The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-12
THE POLITICAL POT.
1t Is Boiling in Iron County and suppresses Al
other Business.

III iearnS on positive authority that the
name OF &. I. Roberts will not be pre-
sented TO the convention as u candidate
for sheriff. MIR. Roberts has made a
careful canvass Of the situation and ar
rived at the conclusion that he will
under no circumstance be a candidate
for this office. This decision on the part
of Mr. Roberts confines the race TO two
andidates-Thoburn Gibson and Man
vile b. Waite, OF Iron River. 1t will be
the east side against the west side and If
the people on this side are as loyal as
their neighbors i'm the "west endn Gibson
will win the victory. The DIAMOND
DRILL wishes 10 make no comparison
between the two men, but we hazard no
opportunity for successful contradiction
when we state thata man better qualified
for the Office does not live in Iron county.
| lie has been n resident OF Hematite
township Tor many years, during which
time he has contributed as much to the
success OF the Republican party as any
other man in the county. He has abun-
dant qualifications Tor the Office and is "a
man OF unflinching integrity. A man
more loyal to his friends than Thoburn
Gibson never lived. The west side of
the county is unit in the support OF
Mr.. Waite because he is a west side man
Why not the same spirit permeate the
east side? Such has been the spirit of
MIR. Gibson in his political labors in Iron
county and il will be because his friends
are untrue TO him il he is not nominated
Tor sheriff at Iron River on Saturday
next An east side man has never yet
been given this Office. We now have
model candidate; we have the votes To
nominate him and the votes To elect
him. In fairness it belongs to US. II we
turn him down we do ourselves a
wanton injustice.
County politics was at fever heat in
Crystal Falls on Saturday last, the pri-
mary Tor the election OF delegates TO the
Republican county convention being
held in the evening The primary was
only a repetition Of the heated contests
that have characterized political matters
in Crystal Falls township this year The
warfare was waged between Messrs. A.
l.. Flewelling and Sherman +. Handy,
candidates for the Republican nomina-
tion for prosecuting attorney. The re-
suit OF the contest was victory for MIR.
Handy, three out Of the four delegates
| bainO nutanokor at,oN,rt,.a ~ I.;s c.,,,.,.
The delegates elected are Capt Edwin
Jacka, DIR. A. NJ. Darling, Capt. John
Worden and Louis +. Johnson.
The Office OF register Of deeds is not
begging for IA candidate, but il has not
yet been attacked by the flood OF candi-
dates that has assailcd some oi the
more profitable Jobs. Mr.. G.. NJ Rogers
is disposed very kindly toward this
position and would accept it rather
than see the place left vacant. II il
barely possible that register OF deeds
stock will materially advance after some
OF the candidates for county clerk have
taken lesson IN the lickeness Of poll
ties. This Is one Of the years when
everyone seems TO be fishing for the capi-
tai prize. The little jobs will be at n
premium, however, before the event is
over, one week from today.
John Fisher seems TO be the only can
ddate for county office who has dele
gates "to feed To the birds" He nspires
10 succeed himself as county treasurer
and thusinr seems to have encountered
very little opposition. John, however,
is probably aware OF the fact that poll.
tics is not always an open game. John
+. McGillis il said To have bee in his
bonnet and also 10 have concealed
about his person lead-pipe cinch on
the west side delegation. Stranger
things have happened. Mr.. McGillis was
reared in the 'west ond'' and his old
neghbors swear by him.
IL is given out that "Rackety' Clark il
a candidate Tor county surveyor. We
presume that "Rackety" has INDUCED in
his regular, biennial political flop and
that his garments have been clcansed for
the new departure. For the dignity Of
the Republican ticket, however, we hope
for something better than his nomina.
ton.
The contest FOR the county clerkship is
noteworthy chiefly for the number Of
candidates., all Of whom are "sure win
ners." From the reports current it is
evident that somcbody;nmong the dele.
gates, has been making duplicate prom
iscs. The pronounced candidates for
the Office are W. j. Brown, Frank w.
Cole and Geo. T.. Voos.