The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
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want him to vote. Wall, they calcer- late to put a farmer on the ticket to make the country people think they are in it. It happened this time all the others places were spoke fer by town fellers and the representative had to go to the country. They know they can depend on Harry doin' jest as they tell him and reward him fer befn' faithful they air goin' to put him up fer the legislature"
 Incidentally David also learned that there was a movement on in town to displace the ring" but at the "store" they didn't think 1t would amount to much. as Maurice Fox was entrenched behind record of years of dispensing of the office and, besides, he was in the opinion of "the corners" too smooth for any of them.
 The next day David sent to town for all the newspapers for several weeks back. He was pursuing the same thor ough method that had made him a successful farmer. He gathered from his investigation that formidable revolt had broken out against the machine which had dominated the affairs of the party for some years and that the coming primaries pomised, instead of being cut and dried affairs. to result in battle royal between the old machine and a new organization which was under the generalship of Frank Stanford. an ambitious lawyer who was concentrating all the en- mity to the old machine into a con- crete organization. He also learned that the fight was being made almost wholly in the city as it was conceded that Fox's hold on the local politicians in tha ct that 1t could not be broken without the expenditure of more time and energy than the number of delegates war ranted. It was understood that the country was entitled to the place and the new organization had about decided not to oppose the nomination of Harry Blake. Dave Simpson walked into Frank Stanford's office one day and sought a private interview.
 'I live in Hudson township" said he. and I am much interested in your plans to defeat the Fox crowd. |" Glad to hear it," responded Stan ford enthusiastically. "We have not the time or connections to do much work in the country. and we think we can beat 'em in the city, but we are very glad that you people are with us. You know we are not going to oppose yOuI Dldhc TUT
 That is exactly what 1 came to see you about. I never had been in poli- tics, but think I can do something for you in the northwestern part of the county and the price want is that you do not nominate Blake. First, 1 want to know honestly what chance you have to beat the other fellows" Stanford explained the situation in the different city wards. They were sure of carrying three wards and req | sonably certain of the fourth which would enable them to control the con- vention without help from the coun- try.
 How many country delegates would you have to get to win with the three wards you are sure off"
 Nineteen"
 "I think I can get them for you if you will pay the price,"
 What is the price?" asked Stan ford.
 "I want to be nominated to the legls- lature." N-
 But you are unknown in politics" i" replied Stanford in amazement.
 "So is your crowd" replied David Blake is a part of the Fox machine. He will not do you any good. His dele gates will vote for whoever Fox tells them to vote for"
 Where do you propose to get dele gates?" asked Stanford.
 II can get Hudson-that is five" re- piled David. They don't take stock in Blake there and he is a delegate only because most of the folks have honest work to do and won't take the time or interest sufficient to overthrow him. can get that five Then my mothers people live over in Lake. They are influential. and I am sure I can count on the six from that source Again have been through Shirland Hopedale and Macomb, buying stock and l know the farmers. I can get A ticket fixed up In each of those towns That would be-lets see, three and four and six-thirteen and eleven would make twenty-four. and I think I could do something in some of the other towns. The farmers would rather have a real farmer represent them than a felloW who lives on a farm and plays politics all the time"
 So the deal was made and the north western part of the county saw a sea son of political activity such as it never had witnessed before. David went at 1t wi l the same vim he had given his farm. He mastered the sit uation in every town and in each pre- cinct induced influential farmers to head a ticket in opposition to that fixed up by the Fox lieutenants. His farm was sadly neglected and for the first time in years his crops did not show up to compare with his neighbors. But he led twenty-seven { delegates into the convention who voted solidly against every proposition of the Fox slate and thus saved the day for Stanford who failed to bring in the fourth city ward.
 This is how 1t happened that David Simpson went to the legislature, and it might be added. that he did not go J to the capital alone.