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Show CANOIDATE FOR CONGRESS DECLINES NOI NATION Holdeu, Mo, Aug V Friction over the tactics of tho Republican congressman con-gressman led F. H. Devol of Holden lo decline yesterday the nomination for representative from the Sixth Missouri district given him at the recent re-cent primaries. Devol is a minister. Ho was Ihe candidate chosen by tho congressional committee and enterod the rnce with avowed progressive republican ideas. This did not coincide with the views of the committee, and Devol wag lu-duced lu-duced to switch to a taud-pat platform. plat-form. His declination is attributed to the fact that there had been wide condemnation among tho voters of hlj adoption of th" conservative Ideas. A committee will choose another an-other nomineo today in Trentoa. |