Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-28
FOLK AND COOK WIN
Missouri Democrats Loyal to tho
Prosecutor and the Editor.
so Opposition to Thomas l.. Rubey
for Lieutenant Governor Rubs
Oglesby Nominated for Rail-
road Commissioner.

Jefferson City. No.. July 22.-Events
Immediately preceding the nomination
of MIR. Folk at 1888 o'clock a. m. were
rather exciting. The delegates were
tired and sleepy, but they showed u
spirit Of fairness to all speakers until
eXasperated by the tedious ones.
There was little cheering during the
woll call for the governorship nomina-
stion except when Jackson county gave
all of its As votes to Folk. Many dele
gates kept tab on the Folk vote, and
they said Folk had 1856, requisite to a
nomination. when Monroe county was
reached. Among those who kent tally
of the Folk vote was Mrs. Folk, who
had occupied a chair inside the secre-
'tarys inciosure during the entire night
session. Mrs. Folk plainly showed her
elation when her husband was declared
the nominee The official vote, which
in the excitement was not announced,
was as follows: Folk. $40; Halves,
'114; Reed. 46.
Thomas l.. Rubey. of Macon county,
was nominated for lieutenant governor
by reclamation.
c. c. Crow. a delegate from st. Jo-
seph. asked the chairman to appoint
committee Of three to request Sam B.
Cook to refuse to permit his name to
Zoe presented to this convention as a
candidate for secretary of state. Dele
gates shouted mo. no, or Eyes. yes
as their preferences were. Two or
three tried to make speeches. but Judge
Graves. the chairman. silenced them
with the gavel and declared the reso-
luton out of order. Cook was nom!.
mated. the vote standing: Cook
447la; Mitchell, 122Ia; Musgrove. CT;
Todd. 49.
Cook was given an ovation and
mounting the platform made a brief
address. declaring answering ALE
glance to Mr.. Folk.
Albert O. Allen was nominated for
state auditor. Allen is the present in
cumbent. and was renominated on the
first ballot. The vote: Allen. 574;
Marmaduke. 113k; o'Mara. 1917;
Pitts. Q.
The ballot for state treasurer result
ed: Cowgirl. 463ha; Orchard. 235h.
For attorney general Elliott w. Ma
.jor, Of Pike county. and John NJ. Sal
lee. of Jacksonville. were put forward.
Major won, receiving SIT votes to 1914
for Sallee.
For railroad and warehouse commits
sioner Rube Oglesby. Of Warrensburg
was nominated on tile third ballot
After the ticket had been nominated
the convention settled down to finish
ing up the business before Il. and lis
tened attentively to the speech Of Con-
gresham w. d. Vandiver. who. az
temporary chairman. when he present
ed the name of Judge W. n. Evans, OF
Howell county. for election as chair.
man of the state centra! committee.
The nomination was seconded by Fl.
B. Halves, of st. Louis. who had con-
tested the race with Folk for the nom-
ination for governor. The rules were
suspended and Judge Evans was elect
ed by acclamstion. Judge Robert Fl.
Kern, Of Macon. and Col. Moses c.
Wetmore. of ST. Louis. were elected
presidential electors by reclamation.
Reports made by the committee as to
the result of caucuses held for the Sc
lection of members Of the state CEN
trail committee were adoped and the
business of the convention was con-
cluded.
Mr.. Folk gave out the following
statement: There was absolutely no
compromise Of any nature or charac-
ter. The nominees OF the convention
represent the wishes of the democracy
, of the state. expressed in county pri-
maries and in conventions. There was
no way for me to prevent the nomina-
-tion Of men who had been instructed
,.for"