The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-14
CAUCUSES TONIGHT
To Elect Delegates to
the Repub lean Cau-
Gus
For the Township Of Calumet
Sigarmakers and salOODkeepers Meet
ON the DIamOnd-The Missing
watch L. Found.

The republicans OF each precinct vii
assemble tonight at 1880 at their dis
trict polling place for the purpose OF sci
Getting delegates 10 the township caucus
to be held in the Calumet School Hall to-
morrow evening at 5 o'clock.
At the township caucus tomorrow ey-
ening twenty-fiy delegates will be elected
to represent this township at the county
convention. 10 be held at HOughton Oh
Friday afternoon next, where delegates
TO the State convention as well as 20 the
congressional convention will be elected
The caucus is the very root Of the poll
teal system in this county, but, ike very
many other things, II has been neglected
for instead Of the voters turning QUE to
attend these meetings, so that popular
opinions may prevail, they mostly make
themselves conspicuous by their absence
THAT il, until il comes 20 county oGcerr)
and in consequence these meetings fall
generally into the hands Of a clique, who
run matters 10 please themselves and so
what was meant as a popular meeting
where the people could voice their senti-
ments, the caucus has become merely the
commencement OF the act in which the
voter places himself entirely in the hands
of clique OF politicians; and after has
but little chance for exercising the power
of voting for whom he personally pleases.
This certainly is not as il was meant TO
or should be.
At the present time there are several
candidates in the field for the office of
governor, but surely the voters OF this
township have not already decided which
Of the candidates would best represent
their interests and therefore the voters
should. attend these caucuses and see 10
It that men are named a. delegates. both
10 the township caucus and the county
convention, who viii not be likely 70 al
low themselves 10 be- led by the nose by
the so-called political bosses OF thi- c0un-
", but, on the other hand will s-s t1 lt
that men are sent 20 Grand Rapids ready
20 support the candidate who viii i1
their opinion al least, be the best c4'cu-
lated 10 promote the interests Of the pe1-
pie at large and not OF any one part.cg-
lar class.
Ii appears 10 us az thepre-ent moment
but few OF the voters know who the cam
didate will be. as many new men NAV APP
pear before the state convention r.
held, and this makes il the more ueces
sary 10 elect men OF good Judgment as
delegates and 20 insert some new blood
into this county representation instead
of allowing the same parties 70 go down
year after year 10 represent us, and who
in time appearto arriyeat the conclusion
that they own the voters and can turn
the vote Of the county over 90 whom
they please. Unfortunately they make
the people down there believe they can DO
this. We have Leen told that the poll
ticials below the Straits believe, or
appear 20 DO 30, that Cad Smith carries
the vote OF the Upper Peninsula in bis
pocket. And vet probably not more
than five in hundred, II that number.
Of the voters in the copper country. ever
heard bis name until he became IA candi-
date for congressional honors.
Every voter who intends. or honestly
believes at the present moment be in
tends to vote the republican ticket this
fall. is entitled TO attend and take part
IN these caucus meetings, and unless they
do 20, they will not be doing their whole
duty 70 either themselves, their state or
their country
These remarks are general and, unlort-
unately, apply 10 most OF the political
parties and are not meant in the interest
OF any person or clique, nor even against
any. They are meant only ar an appeal
Tor the voter 70 turn out and do his
whole duty. that IT., as we see in.