Mitchell, Ewing Young, Jr. (1873-1954), Papers, 1840-1949 (C1041)

C1041 Mitchell, Ewing Young, Jr. (1873-1954), Papers, 1840-1949 Page 4
Missouri state Democratic committee in 1898. In 1900 he served as
secretary of the campaign committee to elect R.L. Goode judge of the
St. Louis court of appeals, and from 1903 to 1907 he served as reporter
for that court. In 1905 he helped form a syndicate to buy public lands
in Missouri.
f. 121-125 1897
f. 126-127 1898
f. 128-129 1899
f. 130-132 1900
f. 133-140 1901
f. 141-148 1902
f. 149-154 1903
f. 155-158 1904
f. 159-164 1905
f. 165-168 1906
f. 169-171 1907
f. 172-175 1908. Real estate in Greene, Stone, Phelps, and McDonald Counties.
Mayoral race in Springfield. Executive Committee for Folk’s
campaign for U.S. Senate. Cowherd a candidate for Missouri
Governor. Taft’s stand on prohibition, his Unitarianism. 3000
Missourians attend Democratic national convention in Denver. Mitchell
appointed coal oil inspector. Actress Dixie Kappler and playwright
Thomas Collier at Lamb’s Club, New York City. Playwright Augustus
Thomas.
f. 176-266 1909. St. Louis County contest for lieutenant governor. Herbert S.
Hadley inauguration. Hadley recommends establishment of state
public utility commission; his anti-railroad and corporation policies; his
socialism. Variance in tax assessment rates; county tax assessment
policies; coal oil inspectors’ jobs abolished; inequity of railroad fares.
Folk-for-president movement, Reed’s endorsement, Folk campaign
expenses. Correspondence with Bryan. Endorsements for R. Bland
Mitchell. Chairmanship of Democratic state committee. Procedures
and costs for entering public lands. Life in Rolla and Springfield:
Chautauqua, Bryan lecture, Normal School, railroad lines, utilities, bald
knobbers.
f. 267-393 1910. Francis-Reed senatorial contest. Folk-for-president movement.
Ozark land speculation. Springfield politics and social life. Macon
County railroad bond cases. Episcopal churches and schools.
Prohibition. Francis, Reed, Folk, William Hirth.
f. 168 Union labor votes.
f. 281 Greene County support for Folk.
f. 337 St. Louis boodle cases.
f. 341 Ozarks Railroad.
f. 346 Democratic state committee support of Francis or Reed.
f. 366 Recapitulation of 1905 insurance company scandals.
f. 373-374 Reed elected; Pendergast patronage.