The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-02
WILL BE AS OVERWHELM-
INGLY DEMOCRATIC
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senatorial nominee in the Thirty
fourth. will easily carry that district
over the present republican nominee,
Peter Anderson. who is a candidate to
succeed himself. Anderson is a splen-
did fellow personally and has many
friends there. but this time he is on
the wrong ticket.
No "Gop" Candidates There
Senator Brownlee. the Brookfield
banker, who is running TO succeed
himself; former State Senator Farris
OF Rolla and McMurray OF Rutledge,
have no republican opponents for the
reason that members Of that party
cannot be found in these districts with
courage enough to make a hopeless
race. The republican senatorial COM
mittees searched high and low for
available timber to fill the vacancies,
but. so far have met with failure
when the empty glory was rendered to
any member of their badly shattered
1
easy sailing in the Twenty eighth dis
trct for Attorney McCawley over re-
publican Senator Howard Gray. also a
Carthage lawyer. who is aspiring to
succeed himself Senator Gray was
not anxious to make the race this
time but was forced into the running
l. Fvfa 10 IL Ill hot
Jasper county. which alone comprises
the district. will go democratic by
safe margin in November. 1t is a
certainty also that this same county
will send three democratic representa-
tives TO the next general assembly,
something it has not done for many
from there was the late and much la
mented William H. Phelps.
NcwbcIgcr fer Chairman
While on the subject of Jasper
county it cun be mentioned that it has
strong candidate for chairman of
THE next state Democratic committee
to offer at the party powwow at Ex-
celsior Springs, Tuesday. September
! IA, in G. f.. better known as "Gabe"
Newherger, a prosperous retail mer-
chant OF Carthage. He has been a
staunch democrat all his life and has
the reputation Of being a hustler and
| the real thing in "live-wires." Infor-
nation from that portion OF Missouri
which is the Sixteenth congressional
district Is that a unanimous senti-
mcnt exists there for Newberger for
this position. 1t is announced that if
! the honor is bestowed his way that
! portion of the state will return a heavy
plurality for the democratic ticket at
the November election. While New
berger was for Breck Long for the big
senatorial nomination he is now as
other way primary day. Frank Lee
Of Joplin and A. L. McCawley, the
democratic senatorial nominee OF Jas
per county. are enthusiastic boosters
for Newberry and, so far. have secured
pledges of support from twelve mem
bcrs of the now Democratic state COM
mittee for the Carthage merchant.
IgOc Also i'm the Running
Former Congressman william L.
Igoe of st. Louis is also looming up
strongly for the democratic chairman
ship. He had charge Of the recent
campaign of Senator Reed in st. Louis
and managed It so well that twenty.
SIX OF the twenty eight wards there
went Overwhelmingly for his candi.
date, giving that warhorse the city
over Long by $1,000 votes. 1t is stated
on good authority that fully fourteen
, members Of the new state committe,
favor the former st. Louis congress
man for chairman. In the list ar,
! said to be all OF the members from
that city-six in number, two eacl
from tho Tepth, Eleventh and Twelftl
(. congressional district, and the tw
% from the Fifth district which consist
e OF Kansas City and all OF jackson
D county.
t From Long Beach, Cal. whore n
Is taking a little rest, Omar Gray
!, editor and publisher Of the sturgeo
- (Boone County, Leader, state petrol
d cum inspector in the last democrati
r state administration, writes briefly bu
t tersely as follows to the author of thI
h column:
Il Congratulations: You made a gres
II fight for Reed. Three months ag
It Long had Reed beaten $4,000.
r. "Reed for president; Gardner fC
II governor-in 1874" (Signed) Oma
n Gray"
l. Prosecuting Attorney Brubaker