The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-06-17
GOVERNOR MEETS
ALL EMERGENGIES
Makes Cross Country Trip To Keep
ENGAGEMENT.
Republicans at Capital Pleased Witf
Party OuIook--Col. Bill Phelps
Classified.

| JeHerson CITY, June 15.-Gov-
ernor Hadley has achieved great
success in life by doing what others
would have hesitated to undertake
or fail to perform. When the
storm came Wednesday of last
week and wrought destruction at
the State prison the governor start
ed from the masion in the furious
rain to render assistance to Ward
en- Andrae in controlling the pri-
soners and protecting them from
the elements. The next day he
was due at the State University at
Columbia, where he was to partic-
ipate in the commencement exerci-
ses. The storm had stopped rail-
road trains. Creeks were swollen.
The roads were deep in mud. The
rain threatened more danger
for travellers. But Governor Had
ley went to Columbia. Starting in
a carriage he finished the cross
country trip in an automobile, got
to the University before the great
occasion of the day ended, made a
brief but forceful speech and re-
ceived the degree of Doctor of
Laws. The parchment comforting
that degree, like every other honor
ne has received, came to his hands
under difficulties that would have
hindered most men.
just now there is not mucn poll
itical activity at the capital. It is
the calm before the storm. Re-
publican leaders feel elated over
the clearing up of the general pol
isical atmosphere. The legisla-
ton promised by the National Re-
publican platform is about to ma
terialize-will be enacted in fact.
The Missouri river gets a million
from the government. The reve-
nues of the state are in good shape.
Few mistakes have been made by
administration officials and all
have. done well. The people of
the state have shown hearty en-
dorsement of the governor and his
policies. Republicans in Con-
gress from Missouri have sustained
the National administration and
aided.in redeeming party pledges.
Strong candidates are before the
voters OF the party for nomina-
ton for all offices to be filled by
election in November. la the
doubtful and close counties win
ners are running for the legisla-
ture on the Republican ticket and
the chances are most favorable for
the election of a Rep ub)ican Uni
ted States Senator. There are
very few doubling Thomases
among the Republicans at the
capital just now.
The nomination of Col. Bill
Phelps of Carthage for the legis-
lature and the audacity of the
effo rts of certain Dem ocratic lead
ers to have the State Association
of County Superintendent that
met here last week endorse the
only Democratic candidate for
State Superintendent of Schools
shows the reckless spirit OF the
Democracy. They are ready to
defy public opinion and to assume
that the state is theirs. They are
booked for a rude shock this fall.
The appointment of w. w.
Wilder, State Auditor from 1905
to 1909, as State Beer Inspector, to
succeed Earnest Marshall Demo
cratl whose resignation ia effective
July lis most HEARTILY approved
by the public men here. Govern
or Hadley, when he found that all
of his associates on the state tick
ct except Mr.. Gmelich had failed
OF election, decided to put them In
office. believing that they had been
unfairly defeated by their Demo
cratic opponents.
The efforts of the St. Louis Re-
public to unload Col. Bill Phelps
as q party burden created . laugh
among public men mere. As long |
as Phelps was active in promoting