The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-02

Dodging the prohibition issue has
become popular among the aspirants
for political honors in both parties in |
the effort to play neutral and there
by, if it is possible, win the support |
of the heavy "wet" element in the cit
les, and the controlling "dry" faction
in the rural and rustic sections of Mis-
souri,. But this assertion is not true
of Col. Dwight M. Davis of st. Louis,
running for the "gop" nomination for
United States Senator against Sell
don P. Spencer, the present incum-
bent. In an address which marks the
opening of his campaign, in Cape Gil
rardeau Saturday Col. Davis, if he
was quoted correctly in the big St.
Louis Sunday papers the next day,
definitely announced that he stood for
the referendum when it came to pro-
| hhition. While to the unsophisticat-
ed of the Republican party this sup.
posed attempt to straddle this big
proposition, may be regarded as neu-
| trial, it is accepted for just what it
stands for and means by both the
"wcts' and "drys' of this badly di-
vidcd party. When Missouri voted
the last time, through the referendum,
on Statewide prohibition, the pro-
posed constitutional amendment which
would have made this commonwealth
as dry as TIE Sahara desert, was de-
featcd, with the aid of the heavy
wet" vote of St. Louis, by 1864
votes. In 1916 when the same ques-
ton was up to the voters of the State,
the constitutional amendment went
down under a majority of l22, 1913
against it. Col Davis is. from st.
Louis, and the chief supporters Of his
candidacy, is the awfully "wet" Re-
publican machine of st. Louis; enough
said Where does he stand?
Indorse Mayer for Governor
Some Boone county Democrats put
one over Saturday for Judge Charles
H. Mayer of St. Joseph in his race for
the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor, when his candidacy was enthu-
siastically Endorsed by the Bourbon
township Democratic convention. That
place is the former home of Judge
Mayer and he is still we'll remembered
there and his popularity is as wide
spread rs in the days of his youth,
After the convention a Mayer-for-
Governor club, with membership of
2S7, was organized. Ten delegates to
represent the township in the big
Boone county Democratic convention,
which will be held early in the week,
were selected, and they will endeavor
to swing that gathering into enacting
a resolution indorsing the guberna-
torial aspirations of Judge Mayer. The
efficiency of the administrations of
President Wilson and Governor Gard
ner, upheld amid wild enthusiasm in
ringing resolutions.
Mrs. Martin National Delegate
to Frisco.
The Fourteenth Congressional Dis
trict, Southeast Missouri, NAV send a
woman delegate to represent it at the
San Francisco National Democratic
Convention. The movement started
Saturday when the Cape Girardeau
county convention instructed it's dele
cation to the Joplin State Convention
to support Mrs. W. W. Martin of the
city of Cape Girardeau for their big
; Democratic Congressional District
glory. The convention also went on
record favoring the reelection of Ed
ward F. Goltra as Democratic Nation
al Committeeman.
Schuyler County for Fogle, Stacy
and Goltra.
The Schuyler county Democratic
Convention furthered the political am
billions of two of its favorite sons
when it Endorsed the candidates. of
both Lawyer E. E. Fogle and w. o.
Stacy, State Factory Inspector, who
are seeking laurels on the next Dem
ocratic State ticket. The latter State
official has announced for the nomina-
ton for State Treasurer, subject to