Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-07-04
Thursday, July 4, 1907.

The latest press reports from the
capitol at Pierre bring the informa-
ton that Governor Crawford says
he did not authorize Senator Gamble
to announce him as candidate fer
United States senator to succeed
Senator Kittredge. OF course no
one will believe this who is
acquainted with Senator Gamble.
That distinguished looking nonenity
never did anything without being
told except to put his son on the
salary list Of the government while
the son was attending school and
many miles from Washington. The
facts Of the matter are about like
this. Crawford has been shut up
there in Pierre all winter and had
been twisting the insurgent lsgis-
lators TO his bidding and they
responded so readily that the little
governor got an idea that he was the
whole thing all over the state, and
then Shober told him be was, and
then this same Shober began 10
groom himself as candidate for
governor next year. Crawford
became all swelled up. He listened
to Shober and the little band of
insurgents which tie people had
unfortunately elected to make laws
for them for one season, and he
Immediately believed he was the idol
Of South Dakota people, that when
he took snuff every person in the
state save Senator Kittredge, Day, of
the Argus. Leader, Mcleod, of the
Aberdeen News and Longstaff, Of
the Huron Huronite, would sneeze.
He could stand no more. His poor
little head was bursting with his idea
Of his own importance and he told
Gamble to announce him Crawford
as Kittredge's successor Then Sec
rotary Tsft came to South Dakota
and the little governor went out over
the state expecting that at each sta
tion as the train passed through
which carried him the entire popula-
tion would be at the depot to see
him on the platform. Inhis dreams
he had heart their brass bands and
seen their fireworks. When the trip
was made he found that the people
had been disappointed in him; he
was hardly noticed and when he was
it was by some one who wanted to
know about the land frauds; about
the whitewash of Gamble; why
Crawford had mixed in the election
of officers in the Grand Army of the
Republic Of which he was not a
member; why Sioux Falls stone was
not going to build the new state cap
itol; where all the reforms he had
promised in his last summers
speeches had flown to; why he
removed faithful employees Of the
state from Office to maLs room for
his political henchmen. In fact the
people soon by their questioning
tapped his head and let the imitation
out Of il. He was no longer looked
upon as reformer, but as trim.
mer; no longer as an honest man
desiring to lead the people from the
corrupt rule Of political leaders, but
that he was seen by all in his true
light-the most despotic and AFRO
giant Of political bosses. He went
to Sioux Falls and then to the Hills.
The same dissatisfaction met him on
every hand He is bad loser; he
saw that his chances for the senator
ship or any other Office to be granted
By the votes Of South Dakotans was
out Of the question. The easiest
way was TO put the blame on Gam
be and say be never told the gentle
man 70 announce his candidacy. He
knows that the insurgents will not
have . look in when the votes are
eounted next year and he never
intends 70 b one Of the lambs led to
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