The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-07-28
NEXT TUESDAY.

The general primary election
comes off next Tuesday, when all
political parties will nominate
their tickets to be voted on in this
State at the next general election.
The voters of each party should
use their influence aud votes to
secure the best men possible as
nominees on their respective party
tickets. 1t is not always easy to
do this in general state wide prl'
mary, for the average voter seldom
meets up with the candidates for
State offices, know little or moth
ing Of them personally, and must
form their judgment of them from
their general reputation aud what
their home papers say about them,
which are generally biased in their
favor. SO it is not always easy
for the individual voter to select
the most efficient or most available
man.
Seeking nominations on the
Democratic ticket for State Offices,
there is only one, Judge CAN'T,
present incumbent, for Judge of the
Supreme Court and one for Super
intendent of Public Schools, How
ard A. Gass, our present efficient
Superintendent They are both
worthy and faithful officials, and
every Democrat can cOnscentiously
support them not only at the pri-
mary but at the general election.
There are five aspirauts for the
Democratic nomination for Rail
road and Warehouse Commissioner
james b. Austin of st. Louis,
Thomas NJ. Bradbury of jefferson
City, J G. A. Hitler of IGlencoe,
j. l.. Rush Of Springfield aud
William a, Wheeling Of st, Louis
OF these Messrs. Bradbury and
Hitler are probably the better
known, Mr., Bradbury being the
present Secretary of the Railroad
and Warehouse Commissioners and
Mr.. Hitler Commissioner Of the
Bureau of Labor statistics They
are faithful and efficient officers,
and either would make a popular
candidate on the ticket, but Mr..
Hitler appears to be the favorite in
this county. The other gentlemen
may be just as good men, but we
are not so well qualified to speak
for them,
Coming nearer home the voters
will be better able to judge for
themselves. For Congress our
preference is for Walter l.. Hens
ley, because be is a staunch young
Democrat, active, wide awake,
with excellent natural ability, a
lawyer who has made good both in
public capacity and private prac-
tice, and who would faithfully rep
resent the district ia Congress in a
way that would be commended by
his constituents. Mr.. Robb, his
only opponent for the nomination,
has been in public Office the
greater part of his life after reach.
ing manhood, has served four
terms in Congress and was nomi.
mated for fifth bat defeated the
latter time at the general election.
1t seems to US he has been honored
by the Democrats of this district
sufficiently to crafty any reason.
able ambition, and there is nothing
in his public record that would
justify the impression that he
would make better representative
than Mr.. Hensley; indeed the in
ferences are in favor of Mr.. Hens.
ley Mr, Robb has about reached
the limit of his ability as a repre- =
sentative in Congress, while Mr..
Hensley, who to day will measure
ND well with Mr.. Robb in nil the
requirements necessary for good
congressional representative, has
the advantage which an active, ag-
gressive mind, with youth and en-
ergy behind it, give--the promise
of larger development and use.