Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-24
THE BUCKTNG BRONCHO
STATESMAN FRANKS TRYING TO JUMP
AN NOMINATE AGREEMENT.
Denies That He Promised To support Mai.
Grumbaugh-The Major Will Not Talk
But Friend of His Tells All AboutIt.

day contained an article charging
that Mr.. F.. T. Franks, late Repub-
lican candidate for congress, was not
in a position to be a candidate for
c ,llector. as he was committed to
Mai. Crumbaugh, in written pledge.
This Franks denied the same day
and furnished the following state
ment for publication:
Il have formed no combination
with Maj. Crumbaugh, or any one
else, by which would, or would not,
be an applicant for the Greensboro
relationship, and there is no such
contract in existence, now, nor ever
has been, Notwithstanding the report
in the Messenger to the contrary, and
/ dc not believe that Maj. Crumbaugh
has said at any time, or to anyone,
that he had written contract, or any
other kind of contract from me.
II am good friend of Maj Crum-
baugh, and he is friend of mine. /
did not have to make contract with
any one to carry Christian county in
the convention of last spring. The
people were for me, and they showed
their loyalty by rolling up the larg-
est majority the county ever gave
any one. Mr.. Sebree does not want
the relationship unless his mind has
undergone a change recently, but
when the, time comes he will ask for
else, and when he does i
will be for him."
Mr.. Franks in addition to the above
said to the Messenger reporter that
he had never promised his support
to any one for the relationship,
either verbally or written. Before
the election when he had been 4p-
preached by persons as towhether or
not, in case of McKinley's election, he
would aspire to the cOllectership, he
had only answered by saying that
he was running for congress aad
to- be elected, and then
would be~oongressman and not col
lector,
When asked by the reporter if he
was or woRld be an applicant for the
relationship, he said that he had
tossay on that score.
The Messenger of Saturday also
had statement from Mai. ,Crum.
baugh sent by wire from this, city. 1t
was asfolloHs:
IL have seen the Messenger of to-
day and the article is substantially
correct, except that the agreement
rith Mr.. Franks was not made in
writing, butin the presence of wit
lesses. @ I
II was a candidate for delegate and
4 prospective candidate for collector.
Mr. Franks was a candidate for con-
zress, and his,Eace turned ON Chris
ian countyss vote. At the request of
bis friends, / conferred with Mr..
Franks. We had an agreement by
which i was to help him in his race
and he agreed not to be a candidate
Tor collector, but to endorse and sup
port me for that position. This was
IA the presence of Nv. T. Fowler, Re
publican county chairman, and NJ. z.
Williamson, county jailer, was after
wards told of at by Mr.. Franks. j
carried cat my part of the agreement
and delivered him the thirty-s votes
Of Christian county and secured his
for him.
Chairman Fowler and Jailer Will
hanson stand ready to make afida-
git to the pledge given by Mr.. Franka
cannot believe that he has any idea
entering the race or withdrawing
support from me-"
tFing these conflicting statement in
tCtessenger of Saturday, a Ken
Mar representative approached
ipteIrumbaugh and asked for an
inlthw in order to get at the facts
Thtatter.
talk sajor was very reluctant to
silence' g that speech is silver and
Beingolden"
statenenessed for some further
81 resa1 said:
and am Vu.r, Franks as my friend
j to his pl9Ggure he will stand up
of Mr.. WWyen in the presence
\ county corNnrer, chairman of the
This is alNhea
1t must beT5pld say. .
, Crumbaugh is.oahered that Maj.
and ablest poliNei the shrewdest
\ at the same TIM u the State and
B scholarly and noun of the most
the commonwealth gentlemen in
\ Not be outdone, no
] tuckian sought one s, the Ken
J baugh's able and bNeaj. Crum-
who rather reluctantly eutenants,
! lowing. 1.-THE fol-
\ 81 am in Maj. CrumbV
dence. / know all abotS conf.
I ness from beginning t0 bust
\ know Crumbaugh has bed You
/ in season and out of q sing
7 Mckinley since 1885 He to-
him in 1892 and again in IL sr
: was very anxious to goas a d
: to the st. Louis convection to-