The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26
A WARM CONTEST.
Senatorial Convention at Iron Mountain on Sat
urday Last Was Interesting.

urdaY Last Was Interesting.
This is not year for "tame" conven-
tions The senatorial convention at
Iron Mountain on Saturday last was no
exception to the general rule. The
Press gives the following account OF the
parliamentary battle:
The convention was called to order by
X. =. Tuten, chairman OF the senatorial
committee, and Capt. C. ID. Blanchard.
OF Marquette, was chosen temporary
chairman and NJ. b. MCGEE, OF Iron, Sec
retary.
A committee on credentials, consisting
OF Henry Routhier, OF Ishpeming, John
Mulvey. OF Negaunee, and Carl Lindahl,
OF Norway, was appointed by the chair
man.
On motion, Messrs. Sherwood, OF Mar
quette, Fairbairn, oflshpeming, Roberts,
Of Crystal Falls, MacEnaney, OF Iron
Mountain, and Morris, OF Munising, were
appointed committee on permanent
organization, order OF business and
rules, and the convention adjourned for
ten minutes To permit the committees to
prepare their reports.
1t developed during the recess that
Alger county was represented by two
delegates when under the call she was
only entitled To one, and Marquette
county with sixteen when her apportion-
ment called for only twelve. The dele
gates favoring the nomination OF John
Jones, OF Ishpeming, favored seating
both delegates from Alger and OF cutting
Marquett's vote down from sixtren to
twelve, which would give each delegate
from that county three-quarters vote.
The Maitland delegates, while favoring
the plan OF giving the Marquette repre-
sentatyes only three-quarters OF n vote
each, opposed the seating OF the two del
egates from Alger.
The clash came as soon as the conven-
tion reconvened and the committee on
credentials reported in favor of admit
ting the two Alger representatives.
Mr.. Fairbarn spoke against admitting
Messrs Baldwin and Morris with u full
vote each and favored giving them hall IA
vote. Mr. Sherwood spoke in favor oi
giving the county two votes. A motion
to give the delegates hall a vote each
was lost, and the vote on adopting the
committees report was n tie. Several
other motions OF like nature were
offered, the vote each time resulting in n
tie.
Sherwood "plnyed into the enemies
hands" 10y Offering motion To the effect
that each county be entitled TO one dele
gate for every 500 votes cast at the last
election, but he quickly discovered his
mistake and withdrew the same amid
loud laughter.
Henry Routhier next moved the adop-
tion OF the report, and asked for secret
ballot, but this was defeated with be-
coming promptness.
IL remained for c. Il. Roberts To catch
the Jones champions mapping, which he
did with an innocent little motion to the
effect that the report DO accepted with
the exception OF the paragraph relating
to Alger county. This was carried, and
Mr.. Sherwood moved that the two Alger
delegates be seated with vote each,
Mr.. Fairbairn offered IA amendment that
| the delegates be seated with hall vote
each. The chairman decided that the
| vote was n tie, but Mr.. Fairbairn
| promptly called his attention TO the Tact
that, now the report OF the committees
on credentials had been adopted, Mar
| quette county, was only entitled tC
twelve votes instead of sixteen, the num-
Der polled lie appealed from the deci
aon Of the chair and won out. Chair
man Blanchard then reversed hit
decision and decided that the Alger dele
gates should only have halt a vote each
hIhe vote on sustaining the chair was
l0s nays, 0k ayes.
The temporary organization was ther
made permanent and the convention
officers were sworn.
Ii was moved that the convention
take a secret ballot for senator, the sew
hral counties being polled by their chair
man. This was defeated, l0h to 0h. Il
was then moved aud carried that tn,
ballot he an open one, the secretary
Railing the roll OF counties for candi
dates.
| y Alexander Maitland and John Jones
both OF Marquette county, were placet
in nomination. A ballot was then taker
Jones received Ayers one vote ant
eight and hall from Marquette, nnC
Maitland four from Dickinson, thre
from Iron and four and n hall iron
Marquette, total OF eleven and n hall
nominating him on the first ballot
The announcement OF the result OF tn
ballot was received with cheers, ant
Mr.. Sherwood promptly moved TO max
the vote unanimous, which was carrie,
lac a rtafuU vota