The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-30
MISSOURI HAS
FIGHT in SIGHT
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to Washington as Warmers success
sor, while if Francis turns the trick
IN the Democratic primary and his
party has the Legislature it is to be
assumed that tho senatorship will be
his
Confidence in Dickey.
The important bearing Of the senator
ial contest on the question as to wheth.
er the Republicans will hold Missouri
is found In the general belief Of many
Republicans of that state that if Wal
ter Dickey goes into the fight with the
same grim determination to win that
he went into the fight to carry Missouri
for Taft two years ago. he will not only
carry the Republican primary but Wall
elect n majority Of the legislature and
insure a general Republican victory IN
the state this fall.
Dickey is the kind of a fighter that
doesn t know what. 1T means TO take,
drubblng. He Is n party man from the
ground up, and while he has never held
an elective office. he has held every
position in the party organization from
precinct committeeman up to state
chairman, and the forces he has mar
lshaIed have always given n good ac-
count Of themselves 1t was essentially
due to his efforts that Taft carried
Missouri two years ago. Practically
all the national Republican leaders con-
ceded Missouri to Bryan, and Dickey
| received little assistance from the ma
tlonal organization. He had a deep
seated conviction, however, that the
trick could be turned. and he set about
turning it with conspicuous success,
Builder of Machine.
Dickey built up state organization
that has few equals In states that have
been Republican for years. He financed
the campaign largely from his own re-
sources, but he proceeded on the the
ory that every Republican voter whom
he could induce to contribute dollar
to the campaign fund would become an
active party worker before the polls,
and he raised thousands of dollars
through these dollar contributions.
Even after the election was over he
raised substantial sum to continue
the work Of the party machinery, and
that Is the best testimonial to the eff
fectiveness of his organization.
Dickey was equally active and equal
ly effective in lining up Missouri for
Taft in the campaign for the presiden'
tial nomination in 1905 Some of his
friends have felt that be has not re-
ceived the recognition to which he is
entitled from the Taft administration,
and it is undoubtedly true that Senator
w az hCi anu pSNlcIdiN -NdStl nave tOL'
trolled all the patronage that has thus
far been distributed in Missouri, but
If he can capture the senatorshlp he
wall have no concern about patronage
questions in the future.
Secretary Nagel, who, as has been
stated, will probably be senatorial
candidate, never took an active part in
politics until the Taft campaign. He
was elected member OF the Repub-
lican national committee, and in rec
ogpltlon of his standing as a lawyer,
and because of his intimate personal
relations with President Taft, was
given. place in the cabinet. He is an
effective speaker, but in the Judgment
of men who know how to carry pri-
maries and elections. Dickey will have
all the better of it in a contest with
the secretary.
Friend Of Hadley's.
Governor Hadley and Dickey are
close friends, and both hail from Kan
sas City. Hence the prediction that
both will not be IN the senatorial fight.
Hadley, it is said, is disposed to wait
until Senator Stones successor is to be
chosen four years hence, and then
get into the race.
Dickey Is altogether an interesting
character. He was born In Canada,
and for that reason the United States
senatorship is as high as he can aspire
politically. He is still in his 40s, but
IN the, last twenty five. years he has
made himself several times a million
aire by building up a great manufac.
turing industry, He has two hobbies
the development of waterways as
transportation lines and the extension
of the foreign trade of the United
States. He is now at the head of the
popular movement in Missouri and Kan
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souri, river can be made great artery
of commerce. He has raised a million
dollars to back a company that pro-
poses to operate a line of boats on the
Missouri, and if the plan is successful
1t Is expected that the government will
make more liberal appropriations for
the Improvement of the Missouri and
other rivers.
Warner Not a Power.
Senator Warner, who announces his
voluntary REIMBURSEMENT of senatorial
honors, has not been conspicuous in the
senate. His advanced age and his
health have kept him from taking an
aggressive part in the proceedings of
that body. He is regular and sup
porter of the Taft administration. He
won the senatofship on a fluke, and 1T
is possible that the manner of his cleo
tion may have a bearing on the fight
now In prospect for his seat. Tom -
Niedringhaus and "Dick' Kerens were
the Republican candidates for senator
in 1904, when no one outside of Mis-
souri, thought it possible that Repub-
lican would succeed Senator Cockerell.
Niedringhaus had a big majority in the
Republican caucus when the legislature
assembled, but Kerens had Just enough
votes to prevent Niedringhaus s cleo
tion and he refused to abide by the de,
cision Of the caucus. A long deadlock
ensued, and in the end Warner, dark
horse, was elected as a compromise
Kerens IS course in leading his follow
ers in bolt Of the Republican caucus
almost ruined the Republican party in
Missouri Just at the time when it APP
peared that there was moro than a fair
chance of winning the state from De-
doubtful, if not safely Republican, in
stead of part of the "solid south -
However, Kerens is now in Europe.