Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-10
To LAUNCH BOOM
FOR FOLK HERE
City Attorney of st. Louis Plans
Campaign for Presiden-
tiaI Aspirant
WILL AID STATE DEMOCRACY
ThoS. AnderSon's Visit One of Mo-
ment to UphoIderS of Jeffer-
sonian Principles
WILL AID STATE DEMOCRACY

The Folk for President" boom in
California is to be launched in Los
Angeles.
Word received yesterday from
Thomas l.. Anderson, city attorney of
ST. Louis, who will arrive in Los An
geles between July IL and 16, makes 1t
clear that Mr.. Anderson is coming here
for the twofold purpose of doing every
thing in his power to aid the state
Democracy to help nominate and elect
it's candidates and to launch the boom
for former Governor Joseph w. FOLK
of Missouri, who, Mr.. Anderson be-
lieves, will succeed w. ]. Bryan as the
Democratic candidate in the next pres
idential campaign.
The Democrats of Los Angeles at
present seem to be much divided as
to the various presidential aSplrants,
large number seeming to prefer
Bryan, despite his repeated failures to
be elected, while others declare in favor
of Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio,
formerly United States attorney gen
eral. Still others say they believe
Mayor Gaynor of New York, or former
Governor Folk of Missouri is the
'1ogicaP candidate.
Mr.. Anderson, during his sojourn in
Los Angeles, it is said, will endeaVor
n
Governor Folk is "the" candidate, and
IT Is believed a Folk club will be or
ganized here before Mr.. Anderson's de-
parture.
Albert M. Norton, chairman of the
Los Angeles county Democratic cen
trail committee, stated yesterday that
plans now are under way for public
reception and banquet to be rendered
to Mr. Anderson, probably at Levy
fnfY
of the biggest events in the campaign
excepting for the reception and ban
ouet which will be rendered few days
later to Congressman James Lloyd OF
Missouri, who also is coming mere TO
aid the Democrats in their state ana
county campaign.
DR.. Ernest Crutcher of Los Angeles,
one of the most prominent Democrats
of the city, who came here ABOUT
wear ago from Montana, where Tor
fourteen years he was president of the
Montana state board of medical eX-
eminers, is a personal friend OF Champ
clark. the famous minority leader OF
congress, and of former Governor FOLK
and Thomas L. Anderson, as well as
of MANY of the other prominent Demo
cratic lights of Missouri. Dr. Crutcher'
who was for many years active IN Ma
sonic and Democratic circles OF MIS-
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dotes of Mr.. Anderson's political lire
in Missouri. and loves to talk of him
in connection with the history of that
state, in which Champ Clark Amer
son and Folk have taken an import
ant part for many years.
"Tou Anderson is one of the greatest
LAWYERS in Missouri" said DR.. Crutcher
veetardav. HE was born in Pike
county Mo, about forty-two years ago,
and since he has been old enough TO
walk has been busy boosting for De-
rnocracy. Born almost in the same
neighborhood as former Governor FOLK
he has been intimately associated win
Mr.. Folk all his life and was one or
the first men to appreciate the genius
and ability of the man who now STANDS
at the head of the states Democracy
HE took a leading part In the
launching of the Folk-for- president
boom and has worked for many
months, without pay or rest, to insure
the success of his project. II the Ell
forts of Tom Anderson can avail toik
viii he the next Democratic candidate
for president 49,, 1os
"Mr. Anderson is a man of real JeI-
fersonian principles-what you might
call man of the Los Angeles Good
government type, or, in other words
a democrat of the most progressive
and conscientious type. He Is city at
torney of ST. Louis and close per
sonal friend of David A. Ball formerly
lieutenant governor of Missouri.
"Ios Angeles should feel honored by
his visit, as he certainly will prove an
inspiration to the Democrats or CAN
fornia if he aids them IN their cam
naign here"