The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-22
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N. w. MCLEOD IS IN CHARGE.
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an office on the seventh floor of the Equita-
| BILE building where Mr.. n. w. Mcleod. vice
president of the Grayson-McIeod Lumber
| Company is representing the association of
| business men back of the movement for the
| total elimination of Doodle and all kindred
| forms OF political shystering from the gov
| ernment of Missouri.
| So far all of the plans of the business men
| have been of an executive nature. They
| have sought no nctoriety and do not wish
f., TO parade their activity. Until yesterday no
expression could he obtained from them re-
| glrGinS their work. The effect of their or
Saniza ton could be seen chiefly in the corn-
| try papers. which have been printing pic
| lures of Mr.. Folk and advocating his cleo
| ton as Governor
| Mr.. Mcleod is well known among ST.
\ Louis business men. He lives on Westmin-
ster place and presided at the recent meet
| ing of the Southern Lumbermen's Associa-
| ton. Through his connection with the lum-
hermen he has come into contact with the
| business men of Missouri. Prominent among
| the associates of Mr.. Mcleod are wholesale
! merchants of Washington avenue. f. c.
| Lewis of the HargadineM Nc Kittrick Dry
Goods Company is one of those interested in
| the development of the boom
|
| TO canvass public sentiment throughout the
State expressed in the newspapers. The
results have surprised the business men,
| Out of 226 papers received 1871 have not COM
mitted themselves TO any one candidate
Seventysix are for Folk with reservation.
while one editor mas the candor to say that
| he is for any one to beat Folk.
PUBLIC STATEMENT.
The following statement of the purposes
OF the association was given out for pub
LEGATION yesterday:
| The Doodle developments in Missouri have been
| written up all over the United States. and the
| vast extent Of official corruption uncovered has
directed tho attention of the entire country
ward Missouri. The great newspapers and mag
| Rzinrs Of the country devote much Of their space
in discussing the Missouri situation and in theo-
| risinS as to what the people here going to do
| about II. They look upon the coming election
| in Missouri n test of strength between cor
| ruptionists anil good government. represent
| ed by Mr.. Folk.
| Ii will be remembered that about June of
| this year the papers published an account OF
| meeting to be held in October to show appre-
| citation of Mr.. Folks work. Immediately fol-
| lowing that announcement letters began coming
! in from all parts of the State members Of that
| committee requesting permission TO take part
| In the October demonstration and also request
| ing that Mr.. Folk make speeches in various
| towns throughout the State. Over 500 such re-
| quests were received. and many of them so
| urgent that it became necessary to establish an
| office and employ help to reply to the let
| tiers.
Out of this grew an organization of business
| men or ST. Louis. all Of whom Democrats,
| which selected Mr.. N W. Mcleod vice pres-
| dent Of the Grayson-McLeod Lumber Company
| TO take general supervision of the work 1t
was soon found that at least Is cent of the
| Democratic newspapers of the State were out
| spoken in SUPPORT OF Mr.. Folk for Governor and
fully 60 per cent of the balance were very favor
| able TO Mr.. Folk in their editorials The busI-
| ness firms are in daily receipt o: letters from
! their customers in the State urging Mr. Folk
| Tor Governor. and many predicting landslide
! In his favor. Travelling statesmen report that
| Inc people OF the State very much wrought
| up over the disclosures. and want Mr. Folk IN
continue his good work at jefferson CITY
Mr.. FOLK has steadily declined to take any
part saying he Is fulfilling his duty Circuit
Attorney. and that he will not neglect such du
| ties.
PAPERS OUT FOR FOLK.
Necessarily, the files of the bureau are
incomplete OF those papers which have
| been received at the Office of the bureau in
the Equitable building. the following. ac-
cording to Mr.. Mcleod, have declared for
| Folk for Governor:
Atchison County World. Tarkio
Armstrong Herald Armstrong.
Arrow Rock Statesman. Arrow Rock
Bolton Herald. Bolton.
Boonvilie Weekly Advertiser Boonville
| Elackwater News. Blackwater.
Chronicle Reporter. Cedar City
| Columbia No. Statesman. Columbia
Centralia Fireside Guard Centrala
| Dunklin Democrat. Kennett.
| Dade County Advocate Greenfield
| DE kalb Tribune. De Kalb.
| Dunklin County Mail Kenneth
| Daily Prcss-Journal, louisiana
| Ethel Courier. Ethel
| Fulton Weekly Gazette. Fulton.
| Gillian Globe. Gillian.
| Howard County Advertiser Fayette
| Hartville Democrat. Hartville.
| Jamesport Semiweeklv Gazette Jamesport
| Liberty Tribune. Liberty
| Lead-Belt News. Flat River
| Mexico. Mo, Message. Mexico
/ Morgan County Democrat. Versailles.
| Madison Weekly Times. Madison
Marion County Herald. Palmyra
Monroe County Appeal. Paris
| Montrose Recorder. Montrose.
| Monroe City News. Monroe City
| Montgomery Standard Montgomery City,
| Miami Weekly News. Miami
| Platte County Argus. Platte City.
| Palmyra Spectator. Palmyra.
| Queen City Leader. Queen CITY.
| Richmond Conservation. Richmond
| Rails County Times, New London
| Rails County Record. New London
| Sturgeon. Mo-. Leader. Sturgeon
| Shelbina Democrat Shebina.
| St. Charles Demokrat. St. Charles
| Shelby County Herald. Shclbyvlle
| Southeast Missourian. New Madrid.
| Slater Rustler Slater.
The Rocheport Democrat Rocheport
| Rrookheld Argus. Rrookhed.
| Ot.ervIllc Nail. Ottervle.
Holt Rus:lsr Holt.
| GAINESVILLE Banner GAINESVILLE.
| Craig Leader. Craig.
| The Tribune. Fredericktown.
| Farber Forum. Farber
| Dunklin News. Maiden.
Missouri Telegraph. Fulton.
Hallsville Eagle, Hallsville.
Missouri Cash Book. Jackson
Marble Hill Press. Marble HILL
| De Soto Press. De Soto.
Hale Leader. Hale.
Clinton Eye. Clinton.
The Pineville Democrat Pinevle
Urich Herald. Urich
Springfield Leader. Springfield
Springfield Democrat. Springfield.
Pennington Times and Herald Farmington
Clarence Courier. Clarence.
The Democrat. Charlottesville.
Sikeston Herald. Sikeston.
The Bulletin. I.nneus.
Weekly Indicator La Grange.
Lexington News. Lexington
Shebina Torchlight. shelbina
Mail and Express. Vandalia.
u Dixon Echo. Dixon.
Texas County Star Houston.
Weekly Enterprise. Charleston.
| Wayne County Journal. Greenville.