The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-09
Halves Will Speak in Jefferson
City, Joplin and Poplar Bluff
Within Ten Days.
MANY CIRCULAR LETTERS OUT.
Folks Rally Will Be Held at Mu.
sic Hall Saturday, January 9,
Following a General
Conference.

Harry B. Halves. prospective candidate
| for Governor. will make a series of
speeches throughout Missouri. touching
political conditions in and out OF st. Louis.
| Next Saturday night he will speak in JEFF
| ferson City: Tuesday, December Is. he will
speak in Joplin. and the following Sat-
| urday, December 10, he will be in Poplar
Bluff.
| Following these speeches 1t Is probable
that Mr.. Halves will make other addresses
| ta different parts of the State. 1t is
| thought that in his Jefferson City speech
| he will reply to the answer made by Cir
| cult Attorney Folk in Carrollton. when he
| told why he did not take the stump in
| 1902. In his other speeches 1t Is supposed
that he will give a history of conditions in
| st. Louis. In all Of them it Is presumed
| that he will outline his idea of the lines
| en- which the coming campaign should be
conducted.
Mr.. Halves has not made any statement
relative to the time when he will an
| nounce his candidacy To all inquiries
| about the subject he replies that he is not
ready to state just what he will do. His
| close friends assert that he will not an
| nounce himself Until he considers the time
ripe.
A few days ago Mr.. Halves sent out TO-
goo copies of a circular letter to Democrats
in the state relative to his Hannibal
Gratis to whom the speech might be sent.
He has received several hundred favora-
BILE replies. All together, about $4,000
copies Of the Hannibal speech have been
| mailed.
HAYES ASKS FOR NAMES.
The circular letter was as follows:
st. LOUIS No., Nov. 25.-Dear Sir: I sent
you copy Of a speech which delivered at
Hannibal. Mo. This speech is intended as
reply to some of the SANDERS against the De-
| sity for its delivery was occasioned by the as
seT,ions Of Republican papers. by. Joseph ".
Louis were confined to eorruptionists or their
this and to g Shows Why s iuy real
Democrats Dem in St. Louis We're opposing MI.
official duties, but because Of his party dis
l9sasy his selshness in permitting his brother
q The support which hs is receiving sd from Re-
meets with YOU approea. lon and you Would like
& the an ID
OF same. In asking your consideration Of my
sas Since CT the ee 81 1y
family from father to son have each voted the
e as ssy hags in
Democratic ticket. have spoken In every, cam
eonsibuted what ability may POSSESS I 10 "i the
support OF my party's nominees and party
platforms at ali times and upon all occasions.
HARRY B. HALVES.
OPEN LETTER IN REPLY.
A special from Mexico. Mo-. says that
Reuben Harlow. one Of the most promi-.
nent farmers Of Northern Audrain Coun-
ty. has written an open letter to Harry
b. Halves, in reference to Mr.. Hawes's
Hannibal speech. and to the letter above
quoted Mr.. Harlow. who is known in that
Young's Creek. says that he has voted the
Democratic ticket all of his life, excepting
when he was under Acknowledgement for
participation in the Civil War. Mr.. Har-
lows letter. among other things. says:
to US in the country just az they are to you
nibai speech but had. before you gave it ut
try people. There are people here who think
that speech a piece Of consummate impudence
upon Mr.. Folk made in that letter. think it an
insult to the intelligence OF the country De-
i will mention another thing claimed for
yourself, very much to your credit. and that
is that you are the original discOverer Of the
osy OF you for that. and hope You viii live
to see the day when you are as proud Ct that
Il makes no difference whether he shall be
the nominee. for Governor or not he has
aroused public sentiment SO thoroughly upon
fuiness 10 public trust that the name Of Joe
Folk will be revered by all the people Of Mis-
souri, long as they shall bslieys Yell, II good gov
principled men ought never to be allowed to
occupy a public place.
ANNOUNCES FOLK RALLY.
CONGRESSMAN Vandiver, who is manag-
ing the Folk campaign. announced yester-
day that he had secured Music Hall for