Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-08-04
WILL OPPOSE FOLK.
Republicans Name Ex-Mayor c. p.
Walbridge for Governor.
Convention in a Warm Contest Over
Manner Of Selecting Chairman
of State COmmittec-Person~
mel of Ticket.

St Joseph, MO-, July Z5.-Hon. CyrUs
P. Walbridge, of st. Louis, was nomi-
mated for governor of Missouri at 1O:45
Wednesday night on the first ballot
taken by the state republican conven-
ton. He polled 522 votes out of to-
tai OF 765. Senator John c. Mckinley.
of Unionville, polled 1917 votes; j. H.
Boutwell,, Of Sedalia, 104hs, and Leo
Rassieur, of st. Louis. As.
Louis C. Aloe, election commissioner
OF st. Louis, nominated John C. Nc
Kinley. of Unionville. for lieutenant
governor. McKinley's manager de-
clared his man could not accept the
nomination for second place on the
ticket, but the convention drafted"
him. The motion to nominate Mckin-
ley by reclamation was put and carried
in one wild hurrah of ayes" The
band played Marching Through
Georgia" while the convention shouted
and yelled for Mckinley.
John E. Stranger, the Milan editor,
was nominated by reclamation for sec
rotary OF state. Swanger was called to
the stage. He said that he realized
that the republican party was getting
ready for house cleaning at Jefferson
City. "You have selected Mr.. Wal
bridge to clean out the parlor Mr.. Nc
Kinley to clean out the sitting room.
suppose you have selected me to clean
out the kitchen" 1.-THE Cook" THE
Cook" delegates said. "Yes." said Mr..
Swanger. 81 mean the Cook"
&. ]. F. Gmelich. Of Boorville. was
nominated for treasurer by acclama-
ton.
For state auditor. Henry Weilder. Of
Ste. Genevieve, was named without OPP
position.
For attorney general Clarence A.
Barnes. of Mexico. and Samuel Hodg-
son, of st. Louis. were nominated. but
before the roll was called Kansas City
delegates presented Herbert s. Hadley,
representing attorney of Jaskson
county. and there was stampede to
Hadley. The other candidates with
drew and he was nominated by accla-
nation.
For railroad and warehouse commits
sioner Frank Wightman. OF Monet,
was nominated by reclamation.
For electors-at-lsrgc but two names
were presented-Lawrence d. Jones,
the Kansas City merchant. and d. M.
Houser, of the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
BY far the most interesting contest
was over the manner OF selecting the
state chairman. T. ]. Atkins and his
friends desired the convention to name
the chairman. as in wears past. but
Walter s. Dickey and others urged
that the state committee, in conjunc-
ton with the nominees for governor
and lieutenant governor. make the Sc
lection. BY vote Of 3S4k to 3SOla the
convention voted for the Dickey plan.
Alonzo Tubbs. OF Gasconade county,
was chairman Of the committee on
resolutions.
The committee on permanent or
ganizati6n selected eX-Corgressman
Charles Burton. Of Nevada. for perma-
nent chairman of the convention. All
other temporary officers were made
permanent.
Chairman Burton in short speech
paid a touching tribute to Senator
Vest. who lies at deaths door. The
following telegram was sent by the
convention to Mrs. Vest: THE repub-
licans of Missouri extend to you their
tenderest sympathies in the hour OF
your anxiety. The unquestioned integ-
rity and unsullied honor Of your dis
tinguished husband will be not only a
priceless heritage to you and yours.
but to every citizen Of the state"
The convention was called to order
at noon by Chairman Atkins, who made
short speech in which he predicted
the success Of the republican party In
Missouri at the fall election. He in
troduced Congressman Richard Bar
iholdt, Of st. Louis. for temporary
chairman. The congressman charged
Folk with deserving to the machine"
and said the ticket nominated at this
convention would win.
r. C. Kerens, who had seat on the
platform, made q speech after repeated
calls.
A telegram Of congratulation was
sent to President Roosevelt