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FOLIC SU11KENPBRS DELEGATION
TO CLARK
Tlio following Associated Press
dispatch tolls the story of the sur
render of the Missouri delegation by
Joseph W. Folk to Speaker Champ
Clark
St. Louis, Feb. 10. Former Gov
ernor Joseph W. Folk withdrew as
an active candidate for the demo
cratic nomination for president to
day. His managers announced to
night that they would close the local
headquarters and would not prose
cute a further campaign. Mr. Folk
withdrew after he had received a
telegram from Speaker Champ Clark,
which agreed to divide the Missouri
delegation to the democratic na
tional convention, as recently sug
gested by William J. Bryan. Mr.
Folk not only agreed to divide the
delegation, but asked his friends to
' make no further effort in his behalf.
He released all claims that he may
' have had on the delegation and
. promised to support Mr. Clark.
! Friends of the governor Baid the
statement means that Mr. Folk will
have half of the state delegation
which is to be selected at Joplin on
February 20, but that the Folk men
on the delegation will support Mr.
Clark. If it is seen that Speaker
Clark can not get the nomination on
a reasonable number of ballots in the
Baltimore convention the former
governor will consider that he has
the right to enter the race for the
nomination.
As Boon as the statement was given
out by Mr. Folk his managers sent
telegrams to each county seat in the
state asking the Folk workers to
spread the news and not to contest
in the primaries which were being
held in the different counties.
Despite the telegrams the primaries
were held in many counties and the
Folk workers sought to obtain dele
gates to the state convention.
"William J. Bryan was advised re
cently af the fight in Missouri be
tween the two candidates for the
presidential nomination and he came
here in an effort to have a split dele
gation. Tne Folk side was willing to
accept the proposition of Mr. Bryan,
but the local managers of the speaker
refused to consider it. The matter
was put before Mr. Clark in Wash
ington and he agreed to it, and to
day telegraphed his acceptance It
was then that Mr. Folk gave out his
statement and requested his friends
to work for Mr. Clark.
Mr. Folk authorized the following
statement:
"I have read Mr. Clark's state
ment with pleasure, and sincerely
appreciate the spirit manifested
therein. I heartily concur in the
sJiatement that personal ambition
Uwuiu ue bu Dominated to the in
terest of our party in Missouri, and
now that Mr. Clark has expressed a
willingness to have this delegation
divided between him and myself as
suggested recently by Mr. Bryan I
rwTV i '"esi my lriends to make
no further effort in my behalf.
I believe, from reports received
from other states, that Mr. Clark
owing to his prominent position in
Washington at this time and his long
and honorable service there has per
haps better chances for the nomina-
t aS.iw? an? ther Mis9urian, and
i shall therefore release all claims I
may have on the delegation and re
quest my friends to join in with me
in giving Mr. Clark the united sn
port in this state." P
hvpr;v?J!;rkVle,nent as received
i. uul uiK. ionows:
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convention between Governor Folk
and myself; provided alwayo, of
course, that tlie democrats of this
state are in the main for one or the
other of us. I am especially anxious
that there should be harmony ana
co-operation among the democrats of
Missouri. Whether the Joplin con
vention would be for me or Gover
nor Folk is a question "which it is
unnecessary and "which would he
bootless for me to diBCUBB now. it
is sufficient to say that in the interest
of party harmony in this state I
have determined to say that 1 am
willing to accept the suggestion made
for a division of the state delega
tion, and I hope my friends through
out the state will heartily agree to
this suggestion and co-operate with
me in carrying it out."
The agreement reached today by
Speaker Clark and Former Governor
Folk was first proposed by W. J.
Bryan while he was here recently.
Mr. Folk was willing to agree to a
divided delegation at the state con
vention, but Speaker Clark's local
managers refused Mr. Bryan's sug
gestion. The matter was recently put up to
Mr. Clark in Washington and he tele
graphed Mr. Folk today. A conver
sation by telephone shortly before
noon between the two followed. Mr.
Folk then made public his announce
ment. Lon Sanders, campaign manager
for Mr. Folk, after the - statements
were given out said: "This practi
cally means Mr. Folk's withdrawal
from the presidential race."
Former Governor Folk issued a
supplementary statement tonight in
which he said he had contemplated
todav's action for some time.
"The acceptance of the Bryan plan
is what I would have liked to have
said long ago," said Governor Folk.
"When-the Bryan plan was first pro
posed it was my intention, if ac
cepted, to have refused the instruc
tion for half of the delegates.
"Such instructions would not have
been impressive and -would have im
posed the burden of an active cam
paign of the states, wliich I have
neither the money nor the organiza
tion to make.
"The delegation under the ac
cepted plan will be comprised of half
my friends and half Mr. Clark's as
nearly as practicable. This an
nouncement would have been made
some time ago if plans could have
been agreed upon earlier, but I had
no control over that."
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Especially desirous of bringing
democracy of MiRanuri t J?;"
and to avoid, as far as possible Tanv
acrimony in the state, I have after
consultation with numerous friends
and on due deliberation, determined
n BreS l? and McePt the suggGs:
tion made by Mr. Bryan to divide the
Missouri delegation to the nltfoSS
FRIGHTFUL
A young Boston woman, extremely
athletic, rides very well, and, seated
astride her horse, she resembles a
beautiful boy. Riding dne day in
her masculine habit, she had the
misfortune to be thrown. An old
sea-captain hastened to her aid.
Raising her gentty, he touched a
corset, and shouted in wild alarm
to a bystander: "Get a doctor,
quick! Here's a young chap's ribs
runnin' north and south instead of
east and west." Mariners' Advocate.
NOT IN THE DICTIONARY
A teacher was reading to her class
and came across the word "un
aware." She asked if any one knew
its meaning.
One small girl timidTy raised her
hand and gave the following infor
mation: 'Unaware' is what you take off
the last thing before you put your
nightie on." Harper's Weekly.
THE FIRST REQUISITE
"Are you interested in the re
call?" "Not yet," replied tho habitual
candidate. "What I am interested in
is a means of getting somewhere in
the first place." Washington Star.
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