Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-05
FIVE TICKETS IN MISSOURI
STATE WIDE PRIMARY

JEFFERSON CITY, No., Aug. q
A statewide urinary will be held il
Missouri next Tuesday to determin,
whom the respective parties will pul
upon the November ballots for state
judicial, congressional and county Of.
fees. Five parties have filed nomina.
tons for the primary ballot. The
Democrats and Republicans have full
tickets, but the Socialists, Socialist
Laborites and Prohibitionists have
some vacancies.
Contrary 70 the situation existing
in many states this year, national poll
| itics is not expected to play very
4 important part in the state campaign
in Missouri. Some attempt has been
made to inject the Clark-Wilson con
test into the fight for the Democrat
ic gubernatorial nomination, but
without much success. On the Re-
| publican side, the rivalry between
the Taft and Roosevelt followers is
manifesting itself in fight for con
troll Of the state organization, but
the indications are that the rank and
| file of the party will pay little at
tention to the presidential contest in
making up the state ticket. The Roos-
evelt people are focusing their efforts
on Ailt INiNtNtAn VI tOuHN1
with view of capturing control of
the state committee and the state or
ganization later on.
Five aspirants are contesting for
| the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor William S. Cowherd Of Kan
sas City, former congressman and the
Democratic nominee for governor four
years ago, and Elliott w. Major of
Bowling Green, at present attorney
general, are conceded to be the lead
ers in the race. Cowherd is gener-
ally looked upon MS the favorite, since
he has the backing of Senators Stone
and Reed and other members of the
Organization" which has long con
trolled the Democratic party in Mis-
souri,.
The other three who seek to head
he Democratic state ticket are David
A. Ball of Louisiana, who ciaiiIs he
was counted out in Cowherd'F favor
In 1908; August H. Bolte Of st. Louis,
former lieutenant governor, anG Jas.
4. Houchin, millionaire contractor of
Jefferson City.
The race for the Republican GU
bernatorial nomination started with
five entries, but within a week or two
he field has been narrowed by the
withdrawal Of two of the candidates.
Those remaining in the running are
John c. Mckinley of Unionville, for
mer lieutenant governor; Leon W.
Quick, city TREASURER of St. Louis,
and Arthur p. Murphy Of Rolla, a
former representative in congress.
Spirited contests are on for some of
the congressional nominations. The
Democrats who announced in the
Ninth district when it appeared likely
chat Speaker Champ Clark might go
from the capitol to the White house
have since withdrawn, leaving MIR.
Clark unopposed for denomination.
The other Representatives who will re-
eeive denomination without opposition
in their own party are Lloyd of the
First, Alexander Of the Third, Dick
inson Of the Sixth, Shaekleford of
the Eighth, Catlin of the Eleventh,
Hensley of the Thirteenth, Russell
Of the Fourteenth and Rubey of the
| Sixteenth.
The gubernatorial candidates of the
minor parties, each Of whom will re-
ceive the nomination unopposed, will
be: Socialist, William A. Ward of st.
Louis; Socialist Labor, Charles Rog-
ers Of Kansas City, and Prohibition,
| Charles +. Stokes of Kansas City.