The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18
THE REPUBLICAN PRESS BUREAU
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ran Interesting and Suggestive Analysis
GEL of she Result of the November
~ 't " State Election.


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Especial correspondence.
a. st. Louis, December Is, 190S:-
AN analysis of the results of the
November election is very inter-
,esting, aud suggestive. The re-
suit as to the state executive OFF,
%ces is the same as in the election
-four years ago, except that the
party situation is exactly reversed.
Four years ago the Democrats
lost the four minor state executive
soffices but elected the Governor.
aThis year the Republicans lost
these offices but elected the Gov
ernor.
In the, state house the Demo-
Gratis will vacate the big Offices on
the west side of the main hall and
Republicans will move in, while
the Republicans will vacate the
offices on the east side and Demo-
Gratis will move in. This applies
to all OF the offices on the main
floor of the state building except
those occupied by the Railroad
and Warehouse Commissioners on
the east side aud the state Super
intendent of Schools on the west
side. There will be but one Re-
publican official on the east side
of the hall, Commissioner Wight
man, and but one Democratic
official on the west side, Superin-
tendent Gass.
The offices of Auditor, Treasur-
er, Secretary of State and Attor-
ney General will pass from Re-
publicans to Democratic control
early in-January, but the office of
Governor, with all of the prestige,
patronage and power which be-
longs to it, will pass from Demo-
scratic''to Republican control. The
office of, Lieutenant Governor will
he retained by Republicans il
there is a fair disposition of the
controversy concerning it.
1.-THE House of Representatives
will pass from Democratic to Re-
publican control. The Democrats
close control of legislation; slose
tthe Governor, and therefore lose
control of the state institutions
the police, election and excise
boards in the cities, and also lose
control of bank examination, the
new Office of bank commissioner
being under appointment of the
Governor, and taking from the
Secretary of State all authority
over the incorporation, inspection
and supervision of banks and
trust companies and safe deposit
and savings institutions. Thi'
Office pays a better salary thar
any elective state office, (that o
Governor and Supreme Judge ex
cepted, and is of more importanc'
than any Office gained by tn
Democrats, unless it be Stat
Treasurer.
While the Democrats retain con
troll of the Board of Railroad ant
Warehouse Commissioners anG
have gained control of the Stat
Board of Equalization, the Re
publicans have representation OF
both, and can put the Democrat
on record against every policy O
act proposed by Republicans an
rejected, thus holding the Demo
Gratis to accountability and unde
responsibility for everythin
done.
The members of the Board c
Railroad and Warehouse Com
missioners are elected for a teri
of six years, n members teri
expiring at every general biennis
election. This board controls tn
railroads and the inspection {
grain and it's shipment. One Re
publican member, Mr. Wightmar
elected four years ago, has tw
years more to serve.
The State Board of E~qualizatio
is composed of the executive of