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CENTS.
THE LIH BATTLE,
Facts and Figures Concerning
the State Gubernato
rial Canvass.
HASTINGS IS IN THE LEAD,
.But Delamater's Friends Claim the
Uninstrncted Delegates.
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'A GOOD SHOWIKG FOE M0HT00TH,
I If All tie Promises That Hare Been Made
' - Ire Kept Inriolate.
KB. QUIT COSTEOLS THE S1TDATI0H
In two -weeks the Republican State Con
' Tention -will meet at Harrisburg. "With only
about a dozen delegates ret to be chosen
( General Hastings has a slight majority of
-those instructed. Belamateris second, with
Hontootn and Stone considerably in the
-rear. The unpledged delegates, who are
nearly all firm friends of Senator Quay,
, seem to hold the key to the situation.
Sixty-one of the 67 counties in Pennsyl
vania hare held their primary elections for
delegates to the Bepublican State Conren
rtion. They have chosen 191 of the 204 dele
gates who will compose the convention.
The Dispatch presents a resume in de-;-
tail of the work done in the several conn
ties: Adams county has elected G. D. Thome
and J. C Lower, who are uninstrncted.
They are claimed by Delamater, Stone and
ilontooth.
Allegheny county has elected "W. D.
Porter, Charles "W. Simon, J. O. Brown,
Alexander JE. McCandless, "William H.
ITcCleary, William Flinn, Harry H. Byram,
Thomas Fording, Jf. K. Gearing, Josiah
Speer and Dr. D. J. Poster, who are in
structed for Montooth, and Dr. K. H. Gilli
ford, "William J. McDonald, "Walter Lyon,
John S. Eobb and Nathan S. "Williams, un
instrncted but pledged to 3Iontooth.
FEIESTJS OF QTTAT.
Armstrong chose John y. "Whitworth and
J. B. Henderson. They are uninstrncted,
but own fealty to Senator Qnay. One is
claimed for Delamater and one for Hon
tooth. Beaver has elected Samuel Moody and ex
Bepresentative Hartford P. Brown. They
are Qnay men and uninstrncted. They are
claimed for Delamater.
Bedford sends Captain John Bichelberger
and Captain Isaiah Conley, who are in
structed for Stone.
Berks county has two contesting delega
tions of & meraber each, nrtr, delegation
being for Delamater and the other anti
Delamater. Bfair,has chosen J. K. Patterson and A.
G. Morris, who were elected on a clear issue
in favor ot General Hastings.
The 3 delegates from Bradford have been
instructed to support Lieutenant Governor
Davies.
Bucks has elected 3 uninstrncted Quay
tnen.
The 2 Butler delegates, Fleecer and Mc
Martin, have been instructed for Secretary
Stone.
The, 2 Cambria delegates, Editor G. T.
Swank and Y. H. Barker, have been in
structed for Senator Delamater.
C. G. Minick, tbc one man who will rep
resent Cameron connty, has declared posi
tively for Stone.
A BATCH FOE HASTINGS.
Carbon sends 1 for Hastings, Center 2 in
structed for Hastings, and Chester will to
day probably elect L. G. McCauley, Hiram
L. Buck-waiter, Alexander H. Ingram and
Joseph C. Paxson, who will be instructed
for General Hastings.
The Clarion delegates, A. L iTory and
L. C. Boyd, were instructed for Senator
Delamater.
Colonel Irwin and his colleague from
Clearfield county are instructed to support
General Hastings. Clinton's one delegate
is also instrncted tor the Adjutant General.
Columbia has chosen 2 uninstrncted and
Unpledged delegates.
Senator Delamater has the 3 unin
Etructed delegates from Crawford, his own
connty. They are Colonel John J. Carter,
Hon. John C. Sturtevant and Oliver
Saeger.
Cumberland connty has selected Ccptain
E. B. 7atts and Dr. E. N. Musser, who
ore uninstrncted, but openly announced for
Hastings.
Dauohiu county, in which is Harrisburg,
has chosen Hon. Lyman D. Gilbert, John
Hage, P. M. Ott and T. M. Williams.
They are uninstrncted for Governor and are
elected to work in the interest of Mr. Gil
bert for Attorney General. Messrs. Ott and
"Williams are friendly to Hastings, while
Messrs. Gilbert and Hage are stoutly
claimed to be for Delamater.
The 3 Delaware men are uninstrncted.
They are reported to be 2 for Delamater and
1 for Hastings.
J. H. McEwen, of Elk connty, is unin
strncted, but acknowledged to be for the
Crawford connty Senator.
Erie has elected E. D. Carter, "William
Brown and John C. McLean to vote for
Delamater.
, - THE FIGHT IX FATETTE.
Payette has not yet elected its 3 dele
gates. The primaries will be held next Sat
urday and the convention at "Dniontown on
the lollovring Monday. The promise is
that the delegates will be for Major Mon
tooth, although there is a brisk contest.
Forest county has not elected. J. B.
Agnew is the only candidate for delegate.
and he will be uninstrncted.
In Pranklin connty Colonel George B.
"Wiestling and "W. "W. Britton have been
elected without instructions as anti-Dela-matermen.
They are counted for General
Hastings.
Fulton has twice elected J. J. Cromer,
once by the County Committee and again
by the County Convention. He is instructed
for Delamater.
TheGreene county delegate, Dr. William
M-.Parry, is uninstrncted, but declares for
Major Montooth ,
In. Huntingdon Charles Connor and H.
B. Dunn were instructed to vote 1 lor
Hastings and 1 for Stone.
Indiana has instructed John Elkin and
John Bichards to support Senator Delama
ter. Jefferson will elect 1 delegate on June
21, just four days before the State Conven
tion. The Juniata man, Carl P. Espenschade,
is uninstrncted, but has pronounced for his
intimate friend. General Hastings.
The 4 delegates from Lackawanna have
been instructed for Delamater.
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CLAIMED BY TWO CANDIDATES.
, Lancaster has elected 6 delegates, who are
uninstrncted as to Go vernor.but are expressly
in the interest of Hon. E. K. Martin's can
didacy for Lieutenant Governor. They are
claimed for both Delamaterand Hastings.
The 2 Lawrence county delegates have
been instructed for Delamater.
Lebanon will be represented by Major B.
Prank Hear and Henry Loose, who are"
pledged to Hastings.
