Bacon Looking To His Fences

Bacon Looking To HIs Fences

Says He Is in he City Just to Get a "Little Acquainted"

Believes He Will Win

Thinks There Will Be a Split Among Delegates- Smith Wants the Convention Held at Adrian

With the air of the man who has got a sure tip from the paddock on the horse that will win the race, M.R. Bacon, of Wyandotte, arrived in the city Wednesday to get a "little acquainted" as he said by way of being on the ground floor when the next congressional convention comes off.

For a man who will be up against a whole string of aspiring candidates to represent the second district in congress, Mr. Bacon gave the impression that he was not at all worried about the result, providing a break came in the convention, and Mr. Bacon felt very sure that there would certainly come a hitch in the balloting which would result in a split, making himself the successful candidate.

In other words, Mr. Bacon will be somewhat of a dark horse until the delegates begin to scratch their heads and get into a tangle over the candidate to be undividedly supported by them when the mist will be suddenly penetrated by the man from Wayne, who will prance in upon the convention floor like a thunderbolt from a clear sky and so charm the delegates by the magnetism of his appearance as to bring them all to his support.

And it would not surprise a great many persons hereabouts if this program should be carried out to the letter and that Bacon should turn out to be the choice of the convention.

One of the first calls made by Bacon this morning was on A.J. Sawyer, where he remained for several hours. Then he saw Fred Green and a few other brilliant luminaries of the republican party. When he got through visiting he returned to the Cook house and was one of the happiest appearing gentlemen that one would meet in a days walk.

"I will win," he said in an interview if a break comes in the convention, and it looks very much now as though there would be a split. 

"Just starting your campaign?" was asked.

"Oh, dear, no," was the reply. "I began several months ago. I am just here today to get a little acquainted."

Mr. Bacon said that he understood there is a move being made by Congressman Smith to have the convention held in Adrian this year.

"I saw a letter from Smith to one of his workers the other day," he said, "in which he advised holding the convention in Adrian."

This evening there will be held a meeting of the republican congressional committee to arrange for the approaching convention, at which an effort will be made to hold the convention next month. This is unusually early and it is said that the purpose of the move is to prevent too many dark horses appearing on the scene at the last moment.