Show I CLARK TURNS CLARK TURNS DOWN TOGA Speaker of House Declines Believing ng He is in Right Place Washington Speaker Speaker Clark has the lIe dined Governor Gardners Gardner's proffer of the Missouri to fill it he the vacancy va- va vacancy vacancy va va- cancy enuse caused 11 by Senator St tone toness lentil death dea tho Speaker in hl letter of declination de de- t i said J In tills Ulis awful crisis oLour country's irs affairs af affairs indeed of th tile the e v io worlds world wor 14 affairs It affairs it is the lire Imperative iI duty 6 of er e every ery man to serve the people and uphold uphold uphold up up- hold the government to the best hest of his ability and aud Ju in IIi the position where ho lie can do O the JUGS JUGS' good I believe that I can Gan an ren render fr more service more in the m akers ak- ak ers er's chair than In iu the There fore I feel constrained to 10 decline your Yom tender of the heartily thanking you OU and the ninny many Missourians Missouri Missouri- ans who have mu w urged ed e me mc to accept ac cI t. t |