The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-01-02
DEMOCRATIC POT BREWING
lBy A. 7. Edmonston.l

son Day, january o, l5GV, HAS, ny
common convent, been selected as the
day for Missouri Democrats to inaug-
urate the telling campaign of the en-
suing year, which, it is freely pre-
dicted by past masters in political aft
fairs of the State and country, will
terminate in tremendous party VIC.
tory at the general election of next
November. All present signs and
omens point to nationwide clean
sweep then which will equal in mag
nitude the one of 1912, when the pres
idency was bestowed on Woodrow Will
son by almost unanimous consent.
Information received here is that
State Senator Mark A. McGruder of
Sedala, who was Democratic Floor
Leader of the last Senate, will take
full advantage of Jackson day to file
his official declaration with Secretary
of State John L. Sullivan that he will
enter the race for the party nomina-
ton for Attorney General, having pub
licly announced at the Jefferson City
Democratic love feast and powwow Of
October ID, last, that he was a candi- |
date. The present incumbent, Attor- |
ney General Frank w. McAllster, who
has made a splendid high class rec
ord for efficiency during the past four
years, sometime ago told friends he
would not again be a possibility for
that position. These same friends |
are endeavoring to persuade General
McAllister to make the race, either !
| for the Democratic nomination for |
United States Senator or for Govern
or, declaring that his brilliant
achievements while State Senator and
| Attorney General would crown his eff
forts with victory regardless into
which Democratic arena he tossed his
chapeau. So far Senator McGruder
has no opposition to the nomination
for Attorney General, and it begins
to look as if he will have a clear
field. Support has been pledged his |
candidacy, it is said, by every Demo-
cratic Senator of the last General As
sembly.
Buford to File for Lieutenant
| Governor.
Friends of State Senator Carter M.
Buford of Reynolds county, say he
will officially record his declaration
on jackson day that he is candidate
| for the Democratic nomination for
Lieutenant Governor On the day of
the big Democratic lovefeast in JEFF
Iferson City, Oct. ii, last, Senator Blu
ford made the discovery that he had
lmany friends who were anxious to see
him become active for that berth.
This host then announced they would
solidly support him if he entered that
derby Since then Senator Buford has
stated he would make the race, an
announcement which will be consum7
mated the moment he files his Off
cial entry with Secretary of State
Sullivan, Jan. 8, next. o.
United States Senatorship the Big
Derby Event.
And now comes the chief feature Of
the big Democratic derby of the first
Tuesday in August, the statewide
primary. The entries on the winter
book are numerous and each POSSIBLE
lity has an army of friends who stand
ready. The moment of official dec
llarations are transcribed on the rec
ords of the office of Secretary of
sState Sullivan, to help the Democrat
ss,hch espouses to come down the home
\sttetch at the head of the field, and
10 bring home the bacon. While Gov
ernor Frederick ID. Gardner has sew
eral times proclaimed he is not sem
atorial candidate, enthusiastic friends
all over the State are preparing to
draft him for the big nomination.
With the friends Of Congressman
Champ Clark working hard to land
him at the head of the 1920 Demo-
cratic National ticket as the unani-
Imous party choice for President it is
generally believed that he will not
consent to even consider entering the
contest for the Missouri senatorial
nomination.
Since that big st. Louis day it has
come to pass and be certainty that
Breckenridge Long of st. Louis, now
Assistant Secretary of State at Wash
ington, and the well known Democrat
ic dry leader, Charles M. Hay, of Cal
Ilaway and Wayne counties and st.
Louis, would both enter the senatorial
contest as aspiring candidates.
That Attorney General McAllister
has friends who would like to see him
tilt as Democratic gladiator for sem
atorial honors has already been men
toned. Then there is Judge Daniel
G. Taylor Of st. Louis, who, two
months ago, was rendered by Gov.
Gardner one of the vacancies which
then existed on the State Supreme
Court bench, but graciously declined
the honor. Few lawyers of Missouri
are as we'll and favorably known as
Judge Taylor. His friends are, how
ever, firm in the declaration that he
would have to be drafted before he
would get into the running, and, even
then, he would not allow his name to
be used if Governor Gardner is per-
suaded to once more put aside all bus
mess and other personal interests and
consent to head the State ticket rs
the Democratic nominee for United
States Senator.
The big achievement Of Gov. Gard
ner in wiping out, during three years
Of his administration, a $2,000,0O0
State deficit of many years standing,
and once more placing Missouri on a
sound financial basis, with all debts
paid and clear balance to the good
of over 100000 in the general reve-.
nue. fund in early December, 1919, is