The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-10-06
WHEN FOLK PROVED
HIMSELF A FRAUD.

HIMSELF a FRAUD.
Especial 70 ST. Louis Republic DemJI.
Jefferson City. No July 2o--chief.
interest attaches to the home-rule
plank George Tansey and Morton
Jourdau- both OF whom are On the
suboommittees ION resolutionsl. are
pushing q plank which is claimed By
the friends Of Folk to have for its real
purpose the oonvening Of the General
Assembly in special session 70 make
police and election officials purely
local Offices Mr.. Tansey said that IN
less The COMMITTEES accepted the plank
the fight sould be carried to the floor
Of the Convention
The plank which they submitted
reads as follows:
I'VE condemn the metropolitan sys-
TEN Of control Of the police and cleo
tion officials through boards appointed
BY the Governor Of the State, and
favor the municipal system whereby
the people Of zach locality select their
osyn oaScials. TIE right Of the peoaie
IN each locality 10 select their ossn cfh-
GERS is Democratic, and Il is not In &C.
cord with true Democracy that large
cities IN the State be governed as sub
jeet provinces
Decentralization % State centred Is a
Republican idea, ard tire Governor
should have no part, either BY appoint
ment, e~onfrmstion Or veto power, 20
control IN any Mariner the municipal
police or election oEeialS-
we recommend the speedy enact
ment Of laws whereby the citizens q
the various cities o. Missouri may
choose their oWn officers, who ~iil e
force the election laws and have con
troll Of the various police depart
ments."
Csss St Lsuls Republic tDem), July
eo)
Especial 10 ST. Louis Post-Dispatch
Deml.1
jefferson City. 80. July I-~u Sec
rotary % State Cook r. renominated
Il will be the fault % Circuit Attorney
Joseph W Folk and the men who
have managed his campaign" declar
ed q prominent Democrat 20 the Post.
Dispatch. when the report Of the
credentials committee WAS adopted
BY the state convention early this
morning These facts are manifest,
4. The managers ef Circuit After
ney Jcseph Va. Folk In falling % ga.
cooperate that feature putting soees.
sories 20 bribery oesis on tire SAINT
plane a. y principals inte the plat.
fornn have ADDED % the strength 81
/ Secretary Of State Cock Many In
strueted d~eieqates. prohsety 500. eeo
would net have voted Tor Geek. BE-
cause o. the foregoing prohibitien, are
no~ free 20 act consistently IN sap
porting Mr.. Cock
2. Ire Hudden establishment u tire
ST Louis contest against Hasssbusier
delegates IN az bot one o. % Wards
adesd another eea 20 he Geek ma
chine.
As a result Of these deTeiopucnts
iCook's candidacy has become rein
Iw~rnrated and the belief Is almost Fcn.
erai this morning 0at 10Th be ana
Auditor Albert o Alien stn Be re
Nominated.
10 absolute CONTROL az the DemocrAt-
ic state convention. the Folk leaders
mado their hrst surrender 10 the ma.
chine last night shea they c~onsented
20 let the ST. Loubl contests oatxta
Of the First Second and Thiut wards
80 BY defanit, in consideration q
tho machine through Attorney Merton
l. lcurdan. agreeing not 10 ale . mi
lnoTity report IN the platform.
AR foik's ~lieuienants promised noi
20 insist on the ~unseatiRE % the
HaWes deicEates from 81 Louis ar.
IonrdAn has drafted a minoriy repori
~coutainlsE these teclarssions,
I. Ne faNor homenule In the cen
duct % the police and sleesioR %.
p~artfnsnts In 81 louiG kansas CITY
and ST. loseph
2 To piacs ths oNce e 81 Leals
excise eemmissionsr oa a Ssiap "a.
sis.
8 Th4 adsptioa ~ a reit pnohielt.
lno onsee.heldsrs trcm mswherthlp b
the state cqmenlteea.
Mr. Reik dit nof want this majority
vtpOft 70 IS ht}0rc the eeaNentoa
Chairman Cknnon % TIE ccmmitfce
|, on resolutions conveyed FOlks wishes
: to his associates
This Is what ~happene1, Alters tIs
4 play Of ~NneXamniet bitterness ths
. toughest ~ the day. re rreasngial.
} commiitee fransfoPHet itself Into !
AAFnoaioos peeeefui ana seothumor
81 bs3y
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