Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-10-30
CRAWFoRD's WHINE.
The Real Facts in the Case" as Re-
CARDS the County Attorneyship.

| Tle Real factS In the Ease HS NC
CARDS the County Attorneyship.
If there was ever any doubt as to the
unfitness of Mr.. C. S. Crawford for a
position upon the republican ticket
that doubt is wholly dispelled by the
conduct of that gentleman since the
convention.
The REFLECTOR has never had any
thing but kind words for Mr.. Crawford
and if he had received the nomination
he would have had our hearty and en-
thusiastic support. We have been
loath to believe the reports which have
been put in circulation of his demo-
cratic antecedents. We gave him
credit for sincerity when he professed
faith il the principles of the republican
party. And four years ago when he
was defeated by Judge Culbertson for
probate judge, we attributed his oppo-
sition to Mr.. Culbertson as personal,
rather than a political matter. We
confess that our faith in his republican
ism was slightly shaken when two
years ago, he for the second time de-
liberately fought the election of Mr..
Biting who had defeated him for the
nomination fol county attorney. And
as we now recall these two instances
of this gentleman having deliberately
opposed the election of the nominees of
republican party, who have been sue
cessful in defeating him for the respec-
tive nominations, and place them along
side of his present attitude toward his
successful opponent in this campaign,
we are reluctantly but irresistably led
to the inevitable conclusion that Mr..
Crawford is simply republican for
Office only, and If he cannot get the Of
flee he is not a republican.
Mr.. Crawford had, up to within a
couple of weeks of The primaries, the
entire field to himself. Had he been
the choice of even a small majority of
the republicans he would have received
the nomination. Mr.. Hurd did not
announce himself until Mr.. Crawford
had been in the race several months,
and doubtless had all his fences well
up. Mr.. Hurd made no personal effort
whatever beyond the bare announce
ment of his name. Yet with this un-
interrupted open field Mr.. Crawford
could not induce the voters to select
him as their nominee. Doubtless he
would have accepted his defeat with
much better grace had his opponent
made any effort to get the nomination
But Mr.. Hurd won in walk from the
start, and this is what appears to hui
initiate Mr. Crawford.
AS to the controversy attempted to
be raised by Mr.. Crawford over the
Grant township election it is simply
childish. In the first place there is no
pTetense or claim that Mr.. Hurd had
the remotest connection what
ever with the Grant township
primaries. He was not in that town
ship or in any matter connected
with his nomination during the cam
paign. And if any wrong was done
Mr.. Crawford at that precinct, it was
done by the cOnnivance and with the
consent of the judges and clerks of the
election. The judge of the election
was Andrew Kline, the clerk was J.
D. McMaster. Mr.. Kline is a young
gentleman, who for the past year and
is now. presumably reading law in Mr..
Crawford's office. On the day Of the
primaries this young man was sent by
Mr.. Crawford to take charge of the
polls in Grant township and conduct
them in the interest of Mr.. Crawford.
He did so and acted all day in the
capacity of judge of election. He de-
posted most of the ballots himself and
saw them all deposited. He examined
every ballot that was taken out of the
box, and assisted in counting the same
and when all of the ballots were count
ed, Mr.. Kline sat down and deliberate
ly, without the slightest complaint or
intimation that anything was wrong,
signed his name as judge of the cleo
ton to the following certificate:
We the undersigned do hereby Ger tify
that at the primary election held in Grant
township Wednesday, Oct. 1st, $780, the fol.
lowing delegates were elected and instruct.
ed to vote for G. W Hurd and the balance
of the republican ticket at the convention
to be held at the court house lin Abilene on
Saturday, October 4th, 1890.
Names of delegates and alternates.l
(Signed.) Andrew Kline,
Judge of election.
j. d. McMaster,
Clerk.
There was no complaint made by Mr..
Kline that any one voted who was not
entitled to vote, VI that any one was
refused a vote who was entitled to the