The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-12-29

Contest for Speaker Of the House Of Representa-.
tives Win be Lively One.

atives will hold n caucus for the nominal |
ton OF n speaker. There are five candi- |
dates for the place and, since the
nomination is an election, they are all in
the fight in earnest. They are: Judge
William ID. Gordon, Of Midland; Job T.
Campbell, uf Mason; +. c. Chamberlain.
OF BeSscmer; Byron $. Waite, OF Menom-
inec. and Reuben Kempf, OF Ann Arbor.
All those gentlemen have previously held
legislative seats. Messrs. Gordon.
Campbell and Chamberlain we're mem
bcrs Of the last leeislature Mr.. Waite
was a member OF the house in 1889 and
Mr.. kempi sat in the senate in 1885.
As all the candidates have had legislative
experience there il little room for choice
on that score. Judge Gordon has been
generally considered the leading candi-
date, but Mr. Chamberlain insists that
he will not be elected aud the other can.
didutes are all hopeful.
Byron s. Waite was born Sept. 27,
1852, at Pennicld, MY. He came OF
Puritan stock and his grandfather,
Elihu Waite, was born at Lowell, Mass.
His father was n native OF the same
town which boasts the nativity Of the
subject OF this sketch. When he wns
three years OF age his parents removed
Co Michigan and settled in Tyrone,
Livingstone county.
As boy and in his young manhood
no was employed upon his fathers farm
and those uf the neighbors Up TO his
seventeenth year he worked on the farms
in the summer and attended district
school in the winter. lie then began
teaching, attending Fenton High School
in springs and fills. In IA he graduated
from the former institution and began
work as "A carpenter with his uncle.
Later in the snme year, he took charge
Of the schools Mt Rochester, Mich, where
he remained for two years. In the fall OF
'7G he entered the literary department
OF the state university, and graduated
in 1880 with degree. While keeping up
his regular courses OF study Mr.. Waite
the bar in the same year in which he
graduated from the university. Early
in the next year he married Miss Ismene
Craymer, OF Ann Arbor. Six children
have been the fruit OF this union.
In August. 1882, lie caught the upper
peninsula fever and removed to Menom.
inee where lIe has since remained. lie
has there established for himself u large
and lucrative law practice and has be
come an honored citizen. He has been
acandidnte for public Office but twice in
his life and both times WIS elected 10y
good majorities. In 1888 he was elected
TO the house of representatives. and Il
n now returned to the same body lie il
\ an ardent Republican and has always
= bsen a worker in the party's interests.
Fremont G. Chamberlain, "The Tai
Pine OF the Gogebic," MS he was named
almost as soon AS he showed himself u
the last legislature, il ~ Badger, havinI
been born in Ripon, Wis, Oct. u, 1876
Nineteen years ago he removed to Michi
gnn. He has since resided in the uppe
peninsula and is thoroughly imbued witt
the spirit 81 this growing and rcsourelu
country. His education was acquired II
the public schools and Mt Ripon College
Alter graduating he turned his attention
to teaching and followed that profession
for thirteen years. But while he wa
engaged in teaching the young idea ho'
TO shoot he also had mn eye to theiutur
and was engaged in studying law. II
read with the firm OF Coleman, Carter
Kent at Fond du Lac, Wis, and at IN
same time pursued private studies In IN
law. The result was TINT he was at
mitted TO the bar in February, 1881
He Immediately commenced the practi6
OF his profession In Gogebic count,
where he still resides. An earne'
Republican, he soon became identihe
with the politics Of his Michigan hon
and was elected member oil the boar
OF supervisors. His next essay was i'
the craftsmanship Of the board, which
secured. His profession then led III
into acontest for the office oil circu
court commissioner, and he was success
= ful. After serving i'm that position
became member Of the county boa
az school examiners and put IN Nv
years in that place. In 1892 he WI
induced TO become n candidate Tor &
legislature, and was elected by near
600 majority. In the legislature
quickly came to the front and was o
of the prominent figures in the house "
years ago. He was chairman OF I
liquor traffic committee and an inf
entail member Of the committe on ra
roads and state library.