The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-11
MAI. HOUCK PUTS
The SOFT PEDAL
ON TOM J. JUDEN
Postmaster, Insisting on No
minating L. B. Houck, L,
Finally Put on Rack.
DEMOCRATS SELECT
OLIVER FOR LEADER
Steam Roller Flattens Vinyard
Candidacy, Costing
Committee $500.

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The big steam roller was present at
the Democratic County Committee
meeting at Jackson yesterday, and aft
er the candidacy of Ben Vineyard had
been fiattened out, Major Giboney
Houck delivered blistering attack on
Tom J. Juden, the loquacious post
master of Cape Girardeau. These
were the predOminating features of the
conference.
Charles c. Oliver, an Atkinson man,
was elected county chairman over Mr..
Vineyard, one of the leaders in the
Gardner-for-G Governor movement. DIV
er represents locality where Demo-
Gratis are almost considered curios,
while Mr.. Vineyard represents Cape
Girardeau township which casts more
than one-third of the Democratic votes
in the county.
Mr.. Vineyard, who went to Jackson
with five 500 checks in his pocket to
be turned over to the committee in
the event of his election as chairman,
toted the spondulix home again This
money will be spent on the Wilson
Gardner Club of this city instead of
donating it to the county organization,
which is controlled by Atkinson men.
The Democrats of this city, who
were prominently identified with the
Gardner campaign, fear the Atkinson
men in the county are going to bottle
up the county committee and prevent
it taking an active part in the cam
paign. By making a poor showing in
the county, it is said, they hope to dis
credit the original Gardner men.
D.. n. +. Chostner of Dutchtown
was made vice-chairman of the COM
mittee after C. c. Oliver had been
made chairman over Mr.. Vineyard by
vote of six to three. Mr.. Vineyard then
was made secretary and j. E. Schmuke
treasurer.
After the steam roller had finished
its work and was run into a corner,
Tom Juden, who appeared at the meet
ing with Billy Stubblefeid, arose to
make speech. To the surprise of
those present, Juden paid a tribute to
Louis B. Houck, president of the Will
Gardner Club.
The poitician-postmaste recalled
his tours over the county in quest of
filthy luchre during past campaigns,
and among the heavy contributors, he
said, were the Houcks. And it was but
proper, he thought, that the County
Committee indorse Louis B. Houck for
membership on the State Democratic
Committee He urged that the coun-
ty chairman be requested to use his
influence to induce the Congressional
Committee to select Mr.. Houck.
When he had finished, Major Glib
oney Houck stated that Mr.. Juden had
not been authorized to speak for Louis
B. Houck, and that Mr.. Houck was not
a candidate for any office and did not
wish the County Committee to indOrse
him for a place on the State Commit
tee.
NJ. Juden, who is nothing if he is
not persistent, arose for the second
time and reiterated his previous re-
marks 81 want to tell you, boys, you
ought to do your level best to place
Mr.. Louis B. Houck on the State Com
mittee," said the postmaster.
When he sat down, Major Houck
arose. Pointing his finger at Juden,
he delivered lecture which made the
postmaster wish he could impersonate
the Deutschland as it passed under the
three-mile line.
"Your persistence in attempting to
compel this committee to indorse Louis
B. Houck comes with bad grace" be-
gan the fighting young Democrat.
you went through this county during
the recent campaign charging that
Louis B. Houck was supporting Col.
Gardner because he wanted an Office.
You are now trying to make good your
assertions. You are the last person to
make suggestion to this committee
in behalf of the Houcks.
81 don't know whether the Houcks
ever contributed to the campaigns or
not, hut l do know that the Houcks
never authorized you to speak for
them, and the Houcks do not want you