The 3 delegates from Lehigh, A. N.
TJlrich, G. G. Blumer and D. B, Horner,
are uninstrncted, but announced to be for
Montooth.
Luzerne has instructed its 6 delegates to
vote lor General Osborne, Congressman from
that county.
Lycoming sends 3 men to vote for its Con
gressman, H. C. McCormick.
Secretary Stone has the instructions of
the 2 delegates, W. W. Brown and A. L
Wilcox, from McKean connty.
Mercer elected 3 Delamater men on a
clear issue.
S. X". Wood, the Mifflin delegate, is for
Hastings.
The delegate from Monroe is reported to
be for Delamater.
Montgomery has yet to elect its 5 dele
gates. The contest for them is very warm
between Delamater and Hastings.
Montonr instructed its delegates for Stone.
Northampton did not instruct, but its 3
delegates are confidently claimed by the
friends of Delamater.
In Northumberland W. C. McConnell
and W. H. Hackenberg are the delegates.
They are uninstrncted. One is for Mon
tooth and the other for Stone.
Perry has elected John Wister, a pro
nounced Hastings man, but free from in
structions. THE BIG DELEGATION.
The Philadelphia delegation is composed '
oi.Amoj M. Stack, Charles Fulmer, Joseph
L. Nobre, Harry Hunter, Thomas Smith,
William M. B. White, William J. Pollock,
Samuel F. Houseman, Alfred Gratz, S.
Hoxie Godwin, William B. Leeds, John
Mundell, Samuel Bipp, Theodore B. Stnlb,
William B. Ahem. Jacob Wildemore,
Samuel E. Cavin, Edward J. Adamson,
John S. McKinley. David S. Scott, David
Martin, Horatio B. Hackett, James B.
Hogan, David Lane, Thomas Wil
son, George Thompson, Joseph M.
Adams, W. H. Bandle, William F.
Short, Thomas W. South, A. S. L. Shields,
John Baird, John Knowles, J. W. Thomp
son, George J. Elliott, Charles A. Porter,
J. H. Winters, George S. Graham and
William Bartley. They are assorted thus,
30 for Hastings,' 5 for Delamater and i for
Montooth. A large majority of them are
Quay men.
pfke has 1 delegate yet to elect.
Potter's 1 man is uninstrncted, bnt de
clared for Delamater.
Schuylkill has elected 6 delegates who
are uninstrncted. Four are for Delamater.
while 2 of them, Messrs. Price and Hahtner,
have declared against the Senator.
William Miller,1 f Snyder, wag elected
as a .Hastings man. -
The 2 from Somerset are not elected,
but are reasonably certain to be for Major
Montooth.
Sullivan's 1, -Susquehanna's 2 and Tioga's
2 are uninstrncted and unpledged. Those
from Sullivan and Tioga are claimed lor
Delamater.
The 1 man from Union county, J. O.
Glover, was not instructed, but be had an
nounced that he will vote for General Hast
ings. Venangos 2 delegates, Messrs. Cooper
and Mattern, have been instructed for Sena
tor Delamater.
Warren elected its 1 man for Secretary
Stone, whose home is in that county.
WASHINGTON'S EEPBESENTATIVES.
The Washington convention will beheld
to-day and 3 delegates will be elected.
They will probably be Messrs. Anderson,
Taylor and Thompson, who will be unin
strncted. They are claimed for Hastings,
lor iuonioom ana lor JJelamater.
The 2 Wayne delegates are uninstructed,
but are pledged to Delamater.
Westmoreland's 4 delegates, to be chosen
io-aaj-, win prooaDiy oe W. . Vandyke,
W. M. Jordan, J. J. Warnock and W. H.
Slaaxn. They are pledged to Major Mon
tooth. William A. Avery, of Wyoming, is un
instructed. All the candidates are after
him.
York has instrncted its delegation of 4 to
vote for the Adjutant General.
This completes the list. The following
table gives a bummary ot the result so far:
instructed and unpledged delegates to Dela
mater. That would make his maximum
strength 75.
THE OTHKE CONTESTS.
Although the conventions to nominate
delegates to .the Bepublican State Conven
tion have been held, in nearly all counties,
and to elect delegates to the. Democratic
State Convention in a majority of the
counties, very little has .been accomplished
In the way of Congressional. Senatorial and
Legislative nominations. In this respect
the Western part of the State hasTJone more
man me eastern part.
In the five Philadelphia districts no nom
inations have been made. The" Congres
sional conventions there will be held after
the State conventions. It seems tji be rea
sonably certain that the Republicans will
renominate Messrs. Bingham, O'Neill, Bey
burn and Harmer in the Fiwt, Second,
Fourth and Fifth districts, and the Demo
crats, Richard Vaux in the Third district.
Congressman Darlington, a strong Quay
man, will hardly have any opposition in
the Sixth district The Seventh district
composed of Bucks and Montgomery conn
ties. The Bepublican majority is not large,
and there are a number ot candidates on
either side. The Eighth and Ninth dis
tricts are Democratic, and no nominations
have been made.
JntheTenthdistrictHon.MarriottBrosius,
who was elected two years ago by a Bepub- 1
lican majority or 11,000, bas been renomi
nated after a brisk little contest. The
Eleventh district is composed of .Lacka
wanna connty, and is almost certain to
return Joseph A. Scranton. His plurality
was 1,700 in 1888, and several Democrats,
among, them A. H. Vandlinz and B. J.
Neville, are reported to be willing to try
conclusions With Joe.' The Quay influence
Will doubtless be against Scranton
ATTEE THE STATE CONVENTION.
General E. S. Osborne Is the Bepublican
member for the Twelith' district, Luzerne
connty. r The Congressional' nomination
will not be made until some time after
the State Convention. General Os
borne is now a candidate for Gov
ernor, and nntil the State ticket is
made up it will be out of the question to
specnlate on the Congressional outlook.
The Thirteenth, Schuylkill county, is close.
It is now represented by J. B. Beillv, a
Democrat, who is a candidate for renomina
tion. H. C. McCormick, of the Sixteenth
district, is in about the same uncertain con
dition as General Osborne. In theFifteenth
district Myron B. Wright has been already
placed in the field for re-election by the Re
publicans. A Democrat has no show. In 1
the Eighteenth district there will be a con
test for the Republican nomination. Lewis
E. Atkinson is the incumbent. Dr. B. W.
Bauisev, of Franklin county, is in the field.
