The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1920-07-10
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to Miss Carrie Copeland of Ellington,
July 5, 1900. He is a lawyer, having
been admttsed to the bar in 1905, and
rracticesN laav in Ellington. He was
school comm issloner of Reynolds
county in 1897 and 1898. and was cir
cult clerk and recorder from 1899 to
1906. He was president protein of
the senate during the forty eighth
general assembly. During the fiftieth
general assembly he served as chair
man of the committee on elections
constitutional amendments and perm
anent seat OF government. and was a
member of the committees on appro-
priations; code revision, eleem osynary
institutions; children's code revision;
roads and highways and clerical
force.
Careeer of Senator McClinttc
The Thirteenth district which SEN
ator McClintic represents consists of
the four heavily democratic counties
of Marion, Monroe, Rails and Ran
dolph. which in 1910 had a popula-
tion of nearly $4,000.
Senator McClintic was educated in
the public schools and at Westmin-
lister College. Fulton. Mo, and at
Washington and Lee University
at Lexington. Va. He was
married at Hannibal. Mo-, to
Miss Elizabeth Lay. in 1899,
and has one son. He resides at
Monroe City where he practices law.
lie was first elected to the Senate in
1912. then reelected in 1915, repre-
senting the same district that his
father, W. Shields McClintic, repre-
tented from 1898 to 1901. In 1918
he was appointed a member of the
joint revision committee of six by
Governor Gardner to revised, COM
pile, annotate and index statutes for
1919. He was elected by and served
as chairman of this committee. In
the fiftieth general assembly he was
chairman of the committees on sta
and clerical force, and was a mem
Der of the committees on judiciary;
workmen's compensation, life and ac-
cident Insurance; railroads and inter
nal improvements; elections, consti-
tutional. amendments and permanent
seat of government; children's code
revision, and education, textbooks and
public schools.
Favored by Union Labor
The qandidacies of both men are
favored d by the democratic portien of
organ'zcd labor Of Missouri, and,
therefore, on. this score. will divide
this vote. Both in the fiftieth general
assemble voted to Yatify national
prohibition and for the federal equal
suffrage amendment again making
them even on these advantages.
The friends of Senator Buford pre-
dict that he will clean up on primary
day in the rural portion of South
Missouri. and, those who espouse the
cause of Senator McClintic say he
will do as much in the counties of
North Missouri. If such is the case,
and it looks like it is. these two sterl-
;,, d.ron,ra.f gIodiators will optar
st. Louis. Kansas City, ST. Joseph and
other Missouri cities of proportions
and more or less liberal views. with
nearly a tie vote. Both warhorses
are out in the field working day and
night to gain a lead of a few votes
in the bailiwick of the other. Both
seem to be firm advocates of the use
of printers ink. judging from the way
they are spattering it about. Senator
Buford seems to prefer space in the
daily and weekly editions of the
democratic newspapers OF Missouri
will break into print in the big metro
politan papers in a manner liberal
enough to let all city democrats know
he is a live wire.
All through rural Missouri huge
political display cards, each carrying
Senator McClintic's portrait and the
announcement that he is a democratic
candidate for lieutenant governor,
subject to the will of party voters on
August s. are bobbing up on every
telegraph pole, billboard and avail
able barn and fence. The mails are
full of literature announcing the
same fact and the senator. himself,
is going frop town to town and from
farm to farm giving keen publicity to
his candidacy and inviting all voters
to remember that such is the case
primary day.
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