The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-18
MINOR CANDIDATES
WATCHING FOLK
Friends Admit That Circuit At
torney's Forces Can Dictate
Nominations.
PEERs's DEFEAT EXPECTED
Politicians Figure That Judge
Vale Reyburn Will Be Re
nominated to Court
of Appeals.

Politicians yesterday spent much time
figuring on the returns from the counties
which held primaries and conventions last
Saturday and Monday of this week. in or
der to estimate the standing of the various
candidates in the State conventions.
On all sides. 1t was freely admitted that
the Folk force will have absolute control
Of the situation and be in a position to
dictate who shall and who shall not be on
the ticket for minor Offices Whether a
definite expression will be given at the
close of the primaries next Saturday.
when Folk will have carried more than a
majority Of the uncontested delegates to
the State Convention. remains 10 be seen.
Both his friends and his opponents expect
that important developments will occur
Immediately following such a result.
At present. Circuit Attorney Folk hes
aOs instructed uncontested delegates. or
about two and a half times as many ss
any other candidate for any office now he-
fore the people Five hundred and twen-
ty-two delegates have been chosen, all
together. thirty-six of which are con-
tested. not including those from ST. Louis.
As the case now stands, he has sos uncon-
tested delegates to l5S OF the opposition.
In other words. his friends are masters OF
tn. situation.
GuRERNAToRIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
The following counties, with a total Of
l3e urcontested delegates. have instructed
fo- him alone: Butler, Benton. Cass. Dali
las. Douglas. Dunklin. Gentry, Henry.
Holt Lawrence, Newton. Scotland, Shelby,
It's. Greene. Howard. Marion. KILLER. Mer-
Ger. Boone and ten votes from s.: Louis
City. Boone is included in tnis lis;, as
late Jerry Murry were to select the 6eie-
gates.
Folk and one other candidate. usually
the home candidate, have instructions for
sixty-seven uncontested delegates from
the following counties: Clay. Cooper. John
son, Mcdonald. Vernon. New Madrid, Pc
miscot. Nodaway. Pike. Sullivan Warren
an aha 20 I ,ooe total AIN neIeonsi stSenStb
OF 199 delegates Is shown. while contesting
delegations from Jasper. Clinton and ST
Louis counties; If seated. would bring this
Secretary Of State Sam B. Cook has a
total OF LIS uncontested delegates from
the following counties; Andrew. Atehison.
Knox. Lewis. Oregon. Ozark. Platte. Ran
dolph. Ray. Ripley, Schuyler. Scott. Ia
ney, Warren. Galloway. Texas. Lafayette,
% Stone and Iaclede. He secured Phaf5si
and Laclede counties with seven delegates
in primaries and Stone. with one dele
gate IN cOnVcnIlOn SdtuTuHy.
R. W. Mitchell of Nevada, also running
for Secretary of State. secured four ad-
dttional delegates in ST. Clair County Con-
vention Monday. thus giving him total
of twenty-five uncontested delegates from
Clarke. Mcdonald. St Clair and Vernon
counties. His friends are claiming that
he will have the entire Fifteenth Dis
trict, provided, OF course, that the Folk
Jasper County delegates are seated II
this is the case, he has a total already
of sixty-seven delegates. 1t is said that
an agreement has been reached by
Fifteenth Congressional District delegates
on some Of the candidates.
instructed uncontested delegates from
Carter. Maries. Mississippi and Reynolds
counties for Secretary of State.
KERN AND EVANS.
Those who have discussed the attitude
of Judge w. n. ETans and Robert II.
Kern regarding the Secretary Of State
nomination now acknowledge that neither
Of these gentlemen is using his in
fuence for or against any candidate. Mr..
ment to The Republic regarding their po-
sition:
To the Editor Of The Republic
May ]. through the columns Of your paper,
reach The pemSe,stie voter. q The STATE and
Judge Evans and I have made any promise
To- 10 Mr. Folk Ss neans ef which ne eeftsin p.T
sons you'd be Nominated on the STATE ticket
Please allow me to say that we have made
an open and manly night for Mr.. Folks nom
,nsS nai ,es or r,h nc, a ST
being with reference TO who shall or who shsii
nss Se o1 nen.sss 4ssnss ,s 8, :d Jsss @ we have
ana he i.sues Of ihi, campaign. We ~oa tbs BIS