Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1906-09-06
Smith Nominated In the
thirteenth.
r,rIc CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
uystADoR RECORD oPREruBLIcAN
NOMINEE.

Ae Republic.
narck, Mo-, Aug. 26- Former State
,r, Madison r. Smith, Of Farming
NE democratic candidate for con-
hthe Thirteenth Missouri district,
iiDg to the declaration Of the con-
Ippal committee for the district
net here.
wte Of the district in the primaries
aSt up by the committee and 1t was
Nat Mr.. Smith had received !, ,i60
dO,ilS pOlled, Mr.. Smith deliver
tief address before the committee,
hing them for the honor.
declared it to be his firmest belief
Re Thirteenth district, which two
ago went republican by 37S votes
be first time in many years, would
d this fall to the democratic column
BE- old.time majority, which before
ssetion Of the present congressman,
!. Rhodes, was around 1900 votes.
Be labor record Of Congressman
dss in the first session Of the Fifty
4 congress was condemned by the
snittee in resolutions.
b resolutions pledge Mr.. Smith to
most friendly and devoted service to
farmer, the toiIer in the mines, in the
hes, in the mills, logging camps, and
ny service, or wherever justice and
demands such service"
Esident Roosevelt's course is censur-
PARTICULARLY as it applies to the state
ibill. The resolutions areas follows;
EHEREAs, The returns from the several
ntieS Of the Thirteenth congressional
det show that, in the democratic pri-
y elections held in this district, the
Orsble NJ. R. Smith received a major
aall the votes cast at such primary
lions; therefore, be It
hsOLyED, That the Honorable M. X.
hh is hereby declared to be the demo-
Hcnominee for congress in this (the
iteenth) congressional district Of
snuri.
REsoLvED, That we can but denounce
record made by President Roosevelt
hing insincere, full Of bluster and, at
times in the crisis, evasive, and we
sfge that he has been on both sides Of
Rsy great economic question that was
oTe congress tits last session, and
= those that we're enacted into laws
H emasculated of all vig0r In theiI
aetnent, and that the president was an
siVe agent in that unfaithful work.
We condemn his course in the state
pa bill and charge that it was partisan
The extreme, and as urpatriotic as
.EtSan; and in this connection we de-
sunce the action of the republican mem
congress from this district, in hi
aofts to kill the statehood bill by voting
sainst it and following the narrow, par
an lead Of Speaker Joseph @. Cannon
We condemn the course of the repub
= member Of congress from this dis
let for his failure to accomplish any
ing Of worth to his constituents.
We further condemn his appareH
'arse Of hostility to tire large labo
''e IN this district, aggregating no
y than 0,OoO votes, 7.ooo Of wfion
: miners, In that, notwithstandin
: eight hour bill. the immigratio
u the aHti-ialnnetion BIZ and othe
'easures Of ike import were pendin
HOre Congress, bis voice at no tim
As heard Ia defense Of these vital
Aportant measures 20 IGbar. More
yer, not q word IN defense Of tf
900 underpald. overtaxed, oppresse
"'efs In the mines, mills. raiiws
''Nice and Iamber camps Of this eos
'essiOnal district wss uttered By o.
'pssiicaH member.
We commend to The people Of thisdi
:, The candidacy Of he Honorable ,
! smith, and IN doing 80 80 willvone
: him, IL elected, e. earnest effort G
pari TO serve al according 70 the
s1is, and especially DO ne bespcak +
: The most friendly and devoted se'
= 70 the fzrmsf, fae toilerin fhe min
lae railway se1viea. ia qsaFiss. II q
l1gsing camps. Or Sharrvcr iassl'
= as,v 91nsns rssch eerxles