The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-23
DID THEY VOTE?
Iron County represented at
the State Convention.
Two Delegates In the Field, Each
with His own Credential and
tho Proxy of Another.

elltc CouNtulipn itli III btbioitf Ah"''-
day. for the purpose OF nominating
for Justice Of the Supreme
court and two Regents OF the University :
Iron county was entitled 20 two dele
gates at the convention, but as no one
any great desire for the
appointment OF delegate, the chairman
of the Republican county committee,
Mr.. Martin Bach, decided 10 call no con-
venton. Later ON, however, NJ. ii.
Moriarty advised Chairman Bach to
appoint two delegates, Messrs. G. ii.
Watson and NJ. b. McGee, and as Mr..
Watson was at Lansing, To forward his
credeutial 60 him together with the
proxy Of Mr. McGec, both votes TO be
east for d. II. Ball, OF Marquette. Act
ing upon the advise. and prompted 10y
the fact that no others took any inter
est in the matter Mr.. Bach issued the
credentials which were accordingly Tor
warded 60 Mr.. Watson at Lansing.
When news OF this reached Iron River
the lethargic braiu OF Mr.. O'Brien, oI
the Reporter, was suddenly inspired with
n noble resolve To attend the convention
and see that Mr.. Ball was nominated.
or course Mr.. O'Brien had no personal
motive; lac is above that.
BE that az il may, he lost no time IN
agitatlng the matter, and with the co.
operation Of several Lcxowmaniacs,
known 10 be al large in Iron county,
held n convention" in the Office ol
Register OF Deeds Noos.
Mr.. Bach was found and caioled into
acting as chairman, Notwithstanding th,
fact that he had already issued creden
tials.
Messrs. Pat. O'Bricn and G. NJ. Rogers
were appointed delegates, two mor
credentials issued, aud Mr.. 0Bricn
armed with both credentials, departed
for Detroit to cast hig ballot and that Q
Mr.. Rogers.
The first credentials were issued with
out any convention, but IT was done be
cause no one took enough interest IN th
matter To attend convention II calle'
and several leading Republicans Of th
county upheld Mr.. Bach's action an
had Mr.. O'Brien or any other Iexowma
/ mac received the appointment, no NOR
would have been said about the matter
: The convention held Monday was no
. called according To law, still Mr., O'Brier
though ho devoted almost n column {
. the Reporter last week Co informing th
! people OF the county that Mr. Watso
! had no legal right TO represent lro
, county at the state convention, accep
ed the last issued credentials and dcpar
cd for Detroit Mr.. O'Brien IL no
guilty OF tho very act for which }
abused Mr.. Watson last week.
The second credentials, issued at q
instigntion Of Mr.. O'Brien and his Lei
omaniac friends including Messr
Sweeney, Rau, Rogers and Others are y
!, more legal than the first credentials
sued and forwarded TO Mr.. Watson.
!, O'Brien's attack upon Mr.. Watson ln'
! week was entirely uncalled for. NJ
Watson was absent from the count
and knew nothing OF the state OF nfiai
existant at the issuance OF the crede
= tials forwarded to him 10y the chairmf
!, OF the Republican county commltte
other than that they were forwarded
- him with instructions 10 uphold u.
" Ball for Justice oi the Supreme coul
and that is precisely what Mr.. Wats'
! would have done. Whether Inc did SO
- not THE DIAMOND Dull has n
- learned.
= The case "a IL stands at this writing
!, thus.
Mr.. Watson was TO have been in ]
- troit Thursday TO attend the state ca
- vcntion as the authorized represent
- tive ~ Iron county.
- Mr.. O'Brien, ditto.
e Each "authoriEed representative
y held two Credentials" his own and
proxy.
Neither could bc considered n lel
in representative.
val THE DIAMOND Dull gives the matt
at to the public as il il, and would adv
nt the Rcpubllcans OF iron county 10 &C
ed form moro strictly 10 the law as given
ish such cases in the future.
The But the difficulty between the II
nd county representatives did not delay
mn work of the convention, however, al
Tor az usual, the lower peninsula, with
tie overwhelming majority, nominated
ted candidates.
IRE Judge Joseph II. Moore, oi Lapc
vas was nominated on the seventh ball
nm for Justice ~ the supreme court, .
c'H- Roger w Butterfcld, Of Grand Raj
un- and G. II. IIncklcy, 81 Mnskcgon, W
the unanimously nominated for Regents
DVo the university.
the ~.