Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-11
COCKRELL MAY Be
CHOSEN GOVERNOR
MISSOURI DEMOCRATS TURN
TO HIM
Former Congressman John T. Heard
Predicts Former Senator VIII
Lead Party Into Harmony
and Victory

at believe that former United States
Senator F. NJ. Cockrell will be nomi-
mated for governor by the Democrats of
Missouri three years hence and his
nomination will do more to harmonic
the party and redeem the state from
Republicanism than any other posi-
bility that now occurs to me.
This is the statement of former Con-
gresham John T. Heard of Sedalia, Mo-.
who is at the Lankershim during brief
visit to Los Angeles. Continuing, he
said:
bitterness engendered by the extra
ordinary campaign for the guberna-
torial nomination last year created
such strife among the rank and file of
the party that 10000 Democrats went
fishing on election day and failed to
get back in time to vote. The result
was startling to the nation, and no less
so to the Republicans than TO the DEM
ocrats.
For the first time in thirty years
Missouri strayed from the Democratic
fold and cast its electoral vote Tor
President Roosevelt and elected a Re
publican legislature, which retired Sen
ator Cockrell.
Harmony meetings have been held
efforts to get together. How well they
have succeeded 1 do not know, as l
have been out of the state during the
last two months, but 1 am conf1dent
that the ultimate harmonizing of the
Democratic hosts will come about IN
the selection of Senator Cockrell as the
standard bearer in 1908.
Senator Cockrell dwells in the hearts
Of the Missourian as does no other man.
Every Democrat in the state will throw
his hat in the air and get out ana
enthusiastically work for his election.
On the other hand, he is so universally
popular with all classes regardless or
politics that he would draw heavily
upon the Republican vote. His cleo
ton would be assured
Mr.. Heard served several terms In
congress, being defeated in the Repub-
lican landslide ten years ago, when
Champ Clark and other Democratic
congresmen were defeated. He has re-
NAMED in retirement since.
Supported Folk
Mr.. Heard supported Governor Folk
for election last year and believes the
governor will serve the people of Mis-
souri, creditab1y. He is not considered
as particularly a Folk man, however,
being more closely aligned with thu
stalwarts of the olden days when
Democracy's tail had not yet been
severely twisted in the state and when
the party was so thoroughly entrenched
that Republican nominations were made
merely as a matter of form.
Speaking of Governor Folks chances
for the presidential nomination three
years hence, Mr. Heard spoke conser
vatively, saying that three years Is a
long time and that no one could fore
tell the future with sufficient accuracy
to become an authority.
The Missouri idea" is practically
new to the people, and the effect 1T will
have in determining the career of
Governor Folk is beyond the ken of
man. asserts Mr.. Heard. Like all good
Democrats. Mr.. Heard qualities his
statements by the assurance that Gov
ernor Folk or any other Democrat who
succeeds to the presidential nomination
will receive his support.
This is not Mr.. Heard's first trip to
California. He came west forty years
ago, visiting San Francisco, but Los
Angeles had no railway connections
then and was not known upon the
map. Twenty years later he made
second visit to California and spent
several days in Los Angeles.
Mr.. Heard says that at that time Los
Angeles had a few thousand people,
dusty streets and no metropolitan airs
of any noticeable extent. AT that time
IT promised nothing for future great
ness. and his surprise on coming again
a few days ago was great.
He has visited the Portland fair and
spent several weeks on a. tour of
Alaska, which country he believes is
destined to become better known to
i 1T Fn.uv
Alaska is a wonderful country"
said he. ut is hampered by lack Of
railroads, but these will come. They
are necessary, and the gradual growth
of the country makes certain that
transportation facilities will follow
coon.
when railroads are built to con-
meet Alaska with the United States its
boom is assured. Its richness in min
eral wealth and its wonderful country
assures it's development within few