The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-04-01
ST. LOUIS DEMOCRATIC POLITICS.
W. L. oupton for state Auditor-A
Fun Folk Ticket In STosDoot.-
CGlol~ lcmmra, of "Wednesday,


met by a counter proposition from
the managers Of the Folk cam
paign. according to rumors which
were current yesterday, and which
bear the earmarks of authenticity.
The Folk ultimatum. II Is said. is
to the effect that full state ticket
will he placed In the field In op-
position to the ring, unless the
undcrhand fight on tho circuit
attorney is stopped; n partial
ticket will be put up Mt all events.
Within the past two weeks,
-erares have been made by
different mem bcr@ of the machine
for "rcnlignmcnt." Originally,
the proposition was made on the
basis that the Dockcry- -Scibcrt-
Stonc-Cook combination would
agree to Folks nomination for
the governorship, II they wcro
allowed To name all tho other
candidates. This proposition re-
maincd In stntu quo for some time.
until reports came In from several
counties In the state, among which
was Vernon, when the ring began
to beg pitcously for protection,
rcscrying only the selection of the
ring candidates for secretary Of
state and state auditor. These de-
mands woro modified to such an
extent that II was deemed best by
the Folk forces to thoroughly in
vcstigatc the reliability and
authenticity Of the proposals. II
Is now said the Inst proposition
made by sam u. Cook was turned
down by the Folk managers with
out the ceremony of n reply.
Yesterday still another iolt was
given the machine by the an
nouncemcnt that Attorney General
/ T.. G. Crow would not become n
candidate for the grubcrnnturinl
nomination. Mr.. Crow is credited
with saying that he would not
enter tho race unless ho was con-
vinced that he could get the nom-
ination. This being made known,
the Folk men determined 10 put
him on their "an.i" slate for
denomination n attorney general,
and trust ts "A strong pressure to
his consent. None Of the FOLK
slate has been determined upon
definitely, however. X, W. Mitch
ell, editor OF the Nevada Post, IN
favored for secretary OF state
against Sam Cook, who Is con-
silercd altogether too spotted for
n reform ticket.
". l.. GuPToN FOR AUDITOR.
The latest proposition IL to start
n boom for W. l.. Gupton of Mont
gomcry City for state auditor,
against the candidate OF j, NJ.
Selbert. In connection with this
election, much surprise is cx-
pressed at tho solicituds expressed
by the machine, and part ,ulnrly
Seibct, for the nomination OF
Allen. Asked II there Is anything
more than friendship involved in
Scibert's solicitudc for Aliens
denomination, all Folk men be-
come silent. Gupton, whose name
. Is mentioned in connection with
the authorship, was a member OF
the state committee several years
, ago, but was "frozen out" because
OF his opposition to the machine,
, He has also served several terms
} as clerk OF Montgomery county
} In connection with the auditorship
, it Is said the preference for the
. place was originally Frank l.
Pitts, candidate for the nomina-
/ tion when Seibert retired, but who
. was beat by the machine, nftel
= refusing to do their bidding Will,
a state treasurer. The serious ILL.,
ness Of Pitts prevents his becom.
:, ing Q candidate. His intimat,
friends claim he can not bear tn,
:. fatigue Of a campaign.