The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-02
GOOD SUGGESTIONS
Chairman Frazer Of the Democratic
Committee OF the Thirteenth Con.
gressionel District Gives
Some Wise Counsel

HuLsBORo. Mo, Jan. Is, 1906.
Editor Jefferson Democrat:
am opposed to newspaper pub.
LEFTY, but sometimes it cannot be
avoided, and this is one of the
times. when think. by reason Of
my being chairman of the Demo
cratic Congressional Committee of
this district, am called on to
speak There are eleven counties
in this congressional district aud
the interest of every county should
he considered Personally, | am
favorable to the primary method
of nominating candidates for Office,
aud if could control the matter
would want the respective counties
10 hold, whenever 1t suited them. a
primary election TO nominate cOuu.
y candidates, and then | would
arrange to artlculate the voting for
candidates for Congress and State
senator on the same day. This
would do on the grounds of ccouo.
my aud falrnes, to all parties seek.
ing office and for the best interest,
ot the great party of which | am
uu humble member.
In unity Of action al! forces are
best conserved and the greatest
strength is obtained. Democrats
everywhere, whether office seekers,
editors or prlyates in the ranks,
should regard the party as whole
and not III fractions, and in that
broad light should do their best in
working for the interests of the
whole party.
! have noticed so far but one
county, Judging from the papers
Of that county, that Is anxious for
a mldwlnter meeting of the Con.
gresslOnal Committee, and after
careful study am persuaded that
the gentlemanly editors Of these
papers have not given the subject
their best consideration, aud | pre-.
diet that when they do they will /
not favor an early meeting Of the
committee. refer to the Reynolds
county papers, and no one thinks
better OF Reynolds county and
hese editors than do, because of
Is good people aud its stalwart
brand of Democracy, and these
qualities entitle it to the first con
liberation. The meaning of the
contained in the afore-
aid papers shows plainly that they
avor an early meeting of the com
nlttee, but let us think before we
ct and then act wisely il we can.
u all the counties in the district I,
here is not one so certainly Demo /
ratio as Reynolds and not one so s
title subject to the hostile attacks ,
I our common enemy, simply be. /
ause 1t Is now regarded as the
iibralter Of the Democracy of the t
thirteenth Congressional District
. majority of the other counties !
re close and it is debatable as to I
'hich party can win, and close, '
ard fights are always waged and ,
ought; and in order to fight best /,
ute good deal Of preparation is r
ecessary. Hence, the nominating r
are of the utmost impor. t
ance, the time of holding them
nd how they shall be held, who e
hall and ought, for the best in. q
erests of the party, be put forward !
Or nomination by them. jefferson $
'ollinger, Wayne and Madison are
Democratic when the political
FEATHER is fair, but when foul only G
re very best generalship can hope ;
, hold them IN line and then even 9
ne casting of the die is doubtful. /
'hese counties of late have been
citing badly hut there are hopes "
I their returning to the fold of
provided the shepherds
Democracy act senslbly. \ long
lterval Of time between the Phi. b
larles and the general election is d
angerous. Too much time and .
10 many opportunities are offered y
lr enemies to foment trouble. G
olltics would be either strenuous o
: dead; would in Reynolds county "
= dead, but in Wayne or BoIIin- p
sr would he strenuous All kinds v
dirty politics would be planned
Id execution attempted
Iron and Ste. Genevieve counties +
e yet Democratic, but their ma "
rlty of late shows signs of shrink. I'll
e, hence, the necessity of wise k
ton in their behalf Washing I'll
n and Perry counties can be put bt
wn as solidly against us, which tn
ly a Democratic cyclone could ST
ange, but let me say in passing III
at there are encouraging signs dc
such an event being very near.