The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18
HERE'S A PRETTY MESS.
U. S. Senator and Nominee for
Governor Flying at Each
Others Threats.
STONE WRITES A LETTER
WHICH FOLK ANSWERS.

The following are the main features
Of a letter written to the Kansas
City Star by Senator Stone, and FOL.
lowed by Mr.. Folks answer:
jefferson City, Aug. 13 TO The
Star: On my return this morning
from st. Louis my secretary has
called my attention TO some articles
in The Star OF the 10th aud 18th
insts., and also to two editorials ap-
pearing In The Times OF the 11th
and 18th insts. These articles are
attacks upon me.
In this article OF the 10th inst,
The Star, in speaking OF the st.
Louis conference, says that Cover
nor Dockery. Senators Cockrell and
Stone and other party leaders told
Mr.. Folk be must whitewash the
whole machine" and then The Star
says that Senator Stone made a
threat which was supposed to be
terrible, namely, that Stone would
charge on the platform that Folk
had proposed to Sam B. Cook that
they help each other In the race for
the nomination" There are several
mistakes In this. First Governor
Dockery was not at the conference;
second, nobody told Mr.. Folk that
he must whitewash the whole ma
chine, nor said anything that could
be tortured into that or anything
approximating it, and, third, | did
not cay that l would go on the plat
form and tell that Folk had pro-
posed to Cook that they help each
other in the race for their respective
nominations.
At the conference referred to, which
met on the day the state committee
met at the Southern hotel last week,
and which was held just preceding
the assemblying Of the committee,
numerous matters relating to the
campaign were discussed. During
the course OF our deliberations |
called attention to the stories being
sown broadcast by the Opposition as
to Mr.. Folks attitude with reference
to his colleagues on the ticket, and |
suggested that the present meeting
OF the state committee would afford
q satisfactory opportunity for the
candidates to put u final quietus on
all these disquieting rumors by going
before the committee and each one
publicly declaring bis hearty accep-
tance of the work of the convention
and q cheerful purpose to support
the whole ticket and to do every
thing possible to win a complete and
sweeping victory In November This
led to some discussion and to my
surprise some OF those present did
not approve Of my suggestion. .
In part l spoke substantially as
follows:
"Mr. Folk tells us here be Is hearti.
" for the ticket. There was no
need to tell me that, for l knew that
already from talks l have had with
him heretofore, but I think he and
all the candidates ought to say to
the people Of Missouri what they say
here In this conference, and the soon-
er 1t is said the better. Further" l
said, II know that the stories being
90 industriously circulated now that
the nomination OF Cook and Allen Ia
distasteiul to Mr.. Folk, atleast upon
the grounds upon which these hostile
newspapers put it, are untrue, for l
happen to know that several months
ago, In the earlier stages Of the con.
test for county delegates, Mr.. Folk
went to see Mr.. Cook at his Office in
Jefferson City and proposed an al.
lance with Cook by which they would
co operate in bringing about the
nomination Of each other, one for
governor and the other for secretary
q state. / know that Mr.. Folk de-
6I(od 70 extend that alliance so a. to
1n1hrace Auditor Allen and Attorney
oonoril Grow. know that be talk
~ With NJ. Seibert and Others to aid
n bringing about q combination Of
fknt kind, and / know that be went
- - General Grow at his Office in
efion CITY and TALKED with Gen.