The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-06-03
COUNTY CONFERENCES HELD IN
MAY INDICATE PARTY suc-
CESS IN NOVEMBER.
State and National Administrations
Heartily Endorsed, Hadley Com
plimented and State Organ
ization Approved.

OF delegateS from TOWNSHIPS, Weie
held during the month of May. Most
of the conferences were held on May
81, the day suggested by the State
Committee. Some county committees
had met and attended to the matters
suggested by the State Committee
prior to the call for conferences and
in several counties conferences were
held before or after May p. 1t may
be stated that in every county where
party interests demanded activity
prior to the last day for filing the
names of candidates for the primary
election ballot the party leaders met
and took cognizance of party inter-
ests, and there are few vacan places
on the Republican primary election
ballots. In the districts also party
committeeman arranged to have ac-
ceptable candidates on the ballots.
AT the conferences held May 81
local party interests were canvassed
and party sentiment expressed. The
administration of Governor Hadley
was generously approved and in sew
eral counties he was splendidly COM
plimented. State Chairman Walter S.
Dickey was gratefully mentioned in
the resolutions adopted by a number
of the conferences, n the work or
the State Committee was heartily ap-
proved. Throughout the entire state
the conferences tool cognizance OF
state issues and made it plain that
the campaign for a better and greater
Missouri will enlist Republicans more
than National issues, though there
was emphatic endorsement of the
National administration and of the
new tariff law. AS far as reported
not a single resolution was adopted
thai indicates antagonism to the Ma
tional administration or any man con-
nected with it. OF course there are
Republicans in Missouri who have
more or less sympathy with the con-
tertions of Republican insurgents at
Washington, but they are few in num-
Der and seem poor in spirit. There
are plenty of progressives who want
the party to go forward in dealing
with the live issues of the day, but
they are not ready to join with Dem
ocratic leaders or to permit them
selves to be led by such leaders.
A few of the expressions indicative
of party sentiment may be noted
without disparaging, or detracting
from. what was proclaimed by Repub-
licans of other counties.
There was not an insurgent note ut
tered at the Cole county conference.
although the discussions ran he
gamut from National affairs to the
seledtion of good men to run for
county offices. In Boone county,
where there are only 2,100 Republican
votes. the leaders said, 1--WE will put
up a full ticket and do our best to
reduce the Democratic county major
ity, which is normally about 3,000.'
At the conference in Mississippi
ty the insurgents were denounced for
hampering legislation to which the
National party is pledged. The chair
man of the Macon county conference
said that the administration of Gov
ernor Hadley has strengthened the
party in that county and everywhere
In the state, and that Macon county
will give him a vote of confidence by
electing many, if not all, Republican
county candidates. In Crawford
county Congressman Murphy was
commended for loyalty to the admin
tstration and his faithfulness to
Speaker Cannon. A full county ticket
was selected in Pemiscott county. a
Democratic stronghold. The spirit of
the conference in Daviess county was
enthusiastic. Party harmony and a
determination to win were evident in
Carroll. a close county. In Randolph
the state and National administra-
tions were approved and Senator
Warner endorsed for reelection. The
conference in Marion selected candi-
dates for all county offices. Flatter-
ing reports from every precinct were
heard by the conference in Linn. a
close county. The Shelby county con
ference asked Hon. John c. Mckinley
to run for congress against Congress
man Lloyd, who lives in hat county.
In Pulaski county Congressman Muir
phys work in behalf of wage earners
was heartily endorsed. In Butler
county a Dig republican rally was
planned for July 23. The conference
In Rails county asked Judge Reuben
+. Roy to again run against Champ
Clark for Congress. and pronounced
the new tariff law the best ever en-
acted. The prosperity of Webster
county farmers was reported as win
ming them to the Republican party.
In ste. Genevieve county party gains
were reported. In st. Francois county
the conference was largely attended
and enthusiastic and DIR. X. H. Cop
ping was put forward as a candidate
for state senator. In Clay county a
full ticket was arranged for in spite
of an oyerwhe Ginning Democratic ma
jOrity. In johnson county Governor
HadlBy was specially commended for