The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-06-15
TWO SENATORS,
4 CONCRESSMEN
BID TO PICNIC
Ten Governors, Scores of
Sheriffs ct al Invited to
Alliance Affair.
MEETING WILL BE
HELD HERE JULY 2.
Invitations Have Been Issued By
Secretary and Replies
Expected Soon.

United States Senators William ].
Stone and James A. Reed of Missouri,
Congressman J. j. Russell, as we'll as
gubernatorial candidates, both Repub.
lican and Democratic, and candidates
of most every other character have
been invited to attend the annual Ger
man-American picnic.
The affair, which will be one of the
biggest things politically in Southeast
Missouri this summer, will be held
Sunday, July 2, at the Old Fair
grounds, owned by Charles Blattner.
Arrangements have been made for
transportation by bus for picnickers
from the Cape, and a crowd of more
than 5000 men and women is expected
blythe committeeman in charge of the
affair.
Speeches will be arranged and all
candidates will be guests of the ALI
ance with the exception of those living
within the county, who will be expect
ed to attend under the same circum-
stances as any member of the Alli-
ance.
The various candidates will be given
an opportunity to meet men from all
parts of this and adjoining counties.
The list of invitations that have been
sent out by Captain H. w. Bridges and
Secretary T. A. Wibbenmeyer is as
follows:
Senator James A. Reed, Washington,
Democratic candidate for reelection.
Senator William J. Stone, Washing
ton; senior Senator from Missouri.
Congressman J. J. Russell, Demo-
cratic candidate for reelection.
Judge Henry Lamm, Sedalia; Re-
publican candidate for Governor.
John M. Swanger, Sedalia; Republi-
can candidate for Governor.
Fred D. Gardner, St. Louis, Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor.
John NJ. Atkinson, jefferson City;
Democratic candidate for Governor.
Cornelius Roach, Jefferson City;
Democratic candidate for Governor.
John T. Barker, Jefferson City;
Democratic candidate for Governor.
James A. Houchin, Jefferson City;
Democratic candidate for Governor.
Luther Conrad, Campbell; Charles
Prather, Advance; Jim Reed, Essex;
Samuel Ulen, Dexter, delegate to Chi
cago convention; Hugo Boeving, Pop
lar Bluff; H. L. Tyson, Poplar Bluff;
former Congressman Robert G. Crow,
Caruthersville; Capt A. C. Dunklin,
Caruthersville; DR.. Yount, Sikeston:
Senator Tom Whitledge, st. Mary's;
Otto Stifel, st. Louis, chairman of the
Missouri delegation to Chicago con-
ventisn; H. W. Thitl, st. Louis; Char
les H. Daues, st. Louis; C. ]. Statler,
Clarkton (editor); DR.. G. w. Thipps,
Caruthersville; Judge Sterling McCar-
ty, Caruthersville; Won Mayes, Hayti:
Editor Sikeston Herald, Sikeston; Joe
Moore, Sikeston; Judge ]. A. Tiller.
Bloomfield; Judge Tomlison, Morley,
presiding judge Scott County; J. G.
Kirby, Aid; Henry L. Siebert, Ste.
Genevieve; B. L. Guffy, Hayti; C. U.
Becker, Wishart; Robert Hedrick, Cole
Camp; Almon Ing, Poplar Bluff; Edi-
tor Burnside, Poplar Bluff; James
Hobb. Poplar Bluff; E. E. Whitworthl
Poplar Bluff, chairman Butler County
Republican Committee; z. P. Cancer,
Senath; William R. Painter, Carroll
ton; Arthur N. Lindsey and Joseph T.
Critics.
Phillip McCullon, St. Joseph; John
L. Sullivan, Sedaiia; J. Kelly Pool,
Centralia; John P. Gordon, Jefferson
City; John L. Bradley, Kennett; John
T. Wayland, Kansas City; Frank Nc
Allister, J. T. Davis, st. Louis; E. A.
Greene, st. Louis; A. N. Woodson,
jefferson City; Charles B. Stork, st.
Louis; Fred L. Williams, Joplin; J. NJ.
Carnahan, Van Buren; Judge Glendy
B. Arnold, st. Louis; C. L. Harrison,
Kennett; C.. p. Hawkins, Kennett; ]. ].
Kyle, Thornsfield; Charles D. Morris,
st. Joseph; Roy F. Britton, st. Louis;
George E. Hackmann; Alfred Petit,
Knox City; W. w. Wilder, Ste. Gene