The Montgomery tribune., 1910-03-25
SOUTHEAST CREETS
GOVERNOR HADLEY.
Cordial Receptions Extended In Several
Counties. Important Poll
tical Suggestions.
Campaign Fever, Like The Spring
Feeling, is Becoming Prevalent all
Over the State.

Special Correspondence:
Jefferson City March 22d, Dem
Gratis and Republicans alike most
cordially greeted Governor Hadley
in Dunklin, Pemiscot, Scott and
Cape Girardeau counties last week.
At Kennett he was the guest of
Representative Hawkins, Demo-
crat of the old school, and at the
public banquet their former State
S enator Ely, an active Fole Demo-
crat, was most cordially and COM
plimentary in a welcoming speech.
At Sikeston the Democratic Mayor
received him officially and pre-
sided at the public meeting. At
other points he visited tho same
spirit was manifest, partizan feel
ing finding no outward expression
and the citizens recognizing in
their popular visitor the sterling
young Governor of all the people,
not merely Republican Governor
At Cape Cirardeau the Governors
tour ended Wednesday evening
with a great demonstration. He
attend ded their first annual banquet
of the Southeast Missouri Repub-
lican Association, where he made
a speech full of hopefulness, good
cheer and at political suggestions.
At st. Louis the next day he ex-
pressed to many of his friends his
delightful appreciation of what he
had seen and heard in the South
east and evidently felt elated be-
cause he had observed how gem
orally and generously the new
spirit in Missouri politics has been
accepted in q region where former
ly the iron will of Democratic
political bosses was little resisted.
Governor Hadley went into the
Southeast to accept an invitation
to participate in a wolf hunt in
Dunklin county and to inspect the
drainage system that has convert
ed swamps and waste lands into
ma gDificent farms. He was so
well pleased with what he saw that
he expressed the sincerest regret
that he had been compelled to
veto a drainage act of the last leg
islature because he believed it un-
constitutional in it's terms. 1t
would be far from Governor Had
ley to veto any properly enacted
bill for promoting the great drain
age system by which millions of
acres of the richest lands in the
state are being brought under sue
cessful cultivation. He did not
have time to visit some points
where extensive drainage work is
going on but he made careful in
quirs in order to be fully advised
about the feasibility and the cost
OF extensive drainage and land
improvement projects now under
way and in contemplation. He is
enthusiastic over the manifest pur.
pose to redeem all of the low lands
of the Delta and to encourage the
incoming of new settlers and the
development of agricultural, hor,
ticultural and mining interests and
the creation of industries that
will make Southeast Missouri
more prosperous and give 1t a
population greater in proportion
to it's area than that of any othel
farming and mining section of The
state. Chief immigration Commits
sioner John H. Curran, Gam,
Warden Jesse Tolerton, Foot
Commissioner DR.. w. P. Cutie
and several other official and per
, sonal friends of the Governor &C
. companied him. The party wa
: royalty treated and their visi
seemed great pleasure to tn
people who received and enter
tanned them.
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