The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-01-09

Senator and Governor. The result
was deemed so important by the st.
Louis Globe Democrat that this daily,
on Sunday, January A, devoted three
columns to reproducing the informa-
ton thus garnered, one column on the
| first page carrying two-column cap
ton. Thirty Democratic editors Sc
lected Governor Gardner as the
strongest possibility Missouri had to
offer for United States Senator;
twentyrthree. David R. Francis; thir-
teen, Charles NJ. Hay, and seven,
| Champ Clark. No votes were record
ed for Breckenridge Long, modesty
probably restraining the present man.
agement of the Capital News of JEFF
ferson City from voicing their choice.
democratic GubernatOrial Possibilities
Official declarations from two or
three Democrats aspiring to be the
next Governor of Missouri are expect
ed to be filed with Secretary of State
Sullivan before January is half over.
There is every reason to predict that
John NJ. Atkinson of Ripley county,
now practicing law in st. Louis; Lieu
tenant Governor and former State
Senator Wallace Crossley, newspa-
per editor of Warrensburg; and Geo.
H. Moore, formerly of Lewis county,
now United States Internal Revenue
Collector at St. Louis for the eastern
district of Missouri, will enter the der
| by and stay in until the August pri-
mary. Attorney General Frank W. Nc
Allster, who for several terms repre-
scented the district of which heavily
Democratic Monroe county is a part,
is now being urged by many infiuen-
! tial partymen to make the race for
! Governor, instead of entering the
senatorial contest. Kansas City offers
Mayor James A. Cowgirl, United
States District Attorney Francis M.
Wilson, Banker VIM. T. Kemper and
Col. r. D. Garrett as available and
suitable timber, with the statement
that if the honor is conferred on any
one of the quartet western Missouri
will respond on election day by CIV
ing the Democratic ticket the largest
majority it has had from there in
years. The assurance is also voiced
that if the nomination goes elsewhere
the party nominee, who ever it may
be, will be unanimously supported.
Cole county has two possibilities to
offer: T. Speed Mosby, the present
State Beverage Inspector, and the
wealthy clothing manufacturer, Jas.
A. Houchin, who lives in jefferson
City but whose business is in st.
Louis. Houchin twice before made the
race for the same nomination. He
has some friends who would rather
see him come out for the nomination
for State Treasurer under the belief
that he has a better chance to land
that place. Then there is Judge John
S. Harrington of the Springfield Court
of Appeals. 1t is pointed out by the
supporters of the latter that he is
very strong in Southwest Missouri
and that he therefore would add great
strength to the ticket Of 1920, if he
can be drafted to make the race, and,
the main thing, lands the nomination.
Among other prominent Democrats
considered worthy and possessing the
material out of which good Governors
grow are: Representative Frank Far
ris of Phelps county, former Mayor OF
St. Louis, Rolla Wells, Omar Gray Of
Sturgeon, and DR.. A. w. Lelson Of
DuUCeLUU III COOpeI COulIy'
The Democratic editorial poll Of
Omar Gray on the party nominee for
Governor gave fourteen votes for
Wallace Crossley, twelve for Atkin-
son. six for Moore of st. Louis, five
for A. N. Lindsay of Chiffon and
two each for Mosby, Houchin, Fran
els, McAllister and Farris, and one
each for E. w. Stephens of Columbia,
Judge John H. Bradley of Springfield,
Secretary of State John L. Sullivan,
Rev. Burris Jenkins of Kansas City,
United States District Attorney W. L.
Hensley, Edward King, Edwin j.
Bean of the State Public Service Com
mission, Congressman Champ Clark,
former Secretary of State Cornelius
Roach, Frank P. Walsh Of Kansas
City, Carl Ristine, DR.. A. W. Nelson
of Bunceton, w. L. Nelson of Column
bia, Rolla Wells of st. Louis, and
United States District Attorney
Francis M. Wilson of Kansas City.
Twenty-seven Democratic editors
failed to give choice for Governor,
From Rolla, in Phelps county, comes
the information that Representative
Frank H. Farris will make the race
for the Democratic nomination for
Congress from that district. One CUB
ernatorial candidate who entered as
dark horse and who made consider
able Roadway in his campaign during
the last two weeks, is Internal Reve-
nue. Collector George H. Moore Of st.
, Louis. One of his boosters, skilled in
publicity work, has accomplished the
task of making the Democrats of the
eastern half of Missouri realize that
, Moore is in the race and that he is 60
| ing to run well. Lindsay of Clinton
ran for the same nomination four
years ago.
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