The Twentieth Congressional district fur
nishes a lively fight. "Tt is composed of
Cambria, Blair, Somerset and Bedford
counties, and has a Bepublican majority of
over 4,000. Cambria is the only Demo
cratic county in the district Edward Scull,
the present member, is serving his, second
term. He is a banker of Somerset,and will,
no doubt, carry his own county. Hon.
John Cessna, of Bedford county, is a redr
hot candidate, and has his share of dele
gates. Blair county has instructed its Con
ferees to support J. D., Hicks, a young
lawyer of Hollidaysbvrg; CamDria has not
yet introduced the fourth man into the
contest.
HOPEFDI. DEMOCRATS.
ENDED IMA TRAGEDY.
Cowles Ctiased Throngt Canada by
His Wife and Her Friends.
A FATAL MEETING AT MONTREAL.
TneZecreant Husband Drew a Beyolfer
and Was at Ones
.SHOT BOWS Bl THE WOMAS'S BE0?JJEE.
A Sensational Sceis la an Open Carrlise 'Vsn the
.Public Street.
Eugene Cowles and his pursuing wife met
in. Montreal yesterday While riding in
an open carriage be drew a revolver and
threatened her. His brother-in-law pro
duced another 'weapon and shot him in the
neck, causing injuries which may prove
fatal. The child in dispute is now in a convent
The Twenty-first district, Jefferson, Arm
strong, Indiana and Westmoreland counties
gave Samuel Craig a Bepublican plurality
of 5,221 in 1888. .He will, not be renomi
nated without a contest, and in spite of the
heavy-Republican 'vote there are a number
of active Democratic aspirants, chiefly from
Westmoreland county.
The Tweutv-seeond,, district has renomi
nated Hon. John DalzJll. 'The Twenty-
inira is ne .a.iiegneny district, wnere new
primaries will doubtless be held, with
Colonel W. A. Stone and others in
the field. In the Twenty-fourth district
there will be a bitter contest Greene
county bas elected its conferees to support
the renomination of Congressman Bay.
Allegheny sends its delegation for County
Controller Josiah Speer. To-day Washing
ington will vote for Ernest F. Acheson.
Fayette has recently entered Hopwood as
its man, though Bay and Speer are fighting
for delegates there. -
Charles C. Townsend will be renominated
in the Twenty-fifth district Lewis F. Wat
son has already secured his renomination
in the Twenty-seventh. . In the Twenty
sixth district, composed of Erie and Craw
ford counties. Congressman W. C. Culbert
son has been deieated by Hon. Matthew
Griswold, of Erie.
If Congressman Kerr desires to succeed
himsef in the Twenty-eighth district he will
be compelled to do some tall hustling. It is
reported that he may not run. Forest countv
has presented Dr. J. B. Siggins for the
office. The district is Democratic
rsrtClAl. TELEQlLOt TO Till DIsrATCH.1
Montbeal, June8. A terrible-tragedy,
growing out of a domestic trouble, was en
acted .here this afternoon. The victim,
Eugene Cowles, of Cleveland, was shot in
the neck by the wife's brother, and to-night
lies at the point of death' at the General
Hospital. Cowles is a son of the late Edwin
Cowles, editor 'oi the .Cleveland Leader.
He was engaged in business in Cleveland
and over' ten years ago was married to Miss
Alice M. Hale, .daughter of E. B. Hale, a
wealthy Cleveland banker.
The marriage was apparently a happy
one, and the union was blessed with a little
girl. Cowles finally fell in with a womati
named Clara Lienerschlen, who gained com- -I
plete control over him. Cowles business
used to take him a great deal to Lock port,
N. Y., and his'visits became more and more
protracted.
HE TVAS FOBGIVEN ONCE.
Then he took several trips to Europe, and
it was subsequently discovered that he Has
accompanied by the woman. While on one
of these trips Cowles was taken dangerously
ill, and, believing himself about to die, he
sent for his wife, admitted his fault and was
forgiven. But 'no sooner had he recovered
than he resumed his old course of livings
and went to the "United States with tun
woman.
This continued until last November,
when, through the efforts of friends, another
reconciliation was affected between husband
ahd wife," who had taken up their residence
in Buffalo. It was not long'ago that Mrs.
Cowles discovered that her husband was
still nnfaithtuL He made frequent visits
to New York, and it was discovered by
means of detectives that he was again visit
ing the woman Clara in that city.
Mrs. Cowles. then, decided to .write- to
Cowles' father. The latter was thunder
struck at his son's conduct, and at once
wrote to Mrs. Cowles advising her to leave
him, and inviting her to stay with him. So
great was the blow that Mr. Cowles' death
soon followed, but tew imagined the real
cause.
PBOVISIONS OF THE -WILL.
After his death it was found that he had.
He was placetLin a cell. Mr. Cowles also
gave herself up, but she was released on
bail. She is -completely overcome by the
tragedy.
The young daughter, who is only 9 years
of age, is at the Sacred Heart Convent, a
stone's throw from where the shooting took
place. Some of the leading lawyers in the
city have been engaged for Hale's defense.
Cowles is reported in a serious condition at
the general hospital to-night, but it is said
he may pull through.
A WOHDER HE'S ALIYE.
AFBAID OF THE CZAR.
The'Secret "bnt, Keal Season for the
German Government's
GREAT MILITARY PREPARATIONS.
MR. SKILLINGS RETURNS HOME AFTER
MANY MARVELOUS ADVENTURES.
Shipwrecked, He Have n Veel' Crew
Then Slaver Kidnap Him Ho Fight, a
Duel Willi a Brawny Savage and Comes
Out ofa Jtlasmcre Unharmed.
ISFXCIAt. TELEOnUC.TO TH DISPATCH. 3
San Francisco, June a Henry N.
Skillings has returned to San Francisco after
an absence of 23 years and a series of remark
able adventnres. Skillings left for Hong
-Kong in the American ship Audibon. She
arrived there safely, but on her return voy
age the vessel was wrecked on the first day
out. Skillings managed to swim ashore
with'a line from the rock upon which she
struck, and thus saved the lives of all on
board. He then shipped for Sydney,
busgot 110 further than Gilbert Islands,
where he joined a schooner ostensiblv bouud
on a trading voyage among the South Sea
islands. This schooner was owned by the
Webbers, the German firm that we heard so
much of dnring the recent troubles in
Samoa. After the vessel had put to sea,
Skillings learned to nis horror that she was
engaged in the slave trade, and that there
were 34 poor wretches in the vessel's hold.
