The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-18
MISSOURI REPS
LIKE MR.. HUGHES
NO ROOSEVELT SENTIMENT IN
THE SHOW Me"
STATE
Bryan Out OF the Running, and Viii
son the Choice Of the
Democracy

ST. LOUIS. March 1.-THE Miss
ourl delegation TO the Republican Ia
uonal convention is to be uninstructed.
ne bellef Is gaining ground that these
delegates VIII Be found voting for jus
tee hughes IL his name comes up 1t
Chicago. Republicans have confidence
IN nm and believe that he could be
elected.
Mr.. Sherman OF Illinois has many
friends IN the state and probably
could have secured the delegation nal
an effort been made i'm mis- behalf. Ia
fOilette and Weeks are Dut names 10
MISSOURI republicans Senator Cum
INNS might have had a chance but
Tor the tact mat ne comes from q
prohibition State. Missouri is so Wet
That II viii not consider presiden.
lial candidate from q dry state.
President Wilson is the only Demo
crat spoken Of IN connection with the
Democratic nomination. Mr. Bryan IS
out OF the running.
frosTessives and Republicans have
not got together in Missouri. The Pro
greSsINes are unit for Col. Roosevelt.
II Mr.. Hadley Was a candidate the
TWO parties IN all probability could
unite upon INN. iut Ar. Hadley is
IN DAD health anO haas a.iu.a.lteu
mat he Is not in politics this year.
senator Reed. Democrat. viii nave
10 fight for his seat this year. On the
W. :. bickey OF Kansas city. and !. T..
Atkins. postmaster al 81. Louis Mr..
Dlckey probably viii secure the Re
publican nomination.
prohibition to the Fore.
control OF the new legislature IS
ukely To hinge on prohibition. Prohi-
bltonists of both parties are making
efforts To E,t men with prohibition
tendencies 10 run Tor the Legislature.
county option rules IN Missouri. but
eetn time the stdtpW Idle question
comes 20 q vote II Is badly defeated.
-Four years ago statewide pronIbi-
ton constitutional amendment was
oNerw h"mingly defeated Later. un-
der the initiative and referendum
law. the question was again dcIcdreI
h'coSnIliug tnat tnty can never
secure statewide prOhl bItiou over the
votes of -. Louis. Kansas CITY. 81. Jo-
seph. Joplin. Springfield and other
cues OF the state. the proniUItiunists
VIII now make an effort To- capture The
legislature and make the State dry
by enactment instead Of vote. The big
German vote Is willing TO Join with the
pruulbItioni~ts 10 Gust Whiskty and
other strong intoNicauts provided the
sal" of beer and wine is permitted
one Of the big industries ui Kansas
City and 81 Joseph d. the shipping Of
liquors into dry Kansas. while ST.
Louis b. an important oasis tor pur-
Sas. The FIRST named critics have all
most nUllIh"d the Kansas suptuary
laws, thousands and thousands OF
quarts oi liquors being sent into the
state by those cities.
There are nine candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Governor.
and the list II not as Set closed. Al
arr Tor Wilson and preparedness. And
All nave lodged prohibition.
ON the Republican sid, four Candi-
dates are in the ring. With several
others playing outside. Three of The
four are active newspaper men
Contain congressman who oppose
President Wilson and sent CODES of
heir speeches 90 the Germans oi their
districts ind themselves opposed Ly
candidates who VIII make an issue Of
the opposition To- the president
There De- a big German vote in Mis-
sour especially I'm s.. Louis and the
southern half Of the State. To the size
OF this vote I~ credited by many at the
home folk the position some of f#e
Mis- uurI delegation AZ WASHINGTON
nave taken. The Missouri German
vote viii be- solidly against President
wilson. provided Col Roosevelt DIS not
nominated.
Missouri was not q Roosevelt state.
10 1872 and DO Is not "a Roosevelt state
today. Nr. Taft had nearly twice AS
many votes a. Col Roosevelt but
President Wilson yot. was as large
as the combined figures OF Mr. TaTt
and Col Roosevelt should the Pro-i-
dent NOT be- nominated Mi--ouri's vote
IN she electoral college would boz for
some Republican who flyor- "urppar-.
oiu"ss' but not FOR Col Roosevelt