Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1916-02-24
SAM J. McMIhN FOR STATE
AUDITOR.

ShI'' WI iNeu' Wv Jbiiu'y ihN GsNl.
in which we announced that Sam J.
McMinn had nbuu, made up his
mind 10 enter the race for State
Auditor. We have been authorized 10
state definitely that his hat is in
the ring" and that he will he n can
didate for the democratic nomina.
tion for that office Since he has
consented to br n candidate We de.
sire Ia fciseraie tie good things We
then said nf him. and in addition
thereto. 10 say that he wns educated
In the public schools Of this state
and the University NJ kentucky.
thar there is not man in the state
Who would make n more faithful.
competent and courteous an officer
than Sam j NcMinn. Although he
Was otlc II the most faithful. el.
ficient AMI gsiilNtaking Ut ans NJ the
officials of any ot the banks In the
county. he about three years sGo, OF
his own solilnn. Withdrew from
position in the Bollinger County
Bank. and ct,sag~t in the occupation
os his hs,yhus.i where he has ever
siucr h~cn. and is now engaged in
actual pfartiraI farming and sto'k
ratsine. ie l.ss always tsen ar
active SupssIef Of the FLAG ut DO
me,rac,. as ~rli when furEc,i as
when unlurhti--~iu In defeat and IN
sucrcsS and Is q very exncslen, cam.
paigner
Mr. AcAinn was rl,v,texi a mem.
h-r II tl4c STATE democratic com.
mitter In lSa2 and there has never
h@wn time whcn there ~as any
thing ton ansi fos him tn sacrifice
on the st,af os his paFty. az has
fri asls Il tsg- ,...a i. ..ss T.,
tnwttsk al ~arm g~r@an0l friends all
over tire state AMI yaarr especially
in sUssgtlcas, Missouri. iau aFe gltg.
futling The htnucs IT hS candidacy
and will chssffuisy fgdIea IL and
Acrp IL Aopjg& 10 tive denocratE
tsertrs uutil thc day oi the PRIMARY
and rs to have an uUa,,vrsne faith
thar il ~ III H. Victorious. and il the
democracy ,lsonh hr a> fortunate IN
placing ghc rtgh. man tn thr night
place lnF the rnttrc state ticket as
h. ~calkt t* for Stale Auditor II
wouhi carry the state la the No.
Ntmhvr sles.,hon by larser majorttlrs
than ever before
Many u these trieais have for a
number NJ years hssra urglns him ,n
become u candidate tos the Office
hu, On assnunt ot bis Difference 10
the claims and wants Of other dem
arats throughout the state. and his
earnest desire for the success Of his
party. he has not consented to do
so, until now. he has authorized
them TO announce his candidacy for
this term only. with the express
that II elected he Will
not be candidate for reelection
under any circumstances, because
he believes that anyone elected 10
~ important an Office as State
Auditor OF So great and good state
A. this. ought TO bc fully capable of
It's duties without any
in the Office, because he
Knows there are hosts Of other good
and worthy democrats whose loyal Z
democratic friends would BE- glad to
have elected to the office, and Who
could and would discharge the duties
Of the Office as we'll as he could, and
because he is a firm believer Of the 4
doctrine If rotation in ministerial
Dtfices
His first business experience out
,ide Of farming and stock raising was !
As clerk in the mercantile firm Of t.
Slinkard & McMinn. later he opera,-
Il and MANAGED the McMinn Mer-
,hant FIGURING Mills at Zalma in this
ounty and still later managed the !.
business Of McMinn 4 b
Brother in the same town, in which
Ne was engaged when elected to the >
,f,ice Of Clerk Of the Circuit Court
md Recorder of DSSNiS