The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-28
Roach Confident
He Will Win

Cornelius Roach, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Governor
of Missouri, on the eve Of the primary
election, has issued statement in
which he confidently predicts his nom
nation.
MIR. Roach says
Basing my forecast on reports fur
nished me by friends in all parts of
Missouri, have no hesitancy in say
ing that / shall be nominated August
fist. My campaign has been conducted
with vigor and thoroughness, and has
been free from personalities and lack
ing in noise and loud boasting. My
friends have never faltered but firm
ly believe that | shall come under the
wire a winner.
The certainty Of my nomination is
apparent to all who have kept in touch
with political conditions. | have
corps of influential and loyal support
ers in every county and city. My
strength has increased from the start,
due to the active and effective work
of my friends. My support is not
confined to any particular section, but
is general and statewide, there being
not precinct in the State from which
have not received assurances of sup
port. | am running either first or Sec
end everywhere,
Ny most conservative friends in ST.
Louis say that / shall receive from
10000 to $4,000 votes in that city,
while most of the leaders say that
figure is too low. | think / shall car
ny Kansas City by handsome plurality.
The leader Of one Of my most form
liable opponents in st. Joseph has ad-
mitted to me that shall carry Buch-
anan county by good lead. / believe
that Buchanan will be landslide for
me. In no section of the State are my
friends more active than in Northwest
Missouri, and there are few, if any,
counties in that section which | shall
not carry, some of them overwhelm-
ingly. In Northeast Missouri / shall
be first in several counties and as good
as second in all of them. My candi-
dacy is particularly strong in central
Missouri, especially in the big Dem
ocratic counties. From the day | an
nounced many Southeast Missouri
counties have been conceded to me.
will poll heavy vote throughout that
section. Southwest Missouri is my
home section. My own county, JAS
per, is one of the largest in the State.
| The Chairman Of the County Commit
tee and numerous others say / shall
sweep Jasper as nearly solidly as any
candidate ever did, 1t must not be for
gotten that the Fifteenth Congression-
al district casts heavy Democratic
vote. The same favorable conditions
prevail in Springfield, where earnest
friends assure me | shall get more
votes than the combined vote Of all my
rivals. shall go up to the big cite
with more than $4,000 to the good,
and expect to win by margin of not
less than 10000.
| find in the counties visited that |
will receive five times as many farmer
votes as any opponent. Everywhere |
have been the last few weeks | find
Democrats who wish party success in
November are rejecting the candidates
who are regarded as radically "dry"
or radically "wet" These Democrats
are large majority and consider me,
all things considered, as the most
available and most dependable aspir-
ant. The need of an experienced man
at the head of State affairs is recog-
nized-one who has proved his faith
fulness to public trust.
! shall campaign st. Louis and Kan
sas City this week.