Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-05-21
rOLK AID sfoEE DERArE
Al Close Rarss. Bat Not TOgsthsri
In Washingfon-EaeA Issues
statement About STATE
Prilazry Law

washlnetun, Msy l4-Senstar W
J. Stose and 6oFsrnor 1oseEh u
FAk EXCHANGED brosnsides al { -
range today In me e0otrosersg ~
rolsinz their sincerity IN supporting
The new Sak primary las under
4hich ne senatorial fsht Is being
~|conteteo.
Senat0r stone opened ere b. issuing
statement taking issue With TIE h.
tkrviex with GOEemsr Rolk, P1hlisn-
ed IN The Repablic Aoaday where IN
Senator stone sas charged By infer
e1ce with Oppostng the lzz. On being
|shoun the Stone statement tonight
Governor Folk, after HIS retain frOn
the ds1ner 10 the Governors al the
White House. prepared "A equally
pointed reply.
Amer referring 20 the Republic
article, Senator Stone said;
The Governor Is quoted a. saying
lhAs be favored upholding the ~,
cut thai thfse oppossd 70 him are
opposed to the Iss. OF words 70 that
eject In the Republic article con
tanning this paFported interview, u Is
further said that while Governor
Folk would mol seek me during his
visit TO Washington. % discus the
repoFta attacks on the senatorial
primary Law. he win DOS be averse 70
having An understandings IS 70 ny
pOslfion Ia the matter. ] DO not
know whether the Governor Is cor
recuy quoted fcannot believe that
the Governor Is correctly quoted, for
II he Is be does manifest injustice
HAD ALREADY EXPRESSED VIEWS
aIn several patlic and Published
statements l have distinctly and en-
phatically said thai l favored main
tanning this Law intact Several
munths ago / heard that . movement
would be made against both the
general primary law and the senatorial
primary las 70 have them set aside BY
the courts. Nj. Rowe, chairman Of
the 81. Louis Republican Committee,
was quoted In St. Louis papers as say-
ing that these laws should be tested,
and in response to that I gave an IL
terviez, published in ST. Louis papers,
calling Mr.. Howe to account and prC-
testing thai no attempt should Be
made By anybody to interfere with
these laws. but 70 let them stand 50
thar the people might be free 10 vote
IS they pleased on nominations ]
stated substantially the same thing
in Kansas City papers
FOLK SAYS STONE Misses POINT.
3oyernor Folks reply 20 Senator
Stones statement dictated bY the
Governor after the Presidents dinner
at the White House tonight, fellows.
Senator Stone misses the point
spoke Of in Mexico last Saturday night
which Is the speech from which the
words attributed to me we're taken
| urged that since there seemed 10 b
% much confusion over the State a
10 the meaning Of the Senatorial pri
mary Law, III feeling could be avoided
BY having thing definitely understood
now. l pledged myself 10 stand b.
the primary Law as 10 is written upoI
the statute books, and l pledge nj
friends In the Legislature TO vote fo
the Democratic candidate fer Senator
receiving the highest number Of Dem
oc1tic votes in the State. | callet
On the opposition 70 make q Tx.
pledge. hope l am not discourteoui
when ! say that Senator Stones state
ment does not do this.
Senator Stone Lays the attempt Il
attack The primary Law on the door
step Of Chairman Howe, the chairman
OF the Republican City COMMITTEES, o
81. LOUIS.
81 do not know whether be refers Il
the senatorial primary law or thl
general State primary las. The latte
has already been sustained BY tn
Supreme Court. AS to the senatoria
Law, the question Is not what Mr.
Howe may do, but what are Democrat
TO do.
81 hope all will agree on the sena
torial primary law &C that ell car
unite In sustaining 10 and that ths
understanding can be uneQuivOca
that the candidate who receive.
the highest number Of Democratic
votes In the State next November vii
nave the votes Of Democratic mem
bers OF the Legislature for Unitee
States Senator"