Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-21
FOLK AND LLOYD
TO STUMP STATE
Missourians Coming to California
Soon After Primaries to
Work for Democrats
BE DOOMED FOR PRESIDENT
First Club to Boost Former Gov
ernor viii Be Started with
Banquet June 2
BE DOOMED FOR PRESIDENT

Word was received in Los Angeles
yesterday that the Democratic cam
paign in California is to receive the
active aid of two prominent national
leaders-James T. Lloyd, a congress
man of Missouri, chairman of the DEM
ocratic national congressional commit
tee, who will come to California to
make speeches throughout the state as
soon as congress adjourns, and Joseph
Folk, former governor CT Missouri, whc
will arrive in Los Angeles Immediately
after the primary election here, and
also make tour of the state in behalf
of. the Democratic ticket.
r. II. Kirk, a well known Democratic
leader of South Pasadena, yesterday
received a letter from John F. Murray,
secretary of the California Democratic
state central committee, in which Mr.,
Murray announced the receipt of an
encouraging epistle from Congressman
Lloyd, who stated in his letter to Mr.
Murray that he would do everything in
his power to aid the Democracy of the
state in it's pending decisive struggle
with the Southern Pacific octopus.
FOLK COMING
The receipt of this letter caused much
rejoicing In Democratic circles yester-
day, and while the Democrats were ex-
changing congratulations 1t was an
nounced by Albert M. Norton, chair
man of the Los Angeles county Demo-
cratic central committee, that he had
received a letter from w. ID. VandeVlr,
vice president and manager of the Cen
trail States Life Insurance company,
and also of the Federal Trust company
of st. Louis, that former Governor FOLK
has made arrangements to come to Cal
ifornia Immediately after the primaries
and that he "is anxious to do every
thing he can from the public rostruIn
to help elect the Democratic ticket"
Mr. Vandevir Is former Governor
Folks campaign manager, and an
nounced in his letter to Mr.. Norton that
the "Folk-for- president" boom, which
has been all but formally launched, Is
meeting with national ENCOURAGEMENT.
Mr.. Vandevir stated that Mr. FOLK
would be launched for the presidency
by the Democrats of Missouri at big
banquet to be held in st. Louis June 2,
when the first ."Folk-for President"
club will be formed.
INVITED TO SPEAK
Mr.. Norton of the Los Angeles county
central committee was invited to be
present at this banquet and make a
speech. but stated yesterday that 1t
would probably be impossible for him TO
attend.
"The effect of the work to be done by
former Governor Folk and Congress
man Lloyd" said Mr.. Norton yester-
day, "can hardly be estimated, but 1t
will give the finishing touch to the
great work which we have prepared,
and assure the Democracy of victory,
This is not the only aid we will re-
ceive from outside sources, for num-
ber of other men of national prom
inence, whose names 1 am not yet at
liberty to announce have signihed
their intention of being with us in the
state battle, and 1t begins to look as
if our state would be ringing. from one
end to the other with Democratic ora
tory before the general election, No
vember 8.
"Democrats are to be congratulated
on the prospect of receiving such ma
terial aid from men like Folk and
Lloyd"