The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-25

City; former Senator Frank H. Farris
Of Rolla; Attorney Willis H. Mere
dith of Poplar Bluff; State Senator
Michael Kinney Of st. Louis; Steve
Hunter of Cape Girardeau; State Sen
ator Michael Casey of Kansas City;
former Secretary of State Sam b.
Cook, the jefferson City banker; At
torney Charles A. Mayer Of st. Jo-
seph and Col. Ruby Garrett, the Kan
sas City lawyer and "doughboy" man
who entered the National Guards OF
Missouri as a private, was mustered
into service and hurried to France
with his company, and who emerged
from the World War as real Col
onel." Judge Daniel g. Toyler OF st.
Louis who is a delegate-at-large in
the Constitutional Convention now in
session, might, with hard pressure, be
lured into accepting the strenuous
honor, but the chances are against II.
Sam Lazarus, of st. Louis, has also
been mentioned, but like Tom Fender
CAST of Kansas City, and Judge Tay-
Tor of St. Louis, he would probably de-
cline because of his extensive business
affiliations.
secretary otdle SuhlhittcS
A position which will be hard to fill
is that of secretary of the new State
Committee, Thomas H. Fisher, OF
Marshall, holds the post now and he
may be retained on account Of his pro-
ficiency and adaptability. Then there
is Gatty Pallen, the st. Louis news
paperman who was publicity man In
the Reed headquarters there before the
primary. Frank Armstrong, a Cass
county newspaper man who worked
day and night in West Missouri to
bring about the denomination Of Sena-
tor Reed, may have the honor thrust
upon him. He was publicity man for
the Democratic State Committee in
1920, working overtime during that
campaign against unusual odds, to
elect the ticket. Joseph A. Goldman,
editor and publisher of the Democrat
Tribune of Jefferson City, who labor
ed hard and long without recompense
to carry Cole county on primary day
for Senator Reed with success crown
ing his efforts, has many friends who
would like to see him land this wear
Ling. trying post. T. Speed Mosby, the
Cole county lawyer, author and ra-
contour who made brilliant but los
ing race for one of the Supreme
Court Judgeship nominations, could
ably fill the place if the glory was
thrust upon him.
For treasurer of the State Commit
tee either Counsel or Fordyce, of st.
Louis, Judge Taylor or Tom Fender
CAST, would fill the bill and easily
raise the finances needed during the
coming campaign. Judge Jesse A.
Mcdonald, Of st. Louis, who PRESIDED
at the huge, enthusiastic Reed rally IN
the Coliseum in st. Louis the Satur-
day before the primary, has also been
suggested.
Platform Strictly Democratic
The party platform upon which the
ticket will travel to victory in Novenl-
Der will be easier drafted than is inn
agined. Among the planks will be one
which will advocate a sweeping redue-
ton in all state taxation. The aboli-
ton of the many costly commissions
and consolidated departments with
hiph-salaried but utterly useless fiig-
ureheads which the Republican legis-
lators created year ago, Will be EN-
phatically advocated in another res
olution. The present purely Demo-
cratic institutions, the primary. sys-
tenn and the initiative and reteren-
dunn will be endorsed with the sug-
gestion that they be made more eff
| fective and far-reaching, and atten-
ton called to the fact that with such
sections in the new constitution the,
rule of the people will continue su-
preme. 1t is predicted that Senator
Reed will draft those particular planks
so that the language will be emphatic
and scoring enough to leave no doubt
as to their meaning. They constitute
privileges which Republican leaders
Would like to abolish to restore abso-
lutte rule of the "bosses" and the "in-
terests" with no fear then Of an APP
peal to the electors through either the
initiative or the referendum.
Senator Reed owes his denomination
to the primary, it is pointed out. Had
the "big interests" and certain erst,,
while party dictators been in control
he would have been RELOCATED to ever
lasting political oblivion instead OF
being renascent into power.
One resolution will indorse the last
national Democratic administration
and point with pride to the doctrines,
teachings and principles of Thomas
jefferson, which still sway and con
troll the party. The failure of the
present Republican Congress to agree
upon just bonus measure for de-
modified soldiers will receive a vi
cious thrust. The party will go on
record for the further payment of
state bonus to Missouri's ex-service
men who have not received, through a
huge Republican blunder. the amount
legally allotted to each through the
special election Of last August. The
restoration of States rights. and the
curbing of centraization Of govern
ment at Washington and rule by Fed
eral Supreme Court injurctions and
mandates, will receive active recogni-
ton in another plank.
From st. Louis comes the crafty
| ing announcement that Senator Reed
will sweep that city next November,
carrying the state and local ticket
there with his. 1t is known fact
that fully $4,000 new Democrats of
that former heavy G. o. p. burg, who
were Republican at the last election,
will vote the "only reliable party"
ticket straight on November Z. A
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