Af cyclone disabled the vessel, and she
drifted helplessly for more than a month.
Seven men died of starvation before the re
mainder succeeded in reaching the Island
ofEawtawma. There they were kindly re
ceived by missionaries, and having refitted,
they proceeded on their vovage. They were
several times chased by English gunboats,
but managed to escape.
Skillings left the vessel at Samoa, and
after some further voyages settled at Po
nape, the largest island of the Caroline
group. There he amassed 'considerable
fortune, hut not without peril, for when he
was off on his lonely trading trips attempts
were often made noon his life. The most
exciting of these occasions was when he
fought a knife duel with a brawny
savage. Skillings was living at Po
nape when the Spaniards took possession
of it by subterfuge and set the natives to
work building fortifications. When the
natives began to grow suspicions the Spanish
commandant threatened them. The result
was a fight, which degenerated into a mas
sacre. With the exception of a Tew priests
and some women who were smuggled on
board tbe!Spanish vessel, all Spaniards.
"sdmeSO or 40 in number, were butchered.
oKUUngs and a lew other traders escaped
to Mokie, whence he returned to San'Fran
cisco as he left it 23 years ago.
Railroads Constructed Especially to Trans
port the Army.
PLASS FOE AFRICA'S COLONIZATION.
Kmptror William Sow Expect to Bead All the Emi
grants There.
The German Government is demanding
more money than ever to maintain and in
crease ihe military forces. Emperor Will
iam wants an army which can cope with
France and Bussia together, if necessary.
Bailroads are being built for the purpose of
use in case of war.
made an appropriate reply, dwelling upon
the joy he felt at once more seeing his na
tive land. . ,
rSC THREE
M FOR ft CHANGE.
AN ADDRESS A5D A BIG CHECK
Preseated to Cardinal Manning u Sliver
Jnbllee Tokens.
London, June 8. Lord Bipon to-day
presented to Card'nal Manning on behalf of
the congregation of the Pro-Cathedral, a
check for 3,676 and an illuminated ad
dress on the occasion of his silver jubilee.
Lord Bipon was accompanied by a large
deputation, which included Judges Matthew
ahd Stoner, William O'Brien, the Duchess
of Newcastle, and many clergymen.
The Cardinal, in returning his thanks,
said be would devote the money to com
pleting the Cathedral and clearing off the
debt.
A General Demand for a Trial
of the Crawford Sys
tem of Primaries.
BOATING PARTT DROWNED.
SEVEN
YOUNQ MEN FIND
BOSTON BAY.
GRAVES IN
AN UNEXPECTED TTrTFRTtTfPTTQTT,
A Minister Stops His sermon to Wed
Runaway Conple.
ISFSCIAI. TELEGRAM TO TDK DISFATCH.l,
Bibmingham, Axa., June 8. There
was a sensational marriage in a church at
Avondale this morning. Miss Flora" G. Mo
Cary, 15 years old, went church with her
father and mother. At the door she wasmet by
execnted a will bv 'which he provided thsft I J. WI Vanderbilt. her lover. Who lifted
one-fifth of hisstate should be divided infWher lnto carriage -and they droTe,J3p4
rJ:is-sonVlfil7Tiy "to-'the house" of the Prc-
COUNTIES.
Adams
Allegheny
Armstrong
Beaver
Bedford
Berks
Blair
Brpdtord...........
Backs
Butler
Cambria
Cameron
Carbon
Ceuter
Cnester.
Clarion
Clearfield
Clinton
Colombia
Crawford
Cumberland
Dauphin
Delaware
ElU
Erie. ,
Franklin
Fulton... ...........
Greene.
Huntingdon
Indiana
Juniata. .
Lackawanna
Lancaster.
Lawrence.
Lebanon....
Lehigh.
Luzerne
L coming
McKean
Hercer-
Mifflin
Monroe
Montour... ..........
Xorthmauipton. . . ..
Northuniberld
Parry. ,
Philadelphia ,
Potter
KcliulEill
fcnyder.
Sullivan..
Susquehanna
Tioga .,
Union........
Venango.....
Warren.
Washington.
Wayne.
Westmoreland.
Wyoming
York-
SIB
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DELAMATER'S WATERLOO.
THE EXTENT OF HIS DEFEAT IN CHESTER
COUNTY.
soliil c
KECAPITULATIOX.
Hastings C3 McCormick 3
Delamater SI Davles 3
Montooth 80 Uncertain.. 21
Stone. ll -
Oaborue A 191
Many figures on the result give the 24 uu- J
Haatlaes and Leeds Congrralnlate Their
Able Llentenant A Majority of Tiro to
One The Democratic Tote Goes Heavily
for Ex-Governor Paulson.
ISFSCIAI. TELEGRAM TO TUB DISFATCH.l
West Chesteb, June 8. Beligion had
a square standup fight with politics here to
day, and if it won it was by a very slight
margin. To learn the result of last night's
Bepublican primaries everybody lent an
anxious ear and scores of tally sheets were
carefully kept at the prominent political
centers throughout the town. Up to this
evening lorty-ninedistricts have been heard
from officially, and they give Hastings 80
delegates to Delamater 23. The remaining
30 districts to be beard from have CI dele
gates and Major McCauley, Chairman of
the Hastings county committee, says that
21 of them are sure to report in favor Gener
al Hastings.
If this be true the Hastings ticket will
win in Tuesday's convention by a vote of
104 to SO. The prospects are that the named
delegates to the State Convention will be
chosen and are as follows: Northern'district,
H. L. Buckwalter, of East Vincent; South
ern district. Captain A. H. Ingram, of
Lower Oxford; Eastern district, L. C. Mc
Cauley, of West Chester; Western district,
Joseph C. P.ixson, of West Grove. A lew
days ago Major McCauley received from
W. B. Leeds, of Philadelphia, a Chester
county Hastings ticket, upon which was
pinned a large four-leaf clover, with the
following note: "Dear Major: I picked up
to-day this four-leaf clover on a Chester
county farm on which my horses are taking
their ahnual outing. I send it to you with
my hopes that it may be an omen of good
luck."
