The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-08-09
Enemies Of Congressman
crumpacker to Take War
path in an Effort to Secure
His Downfall.
SPEAKER CANNON is
USED AS A WEAPON
Opponents Of Representative
State Speakers Enmity to
Him Will Result in His
Ruin.

indianapolis, Aug 9.-That old
TENN district fight against Congress
man Crumpacker is breaking out
again. and as usual it comes from
Tippecanoe county. The fact that
Speaker Cannon has turned Crum-
tpacksr down and ousted him from his
means committee Of the house. is be-
ing seized upon by the enemies of
lCruupacker as a means of creating
fresh trouble for him in the district.
1T is said that some of the tenth dis
ltrict politicians who are employed in
lthe state house. are sending letters
into the tenth district calling atten-
tion to the fact that Crumpacker is
in bad with Cannon. and that. there
fore, he has lost his usefulness as a
member of congress from the tenth
district. They point out that Crum-
ipacAor will no longer be able to get
anything for the district because Can
non win head him off, to punish him
for the stand he took in the tariff
Night. They point out that a congress-
man who cannot get anything for his
district is not worth much as men,
ber Of congress, and that 1t is time
TO make a change. This means. of
course, the reopening of the old fight
which had its origin at the memorable
Michigan City convention some years
ago when Crumpacker was nominated
over J. Frank Hanly, who afterward
became governor.
Watch the Effect.
dng sent out over the tenth district
will have the effect of bringing out |
any candidates against Crumpacker |
for the nomination cannot be told |
now. but 1t is evident that this is their |
purpose. It II pointed out. however,
that II any other candidates do come |
out they will have to be new, young |
men. because none Of the older men |
who had q hand in the Michigan City |
convention or who have been mixed |
up In the anti-Crumpacker fight in |
past years could win a nomination.
Friends OF Crumpacker have learned |
Of the letter writing that is going |
on and they are doing little writing |
Of their own. Crumpacker has some
tenth district friends in the state |
house. and It 1s said they are taking |
good care to see that every person
who gets an anti -Crumpacker letter |
also gets ooe setting forth the Crum- |
kpacker side Of the situation.
Cannon In Bad.
Speaker Cannon is in bad in the !
tenth district. with the republican |
Headers as well as with the part in |
kgener1l and It Is believed that under |
E0rdlnary circumstances Cannon would |
be roundly condemned for his action |
in removing Crumpacker from the !
twaN and means committee. but un-
der the circumstances as they exist |
NOV. with the district fight on hand, |
the auti.Cnmpackerits are willing to |
side in with Cannon in the fight |
-againsts the Valparaiso man. hoping |
thus to .be able to beat him out for |
the next nomination. The friends of |
rC1umpacller point to the record he has |
made since he went to congress. and |
they declare that It is fine one and |
that he has done as much for the dis
trict as any other man could have |
done. They say also that his long |
years Of service In congress have CIV
en- him experience that makes him
much more valuable as q member |
than any new man could be- There
fore, they insist that 1t would be a
very great mistake to turn him down
,and send a new man to congress from
the district.
There Is not the least danger how
ever, that the republicans will lose the
tenth district. no matter who is nom-
mated for congress. The republican
majority in that district is so large
that It will elect any candidate put
forth.