The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-12-17
FAIRS MAY ENTER
GOVERNORSHIP RACE.
Supreme Court Judge Fourth South
east Missourian Talked of For
Nomination.

Inc JUDGE Is NOT saying anything
about the matter himself, but there
are admiring and enthusiastic friends,
who are discussing his many fine
qualities and qualifications TO, Chief
Executive. This makes four South
east Missourians talked of in connec-
ton with the gubernatorial nomina-
ton.
These four are: John M. Atkinson
of Ripley, chairman of the Public
Service Commissions; Charles &.
Revelle Of St. Francois county; State
Superintendent of Insurance; Con-
gresham J. J. Russell Of Mississippi
County, and Judge Faris, whose
home is Pemiscot.
Political gossip also has developed
another possible candidate for the
United States Senate in Congressman
James T. Lloyd Of the First District.
Soon after the election, Nov. 8, Mr..
Lloyd announced that he would not
be candidate for congress again.
Since that time the understanding
is that, Mr.. Lloyd has informed his
friends that he may enter the sena-
torial race in 1916.
His attitude indicates that there will
be field of not less than five candi-
dates, perhaps more, in the senator
ship race, including Gov. Major, Sen
ator Reed, former Gov. A. NJ Dock
cry, Judge r. F. Walker of the
Supreme Court and MIR. Lloyd.
Mr.. Lloyd's announcement that he
will not again be candidate for Con-
gress will bring out big field of
contestants for that nomination the
next time.
Already the friends of Sidney j.
Roy of Hannibal, Judge Charles D.
Stewart of Edna, and O. C. Clay of
Canton, Lewis county, are moving in
their preliminary arrangements for
the campaign for the nomination.
Ext Confederate Soldiers Fund.
The $4,000 appropriated by the
last Legislature for the payment of
pensions to disabled ex-Confederate
soldiers and sailors who are unable
to support themselves has been ex-
hausted for more than eleven months
past and at the close of the present
month there will be due those whose
claims have been approved $168, 600.
In all. 1883 claims have been pre-
scented to Adjutant General O'Meara.
and of this number 1890 have been
allowed, 719 rejected for various rea-
ons reasons and have held up for
the reason that the appropriation was
exhausted.
The Adjutant General has no means
Of knowing how many persons in the
State would be entitled to pensions
under this act. The bill provides that
those applying for pensions must
make affidavit that they are unable to
support themselves and substantiate
the same with the affidavits of two
persons living in their vicinity who
know their circumstances. In addition
to this, the applicant must have serv-
ed not less than six months in the reg
ular Confederate service and have re-
ceived an honorable discharge.
All of these conditions Of the law
have been complied with, so the Ad-
jutant General says. Among some
claims rejected he discovered that
the applicants had far from savory
records in the Confederate service.
Several deserters were among those
whose claims were rejected, while
others were never in the regular SER
vice.
Not only will the Legislature be
called upon to make good to those
whose Claims have been allowed, but
also those who could not be paid for
the lack Of money available under
the appropriation, and in addition,
make provisions for two years to
come. As the present years short
age will be $l6S, 600, those who know
a little about arithmetic and are in
terested in the subject here discuss
ed, can supply their own predictions
as to the amount needed IN the IN
tnre. Jefferson City Democrat rib-
une.