The St. Joseph observer., 1920-02-14
THOSE WHO HAVE COME
SQUARELY IN THE RACE
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state Senator from the Thirteenth
senatorial district which includes
Marion. Monroe. Rails and Randolph
counties. In the opinion Of those who
want 20 see him again get into that
race ne can easily ne. tenomsuatod
merely through filing, for the place.
So far no one up there has even as
pfrcd for the sonatorship for the rca-
SON that all democrats Of the district
are waiting to see what Bob viii do"
Nomination means election as in re
cent years mo- republican has ever
entered the contest against the dem
ocratic nominee SO overwhelmingly
always is the vote Of the reliable 100
per cent party" there ....
Moore Forces Very Active
If publicity counts Internal Revcn-
ne Collector George II. Moore Of St
Louis who is quoted as being an
avowcd candidate for first honors on
the state ticket. ought tu run we'll in
the eastern half of Missouri. It hap
pens that tho Federal income tax is
due and payable at the present time
and that Moore is the United States
official to whom all fortunate enough
to have a stipend or revenue large
enough to be assessed by the Wash
iugton government. must pay tribute.
The country press Of both political
parties in the fifty-four counties com
prising the first internal revenue dis
trict of Missouri are carrying well
written. and therefore interesting ar
tclos. outlining and detailing this Fed
cral tax. Tn, first line announces
that this assessment is due and pay
able right now to Collector Moore. tho
treatise constituting a piece of press
work which would gain a liberal in
crease i'm salary for any publicity man
Of nigh-class thcn'ricul company
, who could as successfully put it over.
! other democratic aspirants for the
rubcr0atorial nomination must ad-
NIT that clever publicity stunt has
been pulled off on them.
Atkinson Men Hopeful.
Friends of John NJ Atkinson, tho
ST. Louis LAWYER who is too well known
az q representative Missouri democrat
through the many party honors ho
has held in the state in the past for
the list to he again enumerated, are
hoping and praying that Moore and
Judge Charles II. Mayer Of ST. Joseph.
Licutenant-G Governor Wallace Cross
ley, Attorney General Frank w. Nc
/ Allistcr, and Mayor James \. Cow
gill Of Kansas CITY. enter the contest
with Farris and split The liberal dem
ocrat vote Of the state into that many
parts, condition which would east
ly give the plum to their candidate.
on the other hand it is pointed out
that il Judge T.. A. Lindsay. who made
the run for the party nomination for
governor four years ago and received
a substantial vote. and Charles VI.
May. now a ST. Louis lawyer, former
ly Representative from Galloway
county and former governor Joseph
w Folk who is again being mention
cd for the nomination ny the demo-
Gratis who two years ago persuaded
him TO enter tor United States Senator
get into the contest il would so badly
split up the dry democratic vote that
IAN candidates would have an equal
chance for the honor. With Farris
and Atkinson alone in the race the
running would be as oven as it was
when Major and Cowherd ran against
each other I'm 1912, with Major win
ming through a narrow margin a
real old fashioned camp0ign would
ho the outcome Of such a well match
. cd contest and the party enthusiasm
which would result would bring out
|a tremendous primary vote. Both as
rirauts being good losers the winner
would have tho advantage Of having
defeated a man who would forget de-
/ fcat and work night and day for tho
success Of the ticket named by the
/ democratic electors Of tho state.
VIII Open in July
4 Former Senator Farris has an
nounccd he would open mp his cam
paigu In Joplin early in the spring,
tho exact date 10 he give out later.
some Of his Lcflerson CITY frionas