The St. Joseph observer., 1922-12-30


National committee he acquired fur
ther prominence. That position put
him In close touch with former Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson. and James A.
Cox. the 1920 democratic presidential
nominee. Early in 1922 Holllster was
manager for Breckenridge
Long Of st. Louis in his race for the
democratic nomination for United
States senator. Hollister, being a
staunch and sterling democrat, as soon
as 1t became known that Senator Reed
had been renominated unhesitatlngly
declared for the party ticket from top
to bottom and from then on his two
papers as heartily supported Senator
Reed for recollection as it had favored
Long for the democratic nomination
before the primary.
Marrs Also n Candidate
r. f. l.. Marrs, former chief clerk
of the house and secretary Of the SEN
ato In 1919, is again a candidate for
secretary OF the senate. He is a
prominent and influential democrat in
southwest Missouri. In 1920 he made
the race for the democratic nomina-
ton for state auditor, only to be de-
feated by George A. Middlekamp, for
merry state treasurer. who is now
Kansas City banker.
Several other important and many
minor positions in both the house and
the senate will be carefully doled out
by the democratic majority. one de-
slrable but tr:ing place is the official
reporter Of the house with a salary Of
81 attached to make It worth while
A chief clerk is also to be elected. The
other berths pay from $3.50 to IS a
day. The high cost of living has
greatly reduced the number of4appli-
cants FOR the places which pay the
smaller sums. An army Of stcno-
graphers and clerks will he needed
and both branches Of the general as
sembly will have many pages to ap-
point. Secretaries Of committees arc
also to be chosen.
Tim birmingham Of St. James. who
was Missouris fish and game COM
missioner under Governor Fred D.
Gardner, is candidate for sergeant-at-
arms of the senate. William Hicks,
a Kansas City real estate man, who
served six terms of two years each in
the house as a representative from
Jackson county, seeks the same
berth. jackson L. Benson and Robert
A. Volker of jefferson City are among
those slated for clerical appointments
in either the house or the senate.
Miss Victoria Walker OF California,
and Miss Eta Lou Carter Of Jeffer-
son City, it is said. will also be given
positions. Volker is a wen known
Western Union telegraph operator
Contest for Official Printing
A warm contest is on between the
two democratic dailics Of jefferson
City, the Democrat Tribune and the
Capital News, to print the daily pro-
ceedings of the house and senate. The
successful paper docs the printing
gratis but furnishes $50 copies Of
each daily issue for the use Of the
members and officials of the general
assembly at a cost Of s35 per diem.
During the recent primary campaign
the Democrat-Tribune, owned and
edited by Joseph \. Goldman, was fer
James \. Reed for United States sen.
ator, carrying jefferson City and
Cole county for that candidate by GOO.
Tho Capital News osuoused the cause
Of Long After the primary the two
papers united on the democratic tick
ct. The result was that Senator Reed
carried Cole county by over 1900, and
the remainder Of the state ticket ran
close behind.
It is stated that the contest for the
official printing will be compromised
by giving the senate portion to the
Domocrat-Tribune and the house end
to the Capital News. Editor Gold
mans friends have suggested this di-
vision OF the patronage and that the
pay be divided. If the sponsors Of
the Capital-News accept the COM
promise the two Cole county forces
will then boom Rufus Hollister, the
editor and chief owner OF the latter
democratic daily, for the secretary
ship Of the senate which pays 81 a
day.
4. T. EDMONSTON.