Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-11
'POL|T|CS IN MISSOURI THE CHARITY BALL
The Fo for Stones Seat in Danced Last Night at the New
the United States Senate. Willard.
Mr.. FOLKS ANNOUNCEMENT LARGE COMPANY PRESENT
Will Will Official Resident Notabes Rep
Open His Campaign resented in Throng.
UNDER NEW PRIMARY LAW VERY PRETTY GOWNS WORN
at Hundreds
nandH Of Young People Danced,
Acted by Legislature Brilliant Scene
Mr.. FOLKS announcement
He Will Be a Candidate and Will
Open His Campaign.
UNDER NEW PRIMARY LAW
Names Will Be Voted for at Novem.
Der Election and Highest Name
Acted on by Legislature.

- L.. LOUIS, MO, FeDruary ~ 1WS.
With the formal announcement made
few days ago by Gov. Joseph W. Folk
| that he would be a candidate to succeed
: William Joel Stone in the United States
Senate. the campaign in Missouri for
| 1908 was begun. The general election
next fall. at which the two great parties
will go on record for men the Legislature
will ballot on for the United States SEN
ate. will follow one of the most bitter
| political battles ever waged in this state
| Both parties are divided into factions
and minor skirmishes are already being
| fought in st. Louis and Kansas City. in
addition to wrangles in the rural dis
tricts- Gov. Folk will open his fight TO
succeed Stone with a speech at St. Joseph
this month. and according to his an
| nouncemenr will confine his talk to d
! discussion of his accomplishments as
chief executive of Missouri. in addition to
| attacking the political record of Senator
/ Stone. The senator will formally launch
| his candidacy with a speech in this city
on Washington's birthday. He will an
| swer the charge made by Folk. his
| friends say. and incidentally throw the
| harpoon into the governors democracy
| This will mark the opening of a fight
which is expected TO establish precedent
| in Missouri political history and will not
close until the ballots are counted next
autumn.
Under New Primary Law.
| Heretofore the legislature has named
the United States senator. but under the
| new primary law enacted by the last
| legislature. the voters of the state will
select the nominees. and the legislators
will do the rest. The names of aspirants
| for senator will head the ticket at the
general election, and the candidate get
ting plurality of the votes cast by his
party will be declared the nominee
| On the other side of the political fence
the shadows of battle royal are plainly
visible. Charles Nagel. one of the biggest
| lawyers in the state: Thomas X. Neid-
| ringhaus. former chairman of the repub-
| lican state committee: Richard G.. Kerens
for many years republican national COM
mitteeman from Missouri. and a host
| of others in the field to succeed
Stone in the Senate. These men repre-
sent three distict factions. Behind Nagel
| the strength of Secretary of War Taft
! Is backed: Fairbanks men are lined up
with NeidringhauS. and the friends of
| Gov. Hughes of New York are trying
| to tide Col kerens through the tempest
At present Taft men apparently predom-
mate. despite the fact that the leading
| republican newspapers are espousng the
cause of other aspirants. Many of the
| leaders in the party. as we'll as publica-
TONS. would be glad to see Speaker Can
non go into the Chicago convention with
majority of the delegates
The first congressional district which
was the first to hold it's convention in
Missouri. and second in the United States.
Endorsed Taft for the presidency and in
structed its two delegates to the national
convention TO vote for the Ohioan. Fed
eral officeholders had much to do with
swinging the delegates to Taft. In all
districts where republicans hold postmas-
ter ships and other appointive positions
under the government Taft sentiment
is above par. with the boosters still busy.
Democracy for Bryan.
The Missouri democracy is for Bryan
no matter who his opponents may be-
This state was carried away with the
Nebraskans oratOry in the money cam
paign of 1885, and it will stand by him
even if it is handed lemon Moses c.
WetmOre. who toured the old world with
Bryan and Senator w. j. Stone. will lead
the Missouri Bryan procession.
1t would take expert accountant to
keep tab on the officeseekers in the state
Both parties have candidates galore. but
in number the democrats are leading. No
less than half dozen apostles of the JEFF
fersonian principles have announced their
candidates.. David A. Ball of Pike
county is running again. Dave has had
ever since he was old enough to vote anu
he has now reached the age at which
Oser thinks all men should be chloro-
formed: but he still runs for governor.
Judge w. \. Evans. chairman of the DEM
ocratic state committee. has announced
that his friends feel that it would be an
injustice to the party for him to remain
out Of the race. so. consequently, he is
beating the brush for sentiment. w S.
Cowherd of Kansas City. known as the
I'D Col u.iCo of
the party. was the first TO follow Dave
Ball i'll notifying the people that he is a
candidate. He expects to win in a cake
walk.
James l.. Fort. another democrat. is
after the nomination for governor. anC
has announced that he will make the race
on a prohibition platform. w. ID. Van
diver. insurance commissioner will. his
friends say enter the race before the
month of February passes. The .canddata
who gets the nomination will either train
with the Folk adherents or he will be in
the camp of United States Senator Stone.
There has been considerable talk OF Ed
ward G.. Crow entering the field as an out
and-out Folk man. Mr.. Crow was former
~ attorney general of Missouri. and has
a strong following. 1t Is limited by lead
ers of the Folk wing that in the event OF
Crow announcing his candidacy Fandi-
ver Evans and possibly Fort will with
draw in favor of the former attorney
general This will leave W. S. Cowherd
representing the Stone crowd and Crow
the Folk contingent. with Dave Ball run
ming on the side as the independent dem
Ocratic candidate.
Republican Party for Hadley.
The republican party has almost unani-
mously gone on record for Attorney Gen
eral Herbert S Hadley for governor.
Mr.. Hadley's prosecution of the Standard
Oil octopus entities him TO make the race
for governor leaders of the party think
While nearly every republican county
committee in the state has Endorsed him
for the nomination. he has not YET stated
definitely that he will accept the nomi-
nation If IL Is offered him He has
had his eyes on Senator Stone toga for
| more than year anu the fact that the
marty has not seen fit to offer him its
support has 10 some extent ruffted the
I attorney general