The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-23
PERTINENT POLITICAL PRATTLE
(By A. T. Edmonston.)

Court Judge Richard L. Goode that he
will not be a candidate at the August
primary for the nomination. friends of
Judge William T. Ragland Of Monroe
county began grooming him for this
desirable place on the coming Demo-
cratic State ticket. Judge Ragland is
now member of the Supreme Court
Commission and therefore is in every
way fitted for this big party honor.
His nomination, say those who know,
would add great strength to the 1920
Democratic State ticket through
bringing out full party vote in such
Democratic bailiwicks at Monroe,
Galloway, Audrain, Pike, Randolph,
Ray, Shelby, Howard. Saline, and
other central Missouri counties.
Failing health is responsible for
the decision Of Judge Goode, who was
appointed a year ago by Governor
Gardner to fill vacancy on the Su-
preme Court bench, not to make the
race for the August primary nominal
ton. Had he officially filed for the
place, it is the opinion of leading Mis-
souri, Democrats, no one would have
contested the nomination with him.
Judge Goodies retirement will leave
three vacancies to be filled on the Su-
preme Court bench at the next cleo
ton. Judges John |. Williamson Of
Kansas City and Fred L. Williams Of
Joplin whose terms expire, will be
candidates to succeed themselves. SO
far no Democratic lawyer has come
forward to oppose the candidates. of
either Judges Williams or William
son. The concensus or opinion of
Missouri Democracy is that the nomi-
nations should be unanimously be-
slowed on both Judges.
Higdon Runs rs wet"
John C. Higdon, the st. Louis law
yer, who has formally announced his
candidacy for the Democratic nomina-
ton for United States Senator, is
making the race on "wet" platform.
He is the second Democrat to an
nounce for the office, Breckenridge
Lonk, Third Assistant Secretary of
State, having made known his cand-
dacy month ago. Higdon was de-
feated for the nomination eighteen
months ago, when he ran to fill the
unexpired term Of the late Senator
Stone.
The "dry" Democrats of Missouri
will run either former Governor Jo-
seph w. Folk, w. D. Vandiver, United
States Sub-Treasurer at st. Louis or
lawyer Charles NJ. Hay, formerly of
Galloway county, now practicing law
and advocating prohibition in St
Louis, against both Higdon and
"Breck" Long. If Major Harry b.
Halves of st. Louis or someone he
backs then lists for the nomination a
hot "wet" and "dry" contest will fol-
low, with the result that every DEM
ocrat in Missouri will vote at the Au-
gust primary. There is a chance that
Judge John S. Harrington of the
springfield Court Of Appeals will be-
come a candidate.
Bolte, Stacy, Stone, Heisserer,
State Treasurer.
The race for the Democratic nomi-
nation for State Treasurer promises
to be full Of interest. So far two
Democrats have officially entered this
party derby through filing their can
didacies with Secretary of State Sui
Ivan and otherwise complying with
the Statewide primary law. The two
are County Treasurer John H. Stone
of Bates county and w. o. Stacy of
Lancaster, Schuyler county, at pres
ent Deputy in the State Industrial
Inspection Department.
1t is predicted that before the close
of the month former Lieutenant-Gov
ernor August H. Bolte of Union,
Franlin county, and st. Louis city,
will be in the running for this sub
stantial Democratic plum. Friends
are busy with that well known Demo-
crat, endeavoring to lure him to file,
promising him the almost solid sup
port of the Democrats Of st. Louis
city and county, Kansas City and jack
son county, st. Joseph and Buchanan
county, jefferson City and Cole coun-
| ty, the cities of Moberly, Joplin, Sc
dalia, st. Charles. Hannibal, Cape
Girardeau, Charlottesville, Louisiana,
Ste. Genevieve, and Franklin, Jeffer-
son, Gasconade, Pettis, Platte, War
ren,s Johnson, Usage, Cape Girardeau,
Perry, Pemiscot, New Madrid, Coop
! r, Moniteau and Jasper counties, il
he does.
There also is a strong probability
that E. V. Heisserer, cashier of the
Benton Bank. Benton, Scott county,
will be a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for State Treasurer. Mr..
Heisserer is a veteran of the late war,
having been one of the first Missou-
Irians to volunteer and is well and IA
jvorably known throughout all South
east Missouri. His business expert
ence is such as to qualify him in every
way, friends say. He is a son Of
Judge W. H. Heissefer, one of the
Democratic leaders of that section.
Race, Attorney General Nomination.
State Senator Mark "A. McGruder
Of Scdalia, Democratic floor leader of
the last State Senate, and lawyer,
William H. Meredith of Poplar Bluff,
formerly prosecuting attorney of But
Ter county, are still the only two DEM
ocrats who have officially filed for
the party nomination for Attorney
General. 1t is expected that imme-
diately after the Joplin Democratic
State convention Lawyer Charles j.
Wright of Springfield, Greene county,
and E. E. Fogle of Lancaster, Schuy-
| Ter county, who have announced they
will contest for the same nomination,
will file their official declarations.