The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-14
His Rule in Behalf of Yates Ad-
ministratiOn in Crawford
County May End.
MAXWELL NEATLY TRIcKED.
Snap Convention Called and
beaverton Nominated Before
Maxwell Reached the Con-
ventiOn Hall.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.


Robinson. ILL.,. March 13-There Is rec
tinge on the Republican horizon in Craw-
ford County. and the conditions are moi
| conducive TO harmony this fall. The auto
| cracy of A. Handy Jones. State Pure Fooc
Commissioner under Yates. is threatened
| with destruction. Mr.. Jones and his law
partner. E:helbert Callahan, have ruled In
this county until the Republicans are heart
| fly tired OF the domination.
! The trouble this year Is over Representa-
tive to the Legislature. II seems that Mr..
Jones long ago promised Judge Phillip w.
| Barnes Of Lawrence County that the Craw-
! ford delegation should be selected In the
said Barnes's interest. Barnes has been
! trying for months to hide under all tht
senatorial blankets, but 1t is now certain
/ that he Is for any programme Governor
Yates may dictate. That Is, Barnes Is a
Yates man from the sole of his foot to the
! crown OF his head, and II Yates says Hop
kins. then Barnes is for Hopkins. Should
Yates say Yates. then the obliging Barnes
may be depended upon to count one fer the
Governor.
Barnes's own county Of Lawrence recent.
| ly instructed for Mason for Senator. and II
was not mice thing to do under the cir
| cumstancesi for programme Of mon
intervention" had been agreed upon. for the
purpose OF deceiving the Republicans ir
other counties As they stand the Mason
instructions on Mr.. Barnes do not amount
to a crooked cent. He accepted them with
poor grace.
Pure-Food Commlssioner.
But as things went a bit awry In Law
renee for the Governors faction. II must
not be imagined that they could go crooked
in Crawford. Trust the Pure Food Commis-
sioner to take care of that county. The
Yates-Jones candidate for the Legislature
was ]. ". Leaverton. farmer. He did not
announce himself until 1t was certain that
the anti-Yates faction would present a cam
didate. The anti-Yates element presented
]. C. Maxwell. a lawyer Of Robinson. and
he tells the story Of the combination of
Jones and Barnes In a graphic manner.
The whole Jones fight was in the in
terest Of Barnes" said Mr.. Maxwell. Il
know that Jones Is pledged to Barnes. and
all he has done has been in Mr.. Barnes 8
interest. I got Il from Jones himself be-
fore the primaries. Jones did not want a
candidate for the Legislature In this coun-
ty. 1t cost them about 81 900 to beat me.
and presume II all came out of the per
cent fund collected from the State office
holders had an intimation that money
!
Jones was called to Springfield by Yates
Immediately after his candidate, Mr..
beaverton. and myself had announced for
the Legislature. Money was sent into
every township In the county. and a lot
OF lies and false reports were circulated
about me. Barnes Of Lawrenceville Is un-
doubtedly the Yates candidate in this dis
trict, and scheme has been fixed to
nominate him, and in order to insure his
election he has been promised q clear field.
The Mason instructions In Lawrence Coun-
ty won't count a minute. have good rea-
son to believe that Jones and beaverton
reached an understanding before beaverton
came out for the onice.''
Maxwell Was Defeated.
Mr.. Maxwell was defeated in this county.
beaverton carrying every township except
ing two-Roblnson and Southwest.
Although Maxwell carried Robinson
Township by a fair majority. he was not
permitted to name the delegates to the
County Convention. Handy Jones and his
lieutenants could not afford to witness the
work Of the County Convention from the
gallery.
So 1t was stated that the delegates from
Robinson should be selected in a mass
township convention. which would assemble
in the Courthouse at l o'clock. and the Re-
publican voters would be called together
by the Courthouse bell. Promptly at I
o'clock the bell began to ring and the Max
well fellows struck out for the Courthouse.
They didn't walk. either. but went as fast
as their legs could take them. The frst
ones met the venerable and smiling Judge
Callahan. law partner OF Mr.. Hanby Jones.
Immediately behind Mr.. Callahan were Ed
itor George Harper OF the Argus. and ex-
Judge Eagleton. all Of the Jones faction.
They announced that the convention had
concluded its labors. and that Mr.. Jones's
friends controlled the proceedings without
opposition.
Six Friends Of Jones.
1t is said that six friends of the subtle
began work at the first tap of the bell and
finished before II had sounded four times.
1t IL not SO certain that beaverton. the
Jones candidate for the Legislature. will
play into the hands OF the Yates-B Barnes
outfit Ore influential Republican said he
had heard the story. but Old not believe It.
IF beaverton does that said this man.
"he might as well move out of the county.
TIE people will not stand FOR II. II Mr..
Hanby Jones Is a party to any such
despicable trick II will cost him dearly. 1t
cannot be played here. The Republicans
II Crawford are not for Barnes for the
LEGISLATURE. and they have no use for Yates
All will not be easy sailing In the sena-
torial convention for the fates-Barnes
crowd. after all. The Crawford County Re
pubu~ans meet in convention next Monday.
The resolutions will he mild In every par
ticular. hut Handy Jones will have the
]. L. PICKERING.
INTEREST IN FAIR AT NAPLES.