This morning Major McCaulev received
the following telegram: "Dear'Maior: Con
gratulations. It must have been the four
leaf clover that did it. W. B, Leeds."
The Major also received a congratulatory
telegram from General Hastings this morn
ing. To give some idea of the broken up
condition of the Delamater camp the follow
ing incidentwill suffice. Ex-Sheriff Geonrn
B. Hoppes, Congressman DarliDgton's ablest
and best lieutenant, was asked late last
night as to how things looked at his head
quarters. He replied: "Headquarters?
Heavens, why we have none, and the hind
quarters have gone too."
The returns Irom the Democratic primaries
show a heavy 'vote in favor of Pattfson
throughout the county, though it is known
that Wallace's forces'did their best to have
the result on the other side.
Underihe Crawford Connty Sritem.
ISPICIAI. TELEGRAM TO TUX DI8FATCS.1
Youngstown, June.8. The Bepublican
Connty Committee bas fixed the date for the
county primary election to be held on Sat-
Continued on iixlit Page.
parts, one ef-whiehJip ,vf lo
and her little girl Florence, and the
otherv part to his son Eugene
for nse during his lifetime, but
it was expressly provided that it should go
to the wife and child on the husband's
death. Young Cowles was enraged at the
terms ot the will and did everything itt his
power to break it.
Mrs. Cowles, in the meantime, went to
live with her mother with her young
daughter. On last Monday Cowles" wrote
to his wife, saying that he was going to
leave the country and asked for
a farewell interview with his daughter,
which was granted. The young girl
saw her lather at the elder Mrs. Cowles'
house. Cowles induced the little girl and
his sister to go to the depot with him, and
the upshot was that he boarded the train
with his daughter against 'the protestations
of his sister. .He took the train to Conaught
and proceeded by way of Buffalo to St.
Catharines.
soon in pubsuit.
Mrs. Cowles, in the meantime, engaged
detectives who gave chase and came up with'
f-?llToa Ot Sf fatllnn Inn-Inn -IJ .t-
detectives that he intended to keep his child
and that he would never give her up to her
mother. Word was sent to Cleveland and
Mrs. Cowles, accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. Bolton, her brother, E. C. Hale, and
Judge J. E. Ingalls, at once started for
Canada. "
At Buffalo they learned that Cowles had
left for Toronto, where be put up at the
Queen's Hotel, with his daughter. The
pursuing party at once went to Toronto and
stopped at the Bossin House. Thev at
once engaged the legal firm of Blake, Lash
& Cassell, of which Edward Blake is the
head, and then prepared the papers to sub
mit the case to the courts. Cowles placed
his case in the bands of Dalton McCarthy.
Q.C.
Before the case could be bronght before
the Toronto courts he left hurriedly for
Montreal. He arrived here on Friday night
and registered at the Windsor Hotel. He
then sent word to his lawyers in Toronto,
saying that he wished to see his wife alone,
and that unless she agreed to this he would
place his daughter in an institution where
she would he kept until sh,e was 21, and that
her mother would not be allowed to see her.
THE HUSBAND'S PROPOSITION.
Judge Ingalls, for the wile, replied that
the interview would be granted. Cowles
then sent word that unless the other would
agree to iorfeit half of her share of his
lather's estate he would, as legal
guardian, place the child out of her
reach. Mrs. Cowles at once took the
train for Montreal and arrived here
this morning ith Judge Ingalls. They
went to the Windsor Hotel and asked for an
interview with Cowles, but the request was
refused. Cowles lelt the hotel early in the
morning with his daughter and returned
about noon. .
After several unsuccessful efforts in see
Cowles the party met in Mrs. Cowles' room.
At Cowles request all bnt his wife with
drew, nnd they had a long interview to
gether. Cowles threatened to shoot any
body who should interfere with him. Mrs.
Cowles asked to see Tier child, and
Cowles said be would bring her to
where she was. A cab was called and
Cowles, Mrs. Cowles, her sister and brother
proceeded in the direction of the Sacred
Heart Convent on St. Catharine street. On
nearing the convent Cowles turned to his
wife and exclaimed: "You are now within
sight of Florrie. Agree to give up half of
the estate or I will shoot you."
HE HAD A PISTOL, TOO.
At the same moment he drew a pistol and
pointed it at his wife's head. Like a flash,
her brother, who was sitting beside his
sister, drew a revolver and pointing it at
Cowles, fired. Cowles fell over with a bullet
wound in his throat, the ball
passing right through from left to
right. The streets were crowded at the
time with people going home from church
and there was a' tremendous sensation.
Cowles' Was taken to 'the St. Charles Hos
pital, where it was found that his wounds
were very serious.
By almost a miracle the ball passed com
pletely through the neck without touching
any vital point Hale at once drove to the
central police station and gave himself up.
oaie Juage, in- wis city, and -procured
a license. The girl's father procured
a hack and started in pursuit. He was
close on them at the probate office, but tbey
drove rapidly back to the church at Avon
dale with the old man only two blocks be
hind, the horse going his best pace.
The young couple walked up the church
aisle in. the middle of the eermon. "We
want to get married," they said to the min
ister. The minister read the license, mar
ried the young couple, and resumed his ser
mon just as theinfuriated father reached the
door. The unexpected interruption was
much enjoyed by the congregation.
IBT CABLE TO TOE DISPATCH.)
BERLIN, Jnue 8 Copyright. The de
position of Eugene BIchter from the chair
manship of the Parliamentary Committee
of the Liberal party in Germany has more
importance to-day than it would have had
before the February elections, and excites
bitter comment in the press of that party.
To Biehter as an editor it is serious, as he
loses the prestige of having his paper re
garded as the party's organ. It is largely,
however, to 'the use he has made of his paper
in lecturing colleagues who differed from
him that has raised the insurrection against
what his enemies call his Bismarckian
methods.
The fact that his fall was assisted by such
men as the Oberburgcrmeister of Berlin,
Forkenbeck, Haenel Barth, Bamberger and
Bickert will make it difficult .'or him to
recover his prestige unless he makes a verv
humble apology for his past overbearing be
havior. Dr. Schrader, the present leader,
assures us thai there was nothing whatever
in this retirement of Biehter beyond a gen
eral irritation among the parliamentary
members against his rather dictatorial way
of dealing with minorities, a general as
sumption on his part that he was indispen
sable to the party.
A DIFFICULT PROBLEM.
