The St. Joseph observer., 1920-05-29


the party lotefeast was in progress
in the Capitol city. Judge Harry =.
Alexander of Cape Girardcau r. v
impaired the information to an wro
would listen that the st. Joseph w.l
would carry that city and county
primary day. Editor omar Gray of
the sturgeon Leader, who is also
state petroleum Inspector announced
that Judge Mayer would sweep Boone
county for the reason that he was
born there, is well and favorably
known and very popular James f,
Cox of st. Joseph, treasurer of the
state committee, let It be known that
Northwest Missouri was solid for
their former state senator. Judge
Mayer. On top Of all Judge Mayer,
who spent Sunday here, was conf
dent he would win.
Tim birmingham, state game and
fish commissioner, who lives at st.
James, Phelps county, and James T.
Bradshaw of Kansas City, state ware
house commissioner could see moth
ing ahead but a Farris landslide.
Frank II. Lee of Joplin predicted
that Farris would beat Atkinson two
to one in Jasper county, and that
Mayer would run third there. He
insisted that the same condition OK
listed throughout the entire Fifteenth
Congressional District.
Chas. l. Woods, editor of the Rolla
Herald, informed those who were
anxious to know how the sixteenth
| District would go that Farris would
outclass Atkinson there four to one,
that Garrett would run poor third,
| and that Judge Mayer and Lieuten-
aht-Governor Crossley would only
gather in a scattering vote.
Wallace Crossley Confident as Ever
Atkinson was the only one of the
| five gubernatorial candidates who
/ attended the conference Of the state
/ committee. In his usual good natur-
/ ed and diplomatic way he let it be
| known that the nomination would
| surely be his. Early in the day he
announced he would oppose any plan
! to eliminate any candidate for the
reason that such a move would be
undcmocratic. As the recognized
/ runner-up in the coming primary
| every politician in attendance gave
| him the glad hand. lie was assured
Of the unanimous support of democ-
racy in case the nomination became
! his, and in turn he let it be known
I that after primary day when he was
the real party candidate he would
recognize equally all democrats
whether they are for him nor or not.
Lieutenant Governor Crossley
reached jefferson City after the main
| portion of the gathering had return
| ed home. While regretting the fact
that the five candidates had not got
ten together and selected one of their
number to become the regular nomi-
nee, he told friends that the outlook
for his success was better than ever
and that he expected TO open his
campaign early in June when the
real work commences.
1t developed as an aftermath TO the
conference of the state committee
that if the five asprants for the
| democratic nomination for governor
stayed in the race until primary day
and no angel with well-filled barrel
I hobbed up TO enliven the running,
Atkinson would have the support of
at least two or three St. Louis City
committeeman anxious to line up
with one of the two candidates who
stand a chance Of landing the big
apple. Other St. Louis committee
men from now on will watch the
movements of Farris and Judge
Mayer of st. Joseph and finally sup
I port the one which shows the most
strength out in rural Missouri.
Possible Entry of Jacobs or CrittendCn
The possible entry Of either Floyd
L, Jacobs or Thomas r. Crittenden,
/ both Of Kansas City, as a democratic
/ candidate for governor, was broachcd
| 10y party leaders from western Mis-
souri, but not encouraged for fear one
or the other would get in and further
| complicate the race It was pointed
out that Kansas City already has
candidate in Col. Garrett who is be-
/ ing supported by Burris Jenkins and
/ the Kansas City Post and that it
would endanger the future prestige
J II both Joe, Shannon and Tom PEN
/ dergast in jackson county to openly
! oppose that favoritc Of the Missouri
/ "doughboys," especially since he was
lurcd into the combat mainly on the
| strength Of a petition from 10000