The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-25
FOLK ANNOUNCES HIMSELF:
DECLARES HIS LOYALTY
TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY.



MN ne can 50 Into the convention wild
the solid vote 'or -. Louis Mr.. Have.
cannot do that. Il would he marvellous i
MIR. Folk. commanding such vondarfn
support IN the State. should not corr1an,
more IN what has tceu tho scene Of hi
wonderful work.
i ADMIT that he has the hostility OF tbf
machine. I can assure Won that the c!.f.
%ehS oi 81. louis az" with Ar Folk Eus.-
ness meas clubs. citizens Ciga.i ar. be
Ing formed all over thI; c!.l. An ur-aai-
]aiion as complete rs Mr.. Hawrl can ever
hANc VIII meet him p every point Not
one inch Of ground U!u be conceded.
mere are men there as OF! and as
skilled as Mr.. HaWcs and Nir. H'lr,e- who
are stripped for this fray. Colonel Rm
SNii'' 'or thirty Years the abiest politician
q ST Louis, Lieutenant Governor John
h- 'Msara. Henry QusIlmaIz. Given
{ campbell. Tony Stuevc- and others skillai
( III h2hLcS. whose nam, is legion. are
! ready to cross swords xith Mr.. Hawes.
/ The overwhelming public sentiment in
\ laNor OF good government. far more DOW
| ertul than the willy schemes OF any set
/ Of men. stands ready to uphold the sf-
iorts OF men everywhere in :; I,oufs IN
SEND Folk delegation TO the convention
orsaaizaticn as complete as man eyer
knew. efforts as untirins sS were eyer
made. are on tho scene OF action in ST
Louis 10 stay. 10 help the grand Old Mis-
souH Democracy honor tho most consp.--
uous and successful champion OF good
government our time has known
Very fsw men came UP from -. Louis
10 attend the opening CT the csmpsiRn.
friends or Mr. Mcleod tried to dlscour-
ase large party from ST Louis ..W,
co not want any one 10 say that We arr
using patronage to get crowds remarked
one Of the party.
Dorsey y Jsmison. y. W NIrT.ao5 u
NJ smith. George J. Tansc,-. William, Ma
rion Reedy and Former Speaker of The
House Of Delegates William II. Hughes \
starch friend OF a. G. Stuever. the south
Side boss, came up on the same train with
Mr.. Folk
FOLK CHATS WITH HALVES.
During the ride from St Louis to Han
nibal. Harry B. Hawes who was on his
way 10 the Heather fishing party al the I
Sni Clubhouse, spent an hour or so in the [,
smoker talking with MIR. Folk, Mr.. Nc I
Leod and others. It was the first time I.
that Mr.. Hawes and Mr.. Mcleod had met. I
Il have heard a great deal OF you" said /
Mr.. Hawes, and then added, through .
some OF the newspapers"
The acquaintance is mutual" laugh
ingly answered Mr.. Mcleod. the secretar-
OF the business mems organization.
7 am glad TO meet you"
Mr.. Folk and Mr.. Hawes ''joshed~ each
other about their political ambitions. Mr.
Folk permitted Mr., HaWes 10 read = proof
OF his speech.
It's a good speech from your point OF
view" said Mr. Hawes. but, then, there
are other points OF view" Both men
smiled.
During the morning. 4 few OF the poll
ticians who were acquainted with Repub-
hcan politics in St Louis were fokinR
about a trick which Democrat opponents
0f Mr.. Folk had played.
Charles d. Comfort. Auditor OF the Post
Office. and Charles Schol another we'll
known st. Louis ward worker appeared
and were busy telling why they were for
Folk
Candidates for State office took advant-
lge OF the day to mix with the visitors
o the Folk meeting. Nodaway County
tent down large party Of local enthusi-
lsts. who are booming the candidacy OF
ames Todd OF Maryville for Lieutenant
Governor. Mr.. Todd was formerly a I
member OF the State Board Of Arbitration ]
md Mediation. and resigned only a few !
weeks ago. :
One OF his enthusiastic supporters Is I
representative c. J. Golden. rival editor 5
Mr.. Todd Others OF Nodaway 4
ounty were Attorney L. c. Cook, Frank
Wens. William Mckee. James Hogan. I
VILLAIN Job. \. T. Wing. J. S. shinabar- !,
er and l. c. Gooden. d
II r ogleshy. better known as Rube :
giesby. OF Warrensburg. who recently e
st a suit for damages because OF an y
leg and from which grew the c
LmOus Shepherd contest decision Of the I
lpreme Court, arrived at noon and dis Il
ibuted cards announcing his candidacy u
7 Railroad and Warehouse Commits e.
oner.
Judge William E. Fowler Of Excelsior
brings. Clay County, the home OF o. p n
entry private secretary to Governor ol
ockery, shook hands with the Demo- u
ats and said that he would canvass the ~
tire State for the nomination as Lieu p,
nant Governor. He will make his first al
ipearance in Ray County In few davs.
Judge A. NJ. WoOdson. candidate for the s.
lpreme Court. who lives here. was one -
the early callers on Mr.. Folk. His d
other, Doctor r. c woodson. Superin- sS
ndent OF the st. Joseph Insane Asylum, eS
so called L. II. Musgrave OF Ash Grove. as
eene County, candidate for Secretary D,
State, is one OF the principal visitors. IN
Iihers present include Railroad and NJ
arehouse Commissioner Joseph p. R.re in
81. Louis. Charles L. Woods OF Rolla. dc
'bert II Kern OF Macon. Congressman erl
IUgtFpr pF
ate Auditor J. ". Wilkinson OF Jefferson tio
ty. State Senator Stubbs of Mound Cit, ca
dge Virgil Porter Of Plattsburg and isS
hers. ISi
he following editors from Northwest Iol foSl
ssouri we're also on hand: ~
e n. Craig, Agency Recorder: E Z siI,
ttig. Platte City Argus; Carl NJ. Bro ha
s. Liberty Democrat: Harry RoIorr IN,
lttsburg Democret-Lever: r. W. Stock dif
n Princeton Press: o. Z. Smith. Ra- IS,
lwood Gazette: George A. Trigg. Rich ~,
nd ConservPtor; J. s. Leonard, King din
J Democrat. Robert 5. Lynn. lawson est
yieT: Z. S. Carver. Grant City Times; or
IN A. Clark, Special Representative boo
1ercn: c. L. Ffcklin. De KaJb County fen
raid; Marysviile. No: Jewell Mayes as
hmond Missourian; A. r. Alexander. Of
ttsburg Leader IN
Ii Sallee Of Bethany. candidate for IN
orney General. put in his appearance FIRE,
night kimbrOuEh Stone. son Of sena- see
William J. Some, arrived in the AZ
'oon. Baxter Brown. City Clerk and ...
cher for Mayor Reed. surveyed the e..
Tds- W. l. Salmon and J. l.. Chris n,
of Tarl1io attended the meeting. Judge ~
Spencer brought party OF ladies' and
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