Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-01
END OF THE FIGHT
HISTORY OF The CAMPAIGN
psles cations Of Friends OF Both Candidates
VIII Go to Lanslng Tomouow-fa-
teusn's Eise,ion Almost Certain.

The Luce senatorial boom has been
taken 60 Lansing.
Milo u. Campbell packed II in his
grip riday night aud left for the capi'
,ol on late train. lilo Was stlll hope
ful.
During The past six weeks Mr.. Camp
bell has waged = vigorous campaign IN
western aud northern Michigan. lilo
has b.en assisted by James NJ. Shepard
OF Cassopolis aud John w. Blodgett of
this city. From time To time Governor
Luce himself has dropped IN to see how
matters we're getting along and 10 oticr
suggestions.
Room No. lis in the Morton house
has been the scene of operations. Ii
was here that the famous circular let
ter MAS drafted and tho plan OF cam
psign devised.
While the Luce men are hopeful. yet
they are not so sangune of success as
they were several weeks ago when 1.-THE
conference OF Governor Luce's
friends was held in the Morton. At
that time Mr.. Campbell could count
that were unfrlendly toward Senator
Stockbridge. Most of them resided IN
western and northern Michigan.
Hopes OF Luce's Friends.
1t was believed that Senator Stock
bridge, by the advice ne had given in
the matter of appointments, had made
enough enemies in this part of the
state to create . strong personal sentl-
ment against him.
Ii was also known that the temper
airy republican congressman from this
district had everything but love for the
senator, and while he himself had
promised TO refrain from taking an
active part in the campaign. yet 1t WAS
known that he had CERTAIN influential
friends that would joyfully and en-
Enthusiastically hail any opportunity to
jab the man from Kalamazoo under
the fifth rib. Accordingly it was de-
| cided to make the fight IN this part of
the state and to create If possible q
further antipathy to the reelection OF
Senator Stockbridge. In addition to
| the circular letter, private letters were
written to every republican member oil
| the legislature and to tile editor oil
every republican newspaper, urging
them to use their influence to eecure
the election Of Governor Luce.
Objections to Senator Stockbridge.
The principal arguments urged are
that Senator Stockbridge Is a million
aire and that there are already toe
| many wealthy men IN the United State!
senate; that precedent in Michigan did
| not favor the reelection of q senator
| that Governor Luce is . man of the
| people, and together with Senator Nc
| Milan would better represent the
| diversified interests of the state.
| These were the reasons urged for the
election of Governor Luce. In the sec
ond conference of the governors
| friends held in the Morton, some OF
those present declared that while they
| favored the election of Luce. yet the
principal object of the contest was tC
defeat Stockbridge. Some of the lead
ers of the movement said that while the
candidacy of Luce was open to nearly
all the objections that could be brought
against that of. Senator Stockbrldge
yet if he could defeat the senator they
would do all in their power to elect the
Gilead farmer.
Vote on the First Ballot.
1nlS IS the plan upon Wnicn the CAM
paign has been managed; although Mr..
Campbell has strenuously denied any
intention of defeating Senator Stock.
| bridge by supporting anybody except
Governor Luce.
Last night one of the leaders in the
| IN the Luce movement gave the follow
| ing figures as correct estimate of tho
| vote on the first ballot: Luce 33;
Stock bridge %; scattering 81; total IS.
1t Is maintained, however, that there
are representatives on Governor
Luce's list who positively will vote fol-
| Senator Stockbridge.
| Bright and early tomorrow morning
| the local friends of the rival candi.
dates will start for Lansing. Those
that will 90 IN the interest OF Senator
| Stock bridge are Fred S. Clark, John
Patton, Jr.. Fred A. Maynard, f. D.
Conger, George Bunnell. Don J. Leath.
ers and Col. f. Crofton Fox. They
will stop In the Downie and Hudson
! houses.
| Ex-Governor Luce's delegation will
be headed by John W. Blodgett. Will.
| lam Alden Smith, Charles Watkins and
Daniel Mccoy compose the other mem.
| bers.
Belknap's Promise.
1t was stated last night by q we'll.
known republican that If Congressman
| Belknap had started for Lansing AZ
stated in the Washington dispatche.
| that he would del herntaiv braak b,s