The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-02
WHY CLARK WILL
NOT Be CANDIDATE
Reported Attitude Of Speaker
Toward Presidential Race
Is Explained.
ALLEGED PLEDGE IN 1908
Leaders Said to Have Agreed to
support Folk for First
Place.
ALLEGED PLEDGE IN 1908

Washington, July 1.--Missouri poll
uc:ans # both parties who have been
az ;he White House in the last week
tell what they claim TO be the true
story 0i Speaker Clark's reported
d.chna'!on to be considered II candl.
date ior the Democratic nomination
Tor PRESIDENT. in spite of offers Of sun
por, rom his own State and other
states
The Tory. apparently well authcntl-
Gated. is that at the Missouri Demo-
cratic state Convention In 1905. and
sine, mat time, certain things have
tappenel to make Ex-Governor Folk
tho Missouri candidate for the Demo
cratic animation for President
81 the State convention three years
aeo 1t IS well known that resolutions
Ve-e PASSED pledging the Democrats
a. the State to support Clark for
.psah"l OF the House and Folk for
President
Those resolutions We're agreed to by
ClaIk and the other Democratic lead
tr. Then in 1910 three candidates en-
ieged III" Statewide primary for the
Democratic nomination for Senator.
1hey were Ex-Governor Folk. ex-Sec-
rearr David X. Francis and James a.
Eesi who finally triumphed.
folk-Rced Combination.
FOLK pulled out OF the race at timo
wHcu IS ioing so meant much TO Mr..
Reed and there is said TO have been
a positive understanding that II Folk
wou!d get out OF that race and give
hi sa770rt TO Reed the latter would
dc eyeryitng In HIS power for Mr.
Folh iog PRESIDENT In pursuance of
thu uno@ standing. Mr. Reed is COM
mite 'o Folk and will endeavor to
swins '.s Missouri Democratic dele
Gat!on 20 he next national convention
10 The eN.iovcrnor.
T. so--e his own State delegation
Mr. cars would he compelled TO dis.
reear4 re understanding at III.
Denoc.a'N convention, which. It is
statci 1 will not do, and he would
also have 20 fight the Rced.Folk com.
hint i!'n. mighty strong one in Nils
souil i9.r-s at this time. It is said
tod 20 De the intention OF warm
admirers n Clark In other States I,
go ahead and acquire delegates for
him Without his sanction or consent
and have '1ese delegates prepared &c
lead s'anpede for him ut the righr
momorr
Extending tho Classified Service.
Preston TAFT fas signed civil
50 . . Eibttik NHNfI the CluaSl
led service the deputy auditors who's.
position we're abolished at the end o
the fiscsl ear closed yesterday. Their.
were SEVEN deputy auditors. two FOL
the Ist-oHlce Department and on.
each Tor the other departments. Fo
some time hero have been two va
canctes wtleh have not been filled.
Congo asst winter abolished thes
DOSitiC-s nd the President thong n
the me- w1o held them should be pro
tected hY re civil service. Several o
the former equity auditors have beer
given r5res as chief clerks of thei
offices q, sllnries almost as large a
they formerly received, while other
are not SO veil paid.
Tniis denomination Favored.
The lteTlalican Club OF Portland
Ore, n large organization OF that cit,
has edop'ef resolutions for the renom
!nation 81 president Taft and for
wardcd These to tho White Hous,
"Believilg nat one good term deserve
another. no resolution read ''w
nominal. hin, for recollection to IN
office OF President of the United State
and call upon all good. true Repuhli
cans to nd and assist in securing tn
election %, TN Taft delegates TO tn
next Rep ahIicln National Convention.
The Hamilton club, OF Chicago, ha
Endorsed tho Presidents attitude o
reciprocity
The Fres.dtnt has sent to the Ser
ate the nom.altion of Frank l. Gilbc,
10 be collector of internal revenue &c
the Second district OF Wisconsin