The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-06
JEFFERSON CITY LETTER
(BY A. I. Edmonston.l

OF the relnS, MISSOURI democracy 10
galloping ahead to a scoring, convinc-
ing victory in the Third Congressional
District, Saturday, February IA, say
State and National party leaders who
are in close touch with the situation
there. The Importance of the coming
combat of northwest Missouri elect
ors, with Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, De-
kalb, Daviess, Gentry, Harrison, Mer-
Ger, Ray and Worth counties as the
battle-ground, is not alone appreciated
and realized by all hundred per cent
Americans of the United States, but
all Europe, including Herr Wilhelm
Hohenzollern, lately of Berlin, Ger
many, now cravenly abiding the day
of Judgment in an uncertain refuge in
faraway Holland, is anxiously look
ing forward with utmost interest 10
the day which will tell the story. An
overwhelming Democratic victory on
St. Valentine in that stronghold of
will constitute cogenL
to the erstwhile kaiser that
all is over, and a suggestion that he
creep forth from his doubtful Dutch
haven and throw himself on the mercy
of the League of Nations with the
humble supplication that the worse
will only be another st. Helena.
Harmonious Democratic POwwOw
The Jefferson City Conference Of
the Democratic State Committee on
January 20, unlike the re-
cent turbulent gathering of "gop'
leaders at Kansas City which had to
adjourn in hurry until next May to
end the strife and prevent bloodshed,
was entirely swayed by the patriotic
to endorse and further
heartily and fully support the poll
cies and issues of President Wilson. \
of Emmett O'Malley of
the Kansas City Board of Election
Commissioners, holding a proxy of an
absent member of the State Commit
tee, to either omit endorsement of the
League of Nations compact in the res
or recommend referring the
issue to national referendum vote o.
the nation, was rejected by the con-
ference without a second to its con-
Amid wild enthusiasm
and a display of good natured Ameri-
canism the resolution supporting the
Presidents peace agreement and the
League of Nations covenant, was ac-
cepted with only one dissenting voice
that of proxy-holder O'Malley. In
cluded was an Endorsement of the ac-
and efficiency of the
present Democratic State Admins
tration.
Some More Democratic GubernatOriar
Timber.
Possessed with the sanguine GER
tainty that a huge Democratic VIC
tory is. to be the outcome of the gen
oral election in Missouri next Novem-
Der, aspirants for the honors on the
next State party ticket are bobbiag
up everywhere. From st. Louis comes
the information that Circuit Attorney
Larry McDaniels, who has made good
in that high position during eight
of incumbency, has friends who believe
that he can land the Democratic CUB
ernatorial nomination if he seeks it,,
and he seems willing to make the at.
tempt if the call grows stronger.
The Democratic Tribune of Jeffer-
son City, which two months ago
launched a boom for State Beverage
Inspector T. Speed Mosby for the
Democratic nomination for Governor,
astonished the natives of this politi-
cal center Saturday night by desert
ing its first choice and boldly and en-
phatically, in half-column first page
editorial, carrying large black head
lines, declaring it now stood for and
would endeavor to bring about the
nomination for Governor of Judge
Charles H. Mayer of st. Joseph. The
editorial announced that Judge Mayer
more than made good a few years ago
as State Senator from the fourth dis
trict and that at a meeting of Andrew
county Democrats at Savannah last
Thursday his possible candidacy has
been warmly endorsed. The Democrat
Tribune admitted shat all of the can
didates now in the field for the same
said honor are estimable gentlemen
Farris-fOr- Governor Club at Joplin
Tele,, raphic advice from Joplin is
that former Representative Frank b..
Lee of Jasper county and 70 other
Democrats have organized Farris-
or-Governor club at that place and
that the organization will busy Itself
there and in that county and in the
Fifteenth Congressional District gen
orally in furthering and promoting the
candidacy of that aspirant for this
high place. Farris was invited to open
his campaign in Joplin.
Banker William T. Temper OF Kan
sas City, mentioned in the past as q
1920 gubernatorial possibility, is
quoted in a ST. Louis paper as def.
nitely announcing that instead OF
seeking that high honor he was es-
pousing Mayor James A. Cowgirl TO
head the State ticket, and, if this nom
nation could not be brought about, he
favored any other high class Demo
crat of Jackson county, declaration
which includes United States Districs
Attorney Francis M. Wilson, or Col
R. D. Garrett who has re-entered bus
mess in that western Missouri city
after many thrilling experiences with
the American army in France during
the world war.
Judge John S. Harrington of the
Springfield Court OF Appeals, will moi
be candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor at the com.
ing primary, stated the Springfield
Leader few days ago. AS this Dem
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