The Farmington times., 1922-03-10
PERTINENT POLITICAL PRATTLE
Next House and Senate Democratic.

give at least eleven OF the seventeen
Democratic nominees pluralities. Such
a happening coming to pass this por-
tion Of the Fifty4Second General AS
sembly will then be Democratic by one
vote; - The election of only ten Dem
ocratic Senators, considering all hold
over members, each party would have
seventeen Senators, or enough for a
constant deadlock on all taxation re-
lief and other substantial reform
measures the Democratic division in
troduced. The next House will be ov-
erwhelmingly Democratic.
A general feeling exists over the
State that if the Democrats at the
August primary nominate only high
class competent men for senatorial
candidates, thirteen, if not fourteen,
can easily be elected in November
The indications now are that Demo-
cratic Senators, Lysaught, Brownlee,
Harris, Livesay, Cunningham and Bu-
| ford will shortly announce their candi-
dacies to succeed themselves. These
Senators can be reelected, party lead
ers say, therefore no mistake will be
made if these Democrats are renomi-
mated. Their past senatorial records
are so brilliantly democratic and above
question that each fully merits another
term. Two years ago Senator Buford
was the party nominee for Lieutenant
Governor and ran close to the high
est on the party ticket. A month ago
there was a strong belief that Senator
Buford would step aside for former
| Senator Frank H. Farris of Rolla,
Phelps county, but the proposed en-
| trance of the latter into the race for
one of the three nominations for Su-
preme Court Judge has stilIed that
| rumor. 1t is believed that Senator
Buford can now be persuaded to again
become the Democratic nominee in
that senatorial district which consists
of Crawford, Dent, Iron, Phelps, Rey-
nolds and Washington counties.
Senator Mccullough Dies Suddenly.
When it became known here today
that Senator Mccullough had died
suddenly Sunday in his home city
Edna, and the shock which naturally
followed had abated, considerable
| speculation followed as to the identity
| of the Democrat who will succeed him
This senatorial district, consisting of
/ Clark, Schuyler, Scotland, Knox and
Lewis counties, in northeast Missouri
| is strongly Democratic. Nomination
on the party ticket is always equiva.
lent to election. John M. Dawson, OF
Kahoka, Clark county, having filed fol
one of the Democratic nominations
for the Supreme Court, will not enter
unless he withdraws from the Other
race to enter this one. Senator Nc.
Cullough was prominent while in that
exalted position as one of the leading
| good roads advocates of the state
Friends say he had fully intended tt
again seek the Democratic senatorial
nomination for that district. Former
State Senator Charles F. Carter, O.
Clark county, who retired in 1918 ii
favor of Senator Mccullough aftel
eight years of service in that capacity
may be persuaded to again become az
aspirant for the place. Others al
ready mentioned are: o. c. Clay, pres
ent Democratic Representative from
Lewis county; Judge Noah H. Simp.
son, a Democratic hold-over member
of the State Public Service Commits.
slon' whose nome also is in Lewis
county and +: Z. Shelton, Queen City
MO- present Democratic Representa-
1--WE from schuyler county.
Federal Plum for Irwin.
There is a strong probabilitv that
Senator w. C. Irwin of Ieffersor
City, will be appointed TO a desirable
well paying Federal position. more
suitable to a LAWYER of his biob r,si;.
fications and ability. Had n new Fed.
eral Judicial district been created for
Missouri by the present RenuhI;car
Congress. the general feeling is Son.
ator Irwin would have bee5 named
Federal Judge to preside over IL n
is already known that if he annl;es
for the postmastership of JefFerson
CITY. a position which navs 50 600 q
wear. the Mum is his for tho askinC
Ordinarily this senatorial district con.
sisting of Cole. Laclede. Maries Mill.
er, Usage and Pulaski counties is
Democratic by a substantial MARGIN
The moment Senator Irwin lands his
Federal appointment and RESIGNS
Louis H. Rephlo. a Democratic hanke'
and former mayor of Jefferson Civ
will file to succeed him. This stannch
Democrat ran on the party ticket two
years ago after easily LANDING The
! Democratic nomination onIv 70 ho 10