The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-28
HAWES ASKS FOLK
FOR JOINT DEBATE,
Challenge Sent to Circuit Attor-
ney Demanding Discus
sion OF Issues.
ANY POINT IN THE STATE.
Challenger Formulates His Rea-
sons for Making the Request
and Urges an Imme-
diate Meeting.

Harry Il. Hawes last night sent ia 10
seph W. Folk a lengthy letter. in which he
| challenges the Circuit Attorney to a joint
debate on the issues now before the people
| of Missouri
Mr.. iiawss sent copy of the challenge
| to The Republic with q request that il he
| published. The original letter was placed
in the mails and should reach Mr.. Folk
this morning. The full text of the chal-
lenge follows:
-. Louis. Mo. Jan -. lsJi-pear Sir: Rec
| osnixins that the Iuti-s II Your pubii., office
are of such nature thet they require your
entire time ard attention. So that Justice may
be metrd out To cOrruEti"nisis and tin. cases
committed 70 your charge properly tried :,
the end that The Supreme Court will NOT r
under the necessity OF reversing them I have
RETAINED from requesting YOU to meet NE in
joint dis uss!"n upon the issues which have
grown oEt ~ our respective cAT.I!,i:c.cs. b-,t
ss find that you haze been Geyo,iug i, larp.
>ortiou Of your time to political work and as
W. Of youT hired men have recently requested
me :" enter into joint discussion with them. +,
w'u!d appear that at least your mana GERS de
size such Joint discussion
As your representatives seem at present sim
PLY tu l''' candidates for appoiutiy4 uosItIuns
ma are not SseH.ns the nomination fur Gov
sion shoul nr had il nnrI,; JI."{ III az Ii. us
tween candidates "
A. 10th Of the same a,. li.. IN .h.
same city. ar candidates for the same Iosi-
iiuH II wouhi seem that joint discussion,
Democrats Than II you selected SOM, substitute.
/" do YOUR d-bsiirS Tor You. II know any-
thing uf Missouri Democrats or - men In,
sen.rni; ny Il" not take kindly TO the idea OF
ray" been assailed by Yourself by your
corls Of trav.i,ns speakers. il, your campaign
NJ ~ hrr ~nd hy your newspaIers throughout
AMI defended myself and those Democrats who
az. suiItLi:s me- my defense has usually
drsgri'ed by You as dealing in personalities;
Ih- mn, eac- b.twetn the charges which
have ula 10. consists N the fact thnt Won bsya
lr"ctrdtH hN lhSinuati"n inrucndo ami iiv in
direct ilSthula naE'. ,n tn. contrary. made
my statements t3lul:. using your nam. giving
fact- and CONDITIONS IS found tErm. With
ont tNSsloli without suhterfugc. / have tried
to gu directly at nv Joints. 50 that y,,, woulti
haEe r. ,ti'hsnitS IN answering them did YOU
/. therefore. propose that we meet in Joint
iehatr !" I diSSuss SCI those differences which have
wh'!e ! should suggest the city of St Louis
the place OF meeting. where We are rest
known. %es any proper place in the STATE would
ing of your time: You could not Therefore |
raise the point that it would Interfere with !
hours of the time you spend in the I:uutabis |
building at YOUR campaign headquarters would |
/ would suggest that the time allotment be |
lie left to a representative from each side Who
may call in third impartial parsonage 10 |
/ will permit you 10 have the opening and
el2se 81 , thi f debse; i, To- ssec' The place and
OF the debate longer than two weeks pN'
will meet you Monday night or any night
desire after that time. however, to devote INV
self to campaigning in the interlo. OF -.
that during the remainder Of the csmnaire 9ua De
all of our speeches be made in joint discussion
You state that corruption is the Issue and