The colonial situation is increasing the
number of gray hairs ia both English and
German diplomatic heads. Count Hatz
leld, the Ambassador in London, cannot
sleep at night for the distracting geograph
ical places he must pick one on maps of
doubtful accuracy, purporting to represent
German spheres of interest in the Dark Con
tinent Armed with bis feeble knowledge
he must bully Salisbury at the Foreign Of
fice for territory which neither cares a straw
about, but which each must pretend is
bound up with the national honor of their
respective nations.
While Stanley is denounciug Germans in
London, Emin is toasted in Berlin as the
Bismarck of an African United States, who
is planting the Germany') that ' is to divert
from Castle Garden the thousands of his
countrymen who now annually run awav
from military service. . As Emin is a
Hebrew from- Polish Prussia; riVd therefore
credited with Unusu&l cbnlmercial tact, the
fact that he has msde, largo purchases of
iud in his new sphere "eFuscfulpejs should
encourage laud speculators, if 110 others.
ALWAYS BEADY- FOB WAB.
Thrllllnc Slory ofthp Solitary Person Who
..Wm Itescacd How Hl Companion
jDropprd Out One by One One Tried to
Swim lo-tlir Miore.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE PISPATCH1
Boston, June 8. Eight young men
started but of the bay at 2 o'clock this
morning for a day's sail out into the bay,
and four hours- later one survivor was
picked off the keel of the overturned cat
boat A squall had capsized the boat,
and seven of the party were drowned.
Their names were James Husband, Joseph
Tufts, Edgar Mahoney. Thomas Troy, Al
bert Lombard, John Sullivan and Lawrence
McTarnon. Walter Quintan was the name
of the'young fellow whose life was saved.
Mahoney and McTarnon were married, but
all the others were between 16 and 19 years
of- ave. Very few in the party knew how to
handle a boat, but when they started out
there was no indication of rough weather.
The light breeze which was then blowing
quickly changed to a small sized gale, and
at 4 o'clock a terrible squall swept across
the boy, and the boat went under. Quin
tan, was the only one who could retain his
position on the keel, and when rescned
was more dead than alive. At davlizht the
superintendent of the pumping station at
Moon Island saw what be supposed was a
seal resting upon a plank; by the aid of his
glass, however, be saw that it was a human
being. Late to-nieht two bodies were washed
up, 'and to-morrow it is hoped that others
will be'found.
Quinlan had recovered sufficiently to
night to give this graphic account of the
fruitless struggle for life of his companions:
As soon as the boat went over Mahoney
Struck out for the pumpinz station, about a
mile distant, saying be would get hem. We all
knew how to swim except Lombard, bnt Vie
water was very cold, and we very soon became
nnmoed. I watched Maloney for about a quar
ter of a mile and then lost sight of him. Un
doubtedly be had to give It up and sank.
Lombard sank once and I pulled him
u.p,- . .He..the.n keP' aflat. or I should
think half an hour, when he loosed bis hold.
As he went dotcu he caught hold of my cloth
Jng bnt 1 kicked him off. I had to do it to save
mrseir. j. anouia turns it mi;ht havaj)eenl5
minutes after this that McTierney was com
pelled to give up the struegle, and shortly
afterward Sojllvan sank. Meanwhilo Tufts
was holding on to the top of the
mast and shooting for help and young Troy
and Husband, who were in the water near
me were trying to help each other. They
struggled hard, but were finally so chiller! thit
I they could make no farther efforts, and when
inpy went down tney were clinging to each
other. Tufts also became benumbed and disap
peared. 1 did not notice, when Ho Hi van sank.
fori was almost one rarse'f tovnrrt the last. I
f remember seslng a boai cawiiH -ia't as I shnt
my eyes, and tno next thlngl kcenrl was lying
in me Doner room at tne, puinpjng station with
a doctor at work upon me.
POLITICIANS AND OTHERS
Anxious to Avoid Another Possible
Bayne-Stone Experience.
A CALL ON THE COUHTl COMMITTEE
Backed Up by Hany Who ire Tired of the
Delegate Way
A LOT OP LAWYERS 0DT FOE C0HSEES3
CABLE CAB CONSTEBtfATKm.
A Chicago Collialon Injures Five Paoscn
arr, Some Sorlomly.
Chicago, June 8. Two cable trains
crowded with people collided to-night at
the switch corner of Division and Clark
streets. Five passengers were more or less
fatally injured, but none fatally. The in
jured are A. B. Stafford, John Lapp, Henry
Sand ford, Jefferson Merrigan ''and Herman
Hentea. Unaccountable derailment of one
ot the trucks on the grip car caused the col
lision. For a time there was confusion bor
dering on panic.
The shock was so sudden and violent that
nearly all of the couple of hundred passen
gers on the trains were hurled headlong to
the floors. In the wild scramble to escape
from the wreck many women fainted, and
there were scores of torn coats and tattered
dresses.
GOTHAM SHOULD I00K PLEASANT.
Chnuncey Returns to Talk Concerning; the
Wild and Breezy West.
New Zoek, June 8. Mr. Chauncey M.
Depew arrived here from Chicago to-night
and said: "The World's Fair will be held
Chicago, and it will be a grand
success. Not only are the people of
Chicago enthusiastic Over the fair, but the
whole Western country as well, and the
only thing .New York can do is to stor. look
ing sour, look pleasant and do all in its
power to make the fair a success."
Mr. Depew said that he had recovered
from the effects of bis recent illness.
GLAS8W0HKS DESTEOxED.
The BlendTllIe Factory Burned nnd 70
Men Oat of Work.
ISFKCIAI. TEXSOHAM TO THE DISPATCH.)
Meadville, June 8. By the bursting
of a pot containing 1,200 pounds molten
glass, the Meadville Glass Works, operated
by Smith, Sprague & Co., of Chicago,
under direction of Forbes Holten, of New
Castle, were destroyed by fire about 8 o'clock
this morning. The loss will probably not
overreach the insurance of $6,000, bat it
throws 70 men out of employment.
The works will probably not be rebuilt,
and as the employes nearly all have tami
lies, the loss to the city will be important,
the payroll aggregating f60,000 per annum.
AN INDIAN OP GOOD CHARACTER,
Says the nc nnd Foxen Will Accept the
ProflVrtd Terms.
