The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-11-04

withheld after Mr.. Folks credentials
committee seated the Hawes-Buuer
delegations In all tho st. Louis wards
but ono. without hearing The evidence.
Tho n hundred md eleven votes
Iof tho Hswes. Butter delegates proved
tho votes that rcnominatcd Sam y.
Cook for Secretary Of State. 1880
81. Louis Post.Dispstch, Dem. July
81. 1904. and ~. Louis Republic. July
Joseph W. Folk. with four hundred
and s~eventy-six Instructed delegates
In <he state convention of seven hun
drcd and ten. tSec 81. Louis Republic.
Dem. July %. seated tho Hawcs.lut-
Ter declarations from 81. Louis after
tho united clergy Of ~. Louis. 10 an
I"Appcai 90 the Christian People OF
/ Missouri" said: The conduct Of two
Saturdays ago. Of tho Democratic pri. |
marics ~ 81. Louis. March ~. 1904.
was not n surprise In any ems TO
the police board uIawcs. P~rcsidentb
or lts Governor fDockery). n was
| simply the elimination OF q force be
gun -four years x and persisted In
through all the elections since. The
evils Of the city wcrc unqucstionabiy |
great before the state Increased them
by ~mbsdesigned legislation police.
election and excise laws-but the In.
crease has rendered them monstrous
and Insufferabic." This IL what the
united CLERGY Of all denominations.
Democratic and Republican alike. said
In tho public appeal about the work
nf the Hawes.nutier election crooks
10 tho Democratic primaries last
March and tho delegation elected at
these primaries was seated by Joseph
W. Folk. without hearing tho evidence
~ frrud and force denounced by tho
united Clergy. Concerning this action
by Mr.. Folk. his present organ. tho
POST Dispatch. said. July 2ist:
Foik.ceok Deal.
'fn absolute control Of the Dem.
ocrntic State Convention. the Folk
leaders made their FIRST surrender
10 the machine last night. whom
they consented to let tho ST. Louis
contests outside Of tho First. Sec.
ond and Third Wards ga In an
70 by default, In consideration
Of tho machine, through Attorney
Morton l.. ,Jonrdan, agreeing not
20 file a minority report c'home
ruie"D on the platform" (Sce 81.
Louis POST Dispatch. July 2fst).
The Post. Dispatch adds. "If Secre-
tary Of State Cook IN renominated, Il
will be tho fault OF Circuit Attorney
Joseph w. Folk and the men who
have managed bis campaign"
Hawss felkAs Manager.
Joseph ". Folk, after su~rrendsrins
d JeffcrSon City 10 the msehine-de-
nounced by tho united ciergy. In oppo-
sition TO which machine Mt. Folk 70
cured his nomination. surrendered tn
tho a.. Louis branch Of the state ma
chino and tho Folk organs recently pro
cMimed Harry y. Halves as Joseph W.
Holk'n campaign manager In 81. Louis.
(See 81. Louis Republic and Post Dis
patch.) Tho Post Dispatch and tho Ro-
public heralded broadcast tho "victory"
Of Folk. Halves and reform" over But.
lertsm after the Democratic primaries
three weeks ago. but the Post Dispatch
experienced . change Of heart a few
days since. when II announced. on
October 20. That "Deiegate John r.
Mccarthy. former empioye Of Colonel
I'd Butler. has been retained ~ the
oficial head Of tho local Democratic
campaign. although he r%eprescnts in
every respect the Butler faction. The
CITY Committee II the operating force
In every campaign. Mccarthy and his
colleagues named nearly oil Of the
Democratic Judges and clerks who will
oficiate at the November election II
he's been suggested that because he
knew the Buffers controlled 10 many
Judges and clerks Of election. Mr..
Hnwcs concluded not to offer obiec.
tions tn the reelection OF Mccarthy
a. Chairman Of the Democratic City |
Committee" (The committee now
'ohhcisiiy manaGins "Reformer" Folks
campaign.)
Joseph W. Folk seemingly pleased
the old state machine orssu. tho st.
Louis Republic. by making Mr.. HAYES
HIS campaign MANAGER and Mr.. Halves
appears TO have also delighted the Re
public, recently. for that Journal OF
Democracy announced on October 10
that "Mr. Hawes. at the beginning Of
his speech, and In addressing follow
Democrats, referred 10 Joseph ".
Folk. a. your standard bearer and my
standard bearer. thereby arousing =
great demonstration Of enthusiasm"
But the Post Dispatch apparently did
not relish the Folk surrender to Cook.
and then to Halves and then to Butler.
laying editoraliy:
From Folk 10 outisr.
81. Louis Democrats who want
TO 0 local organization COM
pletely freed from tho DONNA =
tiou, Of the Butler Gapg visy wkh
astonIsauent I'D alarm u 2 =
tsution q John r. MccavfAy,
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