Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-13
CLAIM 35 STATES
WILL Be FOR FOLK
Missouri Man Makes Strong Fight
for Democratic Nomina-
ton for President
REPRESENTATIVE is HERE
Local Jeffersonians Are Sounded
on Their Attitude Toward
the Candidate

Thirty-fve state delegations will be
pledged to Joseph w. Folk Of Missouri
at the national Democratic convention,
according to Thomas L. Anderson, city
attorney of st. Louis and special rep
resentative of former Governor Folk In
the latter's campaign for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination In 1872.
Mr.. Anderson is in Los Angeles circu-
lating among local Democrats and
sounding their feeling toward the
former governor. Attorney Anderson
announced yesterday afternoon that
Folk himself will be in California next
week and in all probability will be in
Los Angeles several days.
Mr. Anderson has been travelling over
the entire west in the interests of the
proposed Democratic nominee, and ac-
cording to his statements yesterday the
outlook is encouraging for Folk.
Reports from the entire country are
of the most encouraging kind" said
Mr.. Andersoi yesterday at the Angelus,
land from these reports I can say with
all truthfulness that we expect to enter
the next Democratic national conven-
ton with thirty-fve state delegations
pledged for Mr.. Folk. This is not guess
work on my part, but a conclusion ar
rived at after many months OF inVestl-
cation on the part of friends OF MIR.
Folk
"Of course we will have the state of
Missouri solidly behind us. For some
time we were doubtful on this point, as
several other possible candidates were
in the field Now, however, all is clear
sailing, as these other candidates have
one by one withdrawn in favor OF MI.
Folk.
DISCUSSES GAYNOR
1--WE also expect to carry New York
state. Mayor Gaynor, who was clted
as a possible candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination, has announced that
he has no intention whatever of run
ming. He is at present working for the
governorship of the Empire state thus
leaving the field open for Mr. FOLK
1--WE are counting on Illinois in the
same manner. In fact we count on
nearly all the middle west states TO
stand back of the man who has done
the things for good clean, upright gov
ernment that Mr.. Folk has.
"And we want the Democrats of CAL
ifornia-and want them badly. 1t is
generally recognized, think, that about
the clearest Drained men in the country
come from this state, and we want
them with us. 1 say that in all serious
ness, because such is the case. l have
received letters from several prominent
being Theodore Bell and all indicate
that Folk meets with their approval as
the Democrats next nominee for presl-
dent"
How do Mr.. Folks chances for the
nomination compare with those of GOV
ernor Harmon of Ohio?" was asked.
CHANCES OF HARMON
'eWell, the situation is this way. AS
understand it, Governor Harmon is
going to have the fight of his life to be
reelected The great Republicans of
the country, including Roosevelt and
Taft, are going to make gigantic et-
fort to put a Republican in the gov
ernors chair in Ohio. In fact they have
selected no candidate to run against
Harmon thus far simply because they
wish to select the strongest man they
know for the office. Now we who are
with Folk hope that Harmon wins the
governorship again. as we believe we
can beat him out for the presidential
nomination, anyway but l hardly see
how he can even be governor again
with the forces which are arrayed
against him.
~I"That is the situation as far as
Harmon is concerned. and he seems to
be the only possibility who could put
UP fight against Mr.. Folk.
MT. FOLK at pieSSht 10 III
making speeches and enlisting the sup
port of the Democrats of that state Ill
his favor. And from all reports l have
seen. Colorado will be among the
thirty-five states which will go to the
national convention pledged for Joseph
Folk"
Mr. Anderson will go on north to-
morrow, stopping at Fresno and san
Francisco, and then will join Mr.. FOLK
in Portland later in the month. From
there they will work back together to
Chicago and st. Louis, visiting the
northwestern states.