Las Vegas optic., 1912-08-02
POLITICS GROWS.
warm in OLD
MISSOURI
FIVE TICKETS WILL BE VOTED
ON in THE STATEWIDE
PRIMARY TUESDAY

Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. IA
statewide primary win be held in
Missouri next Tuesday % determine
whom the respective parties will put
upon the November ballots for state,
Judicial, congressional and county Of
fices. Five parties have filed nomi-
nations for the primary ballot. The
democrats and republicans have full
tickets, but the socialists, socialist
laborites and prohibitionists have
some vacancies.
Contrary to the situation existing
in many states this year, national pol
itics is not expected to play very
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 defocrat-
ic gubernatorial nomination, but with
out much success. on the republican
side, the rivalry between the Taft and
lRoosevet followers is pnanifesting
itself in a fight for control Of the
state organization, but the indications
are that the rank and file of the
party will pay little attention to the
presidential contest in making up
the state ticket. The Roosevelt peo-
pie are focusing their efforts on the
election Of county chairman with a
view to capturing control Of the state
committee and the state organization
later on.
Five aspirants are contesting tor
the democratic nomination for COVER
nor. William S. Cowherd of Kansas
city, former congressman and the
democratic candidate for governor
four years ago, and Elliott w. Major
of Bowling Green, at present attor-
ney general, are conceded to be the
leaders in the race. Cowherd is gen
orally looked upon as the favorite,
since he has the backing Of Senators
Stone and Reed and other members
of the organization" which has long
controlled the democratic party in
Missouri.
The other three who seek to head
the democratic state ticket are David
A. Ball Of Louisiana, who claims he
was counted out in Cowherd's favor
| in 1908; August II Bolte Of st. Louis,
former lieutenant governor, and
James A. Houchin, a millionaire CON
tractor Of jefferson City.
The race for the republican guber-
Material nomination started with five
entries, but within a week or two the
| field has been narrowed by the with
drawal of two of the candidates.
Those remaining in the running are
John G. Mckinley of Unionville, for
mer lieutenant governor; Leon w.
| Quick, city treasurer of ST. Louis,
and Arthur p Murphy OF no'la, 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
that Seaker Champ Clark might go
from the capitol to the White House
have since withdrawn, leaving Mr.
Clark unopposed for denomination
The other representatives who will
receive denomination without oppOsi
tion in their own party are Lloyd of
the First, Alexander of the Third
| Dickinson Of the Sixth shackelford
Of the Eighth, Catlin Of the Eleventh
HensIey Of the Thirteenth, Russell
Of the Fourteenth and Rubey of the
Sixteenth.
The gubernatorial candidates o.
| the minor parties, each Of whom will
receive the nomination unopposed
viii be: socialist, William A. Ward
Of st. Louis; socialist labor Charles
Rogers Of Kansas City, and prohibi
tion. Charles e. Stokes Of Kansas
| City.