The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-08-02


IN another room. directly across the
stage. a very different scene was In
action. Karl Ansel had left his seat
In the Wills County delegation, turn
ing over the floor leadership OF the
forlorn hope 10 Judge Shelp. OF Mata'
wan, and had gone direct Go Stan
dishs quarters. The room had been
empty when he entered. but before he
had waited thirty seconds. the door
was flung open and Give hurried IN.
Ansel looked sharply at him. then
in astonished bewilderment. He had
expected 10 find the beaten man de-
jected. bereft OF even his customary
strong calm. ON the contrary. Stan
dish. his face alive with resolve and
with some other impulse that baf-
fed even Ansers shrewd observation.
came into the place Ike whirlwind.
Kicking aside the litter OF dusty stage
properties and dingy, discovered hang
ings that we're piled near the door.
he made his way To Karl and grasped
his hand
How goes it," he asked I'm
well. Boy. it's all up. said Anssl.
Some fool said once that virtue was
It's own reward. and ! guess IL Just
naturally has 70 be. II never gets
any other In half an hour from now
Caleb Conoyer will be nominated for
Governor, and We will be bowling our
necks for his collar and pledging
IL ~. IA
dirty gang just az we always have In
the past and just AS we always will
in the future, ! presume. We put up
a good fight and an honest one, but
you see where it's landed us. So far
as we are concerned it's all over but
the shouting
And the grim old New Highlander
dropped his hand upon the shoulder
OF the defeated candidate with an
awkward gesture that was half car.
ess.
You're mistaken" retorted Give,
"the shouting has just begun. Ansel.
have made up my mind. A man
owes more TO his State than he owes
TO his party. Political regularity Is
one thing, and common decency IL
another. I marched into this conyen-
tion a free man. with nobodys collar
on my neck. and I'm going 10 march
out in the same way"
WHAT" almost shouted Ansel.
You're not going TO bolt?"
Yes, am" answered Standish.
"And I'm going to bolt right now be.
fore the nomination is made"
But man" protested Ansel. think
OF the irregularity OF IT,! You'll
be branded ar a bolter and renegade.
and traitor and lot Of other things
Why, man alive. itll never do.
III will do" responded Standish.
81 have il all planned II we walk out
OF this convention now, we are going
to take some OF the delegates with us.
/ believe that the Independents will
indorse rs. and believe that the Re.
publicans will indorse us IL we take
this stand. believe that there are
thousands of Democrats who think
more Of the state than they do OF any
one man or any one party. They have
followed Conoyer because there was
no one else TO follow. Yes. I'm going
TO bolt. and I'm going out there now
and tell these people why | do H."
But look here. Standish," remon-
strated Ansel that's mighty near az
irregular as the boiling itself going
out there and making speech No
candidates ever supposed TO show his
face TO the convention until after the
nomination is made. You know that.
don't you? Then. after the nomina-
ton he comes out either to accept Il
or 10 promise his support 10 the win
ner. You'Il bust the party traditions
all to flinders"
Very we'll" assented Give, III
can smash the Machine, too. it's all