Champ Clark letter to Bennett Champ Clark - March 10, 1918
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March 10, 1918. Lieut. Col. Bennett C. Clark, Brigade and Field Officers School, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. My dear Bennett: Last night we took dinner with the Linthicums. It was the Twentieth anniversary of their marriage–a very pleasant company and a very fine dinner. From the Linthicums we went to the semi-annual meeting of the Missouri Society where they had a buffet luncheon. Before we got there. Festus J. Wade and Wingo and Colin M. Selph made speeches. They dragged me in and wanted me to make a speech and I wouldn’t do it. I think the President is correct in not endorsing the invasion of Siberia by the Japs. We are mixed up with enough different sorts of people now. Senator Reed continues his warfare on Hoover. It seems to me from what I see in the public press, he is making more headway than he did
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No. 2. L-C. B. C. C. before. Among the farmers, there is a rising tide against Hoover and all of his works. In the mean time, your mother seems to be completely fascinated by him. We have about got out the garden seed and bulletins and have nearly caught up with the work. Most folks inquire about you affectionately and in the meantime make great predictions as to your career. Col. Zeverley was at the Missouri meeting and inquired particularly about you. All the farmers want their sons furloughed to raise a crop! Of course, after they get furloughed the city fellows are going to raise Cain to get their sons furloughed. In the meantime, General Crowder sent out a circular letter which was a slap at the Jews. They raised so much racket the President made him call in fifty thousand copies and modify it. Secretary Baker has gone to Europe. I guess he has arrived. He went ten or eleven days ago, I saw Senator Stone and interrogated him about the prospects of adjournment. He thinks
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No. 3. L-C. B. C. C. we can get away from here in July; but I don’t believe anything of the sort. Ben Johnson has a bill which will make the eyes of the real estate profiteers here stick out. Of course, the whole money gang and their sympathizers are fighting Ben. I enclose you some clippings, one from the Republic about the District Judge of St. Louis. They ought to remember the old receipt for cooking hare. I notified Igoe I was going to press the claims of Virgil Rule if they ever got that office created. I think in the General melee they won’t get any bill. With love, Pater. Monday John L. Burns of Troy is here to-day. Wants to get into Gen. Crowder’s office. Took lunch with me. Inquired affectionately about you. Frank Thomas of Topeka here to see about his son who is having trouble in army.
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Title | Champ Clark letter to Bennett Champ Clark - March 10, 1918 |
Creator | Clark, Champ |
Source | Clark, Champ. Letter to Bennett Champ Clark. 10 March 1918. Clark, Champ (1850-1921) and Bennett Champ (1890-1954), Papers, 1853-1973. C0666. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
Description | In this March 10, 1918 letter to his son Bennett, Champ Clark discussed politics, farmers petitioning to have their sons furloughed for work, and a circular written by Enoch Crowder that was offensive to the Jewish community. Champ Clark, a long-time resident of Bowling Green, Missouri, was a politician in the Democratic Party. He served as a representative of Missouri from 1893 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1921. From 1911 to 1919 he served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Bennett Clark served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the 140th Regiment, 35th Division and as Assistant Chief of Staff for the 88th Division during World War I, and was Missouri State Senator from 1933 to 1945. |
Subject LCSH | Clark, Champ, 1850-1921; Clark, Bennett Champ, 1890-1954; United States. Army. Division, 35th; Fort Sam Houston (Tex.); Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924; Stone, William Joel, 1848-1918; Reed, James A. (James Alexander), 1861-1944; Military leaves and furlough |
Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
Site Accession Number | C0666 |
Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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Date Original | March 10, 1918 |
Language | English |