The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-27
Republican Candidate for Lieutenant
Governor.

The candidacy Of Roy F. Britton Of
ton for Observation-Disclosures is meet
Ing with favor among Republicans
| throughout the state, as is evidenced
| by the press comment and general
! support which he is receiving.
"Politicus." the political writer Of
the st. Louis Times" recently said:
Il believe that every Republican who
! is nominated at the coming primary
would select Roy F. Britton to go on
the ticket with him, if he could de-
termine the result OF the race for the
lieutenant goveTEorship. He is the
friend OF all three Of the leading can
didates for governor, and equally the
friend Of ali the candidates for the
senate. He has been dubbed an ideal
candidate by all factions of his party"
The 'Watchnlan Advocate" of St
Louis county contends that he will add
strength to the state ticket and main
tains its position by reviewing his rec
ord as member of the legislature. his
activity in the Good Roads movement
during the past ten years, and his ser
vices on the Workmen's Compensation
Commission"
The Cape Girardeau Tribune" re-
marks that ''he Is the strongest can
didate in the field, has brilliant rec
ord as a lawyer, established himself
as an orator in the legislature, and
was one of the inflential men of that
body"
The 'Iabadie Herald" observes that
while Mr.. Britt0n is city man, his
interests have been bent TO the rural
districts" and the "Braymer Bee"
volunteers the statement that "he is
the author OF one of the states best
revenue measures, and is the type of
man who ought TO be in the vanguard
Of public affairs"
The West Plains Journal remarks
that the thousands Of Republicans Of
st. Louis naturally think they ought
to have representation on the state
ticket, and, as the candidate for gov
ernOr will not be a st. Louis man,
many are urging the nomination of
Roy +. Britton, formerly representa-
tive in the legislature from st. Louis
county. BrItton Is a good roads adEo-
cate and strong with the labor ele-
ment"
The "St. Joseph Gazette" says that
good roads enthusiasts of Missouri
are especially interested in the cam
paign being made by Roy F. BrittOn
of st. Louis for the Republican nomiua-
ton for the office Of Lieutenant-GOv-
ernOr. His work rs member of the
Workingmen's Compensation commits
sion in 1911 was noteworthy. He,
himself, drafted the report which the !
Democratic legislature rejected, de-
spite the pledge Of the party to enact !
a law along this line"
The Joplin News Herald" takes the |
position that MIR Britton helped /
Joplin obtain the passage of the |
Enabling Act, which allowed this
city to adopt a commission form of |
government charter. and he haA de- /
voted much time trying to obtain bet !
ter road laws in Missouri"
Mr.. Britton served in 1913 as
president of the Missouri Highway as
ISOLATION, and the "St. Louis Times"
states that ''he is credited with being
one of the big influences in passing
the st. Louis County Good Roads Bond
Issue. He is the personifcation of
the good roads movement in Missouri
He stands as the pioneer in tSe pres
ent widespread movement for better
arteries of travel over the state His
voice was the voice crying in the will
derness when the doctrine of. better
roads was hiss and byword"
Mr. Britton has the support of Re-
publicans of both factions of the party
IN ST Louis. That city must be de-
pended upon for large vote at the
election to insure success
of the party. Mr.. Britton as a can !
djdate for Lieutenant-Governor will j.,
not only hold the Republicans but he
will attract large independent vote
to the ticket from the city and state. IS