The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-16
'FAVORING FOLK
FOR PRESIDENT
Asserted BOuTke Cochran May
Present Him 10 Convention
and Bryan Will Second
Nomination.

Washington, June 17.-There is a
growing feeling here that In spite oil
Mr.. Folks protest, his name will be
presented to the National Democrat
ic Convention. IL Is possible that
the speech placing him in nomina-
ton will be made by Bourke Cochran
OF New York, and that the seconding
speech will be made by William j.
Bryan of Nebraska, the candidacy
thus having representatives OF the
two great wings Of the party at It's
back. The order Of the speeches may
be reversed, but that plans looking
to this general end are on foot can
not well be denied. Mr.. Folk pro.
tests that he cannot become candi-
date for the presidency; that his
pledges to the people OF Missouri
make this impossible; but his friends
in State and nation assert that the
demands OF the national organiza-
ton OF the party, II made, outweigh
those of the State organization, and
that Mr.. Folk, il nominated, can do
nothing but accept.
Men high in the councils OF the
party, representatives of all o' the
80 called wings Of the organization,
have had a hand In the development
OF the idea Friends OF all OF the
other candidates have agreed that
there Is a fight ahead for all OF the
contestants who are openly announc'
ed, and that it will be difficult mat
ter, as lines are now formed, for any
one OF the avowed candidates tC
win. Bourke Cochran. an out-and
out representatives Of the Eastern
gold wing OF the party, weeks age
said that Folk seemed more than
possibility. On the floor oiCongres
he made emphatic statement tina
Folk represented an idea OF incalcul
able value to the Democracy, AM
that his candidacy, on a platform
containing a strong plank in oppos
ton to corruption in public office
would appeal to the people. Othe
Eastern Democrats, some OF ther
high In the councils OF the silver wing
have spoken to their friends abou
the possibilities in Folks candidacy
Mr.. Bryan a year ago had a Ion
! conference with Mr.. Folk, and accord
ing to reports here he has talke
with him at least twice. Neither Nj
Bryan nor Mr.. Folk will admit tha
the presidency has been discussed
but it Is stated on high authorit
that the Nebrasken leader Is quite 6
friendly to the prosecutor as M
Cochran delared himself to be In b
speech in Congress. Mr.. Folk he
three times stated that he could ne
Q consider this nomination, but h
3 friends admit that he would hay
difficulty putting aside the expresst
wish OF the national organization.
: When Executive Committeems
r Mack OF New York went to st. Lou
I three weeks ago to see Mr.. Folk
relation to the temporary chairma
+ ship, there was rumor that Mr.. Ma
: was also interested In considerir
u MIR. Folk as a presidential possibilit
= and that he expressed privately b
3 belief that, In the event OF defeat 4
U Parker, the Democracy could do w
J. by electing Folk as the standar
= bearer. At the time OF Mr.. MACE
q visit In this connection, Mr.. Folk q
8 clined to consider the temporal
l. Craftsmanship on the ground that
10 was candidate only for the COVER
= orship OF Missouri, and would n
70 seek at the hands OF the nation
l. Democracy. He held that his fir
. and last duty was to the party viii
y had honored him in bis own Stat
This declaration, the sincerity
(which Is believed by every Democr
who read it, in whatever part OF t
y country, has only stimulated I
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