The Washington times., 1904-07-19
Missouri Democrats
Gather in Convention
Folk Drives Machine to the WalI-CrCu
Attorney Will Walk Away With Govern
Orshp Plum-Farmers Show Power.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, July 10
With the pounding OF the speaker :
gaveI by Chairman of the State Commit
tee William A RothweIl at noon sharp
today. there was opened the most eX-
traordinary State nominating conyen-
ton in the history OF the Missouri
Democracy
1t Is q convention for principle rather
than for men Men long in the councils
of the party only as voters, have sud
denly been aroused to tile shocking
venality abounding in the States ser
vice and have come forward at the call
Of time and pose as delegates.
They are not politicians. They are
farmers. and they show their spirit, not
dignifed way that has the business ring
10 IL.
Tore American Flag.
Last night two bands enliv, ned things
about the Madison Hotel. \ picture OF
Joseph W Folk was tagged to the huge
American flag in front of the hostelry.
During the night some vandals tore
the flag in an effort TO destroy the pic
ture. The crowd Of Folk delegates clap
ped their hands when the local Folk
band played
Some man called for cheers for Folk.
They were not given.
Like the man they stand for. the dele
gates believe the time OF determination
has come. and the cheering is left To the
profe ssional politician who believes in a
manufactured enthusiasm TO furnish the
glamour which Will hide defects in the
cause at issue.
From . o clock this morning the dele
gates from the various districts eau
cUsed. They have committees 10 present
70 the convention, State committee
and four convention committees, ana,
besides sixteen Presidential electors
must be arranged for.
Folk will make a runaway race of IL
for the gOVernorship- The machine IS
powerless 10 bring about his defeat.
Machine Badly Beaten.
On every proposition save one. the
machine has surrendered completely
That one exception is the nomination
Of Sam B. Cook and Albert -. Allen, to
/ be secretary OF state and State auditor
| respectively. The machine insists that
= majority of the delegates favor the
nomination of these two men, ano
threaten Folk with all kinds Of disaster
! r he defeats their viii
Boss Threatens Folk.
The machine members are counting on
nominating Cook and Allen by the aid
/ OF the III delegates from ST. Louis in
! structed and cc1 trolIed by Harry B.
| Howes. ex-police commissioner OF the
city, who was a candidate for governor
till he found himself unable to carry a
] single county.
Mr.. Hawes is on hand with his ILL.,
| and SAYS If the Folk men Uuseat any OF
| his delegates Folk viii lose ST. Louis
and a Republican governor will he elect
| eu. Mr. Folk promises that the con-
tests In twenty-one wards Of St Louis
will be decided strictly on their merits
/ but the farmer delegates are rampant
and declare That the entire ticket must
| be anti-boodlc and reform.
| The machine will make no effort fC
| defeat Mr. Folks Doodle plank IL viii
| declare AGAINST bribery, recommend that
! the statute of limitations covering the
| offense be made to run five years, in
! stead OF three and will further recon-
/ mend that any person guilty of wit
| Messing a bribery transaction and failing
10 report mis- knowledge TO the prosecute