Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-10-17
WHO ron GOVERNOR,



TUKknneuncene1f by Hon. W. s
Oywherd thai be intends 70 be q can
didate far the democratic D0ninR'
tsun fur governor before the state phi
mRry VIII bring about q systematic
ing Of afairs which have until nov
been chaotic. TIE democrats Of the
state have not decided upon any mar
for TIE place They are open to con
viction and are very sure that they
want q strong MAJ and q MAJ on whom
they can relF 70 renect credit On the
once and On the party. No tentative
announcement 80 far among the men
talked OF has aroused great and wide
spread enthusiasm. Neither viii the
announcement Of Mr.. Cowherd, al
though Mr.. Cowherd ranks among
the strongest among those
who have been considered. Cow
herd lives In Kansas City and Kansas
City Is also the home OF James A..
Reed Mr.. Reed may also declare
himself . candidate and this viii COM
plicate matters. Mr.. Reed has many
warm followers and Il is their charac-
teristic that they will listen to no
thing or nobody who says that Reed
10 not the only man TO be considered.
Reeds friends are the fighters who
will 90 with him through the corn
fields, oye the wheat stubble and
across the river. !
Last week in st. Louis there we're
gathered In the lobby Of the Laclede
hotel, r. N. White, OF Mexico, Matt
Hall, Of Saline, Dr.. W.. +. Kuhn Of
ST. Joseph, James A. Reed Of Kansas
City, A. M. Dockery OF Gallatin, W.
d. vandiver OF Columbia, Colin Self,
OF St. Louis and q number OF other
democrats over the state. They talk.
ed politics. One man said "Now we
all agree 1.-THE Folk mem to put aside
half o dozen of our men as available
including vandiver, II you Reed mem
will agree 10 do the same thing In
eluding Reed and then we will all
agree on some nan and nominate him
for governor
"If that we're done" said another
politician ED Stephens or Walter
williams OF Columbia, would answer
the demand. 1 think we can all agree
that either OF these menlwould make
excellent governor. Neither is an
extremist both are good democrats
and every "a Of US can support either
one Of them. IL such an agreement
between the Folk men and the not !
Folk men and the near Folk men could !
be made either Of these two Columbia
men would answer for our united sup I
port and either could be nominated Z
and elected" II
After . brief silence q third man I
spoke 'sThe idea isa good one The 0
Folk men will never agree to Reed or :
my man VINO will at once be called, 0
zhether justly or not, 3 candidate Of q
he old machine. The Others will
seser agree TO Vandiver or TO any Il
'ther man who may be denominated 1
5 q crazy Folk man. We a get TO- b
/ believe we ought TO-" ID
These scraps Of conversation are r
iven 70 illustrate the expressed SEN n
iment OF men who have been playing 7
be game 10 Missouri for many years. 7
Since this conversation Mr.. Stephens u
- announced that be viii leave Oct o.
Der 8. N . trip for Europe and will p'
Of be in Missouri again for nine 81
lonths when the primary election
IN be at hand and the campaign
Fer. Mr. cowherd has announced
at he Is q candidate. Campbell 3
fells Of Platte City. has said nothing, =
u mis- health is very poor and much !,
! his friends want TO see him IN the
zee they fear be viii not undertake y
. The problem is not solved. MI. !,
ED On q side and Mr.. Folk on the :
her will contribute 10 the solution.