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OF the interview, and I gave the inter-
sies to him. The interview did not
come out in St. Louis but appeared in
a Kansas City paper. While 1t was
intended for the St Louis paper, ]
had nc objection to its being given to
the Kansas City paper, and they had
8 perfect right TO send 1t there.
THE other matter that appeared
with the interview was not mine, but
the reporters. This interview re-
peated in substance what / had said
in the statement given out just after
the adjournment Of the convention
I ras todd afterwards that Senator Stone
scas iRcitiag this man and that % question
my loyalty to The tickd and to demand
that say something, he esident purpose
being % embarrdss mo as much as possible
and ksep me repeating my attitude on h<
ticka, 50 asto make Mr.. Cook the issue
and nat the principles Of the platform.
Al these controversies are plainly intended
70 diuert The public mind from the issue on
which the campaign for The nomination
soas carried on, to esslaterdl disputes.
l propose to keep up the fight just as
l have from the beginning. While the
Governorship is a great honor,if l find
in achieving IL that l must forfeit my
self respect / will keep my self respect.
Senator Stone has stated to friends
that be thought / had directed the
attacks on him In the newspapers,
This Of course is untrue, as / do not
control those papers and they Judge
for themselves what is for the public
good. This no doubt is the animous
OF this remarkable attack on part OF
the ticket regularly nominated by the
Democratic convention. II srould Be bd-
ter for The party 10 haze such men in open
opposition than hare them IN he party
councils sche1t they can DO more harm
than al open encmies."
M'LEUD ISSUES A STATEMENT.
N. w. Mcleod, one OF Mr.. Folks
managers, who was at the Southern
Hotel conference with Folk, issued
the following statement 70 the Chron-
icle Monday afternoon:
81 opposed Mr.. Cooks nomination
until the ballot was taken, placing
him in nomination, and 1t was done
with Mr.. Folks full knowledge and
approval. Mr.. Folk has been entirely
consistent 10 his position throughout,
At the Southern Hotel, prior TO the
meeting Of the State Committee, | at
tended q conference at which Senators
Cockrell, Stone, Mr.. Folk, Mr.. Cook,
Judge Evans, Congressman Vaudiver
and Mr.. Seibert were present Senator
Stone insisted that Mr.. Folk appear
before the State Committee and define
his attitude a to other candidates on
the ticket. Mr. Folk declined to do
so, and said that he had already de-
fined his views In published interviews
and that he would do so again at a fu-
ture time and In his own way.
Senator Stone seemed to be very
much excited, and said that he was
going before the State Committee and
make a speech, and call on Mr.. Folk
to defend bis position IS to other can
didates. He started to leave the
room, whereupon Senator Cockrell,
pointing TO Senator Stone, said: you
Gre making an ass Of yourself Senator
Stone retired. All Of the others, ex.
cept Senator Cockrell, Mr.. Folk and
myself soon after left the room. There
was some general discussion, and Mr.,
Folk explained 10 Senator Cockrell
that he had prepared a statement
along the line Of the Jefferson City in
terview, and it was his intention 10
use it at an early date, but would not
submit TO coercion or 10 be bulldozed