The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-05-21

tufe everywhere he NlSlLeu. Inc May
er-for- Governor movement assumed
such strength in many south Missouri
Democratic strongholds that clubs
were launched to look after his candi-
dacy. Dunklin, Pehhiscot, Mississippi,
New Madrid, st. Francois, Scott and
Stoddard counties are among those
the st. Joseph candidate took by
storm and on primary day it will be
found that his trip there was worth
while. These counties are the ones in
which Atkinson expects to gain the
lead he needs to overcome the votes
the liberal Democrats of Missouri
cities will pile up for the candidate
they finally center on.
The Pot Needs Sweetening to Gain
Publicity
A noticeable feature of the present
Democratic gubernatorial combat, as
far as it has gone, is that the five can
didates are not putting an extra large
amount of money into circulation. In
former years, by this time, the lineup
would be well under way. While this
sad fact, which is very disappointing
to the rural and town politicians who
carry the county party vote in place
so convenient that it can be delivered
to the highest bidder at a moments
notice, may be due to the lack of funds,
there is still time for one of the five in
the running to jar loose in such a
substantial manner as to become gen
orally known as "the boy with the
coin" Printers ink and news print
paper is higher than it ever was ana
the rural editor and the printers devil
must live, eat and wear shoes next
winter. The candidate who sweetens
the pot first and thereby gets the
others into the same notion will reap
favorable mentions all over the State
and speedily experience the thrilling
sensation of seeing his name bob up in
black-face type in more than one in
fluential Democratic country weekly.
If the five gubernatorial candidates
should suddenly literally pay for
newspaper space instead of expecting
editors and publishers to give it away
without recompense, many of these
humble but erudite philosophers
would be able to purchase at least two
pair of cotton socks for next winter
and have a change once week,
whether it was necessary Or not. But
the millennium is still a thousand
years away.
Col. Ruby d. Garrett Not Overlooked
Col. Ruby d. Garrett, the Kansas
City soldier-lawyer, has friends in
south Missouri who are not overlook
ing the fact that he is still in the race.
Two or three days ago thirty intiuen-
tial Democrats of Springfield sudden
ly inaugurated an active campaign in
his behalf in that city through organ
ling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES club.
DR.. II, A. Lowe was elected president.
The Springfield Leader, which recent
| ly favorably devoted a leading edi-
torial to the candidacy Of Col Gar
rett, ran an article detailing this
Springfield movement in behalf of the
candidacy of the soldier-lawyer on tie
first page under big headlines. The
Springfield club is the thirty third Or
ganized in Missouri to further the
candidacy of Col. Garrett. Judge
Mayer and Representative Farris al
so have similar campaign clubs scat
tered over Missouri which are as ac-
tive.
Each of the five Democratic candi-
dates for Governor have at least two
or three newspapers which are look
ing after their political welfares. The
Democratic Tribune of Jefferson City
and Omar Grey's Sturgeon Leader are
for Judge Mayer and are not overlook
ing any opportunity to give him pub
licity. The Kansas City Post is keep
ing its readers informed on the move
ments of Col Garrett. The Warrens-
burg Star-Journal is constantly warm
ly espousing the candidacy of Lieuten-
ant Governor CrosSley and the Rolla
, Herald is among the papers Of South
Missouri which are keeping Farris in
the lime-light. Atkinson has several
staunch Democratic organs which pro-
mitigate his doctrines and chances of
success.
After the primary result has told
the tale which will bring so much joy
and make life worth living for one of
the five candidates and supplant the
hopes of the other four with sorrow
and gloom, every one of the 400 Dem
ocratic papers of the State will be
found on the firing line for the entire
Democratic ticket.