Guxhbie, L T., June 8. Information
by courier is that the Indian Commission
has about concluded with the Sac and Fox
Indians. The tribe agrees to accept 160
acres per capita and $1 23 per acre for the
surplus.
The courier is an Indian of good char
acter, and it is generally believed that the
report is true.
A General Strike Decided Upon.
Paris, June 8. The miners of St
Etienue held a meeting at the Labor Ex
change to-day and resolved upon a general
strike.
Moltke's successor, Waldersee, is making
a military inspection oi the various means
by which a German army might in th:
event ot wai be most rapidly brought to the
French frontier, and is able to congratulate
his countrymen that there are now seven
double-track railroads leading from east
to west directly toward France, as against
only three that existed in 1870.
The lost one, just opened, was not a com
mercial necessity" so much as a strategic
road intended to obviate the necessity ot
crossing Swiss territory- in getting into
France. In fact, much of the burden of
German taxation is represented by railways
constructed and operated for military rather
than commercial purpose's.
The Emperor and his Prime Minister
have both had accidents with their horses
during the past week, each running serious
risk of his life. The rapidity with which
the Emperor recovered from his is excellent
evidence ot the general good health he en
joys, in spite ot navmg Dut one arm to
speak of.
OBJECT TO THEEE YEAE3.
The Government bill to increase the army,
coming in company with unusual demands
for colonial enterprise, tor raising the pay
oi non-commissioned officers, as well as
those of the higher grades, creates a wide
spread feeling opposed to the three years'
military service, favoring in its stead one or
two years. The Liberal papers are in the
front of this movement in insisting that two
years is enough for training a recruit, and
the present depressed condition of German
industry demands relief in the direction of
leaving the industrial classes longer at their
peacelul work.
Biehter points out forcibly that the in
crease in the German army is not pro
voked by any act of France; that on the
contrary, tbe latter is inferior to her neigh
bor across the Bhine, when thq military
budgets of the two countries are properly
analyzed. Biehter is famous in just such
an analysis, and in view 01 the fact that
Germany has nearly 10,000,000 more people
thau France, the Government plea that
they must keep pace with French improve
ments is weak, and they know it is weak,
but do not care to give the true reason which
most Germans ieel. and that is
that the preseut'state ot Europe is a war ot
bank books, and that the one who
holds out longest will ruin bis neighbor
quickest Germany piles on her expenses,
knowing' that France must follow suit
AFBAID OF BUSSIA.
The Kaiser knows that France alone will
not make war on him, but he has no guar
antee that his semi-civilized neighbor with
the knout will not, and it is to-meet a com
bination of two first-rate powers at once that
he is calling on his people to do not merely
all and more than France does, but to do all
that is possible, and rnn no risk of seeing
Cossacks a second time in the streets ot
Berlin.
The great ship canal now constructing
between the Baltic and Atlantic has started
in Germany a new interest in ship canals,
and the engineer in charge of preliminary
surveys, Herr Scheck, has decided that
from Berlin to Stettin is the place for the
next one, a distance of about 100 miles,
the cost not to exceed $40,000,000. There is
nothing but sand, plain and marsh between
these two cities and the works should not
require mnch time or present great diffi
culties.
THE CBACKER POOL COMPLETED.
Three Companies Willi S1S,000,000 Capital
to Control 1I10 Entire Bualnms.
IFTXCtAI. TELIGHAM TO TUB DISEATCII.l
St. Louis, June 8. The Cracker Trust is
a'fact With a capital of $18,000,000, three
corporations will work iu harmony and
conduct the cracker business of the United
States. For several months cracker
manufacturers have been holding meetings
In different cities to arrange to pool.
The first thing done was the organization of
the New York Biscuit Company, with a
capital of 55,000,000. Mr. L. D.
Dozier, of this city, who gives the facts
about the trust, says: "Into the biscuit
company was taken the leading cracker
bakeries of New York, Brooklyn and
New Jersey. Then the United States
Bakinc Company, with a capital of
$3,000,000, was organized, and took in all
tbe bakeries of any note in Pennsylvania.
Ohio, Indiana and Michigan.
"Within the past week the American
Biscuit Manufacturing Company was or
ganized, and is taking in the cracker inter
ests of St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee, St
Paul, Minneapolis and Denver, and many
of the minor cities of the West and
Northwest Western capital predominates
in three companies, and two are incorpor
ated under the laws of Illinois, and the
other, the United States Baking Company,
under the laws of Indiana. The combine
is not for the purpose of increasing the
price of crackers, but to reduce expenses
-and handle business more economically."
A PBTESI'S JUBILEE.
Celebration of tho Fiftieth Annlvcmary of
Iter. Joseph Franiiolt's Ordlnntlon.
rSFECIAL TZLEGBAJJ TO THE DISPATCH.!
New Yoek, June 8. The 50th anniver
sary of the ordination of the Bev. Joseph
Fransioli was celebrated to-day in St.
Peter's Catholic Church, Brooklyn, of
which he has been rector lor 31 years. The
absence of the venerable pastor through
sickness was the only drawback to the
celebration. He has been confined
to his house for a week and to
day he was still so sick that his
physician advised him not to attend the
service.- Although admission was by ticket
the spacious church was crowded half an
honr before the services there begun.
All the societies of the parish were repre
sented, and grouped in front of the altar
were delegations from the Sisters of Char
ity, Sisters of Mercy, Sisters of
St Joseph, Sisters of St. Dom
inick and Sisters of St. Francis.
A host o( prominent priests were also
present. The address of eulogy was deliv
ered by the Bev. Father Elliott, Paulist
missionary.
FELL DEAD IN CHUBCH.
AN AMERICAN DANE HONORED.
In
For Fifty Yearn a Teacher.
LouisvriLfi; June 8. J. W. Bust, Presi
dent ol Bethel Female College. Honkins
ville, Ky., died to-day. He had been. CO
years a teacher.
A Public Banquet to General Chrlstensen
Ills Native Land.
Copenhagen, Jane 8. A banquet was
given here last night in honor of General
Christensen, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who left
Denmark 41' years ago and settled in tbe
United States. Among those present were
Mr. Clark E. Carr, the United States Min
ister, and several American residents.
Count Bilbee, tbe Boyal Chamberlain, pro
posed the toast 01 Mr. Christensen. He re
called the principal events in the career of
the General, and said that although the lat
ter was now a genuine American citizen he
still preserved his love for the Fatherland
and his countrymen. General Christensen J crops.
