The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-01-06
A BATTLE ROYAL IN
THE SIXTH DISTRICT
Array OF Prominent Democratic and
Republican Speakers of National
Reputation-Tarih Issue Will
be Forced to Front.
ELECTION TAKES PLACE FEB. /

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by Pcyton Parks, chairman of the
Democratic Congressional Com
mittee OF the Sixth Missouri Dis
trict, to open about January II the
campaign of former State Senator
C.. G. Dickinson, who will make the
race for the late Congressman De
Almonds seat against Editor Philip
Griffith, Republican nominee.
The special election called by
Governor Hadley will be held Feb
ruary |. The date originally was
set by the Governor for January %,
but was later changed in order to
meet the provisions of the law.
Chairman Parks is notifying all
county chairmen in his district TO
impress the new date upon Demo
Gratis, so that there may be no eX-
cuse for any failure to so to the
lpolls.
The Sixth District campaign prom
Uses to be one of the most spirited,
considering that il will be made in
the middle of winter and at a time
when the interest of voters Ia cent
cred on other things than elections.
The Democrats intend to make
the tariff the issue. 1t is expected
that the Republicans will attempt to
dodge this subject, but in this they
will fail, as leading members of the
Democratic party have volunteered
to aid Senator Dickinson in Impress
ing upon the minds of the former
De Almond supporters the iniqui-
ties of the Payne Aldrich bill, which
the late statesman so vigorously OPP
posed
A surprise awaits the Republi-
cans in the coming campaign. 1t is
not doubted that they will call to
their assistance national orators as
well as State officials. Opposed to
any leading lights the Republicans
may produce probably will be a
sextet Of calibcr that will strike
terror to the strongest Republican
heart.
Array OF Dickinson Champions.
Former Governors David X. Fran
els and Joseph W. Folk, United
States Senator William }. Stone,
former Mayor James A. Reed, of
Kansas City; Champ Clark and Con-
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First Missouri District, who is
chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Congressional Campaign
Committee, have volunteered to
point out to Sixth District voters
the cause of Republican eNtrava-
gance and prove the increased cost
of living under Republican tariff
laws.
Such an array of Democrats in
sures the very quintessencc Of log
zeal arguments. 1t likewise will
convince the Democrat of the Sixth
District that the leaders of his par
ty are as one in this campaign TO
send to Washington Democrat
capable of filling the place so long
held by the revered De Almond.
Against the Democratic orators
may be expected to he pitted not
only the cream Of Republican tariff
jugglers, but the wellfilled purse of
the Republican National Campaign
Committee, of which u Taft cabinet
member, Postmaster General Frank
Hitchcock, Is the head
, Hitchcock, it will be remembered,
is the originator of the steam roller,
that merciless assassin of rightful
representation that flattened out del
egates to the Republican National
Convention at Chicago who were
not subservicnt to the iron rule of
the Post-Onice machine.
Hitchcock was made Postmaster
General for no other reason than to
line up his hirelings for the next
convention, which Mir. Taft intends
shall give him a second term. He
likewise is expected To- use his army
of Postmastcrs and postal employees
to pack Congress with men who will
stomach the vaccilating policies of
the Taft administration.
For this reason, II for no other,
the approaching special election in
2 the Sixth District is of national in
terest. A Republican victory in De
Almonds district would serve to
dishearten Democratic Congress
men, fighting under the leadership of
Champ Clark, Missourian, again st
the New England interests that now
dominate.
Republican State Machine.
| Not only is the Republican ma.
tional organization expected to come
to the aid of Editor Griffith, but the
entire Republican State machine il
certain to be used in a desperate eff
fort to wrest from the Democrats &
: district they have safely held fol