The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-12-13
YOUNG DEMOCRACY
TAKES THE STlRRUP
Mounts Into the Saddle, unfurls Its
Banner and Puts Spurs 20 the
1908 Campaign.


lively gathering OF wlde'awake
Democrats from all over the State
at the Southern Hotel here last
Saturday-young, virile, animated
Geinocracy-,huvlng in view the
organization of the Young Democ-
rucy of Missouri for Il campaign OF
victory all along the line III 1905,
tho there were present some who
counted their youthfulness by feel
ings rather than years. When the
meeting was called to order 1t
looked like the House and Senate
of the Forty fourth General AS
sembly were holding a joint SEES
sion; but there were other young
| Democrats lot of them.
1t was declared early in the meet.
ing that the organization was not
in the interest of any candidate for
any State Office by the adoption OF
u resolution that in the event any
of its leaders became a candidate
for political Office they should re-
sign. But there were a lot of
avowed, probable and possible
candidates on hand to witness the
christening, among them several
for Governor-former. Congressman
Cowherd, the intrepid commoner
Dave Ball of old Pike, Editor
Lawyer-F Farmer Ii. l.. Staple of
Atchison, W. ID. Vandiver, former
Congressman of the Fourteenth
district aud the present efficient
State Insurance Commissioner.
Governor Folk was there, too,
lending countenance to the move
aud pledging his support to il,
urging the members to regard prin-
ciples in the selection Of their cand-
idates for the nomination.
Temporary officers of the organi-
cation were elected, to- wit: Frank
NJ. McDavid of Springfield, presi
dent; s. Il. Botsford Of Knox
county, vice president; Wallace
Crossley of Johnson county, secre-
tary, and John T. Barker of Macon
county, treasurer. A motion was
adopted looking to the appoint
meut of committee on finance,
an executive committee and an Or
ganization committee to consist OF
one member from every county IN
the State and every ward in the
cities of St. Louis, Kansas City
and St. Joseph. President Media
vid said he would not name his
COMMITTEES for several days, and
that the next meeting of the organ
ization would be called probably
for some time in February.
William Jennings Bryan was
enthusiastically endorsed as the
partys national leader in 1908 and
hearty support pledged to all Dem
ocratic nominees for State offices.
Governor Folk and the prospec-
tive candidates for Governor pres
ent were invited to address the
meeting and responded to man
an occasion of this sort could not
be allowed to pass. When it was
proposed to invite the candidates
to speak some one rather obviously
whispered that he didn't know
whether it would be a good idea or
MOTT might interfere with the
avowed purpose of the organization
that it was not in the interest of
any candidate sor any State Office,
and if Dave Ball addressed the
meeting he d have them all shout
ing for him before he was half
through. Well, / can say Dave
has q way of getting mighty close
4 to an audience of enthusiastic
Democrats.
But here's to the success of the
organization of the Young Democ.
racy of Missouri, whether they
count their ages by q or 81 years.
am not so young myself, and
have done battle for the old party
for thirty years or more, and yet
, feel as young as any of the boys
5 and as if ! could go as far as any
3 of them when the party gets on a
warm scent.
| noticed my old friend Joe
e Dunklin of your county at the
, meeting--and young, why he looks
g as ct for a good run as he did when
] he shouldered his musket and y fit
j for his rights" back in the sixties.
4 Aud there was Senator John l..
0 Bradley, another of st. Francois
t couuty's enthusiastic young Dem
4 ocrats who has won the soubriquet
e of THE iaboring mans friend, y
e They tell me they are going &c
e make him State Auditor, and by
Al a