Bev. Dr. Knient Expire Snddenly While
Attending Sunday School ExercIoeB.
rSFICtAI. TZLICSAlf TO THB DIBFATCR.1
Philadelphia, June 8. Bev. Dr. J.
B. Kniest, while attending the twenty-eighth
anniversary of the Sunday school of the
German Reformed Church, lhirty-eighth
and Baring streets, this afternoon, dropped
dead. Dr. Kniest took a walk to Woodland
Cemetery, to visit the grave of his son
J. A. Kniest, who was killed last fall by
being thrown from his carriage. On his
return from the cemetery he went to the
church to witness the celebration, and was
seated not more than ten minutes when he
fell backwards and instantly expired.
Bev. Dr. Kniest was born in Germany
and was 55 years of age. He was pastor of
Zion German Informed Church, Buffalo, for
23 years. About six years ngo he accented a
call to the German" Eeformed Church, in
this city.
"meltlna Works In Mexico.
City op Mexico, June 8. English cap
italists are here trying to obtain a concession
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ui a lai&c Bujcuiug wuriui near iuonterey. system.
The rains are too late in the year to save the better chs
franc -Ar- Tr
ibe resolution pas sed by Saturday even
ing's mass meeting at Carnegie Hall, call
ing on the Connty Committee to adopt the
Crawford county or direct voting method of
selecting candidates for office, caused con
siderable discussion yesterday. Of a num
ber of gentlemen, interviewed, nearly all
favored the Crawford system, giving their
reasons therefor. The possibility of new
primaries has bronght out a number of new
candidates for Colonel Bayne's shoes.
The topic or general conversation yester
day was the action ot the mass meeting at
Carnegie Hall Saturday evening, not only
in objecting to the manner in which Colonel
Stonewas nominated, but the, unanimous
demand made for the adoption of the Craw
ford county system of holding primaries, in
which the candidate is directly voted for in
stead of through delegates selected by him
ana run in bis interest
In order to ascertain the popular feeling
on the latter proposition, a number of citi
zens were interviewed, without regard to
their political affiliations, or any knowledge
of the sentiments they might express.
John B. Kennedy, the venerable editor of
the AUeghenian,aud the authorof the Craw
ford conntvsystem resolution presented at the
Saturday evening meeting, was interviewed
at his home in the Eleventh ward of Alle
gheny. He said:
THE ABOLITION OF CONTENTIONS.
"The Crawford county system means a
direct vote by the people for the candidates
for offices, without the intermediate action
of delegates. The latest Mayoralty nomi
tion in this city was conducted in that man
ner. No convention was held, Wyman
being nominated by a direct popular vote.
The vote was counted by the Allegheny
City Executive Committee. The Craw
ford county system abolishes conven
tions. The present delegate system is
cumbersome, expensive and unsatisfactory.
My chief objection to it is that-Jhe people
are often influenced, for various reasons, to
vote for the candidate for delegate in their
district rather than for the candidate for
office whom that delegate represents. For
instance, if a man is running for delegate
who is a popular man in a mill, it is natural
that the men in the mill will vote for him,
whether he represents either Bayne or Shi
ras. It does not give us a fair expression of
the people as between the several candi
dates. The candidate who puts up the most"
popular and influential man in a district
will be most likely to carry that district.
Then a man who is elected a delegate may
be unable or unwilling to serve. He will
then transfer his delegate credentials to
some other man, who does not represent the
voters of the district at all.
AN INSTANCE CITED.
"For instance, in this ward John M.
McAfee was elected a Bayne delegate from
th: First district. He transferred his creden
tials to John B. Henricks, who nominated
Stoneiu tbe convention. If the people had
voted directly that could not have been
done. Delegates after they are elected may
be influenced or bribed to" vote contrary to
the expressed wish of their, district. It fur
nishes opportunity for corruption. Tbe rich
est candidate is most likely to capture the
delegates.
"The delegate system is expensive. Every
delegate put up for a candidate costs at least
$50. That is tor his expenses in making the
canvass of his precinct, for treating the boys,
etc. There are 124 precincts in ihis Congres
sional district The delegates in this dis
trict, at that rate, would cost a candidate
$6,230. Both of the recent candidates, I am
told, spent more than that. I have it lrom a
close friend of Colonel Bayne that he paid
$1,500 lor the influence of one official in this
city.
"Then, again, in this last Congressional
contest I know that money was paid not
only to tbe man who was running on a cer
tain side, but also to the man who was op
posing, to allow himself to be defeated at
the polls. Sometimes these fellows gave
themselves away by their indifference on
election day.
EVEBY VOTE WOULD COUNT.
"Under the Crawford county system every
vote will count Under the delegate sys
tem every vote does not count Yon know
that Sbiras came pretty near securing a
majority I don't know but he has of the
popular vote in the district. At the same
time, he secured very few delegates. He
carried some districts by a very large major
ity, and lost others bvo few votes. If he got
SO in one precint to 87 for Bayne, those
86 counted for nothing. Under the Crawford
county system they would count The case is
well illustrated In tbe election of President
A candidate may have a majority vote in
the country, but have a minority of the
State electors. Thus it has o'ten happened
that we have had minority Presidents. I
would like to see tbe United States Consti
tution so amended as to elect our Presidents
by the popular vote. Such a manner of
electing seems to me to be more In conson
ance with American ideas."
Mr. Kennedy was asked if it was in
tended to ask the County Committee to
adopt the Crawford county system for the
new Cocressionsl primaries in the Twenty
third district He replied:
MIGHT BE CHANGED IN TIME,
"No, it was not so understood last night
The county rules must be changed in order
to do that. Such a change requires a certain
time. It was my idea that tbe system should
apply in the future. Still, it might be that
the change could be made in time for onr
new primaries. I suppose those primaries
could hardly be held inside of three weeks,
and the new County Committee meets next
Saturday."
Mr. Kennedy was asked what effort had
been heretofore made to induce the County
Committee to adopt the popular vote system.
He said:
"Two years ago, when we adopted tbesa.
new rules, I made an effort in the Connty
Committee to have the Crawford system,
adopted. I got a very strong vote, but the
delegate system was adopted. I tbink the
members of the County Committee on this
side ot the river are friendly to the Crawford
system. The delegate system gives a ring
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