The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-30
Those Finally Nomi-
mated at the Repub-
IiCan Caucus.
After several Destinations
mics Cuts little Figure In Hancock
This prIng-An Aeeidenton the
1oEe-County seat Notes.

Hancock township republicans had to
,nstle last evening to keep from being |
-oo,noted ut the caucus held Mt the en-
CINE hors% -, G. n
nornell as chairman and G. ID. Hanchette
.a,rotorv. A committee composed OF
uessrs. W. II. Roberts, W. ii. Mason,
q A Wright, Thomas Payne and Peter
uondrickson was sent out to bring in a
t;okot 1t was easy to do this, but to
maize the men named stick was another
matter entirely, The committee reported
the following ticket:
snneryisor-Thomas Ingram
Clerk-G. W. Emery.
Treasurer-Joseph Wareham,
Commissioner of Hghways-s. Nj. Bates.
overseer of Hlghways-Thomas Payne.
1ustice of the Peace +. l.. Wright.
School Inspector-C. ID. Hanclette.
Members of the Board of Review-John n.
Mitchell and Simon Mcdonnell.
Constables Cornish, ii. u. Brock,
John Jackson and Nels Burkman.
When a motion was made to accept
the report OF the committee and make the
candidates named the Dominees the rush
TO get off the ticket began. Messrs.
Emery, B ,tes, Hanchette, Cornish and
Brock declined.
The Others weren't present.
candidate who would sink or swim
with the republican ship for the office OF
school Inspector was found in Henry l..
Baer. Then successfully c. A. Wright,
VIII. Roberts, S. Mcdonnell. Peter Hen
Erickson and w. Il. Mason solemnIy
ayerred that their time would not permit
them to assume the duties OF clerk.
Then j. j. Eichkein was named and
after him Michael Finn. The chair
treated the mention OF the latter's name
as an amendment to the motion that
Mr.. Eichkein be nominate d and proceeded
to put the amendment. Z. A. Wright
declared the proceedings out oforder and
also made the point OF order that Mr..
Finn being democrat ought not to be
nominated at a republican caucus.
The chairman sat down on these motions
in his own peculiar wav which was very
effective and in the laughter and coniu-
sion that followed put his amendment
and declared it carried and then declared
Mr.. Finn the caucus nominee for clerk.
Mr.. Wright then went at the doughty
chairman IN a different way and moved
a reconsideration, but the char an
nounced that having voted against MT
Finn Mr.. Wright had no right to move
to reconsider. Immediately to show he
had no partialty the chair went back OF
his own ruling aud put the motion to re-
consider. which was carried, and ballo'
being taken it resulted, Eichkem, IL
Finn, 4.
The caucus then put J. S. Stringer II
place of Mr.. Mcdonnell as candidate 10
member Of board OF review. John Erlek
son, and Dan Mcdonald for constable
and John Wright for commissioner Q
highways.
This left the ticket when the caucus ad
iourned:
Supervisor-Thomas Ingram.
Gle k-J. j. Eichken.
Treasurer-Joseph Wareham
School Inspector-H. l.. Baer
Justice of the Peace f. l.. Wright
Members Board OF Review. N. Mi'ch'
and j. S. Strnger
Commissioners of Highway -John Wrisn''
Overseer OF High ways-Thomas Payne
Constables Jackson, Nels Burkni"'
John Erickson and Dan Mcdonald
c. ID. Hanchette made most uhe'
motion that the township committee
empowered to fill out the pl'ce Oh u
ticket OF anyone declining to run.
With the township safely repupnca
the caucus was queer spectacle oil par'
men tumblpg over each other IN u
effort to keep from being nominated
only ballot taken was necessary To ~
vent the nomination of democrat
The bugbear OF the caucus was the o'
that will be held at the same place III
evening. Accumulation ofcircumstahc
makes it almost certain that the TICK
named this evening will win next MO
day at the polls. The question OF po
tics will cut little figure in Hancock u
spring.