The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-16
EDITORIAL.
4 snap Convention.

As an independent paper, with Just now
republican procliyities. the Evening
News would call attention TO the action
OF the republican party. or rather the
bosses thereof, who, however. appear TO
consider themselves the party, IN 6ecid-
ing To call the congressional convention
for July ). Such a course was almost
unprecedented and ii is more than likely
the date will be changed by the district
committee, as il certainly should be-.
Ii has been stated that a combine had
been formed by some of the aspirants for
congressional honors against the renom-
ination OF our present representative. the
Hon. Samuel NJ. Stephenson. whom Judge
Hubbell two years ago apparently de.
lighted in clubbing honest old Sam. ="
That such a compact was made, was, of
course, denied; but most people who have
not their eyes shut viii doubt the truth
OF such contradiction when il is known
this snap convention was evidently
agreed upon after the conference lately
held IN hOughton by Messrs. Osborne.
(who, with a certain great mogul of the
party, appears TO bepromoting this snap
convention movement,) Sheldon and
Smith. Such action will, no doubt do
the promoters of the scheme more harm
than good, for those who make up the
party, that is, the voters generally. not
the bosses, like TO see fair play and as
this snap convention was evidently
sprung against Mr.. Stephenson. who.
there can be no doubt, he's served this
district faithfully and well. even u he has
not such howery tongue a. some per
sons, and therefore deserves. a least. and
is certainly entitled 20 he treated l1irI.
and honestly, which this snap convention
was certainly not intended 70 do.
Some oithe supposed republican bosses
who attended the late republican conven-
ton at Detroit gave it out that there
was no Piugree sentiment in the copper
country. The News does noLknow any,
thing about Pingree personally, but il
does know that the rank aud file OF the
party here appear TO look upon Pingree
as their champion aud that a street on
the Iamarack location has been named
Blngree avenue. The same system il
being pursued 10y these selfappornted DO
litIcal bUsses in order TO down Stephen
son = ambition for re nomination. IA is
eyinced by the desire 20 call this snap
convention; il this Is not so, perhaps the
district committee Will give some reason
why the usual course OF holding the con-
gressional convention in September
should be departed from. II the conyen
ton IL held IN September the people. but
then, IN the eyes of some PERSONS, e, the
political bosses, the people do not amount
TO much, will have had time TO think and
tals over matters aud decide for them
selves who shou d represent them in the
halls OF congress.
Hitherto, both Of the political parties
In the copper country have been domi- |
mated by self-constltuted bosses, but If
the News reads correctly the handwrlt-
ing on the wall, the fate of these bosses |
is doomed, as the rank and file propose To |
have more TO say in the future than they |
have in the past, and when the time |
comes the News will endeavor TO give the |
people an opportunity OF showing whom
they would like TO see nominated for the |
various political positions and they GER
tainly will not, because some political
boss has personal feeling against some |
candidate, even one with first-class rec |
ord, allow such person TO be relegated TO
The background.
Let us try TO 'do unto others as we
would they should do unto us," even in
political matters, and the world will be n
treat deal better than il now in.