Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-24

for his old friend. Sebree and
Franks were candidates for the
nomination to congress. As
Sebree was formerly from Christian
and the relations between him and
Crumbaugh we're always friendly,
Crumbaugh was inclined to Sebree,
but urged that the delegate conven-
ton be held first and the COMPRESSION
al convention after the Solons at st.
Louis had promulgated the Republi-
can platform. Franks knew he had
to stand or fall in Daviess county,
with Overstreet, who was candidate
for delegate. In the meanwhile the
presidential bee got into Gov. Brad
ley's bonnet and while Crumbaugh
had no prejudice against Bradley and
under ordinary circumstances would
have been for the Governor, yet he
declared himself openly and boldly
for Mckinley, first, last and all the
time.
Sebree espoused Bradley's cause
and Franks in Christian and Hopkins
counties declared for Mckinley. This
was the real reason for Crumbaugh's
siding with Franks.
Crumbaugh has been a prospective
candidate for the collectorship for a
year or two. 1t had been said by
some of Franks injudicious friends
that he would be appointed
collector if he was defeated for Con-
gress. In fact that he was running
to put himself in line for the collector
ship.
Franks sought the influence of
Crumbaugh and his friends. About
this time the friends of Sebree COM
menced to knife Crumbaugh and it
became apparent that Crumbaugh
had to strangle or be strangled.
Franks pledged the Daviess county
delegation to Crumbaugh for delegate
to St. Louis and pledged himself in
the presence of W. 7. Fowler, Chair
man of the county committee, that he
would not only not be candidate for
the collectorship but would support
and endorse Crumbaugh.I Crumbaugh
and his friends pledged the 36 votes
of Christian county to Franks. Fowler
wall make an affidavit to this effect. At
the Madisonyille convention Franks
received the 36 votes of Christian
county. After Franks had received
the nomination he made a strong
speech endorsing Mckinley for Presi-
dent. Franks told Crsnbaugh that
he wss going to make the speech and
asked the latter if it would not hurt
his chances for delegate. Crumbaugh
told him that it would, but to make
it, as it was the only chance to carry
the convention for Mckinley and
that he was willing to be sacrificed in
any way, no matter what, so long as
Mckinley carried the convention, At
ter Franks made his speech, which
seems now to have been a deliberate
bid for the dictatorship, the Daviess
county delegation failed to stand up
to the pledge given to Crumbaugh
and he was beaten oneIvote for dele
gate, having received "a votes and IS
being necessary to make a choice. All
remember the scene in the conven-
ton when Franks made his speech.
He was openly accused of treachery-
he having claimed to be a Bradley
man Ia Bradley counties and Nc
Kinley man in Mckinley counties.
You may rest assured that nor
any other man could have gotten
Crumbaugh's support unless he had
been for Mckinley"
This statement throws a good deal
of light upon the situation and shows
that, Crumbaugh and not Franks is
the choice of the Mckinley men. or
course Lige Sebree, being a Bradley
man, is not in it at all Some Nc
Kinley man will get this coveted
place and as Maj. Crumhaugh is "the
original Mckinley man" having been
for him in 1884, before Sam Roberts
ever moved to the State, it is practi-
cally certain that the major will get
in on the ground floor, the bucking of
HEBroneho" Franks to the contrary
Notwithstanding.