The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01

will he nominated - State, Judi
cial, Congressional and County,
The Democratic aspirants for the
several places on the ticket are un'
usually good men, and we are glad
to note that there is less bitterness
between contestants than usual
which augurs well for united par
~ when the fight for party suprem.
acy begins.
There are five candidates for the
Democratic nomination for Govern
Ur-COwherd, Ma Or, Bah, houchin
and Bolte-all good men and clean,
but the universal impression is that
the nomination lies between the
first two, with the chances about
equal. The other three have re-
spectacle follOwings, and as the re-
suit Of an election II an uncertain
quantity there is II possibility Of
surprises. There are good men out
for all the other State Offices, and
for Lieutenant Governor Alexander
X. Boone is liable Ia lead in the
Southeastern section of the State.
He has but one opponent, VIM X.
Painter, who was the nominee for
that Office four years ago and was
defeated along with Mr. Cowherd.
For Congress IN this district,
Hon. Walter l.. Hensley has no OPP
ponent for the nomination. He is
serving his first term in Congress
and is not only entitled to the nomi-
nation on that account, but because
he has made good and II recognized
by the Older members as one OF the
best committee and floor workers
and always to be relied upon. Not
only IL he entitled to the nomina-
tion but to reelection, which we
feel sure the people will accord him.
For county officers an exception
ally good set of aspirants are out for
each office. For representative,
Hon. jeff ID. POstOn Of Bonnie Terre,
asks for n denomination and re-elec-
ton. Mr.. POstOn was one of the
three Democratic candidates elected
in this county two years ago, and
for that reason il is believed he
would make strong man on the
ticket. George II. BisplimghotT, the
other aspirant for the nomination,
is editor Of the Bismarck Gazette, "A
clean, upright young man and "A
good Democrat, although his paper
is non-political.
For Associate Justices of the !
County Court, there being no Pre-
siding Justice to elect this year, we
have in the First district, Prof. J.
W. Jones of Esther and Thomas q.
Mitchell of Bonnie Merre. They are
both men of good business Judgment
and personally Interested in the adj
vancement of the county and a care
ful and economical administration
Of Its affairs. In the Second district
here are three candidates-Martin
7. Moore of Desloge, George X.
ordan Of Frankciay and A. Il. Nc.
kenzie Of Liberty township. The
irst and latter are farmers and Mr..
Moore il a successful livery man, all
IF them wide-awake, progressive and
public spirited men, who enjoy in a
arge measure the respect and conf
ience Of their respective communi-
les
There are three aspirants for the
Democratic nomination for Prose-
uting Attorney-Jerry Il. Burks,
! lawyer Of experience and recog.
lied legal attachments. who would
III the Office with credit and ability;
francis A, Benham, self-made,
ctive young lawyer, fresh from the
Jaw Department of the State Uni
ersity, and whose friends predict
or him bright and successful ca
eer, and Francis NJ. Carter, who :
many years ago filled this Office and q
rho has frequently been before the I
eople for various positions in the
asst twenty-five or thirty years.
Joseph {. Williams of Farming s
on, l.. George Williams of Bonnie J
ERE and VI. A. Patterson OF Marion =
Dwnship are vieing with eachother b
DR. the nomination for Sheriff. Any \
ne Of this trio would make a strong !
ian on the ticket, and they are all /
ell qualified for the office. The q
ontest between them is friendly q
ne, each one making Il clean fight U
'r the nomination, and there will
3 no sulking by the two who fail to 4
md the plum. They all have t
ost Of friends who are doing their y
Est for them.
For Treasurer Clarence l.. Alex r
lder and William Thomas Halle b
re the only two aspirants. Mr..
allie is well known as a successful
isiness man, and has acceptably
led the Office for one term. He O
as nominated for a second term, a
IT that was bad year for Demo- "