The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-10-02

ity IN the state senate has been big
enough to overcome republican ma
jorities in the house Of representatives.
Otherwise Stone would not now be
a senator, but Hon, John c. Mckinley
would hold the seat he occupies.
No special legislation is necessary,
as far as Missouri is concerned, TO put
the seventeenth amendment in opera
tion, as the primary election law pro-
vides that all officers to be voted for
by the people at general election
must be nominated at the August
primary proceeding such election.
Under that Interpretation Of the law
the candidates for United States SEN
ator will be nominated on the first
Tuesday OF next August. Those who
desire the nomination oJ their party
will have to come into the open quite
soon, as the campaign for nomination
requires more time and harder work
on the part OF candidates than the
campaign for election in November.
In the primary campaign the candi-
dates must do their own electioneer-
ing. In the general campaign, when
nominees, the fight will be made for
them by their party committees.
On the democratic side Senator
Stone is the only avowed candidate,
He has never been elected by the
people. He was elected BY small
majority on joint ballot Of the legisla-
ture in 1909. His election by that
body was in jeopardy for several weeks,
however, as a number of democrats in
the lower house did not feel disposed
to vote for him because they did not
believe that his nomination at the pri'
mary election was obtained honestly.
But the party lash was applied and
they reluctently fell into line. Since
Mr.. Folk has been siezed by the pres
ident and tied to an official chair at
Washington the opponents Of Stone for
the nomination are likely to be National
Committeeman Goltra, who has plenty
Of money to spend, and Judge Graves
Of the supreme court, who has the
support Of the railroads and may be
taken up by the Folk element and
some OF the old guard" leaders who
have broken with Stone and are not
pleased with Golira.
On the republican side one candi-
date will likely be Hon. Thos. J. Atkins,
former national committeeman, and al
one time chairman Of the state com
mittee, and who has been postmaster
at St. Louis for the last four years, re-
gSrded as the best federal position in
the state. He was appointed assistant
United States treasurer at St. Louis
by Roosevelt and FIVE yeas later was
appointed postmaster by Taft. Though
he has not made announcement hi'
friends believe he will soon enter the
race.
Former Governor Hadley, who ha'
recently returned 10 the state alte
spending the greater part Of the sum
mer in the east, is being urged to ente
the race and may do so, though nj
one has bee authorized to say that HI
even desires to become a cadi date
He is a presidential possibility ant
some OF his friends have believed hi
will keep out Of the senatorial race
AS he is intensely interested in grea
problems to be considered by the mex
congress, however, he ay decide t
seek the republican nomination. Sew
eral other republican lead ers have bee,
discussed, including Seld en- P. Sp snce
oil 81. Louis, whose friends are quietl
feeling the republican pulse and ma
urgh him TO get into the race, thopg
some Of them prefer to have him !
training for the republican nominatiio
for governor in 1916.
l The progressives, il they have
party organization in 1914, may nom
mate Judge Nortoni for senator, as h
}. is entitled to the empty honor if h
wants it. He is still the chief of tn
progressives in Missor1ri but his Ion
established connection with the 4
r publican party, that gave him a Sc
on the bench Of the St. Louis COT