Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-05-05


even to the extent of competing strong
ly with Hon. Robert j. Gamble. Junior
senator. for the latter's place. is adj
mitted on all hands. The machine
realizes this ana Will begin at once TO
strengthen itself against the day when
Crawford again opposes 1t In conven-
ton.
Martin Delivers the Hills.
After the Black Hills delegates last
night In caucus decided to go solidly
for Elrod. the Crawford supporters,
of the Hills vote. realized they We're
beaten. The action early in the day
of the Minnehalla delegation going to
the machine on a settlement of adj
vantage TO the BurusdeT omlinson in
terests was n factor IN deciding the
ii FIN; deiegation Congressman Martin,
against whom Il fight was put up q
few weeks before the convention, Is
believed TO have had To compromise
With the machine to save himself In
return for his denomination he had to
swing the Hills delegation to the ma
chime. This he did. 1t defeated Craw-
ford and the Crawford men give Mar
tin due credit.
Snow Placated.
AT daybreak this morning George
Snow, the present lieutenant governor,
who, backed by United States Marshal
Kennedy, had announced his intention
of carrying the fight to the floor of the
convention, had been induced to re-
consider He Withdrew. as did Nc
Dougall, who finally induced his dele
gates to allow him to take the lieuten-
ant governorship. The other candi-
dates for governor, Berg, Greene,
Holmes and Schamber. also withdrew,
leaving Eircd practically without ma
chine opposition.
called together his Delegates and Craw-
ford addressed them at headquarters.
AS he proceeded. some of the veterans,
those who had known Crawford since
he Was Il boy. broke down and with
tears running down their cheeks, sol
emily swore undying fealty to Craw-
ford and pledged themselves anew to
the principles which he espoused:
Announces His Defeat.
Friends, j realize I'm defeated" be-
gan Crawford, II Thought it due to you
TO report this frankly in the interests
of the loyal delegates who have stood
by me. Under the circumstances / do
not feel that ii IS right for me to insist
upon you supporting me now, simply
because of instructions If you feel it is
to Your own interests to do otherwise.
nn Il republican. | believe in the
principles of the party. have made
my 1lgllt because 4 believed had the
right the same us amy other republican
member to criticisc the administration.
of the parry affairs. But after the
party has taken action, has framed it's
platform and selected its candidates, it
is The duty of n republican To be loyal.
shall he loyal. What is your wish I'M
this NATTER?
Without q dissenting voice a motion
was carried TO stand by Crawford to
the last and that the delegates go on
record for his principles, notably the
primary election law.
Crawford Is Loyal.
Afterward Mi. Crawford said: %
had about 800 instructed and pledged
delegates. Had the Hills voted as ex-
pected. ] had enough other counties
to nominate me. ! went into this fight
practically alone. From the first l had
against me the railroad and
corporation interests, together with the
federal oilicchoders and such i'm
ilucncc us the machine could
control. ] ann proud of the loyalty of
my friends and they as We'll rs | have
agreed that the fight shall go ON. l
shall stand by the ticket to be put up
by this convention, for / ann II re-
publican.
The Hills delegates declare they de-
the influence of Kirk Phillips and his
crowd in Lawrence county who We're
left off the delegations from the Hills.
Phillips and r. +. Grimshaw We're
strong supporters of Crawford.