The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-01-28
Women Lead Reform Movement.


900, intend to repeat that phenomenal
performance if the "Only Reliable
Party" ticket lives up to expectations
through being composed of men who
are above the suspicion Of being pro-
fessional politicians out only for the
office, salary and spoils.
Among the available men suggested
for the Democratic nomination for
Mayor is Judge Jesse Mcdonald, a
member Of the present non-partisan
Public School Board, who, few years
ago when on the Circuit bench Of st.
Louis, established statewide record
for general efficiency and impartial
rulings through his broad knowledge
of law. But the only way that Judge
Mcdonald can be persuaded to ac-
cept the Democraticps1 nomination is
for the business men of st. Louis to
deliberately draft him, regardless of
his protests, and refuse to consent to
his withdrawal after he has been
nominated by reclamation. Such
movement, entirely non-partisan,
headed by foremr Governor F. d.
Gardner, Judge Daniel G. Taylor,
John M. Atkinson, recent Democratic
candidate for Governor, DR.. John H.
Simon, many members of the st. Louis
Chamber of Commerce and a large
number of other professional and bus
mess men, is now in progress there.
Igoe Will Not Run.
Former Congressman William l..
Igoe who for three terms represented
the Eleventh District at Washington,
is also being doomed for the Demo-
CRATIC nomination, but so far has re-
fused to listen to the call Of his
friends. He refused to run again for
Congress last fall on the ground that
it was necessary for him to return to
the practice of law while still young
so that he could accumulate money 10
live on in his old age. For the same
reason, he has announced, he is not
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Mayor.
Judge Taylor is also considered
available timber for the Democratic
Mayorality nomination, and so is DR..
Simon. The latter ran against the
present incumbent, Mayor Keil, in
1918, and was only defeated by 1900
votes when other Democrats on the
same ticket were showed under by an
average of $4,000. DR.. Simon is still
as popular as he was eight years age,
and, if nominated, and Kiel again is
his opponent he will be elected by a
substantial lead.
Meaning of a St Louis Democratic
Victory.
A Democratic victory in st. Louis
in April would mean huge statewide
Democratic landslide in November,
1922, when two Supreme Court Judges
are among the state officials to be
be elected. Judge Robert F. Walker,
whose term as Supreme Court Judge
expires then, will undoubtedly be ten
dered one of the Democratic nomina-
tions without opposition. For the
other place there are Judges William
T. Ragland, now a member Of the Su-
preme Court Commission, and Fred l..
Williams two of the three Democratic
judges defeated in the November po-
litical earthquake. If they will not
run then, there is Attorney Willis H.
Meredith of Poplar Bluff, the Demo-
cratic nominee for Attorney-General
who "also ran" but ran well at the
Republican sweepstakes of two months
ago, with the "only Reliable Party"
only looking on. Attorney Meredith,
however, at the present time, seems
bent on running again for Attorney
General in 1924, firmly believing that
the Democratic party will come back
into power in the state and nationally
at that election.
Hyde for United States Senator
Friends of the Republican Governor,
Arthur M. Hyde, with the ink barely
dry on his commission, are already
grooming him for United States Sen
ator in 1922, believing that James A.
Reed will be the Democratic nominee
then and that thousands of "0nly Re-
liable Party" voters will knife that
gladiator for what he did to President
Wilson and the League of Nations in
1920. The plan is to give Governor
Hyde the Republican senatorial nomi-
nation without contest and for him
to continue to hold on to the guberna-
torial rcins Of Missouri until he is
elected and the time comes for the
trip to Washington in March, 1928,
to assume his new duties. Lieutenant
Governor Hiram Lloyd would then au-
tomatically become Governor to serve
nut the unexpired term.
The only obstacle to this plan is
that Walter c. Dickey, according to
his friends, is already busy preparing
to enter the 1922 "gop" senatorial
race. Then there is Col. Dwight M.
Davis of st. Louis who was defeated
for the Republican, nomination by
Senator Seldom P. Spencer. He wants
another chance and is ready to spend
as much money as he did during the
August, 1920, primary contest.
State Senator William c. Irwin of
jefferson City is also looming up
formidable as Republican United
States Senatorial timber. If Gov
ernor Hyde is persuaded to enter the
contest Senator Irwin will stand aside
for him.
viii Reed Run Again?
Former Governor Frederick d.
Gardner NAV be nersuaded to enter