The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-13
FOLK AND HAYES CHALLENGE
ONE ANOTHERAT LONG RANGE
Latter Addresses Audience at
Jefferson City and Asks For
mer to Specify Men He Could
Not Support.

OS eJ"PHV's
Jefferson City. Mo-, Dec. Hilary b.
Halves of St. Louis. Democratic candi-
date for the gubernatorial nomination,
spoke here tonight at the County Court
house to well-filled auditorium. His
| speech was we'll received and much enthu-
slasm was aroused,
Mr. Hawcs arrived in the city at noon
to-day. accompanied by Mrs. Halves. and
registered at the Madison Hotel Later
in the afternoon he spent several hours
at the Capitol. where he conferred with
Governor Dockery, Secretary of State
Sam B. Cook, State Treasurer r. T.. Will
liams and other State officers.
Mr.. Halves was introduced to his audience
by President II. II. Morrow of the club.
| who mentioned the service Mr.. Halves had
given the Democratic party in st. Louis as
leader OF the Jefferson Club organization
MI Halves spoke in part as follows:
AT Hannibal / stated that Republican
ISLANDERS and those of renegade Democrats,
regarding the Democracy Of st. Louis,
necessitated Defense strange as it might
seem, OF the Democratic party in st.
Louis. which had but recently won four
splendid victories. redeeming the city of
st. Louis from the control Of Ziegenhein
and preserving to the State Democracy
Its old-time Democratic majority, and
adding to that majority through the city
OF ST. Louis alone almost 5000 votes
These ISLANDERS against st. Louis and
Its democracy have been vigorously as
serted during the last three months in the
gubernatorial fight. Three OF the most
serious charges which have been made
are: First, that the Democrats In st.
Louis had not supported Mr.. Folk in the
conduct of his official duties; second, that
his brother Democratic officials had not
supported him; and. third. that the OPP
ponents Of Mr.. Folk in st. Louis consist
ed OF corruptionists. boodlers and dishon-
est men.
1t became necessary for me, In re-
plying to these charges to state the real
cause OF the opposition to Mr.. Folks polit-
ical ambition. There would. have been no
occasion for my speech or for q defense
OF the Democracy of st. Louis had 1t not
been for the assaults made upon it by
Mr.. Folk and his campaign management.
stated the facts in my speech very clear
ly and called upon Mr. Folk to personally
reply II incorrect
Il gave as the reason why the real
Democrats in st. Louis were not support
ing Mr.. Folk, as, first. because he refused
to speak for tho Democratic party in
either city or State or national campaign
since his own election in 1900. and, second,
that the last Democratic speech he made
was in 1900, in his own behalf his next
Democratic speech not being made until
three years later. on October "A. 1903, and
which was again made in his own behalf
THE necessity Of IN explanation by you,
Mr.. Folk, Is, of course, apparent. You
have for over one year been seeking the |
of Governor from the Demo- |
cratic party Of Missouri. You know that |
st. Louis Democrats acquainted with your |
party disloyalty will not support you in |
your ambition. and you now seek to secure
the support which you need from the State
Democracy living at distance from the
scene of your action. believing that they !
will not become acquainted with it, and
hoping to appeal to what prejudices they
may have by trying to make them believe
that you did not support these tickets be-
cause OF high civic standards and ideals.
HALVES ASKS FOR NAMES.
Returning to the Democratic candidates
on the State and city tickets. whom Mr..
Folk refused to support, now call upon
him to name one man Of the whole num-
Der who is under what he calls corrupt
influence. directly, indirectly or evcn re-
motley.
Name the candidate. Mr. Folk. State
Exactly what the influences were behind
him that were corrupt. Do not deal in
or be evasive in your answer
Is you were in your speech both at Carroll
ION and at Plattsburg. II Judge Valiant,
Judge Burgess and Judge Fox were under
corrupt influences, were nominated by cor
'upt influences, and their advocacy by you
would have been improper, Democrats
ought TO know it.
If John A. Knott, Joseph Rice and w.
|. Darlington were nominated by corrupt
influences and the advocacy of their cleo
ion by you would have been improper, we
want to know 1t. We want to know what
he corrupt influences were, and why you
ould not support them publicly. II Judge
Thomas Crews. Judge Hiram Moore, Sher-
II Joseph Dickman. Clerk of the Circuit
'ourt William Hauschulte. Clerk of the
'riminal Court Casper Wolf, Clerk Of the
'ourt OF Criminal Correction John ].
Prosecuting Attorney Charles p.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
: d. Dalton. Coroner Robert NJ Funk
ouser. Recorder of Deeds Paul Young ,
nd License Commissioner Patrick ]. Cliff
ord were nominated and dictated by cor
upt influences, We want to know what
lese corrupt influences were. and we ]
rant to know why their advocacy by you
'ould have interfered with or retarded ,
our work as public prosecutor. ,
Democratic leaders feared at one time
nat your failure to support these men
ljured their chances of election They J
ere, however, elected by an increased
ajority. and the only result OF your op-
osition has been the demonstration Of ]
20 things. first, that your opposition !
ad no effect on 5000 loyal Democrats I
no voted for these men. and second, that
epubl!can papers and Republican poll q
clans are paying the debt that they I on 8
acted at that time by a strong advo- a
ICY of your nomination now.
las to your failure to support James J.
utter, Congressman from the Twentieth &
ongressional District, 1 have only this n
to make. that not living in n
C Twelfth Congressional District my b
II, and having had nothing to do with e
e nomination in that district for Con- +
ess 1t, therefore, remains a matter to 4
settled between yourself and the DEM D
~ ~ ,,c,,r CONGREGATIONAL lfatrtct | ,