The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-12-19

or McJimsey when they enumerate
available timber for first honor on the
next party State ticket. Senator
Spencer is their only choice for the
nomination for United States Senator.
Then there is faction of 10000
Republicans with pro-german beliefs
and tendencies, living, chiefly, in St.
Louis and Kansas City, and st.
Charles, jefferson, Gasconade, Usage,
Franklin, Warren, Cole, Ste. Gene
We've and Cape Girardeau counties,
who will not stand for the renomina
ton Of Senator Spencer, not alone for
voting dry in the United States SEN
ate on lifting the wartime lid but be-
cause he delivered thoroughly
American Grafton last July in Fred
ericI1town, Virginia, which attacked
the culture, enlightenment and human
itarism of Germany and the Kaiser.
This wing also opposes the nomina-
ton of Walter S. Dickey of Kansas
City or Lieutenant-C Colonel Dwight M.
Davis Of St. Louis to succeed Senator
Spencer, for obvious reasons. 1t is
pointed out that Dickey is Canadian
by birth and has American ideas and
beliefs which strongly conflict with
the German theory of Couture, mill
tarism and civilization" Davis, it is
held, was too active and thoroughly
American in his activities during the
World War. AS for Hyde, he helped
to split up the Republican party in
1912 by espousing the cause of Roose-
welt. And O'Fallon was the leader of
the Republican dry wing in the last
General Assembly and, like Davis Of
! st. Louis, Dickey of Kansas City and
Baker of jefferson City, is possessed
with too much love and admiration
for the American form of government
to further any effort in this country
toward giving military imperialism
back it's former place in the sun.
Then there is the Republican por-
ton of the anti-saloon league which
objects to the denomination of Sem
ator Spencer for the reason that while
his votes and activities in the United
States Senate were prohibition, it is
asserted, he attempted, time and
again, to. explain his dry attitude to
the "wets" by stating that the reason
he opposed their cause was purely a
partisan one and it was not because
he really meant it.
Then there is the strong Republi-
can faction, chiefly native-born cleo
tors, who firmly believe that President
Wilson was and is entirely right in
his war policies and that the United
States Senate ought to have imme-
diately ratified the treaty on nom
partisan grounds, and become a por-
ton of the League of Nations through
accepting the Versailles covenant
without amendments and reservations,
This loyal Missouri American ele-
ment will not support Senator Spen-
Ger at the November election if he is
renominated but would vote for either
Dickey or Davis if either solemnly
promises beforehand. to sustain the
League of Nations as far as this coun-
try is honorably involved in it, and not
to let the wet or. the pro-german
wings of the party dictate future pol
itics or activities.
In and around Joplin there is a Re-
publican 1actio9 e Wnice a woula De M n,g ID
pfeasea II otaCe oellavol iio"S en,.
Gray OF carthage Is hoillliateG io VI
Governor. DuIlng the iaSt sesslol, VI
the General Assembly thls hhenloer
introduced ana 1osterea IN tne 0' t1e
Y Senate measure 10 take from tne
\ electors OIL missouri tne sacred rlshi
: 10 NAME parry noli tin't a. q H.
n primary, ana SUBSTITUTE JHeFelUT Tie