The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-05-07

cal or any other kind of past to ex-
plain, may win over enough Demo-
cratic support before the August pri-
mary for his candidacy to outshine all
others that day. Who can foretell?
Present Lineup of Missouri
Democracy
Under ordinary-and that means
the present conditions, and that the
demobilized soldiers of Missouri do
not take an active part in the contest
Atkinson, if his four adversaries
stay in the running, will become the
nominee. The cause of the liberals of
Missouri Democracy, as huge as it's
united strength is, will be badly
showed under on primary day through
being so widely scattered. While it is
admitted by all that Lieutenant Gov
ernor Crossley will gather in some
dry Democratic votes and thereby re-
duce the Atkinson plurality he will al
so receive many wet votes and there
fore will at least run as well as the
others in the race for second place.
Representative Farris will heavily
carry the Sixteenth Congressional
District and run either second or
third in the Eighth, Thirteenth,
Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Fiji
teenth. Atkinson will carry the Four
teenth and Thirteenth, and run at
least second In the First, Second Sew
onth, Eighth, Nineth and Fifteenth
Districts.
Gel. Garrett is now conceded the
Fifth District which is Kansas City
and Jackson county, and will holly
contest for second place in every other
congressional district, save the Tenth,
Eleventh and Twelfth, which COM
prise st, Louis City and county, with
a different opponent. In st. Louis
city he may run as high as third,
judging from the present lineup
there.
Lieutenant-Governor Crossley is ex-
pected to carry the Seventh District
which includes Johnson county, his
home which will go almost unanimous
ly for him, and he will gather in some
votes in Kansas City and st. Joseph
where he has many personal friends,
and throughout the State. Judge
Mayer is conceded the Fourth Dis
trict which includes st. Joseph, his
home, by large lead and he has con-
siderable strength in st. Louis and
Boone county and along the south
bank of the Missouri river, and in
North Missouri where his chief oppo-
nents will be Atkinson and Col. Car
rett. 1t is expected that Judge Mayer,
Atkinson, Col. Garrett and Repre-
sentative Farris will run close race
in Springfield, with the advantage in
favor of the Ozark candidate, judging
from present conditions there.
Moore Still to be Heard From
Internal Revenue Collector George
II. Moore is expected at any moment
to definitely announce his intentions.
If he enters the gubernatorial list he
will take an official furlough and de-
vote his whole time to his candidacy.
If he does file the Tenth and Eleventh
and Twelfth Congressional Districts
will go heavy for him, and in addition
he will be strong up and down the Mis-
sissippi river and as far inland as
Washington, in Franklin county. Four
years ago when Atkinson ran against
Governor Gardner he only received 900
odd votes in st. Louis. With the wet
and dry question as the paramount is
sue he will not do much better this
time. His strength is chiefly in the
smaller towns and out on the prairies
and in the timbers.
From Kansas City comes the infor-
nation that Ton Pendergast since the
Joplin convention has deserted Judge.
Mayer and is now, together with Joe
Shannon and William T. Kemper, the
Kansas City Post and Burris jenkins,
for Col. Garrett.