haa also taken the damage case of a poor
reno" VINO had fallen into the kiln of a
large IRON company. After compromising
Tor nominal sum without his clients con-
sent he became the attorney of the cor
tora'loh. Organ accused him of betrayinG
| his client
ihough Farris won. he had wholesome
respect of Organ. 1t was perhaps the
memory of that fight which made him fear
organ year ago. when he was up for re-
nomination. Though Organ was the Only
! opposition 10 Farris, the latter did not at
tack MIN during the entire campaign. Even
! IN MS convention speech. he laid organs
| opposition to old age and said nothing
| against him. Still, when one talks TO the
Dent County Colonel. his 66 years are for
gotten IN admiration of the vigorous figure
and sturdy speech
! OtTWlTTED BY FARRIS
IN SENATORIAL. RACE.
tarris had first come out for Congress in
! the new Sixteenth District From the .irst,
| organ doubted the sincerity of shis candi-
dacy. but took him at his word and ap-
! Feared for the Senatorial nomination, Three
months afterwards. Farris switched and at
| a snap meeting of the Central Committee
! fixed the ratio of representation in the con-
/ vention so that Organ would be at a disad-
! vantage
/ Not during to appear against Organ In
Dent County. Farrs secured the services
! OF j. II. Callahan editor of the Bulletin
! and young man who was raised in this
county. 20 sure was Organ that h. would
] win that he weot over TO Phelps County II
! the day of the primary in the hope of car
! rying that bailiwick
When he returned home and found that
/ Callahan had beaten him by "a votes. he
/ was properly furious. 1t did him no good
! TO know that the day had been cold and
! Wet, so that many Of his friends stayed at
home instead of going to the polls II did
him some good TO learn that there had been
gross frauds
Al the congressional primary few weeks
later, organ was again conspicuous Organ
mad been beaten in Phelps County through
! the trade by which ]. NJ Harrison a former
State Senator. was to receive the Crawford
County congressional delegation in return
Tor the Phelps County senatorial delegation
which was to go to Farris
Harrison wanted the Dent County con-
Sressional delegation. The Callahan Farris
deal ha done him no good Organ knew his
business enough 10 espouse the cause. of
| Robert Lamar. another congressional candi-
date This time. Organ carried TIL. county
hands down. beating the Harrison Farris
crowd three and a half to one
Again did Organ discover fraud He de-
nounced II in the Monitor He talked If on
the streets. When Elmer was elected to the
House by i Republican majority of l5s over
Capes Dem.) Organ again denounced th.
farris arrangement which had permitted a
Democrat to he defeated because of Farris
! treachery. Cape instituted contest Some
Of the testimony was enough to demand a
special Grand Jury.
SIN INDICTMENTS FOUND
, BY GRAND JURY.
Judge l. B. Woodside. an upright man of
.he organ type. convened the inguistorial
I oouE April 10. After working six days. IL
a"JouFhea April = and returned six indict-
iheh's against Farris and his friends.
Colonel Organ was one of the first wifi
hesses. He told the jurymen where the
evidence could be secured.
'" J. Jones of this place was formerly
partner OF J. H. Callahan in the Bulletin
Nhen asked by the Grand Jury TO tell wha-
ne Aiie" Oh the arrangement between Gala
ha" ana fafris. ne stood on his constitu-
uoilai rights. Judge Woodside gave b;,,
i'oi'l SATURDAY until Monday to change his
mind LIS
Whom 1o,a, -
enouob ,o ,,oI.o ,,,u' ho.iuas ne told
ness ue s.is - o'e state S wit
~ ne said that Farris and Callahan had
,''Aus an agreement January q. 1902. where
running aeains, ors., IL si'"' lor
the time i, w.s 80. ,a'u tna' at
(Jones) sey, In c.r-,,,,,, paiu MIN
1t seems tha, cbocLs - aeiee'iieht
tender yith sb,d, -. e'ohe regal
Ozsr,,s r.aI, 'ta''sa''iohs IN the
State Fsrr;s .,, go pai's OF the
with ,uo choop,. ' VI 'he remainder
OF the pronis.d 9, o,,o - W ''hes' s3p'
Jones alec ,r,rr,, we" paid
ris had vri,,o- =. -. winch faf-
ayreensn, C-.iI,. Hefileu inc
the da.I processes ignorance Of
of co,,-so p,
w Hod,os ,oao.-N 's >''''heE George
in connection win ,,o n.,..s Hsufe
admitted n rho ,,a -. ,'f." ."''o' he was
hu, since ,b., .;,,, ~, years ago.
store ann min :, .,,. iu'hiiis
count, III 'i'e southern part of the
aloof from tho E,-rt. o. 50 ne kept
nearly every ono a,sa IL, ISL. 'housh
the other side t,a :. .,.., "''" ciie OF
man-perbaps . ,i,.,o - al, MN s'
an assistant Andro,. ,r.,,,. ms
yarded as a beI, wiz is re-
Hodges arsw ~. ,-s,..
ris and Callahan ,or ,.,a,a.,. '' s. ai-
nroctices 40. ,u' '''ia'ihs .ne corrupt
are M, nerfao, - .,., , 'i. .'hehts
consult The .,,o-re,. 80. shah
and if he thinks ,ha,. sa<o-.,' .'.a' poiH.