Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-05-02
cowHERp on MANOR,

State Treasurer Cowgirl writes the
Ledger regarding their strength for
Governor:
jefferson City, No, April rs, IL.
Editors Ledger,
Dear sirs:-
In a recent issue of the Butler
Times was an editorial written by
Mr.. j. d. Allen, Clerk of the SUI
preme Court, owner and former edi-
tor of that paper. Mr.. Aliens arti-
Gle strongly favored the nomina'
ton Of Attorney General e. w. Ma
jor for Governor on the ground that
he is stronger than Mr.. Cowherd. He
quotes election returns OF 1908 and
assumes that these figures prove his
assertion that MT. Cowherd is not as
strong as his party and that General
Major is.
Mr.. Allen evidently did not take in
70 consideration in mentioning cleo
ton figures and their bearing on the
present campaign for the nomination
for Governor, that in 1904, the first
time that General Major was on the
State ticket for Attorney General the
democratic nominee for Goyernorwas
elected by over $4,000 plural.
ity while General Major was defeated
by his Republican opponent by more
than 1900 votes. In other words.
General Major was 23,046 votes be-
hind the head OF his ticket that year.
In General Majors own~casesss'
lea state on 1.rsref Two weeks
a petiion was filed with these'
icI 10 naye to a.. sv
festabushed what sard as plvp
Marty precedent and It was
"a without any question being ruseu
IN any quarter as to his perSon
strength, although according 70 M
AI1enps own reasoning and applSa'
ton Of election figures. he
have been discarded. as the lsV1 -
turns indicated that he was lus
% o4s votes weaker than the head Q
his ticket. nc,
an u the state ticket that wen
5 aown IN defeat in 1904, we're "weal
er than their party" according /,
e Mr Allen. yet they all came Daei
Tuape 4. NJ. woodson and RUDE
e. oglesbv had no opposition for a 7
y ~nomlpation in 1906 and in 1908 oei
ie aral Major was r~enominated wnho
onnosition and was elected 20 U
or office he is acceptably filling
re Ms time. In 1908, of the Demoora.
an state officers elected General Ma
ed was next to the low man on the TX
Ity ct Three of the successful can
m dates being elected by piurafio !,
le. Tanping in round numbers. from q
lily 10 s1OO votes, while his plurality '
md but 1879. ~
the do not agree with Mr.. Aiie
nm statement that Mr.. cowherd rel
md sents a faction of the Democratic
BILE. !, !, Missouri. Mr., Cowherd Is
in free from f~actional alignment as
ev. 81 the great party leaders MISS,
yer has produced in a generation
that other great M~issourian, en-
and Clark. he Is just a Democrat W
9TH. s-.,t,r i. ~ principles and party
the faction.
Of NJ Alien. of course, has the
per- alIenable right of e man 70
and mort Who he chooses for 10y
M 4 do not consider 1t is either
or good party politics to undeFia
lboost n candidate by charging
bis armament or opponents came
.reas- The narty.vote in the general eie
$3.50 That sort OF talk breeds boilers
8 out encourages scratching. Besides,
pting Alien Is too intelligent a man
,unty, tnow that conditions are mate
coun- ~a,fterent in Missouri now from
at tbey were in 1908. The Demo
all go ,,ctet national and State, will
price Missouri this year by a good
ect to majority. Party precedent I'm
ored and well,grcanded, as W
common fairness, demand ~
- cowberd be renomInafed. The
masa Of Missouri Democrats
- .. IN ask and VIII
lueve in fair play. want WI
hsra ~ be permitted TO come
tnst as General Major, Judge
~ son aRubea oglesby and