Champaigning

The relative of another Big Name in Democracy (see above) swung into the political news when Bennett Clark, only son of the late great Champ Clark, Speaker of the House of Representatives, announced his candidacy for the Senate from Missouri. Young Clark was being graduated by the University of Missouri in 1912 when his father was losing the party's presidential nomination to Wilson at the Baltimore Convention. He later served as a House parliamentarian, went to France with the A. E. F., emerged from the War a colonel in the 88th Division. As much to Col. Clark as to any other man has gone credit for the initiation of the American Legion in Paris shortly after the Armistice. As a St. Louis attorney, he was one of many anti-McAdoo men proposed for the Vice-Presidency at the Democratic Convention in 1924.

Married, the father of twins, Mr. Clark hopes to succeed Senator Harry Bartow Hawes who is voluntarily retiring. Seeking the Democratic nomination against him are Charles Howell and Charles Hay. Mr. Clark has just finished a biography of John Quincy Adams, to be published this winter by Atlantic Monthly Press. Of the sixth U. S. President his biographer said: "He was such an interesting old coot I had a fine time writing his life."

As a campaigner Champ Clark's son speaks at every opportunity, flays the Farm Board, urges a referendum on Prohibition and never slams his Democratic opponents.

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