The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-10-18
CROSBY'S CANDIDATE.
Such it Appears the Republicans
Have in the Person of EOu.
airam Knowles,
To the Editor of the MINER:

HELENA, OCtOueT J 4. 1901.
A rather interesting and new
feature in the congressional fight has
just come to light here (somebody in
Butte gave the snap away and
although it seems a little thing in
itself it is likely to cut quite u figure
, on election day, especially here and
at Butte. 1t is simply this: That
Governor Crosby, despite the fact
that he is locked on as dude and a
dawd'ing dandy by the Sandersites,
did most neatly and completely pull
the wool over the eyes Of his enemies
in the late Republican Territorial
Convention, and succeeded in secur-
ing the ncmiua.ion OF his own can.
didate.
Your readers are, Of course, aware
that since the coming of Col. Crosby
to Montana, as Its Governor, it has
been War to the knife between the
new executive and Col. Sanders.
The feeling resulted in the forming
of two factions among the Kepubli>
cans of b,th Butte and Helena-a
Crosby faction and a Sanders faction.
This factional feeling existed 10 a
certain extent in all sections of the
Territory, but in Helena aud Butte
it resulted in bitter fight when the
question Of choosing delegates to the
Chicago convention was up for de-
cision. Sanders led the fight for
himself in Helena, while w.
0. Speer was his lieutenant at
Butte. Col. Crosby was repre-
sented at Butte by Mantle, Irwin
and Warren and there they downed
the "kickers,' as they termed the
Sanders men-a!though the Crosby
faction 'ai'td in the end to gain rep
reset ,a'lon to Chicsgo. l mention
these circumstances only to render
palmer the force OF the following:
Now with reference to the nomina-
ton OF Knowles: Crosby first con-
tenplated putting forward Tom
pnwer, OF Helena, but Tom Power
wouldn't hsve it. Then the Governor
figured on Major Eaton, of Gallatln
county, bat when this became
known there was an almost universal
Republican kick, and Eaton's little
fragile congressional blossom died
a-pornin'. This taught Crosby that
he couldn't usher his candidate in at
the ficnt door with a hlarn Of
tr,lnEets, hut that he must boost
him over the back fence. So
3 sly policy was decided upon.
Judge Knowles was not supposed
Oh the outside to belong to either fac
ion lin fact he had never openly
identified himself with either, and
perhaps had no particular feeling one
way or tie other until the congress
sioral bsuble was held out to him)
was selected ard the pins We're Tut
up.
The three wicked men Of Butte
(named above( decided that while
carrying this point they would at the
same time revenge themselves upon
w. O. Speer for the trouble he gave
item last summer, and so they con-
ended uron making him act as chief
priest without him knowing it, in
carving out Crosby's scheme. Poor
Speer fell easily iuto the trap and by
a little manipulation on the part OF
the wily trio he was induced to pre-
sert Judge Knowles name to the
Republican convention, made a
speech. urging his nomination, and
squarely opposed Col. Sanders, under
whom lie fought last summer.
Wasn't this charming revenge.
OF course knowledge of these facts
will Eot add at ali to the serenity OF
Sanders, Sprer, and the rest of the
anti-Crosby faction and for that rea-
son repeat tndt it is likely to cut
quite figure in Butte and Helena
on srecti:r DIV. CAPITAL.