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Show luvra Deserts Mills. V.MiiNf.roN Dec. 3. Strenuous efforts arc l inur made, to effect the withdrawal of certain minor candidates by working for the disintegration of their forces. Only in the acdidiicv of .. ringer have their been any dis'iuicling evidences of possible disintegration. disintegra-tion. Tlie Iowa delegation, which up to this time has been unfaltering in its allegiance alle-giance to Spr'nii-er, this morning met and a-ain expressed its individual and col-ic col-ic -;ive preferences for Springer, but decided de-cided that should event- indicate that Crisp lniiiht i.c nominated on the tirst ballot, the nit" of The entire delegation would be thr.i u io Miiis re the conclusion of the tirst ha. lot. to prevent that result. KeprcsentatUe Hayes, spokesman of the delegation, said to the Associated Press reporter: re-porter: "We desire it understood that we ai-e for Springer just as long as there is a possibili! v of his election. We are unanimous unani-mous ami ;ii vote as a unit. Should it become be-come e- ill Ci! 'ict'Aceu now and tiie date of the c a ' k 1 1 s t:i.t Crisp is likely to be nominated nomina-ted on ihe iir.-t buliot we will eveu up on the hiiiiai ha! iot and cast our votes solidly for Mi,ls to pre yen! such a resii!!. We w.il do this bee.iu-e we are convinced the sentiment of the great northwest is for Mills as op-posi op-posi d to 1 ri-o." The (.ther f' Uowersof Springer do not seem toheata:' :;i;;r.:i' d by the conclusions of tin: Iowa del. gal ion, as they say the contingency contin-gency upon which their desertion is to be based will never arise. Springer's adherents are encouraged today by the decision of the entire Washington delegation, with the exception ex-ception of Chipman, to supuort their candidate. candi-date. This delegation wi'.'i bave a forma! meeting tomorrow afternoon and will endeavor en-deavor to act as unit. Springer still claims i.' votes aud is counting on the sapport of ii'oiitiaii of Indiana, hut" the other candidates do not concede hiin over '' or -Kb The friends of Miils are hopeful of transferring neatly a", the votes now pledged to Svringer to their candidate, and on the belief of success suc-cess in tiiis endeavor they express confidence of vietorv, relying up; n the nniuitus given to Mils.," by the announcement of great c-e. c-e. ssions of votes from the we.-t and northwest north-west to rate.- io their standard. |