The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-03-01
TOOK HIS
OWN DOSE
STORY OF HOW GROS-
VENOR LOST OUT
IN OHIO
ENTIRELY TOO SELFISH
Ran Things With a High
Hand Until Halt was Called
lpy Associated Press1


Chicago. March Nv e. Curtis. writ /
ing TO the. Record Herald from Colum-
bus says: lie was compelled TO take |
dose OF bis own medicine, ANA 1t proved |
fatal" should he the coroncr's verdict in /
tho case OF Geneml Charles II. Grosv M |
or. whose long political career came To-
an end whom the eleventh ohio district
refused To- rcnominate him for congress.
Having been in opwer in Washington for
twenty. years republican leader of
national prominence and a close friend
Of President Mckinley General Gros
yenors defeat came as surprise to
most politicians. but those Ga touch with
the situation In his district were not ass
tonished
A Buckeye republican who Is ina Chic
ago on business was asked the reasons
for "old statisticc downfall. and on
condition that his name should not be
used consented to explait what was puz-
zling politicians all over the country
"Tha reason | wish my name withheld
Is because a candid statement Of the sit
uation in Grosvener district requires the
telling Of some plain truths about the
veteran. and I am not out TO criticisa
him. for I sincerely regret his defeat be-
Iieving him to be an extremely useful
member OF congress-" said the Ohioan.
''The fact is that Grosvener was beaten
/ by the Same trick which he originated
and pacticed to maintain himself in
power It was the young men of the
dist let who brought about his defeat.
/ and the reason they beat him was be-
cause he was suprcmely selfish and never
/ gave anyone else q chance in politics.
Years ago the general established
the custom of having delegates TO the
congressional convention named by "A
| subcommittee Of the county executive
committee As he controlled the COM
mittee he was always sure OF the dele
gates and no other aspirant for congress
sional honors had loolS-ln. Every two
years he squelched an opposition 10y this
scheme. and. having won tho nomination
was as good as elected as the district is
10000 republican For the last six years
hc has agreed TO step asid nd give
somebody else "a chance. bus at the elev-
enth hour he always demanded ona
more tcrm
'Of course Nrosvenor's policy of dis
couraging evory young man who had po-
ltlcui ambition nRde him many cne-
mics. Albert Douglas, who dfeated him
Wednesday was ono of thc republicans
the general had bottled up. When Doug
LAS ran for governor. Grosvenor said he
could hava Athens county CGrosymor's
home county) on the condition d would
not nominate him That was only one
instance OF the congressman dog-ln-
the-mangcr policy Finuny the upposlton
saw 81 must use his own weapons The
L.. I.s
county committee aud after several un-
successful attempts won thoir point last
yyar.
"Thcy appointed thc executive COM
mittee and later the subcommittee TO e.
iect delegates. just to make assurance
doubly sure ;si- subcommittee did not
name ths dclegatcs unta after midnight
the day of Che convention That was 10
prevent the. Grosvtnor element from
! capturing the men who would slt In tho
convention In order 20 hoodwlnk The
general he was lure1 on to make "a deal
with John r. White. the boss of Iiock-
Ing county. whereby tho Hooking dele
gntion would support Grosvcnor. AZ tha
same tine White was hand "a glove
with the opposition ana his county voted
FOR Douglas By giving him the same
medicine he had invented and used sue
cessnily on the other fellow Grosvcnor
was beaten.
NOW he SAYS d was an outrageous
trick Thai may hc but IT was his own
trick General Grosveuor has his own
solnshness 10 thank for his dcfcat Doug
las Is just the same age of Grosvano
when he wac first elected 90 congress
Z 53 years repeat that Tor some reason