The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-11
jefferson City Letter.

elderS are Watcnlng lhe Iu'eI pdlS
republican fight with undisguiscd pleas
ure. They know what such fight did
for their party in Missouri and are iondly
hoping that the Tatt-Roosevelt contest
will be even more disastrous to the re-
publican party. They have no issues
10 present in the coming campaign
that will interest the people, and are
wofully short on records Of Legislative
and administrative work. They can
only appeal to the people to turn re-
publicans out and put democrats in,
II they are 10 meet adivlded party they
may win. They are therefore iondly
hoping that the republicans will not get
together after their state convention.
They are to be disappointed, however.
There will be no serious division Of the
republican party in this state. The
real leaders are not antagonizina each
other personally. Tai, and Roosevelt
leaders are pressing fer control Of the
state convention pu. they are all. at
heart, more concerned about the sue
cess OF their party in the state at the
November election. When they get
through with the presidential contest
they will get together and stand TO-
gether for the success OF their state
campaign.
Receptive candidates Tor republican
nomination for state offices have been
careful not TO get between the upper
and neither mill stones this spring, but
they will be in the field in good time
and the rivalry for nominations at the
August primary election will be lively
enough to keep interest in republican
politics at white heat.
While the candidates are doing their
work the state committee will be en-
listing all loyal republicans in the work
Of redeeming the state from the curse
Of gerrymandered senatorial and con,
gressional districts Circulating pc,
titions for redis,ricting measures TO be
submitted tc vote under the initiative
and rerendum law, and closing up all
gaps in the party organization prepara-
tory to the fall campaign will keep the
state chairman and his co-workers busy
ii they have sufficient financial as.
sistance. The state committee has
made a masteriul and successful fight
to prevent Judges CAN'T and Timmonds
and Prof. Gass, defeated democratic
candidates, from taking the Offices to
which Judges Brown and Kennish and
Prof. Evans were fairly elected. In
this fight the democrats have been
forced to admit that their charge oI
fraud in the election was not founded
on facts, and they have fallen back or
the merest technicalities TO keep theil
cases in court. This fight has beer
expensive, annoying and long drawr
out, but it has been conducted in ;
dignifed, courageous manner and mus
result in good to the republican party
The contest cases are now in the hand
OF the special commissioner of the su
preme court for his report and recon-
mendation, so there is nothing nor
for the committee TO do in behalf G
the republican contestees except t
raise money with which to pay heav
obligations assumed.
AS it is no part Of the duty or priv
ilege OF a state committee to nominal
or slate" candidates for public ofic
except when specially charged wit
such a duty-every loyal republica
will be free to seek a place on th
state ticket. The main duty Of til
committee is always to promote tn
election Of party nominees. Prepari
ton for that work cannot be safely pl
off till after nominations have bee
made by the voters, however. tt
preparatory work must be done und
direction Of the present committee ar
the active campaign must be conductt
by the new committee TO be organize
in September.
From the day the state conventic
adjourns in April till a new state cor
n,ittee meets in SeDtember the Tepu