J.W. Meeks letter to Champ Clark - April 26, 1917
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Pocahontas, [Arkansas] April 26th 1917 Hon Champ Clark - Washington D.C. Dear M5 Clark --- The enclosed I gather from Little Rock, Arkansas daily - I said Hurrah for Champ Clark and proclaimed that I had said for years you had more brains than any of them and that now I was willing to say that you had more real intelligence and statesmanship than all of them including the entire delegation from England and France who are over here as I opine trying to advise you fellows how to manage our Govermental affairs - I am with you now and forever more and shall continue as long as I have voice to Howl for Champ Clark - More than twenty five years ago and before you lectured at West Plains [Missouri] - after reading a sketch of one of your characteristic Speeches I yelled for you and have continued ever since and expect to as long as both of us live - Sincerely yours J.W. Meeks
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[newspaper clipping] SPEEKER CLARK SAYS CONSCRIPTION LOST
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| Title | J.W. Meeks letter to Champ Clark - April 26, 1917 |
| Creator | Meeks, J.W. |
| Source | Meeks, J.W. Letter to Champ Clark. 26 April 1917. Clark, Champ (1850-1921) and Bennett Champ (1890-1954), Papers, 1853-1973. C0666. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this April 26, 1917, letter to Champ Clark, J.W. Meeks of Pocahontas, Arkansas discussed his support for Clark's anti-war stance and included a newspaper clipping. 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. |
| Subject LCSH | Clark, Champ, 1850-1921; World War, 1914-1918--Political aspects--United States; Draft |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Conscription; Selective Service Act of 1917; Selective Draft Act |
| Site Accession Number | C0666 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | April 26, 1917 |
| Language | English |