The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-10-08

Adjourns Af.er Casting sixty-fye Ballots Win
oux Making Nonainatipn

ouS Making Nomination
The lesislatiyc convention Tor & G
Dickinson district was called to ord
at III O'Clock a. ~. last "Wednesday 10 (
,.the court house in this city by Chairman 4
|nnk yriddcn NJ II. MOrIariy, 81
1ron county, was chosen Temporary |
chairman and L. b. sutton, - Dickin- |
son, an temporary secretary. There
were three aspirants for tho nomination,
Gorlcn Murray, OF Metropolitan, james
Is. Knight, OF Norway, and the present
incumbent. George D.Crippen, oI Iron
River
Those who are familiar with the iacts
in the congressional light expected a
shot time" and they were not disap-
pointed. The Republicans Oi Dickinson
county wanted the nomination To SO to
that county 80 much and So hard that
theyelect,d two sets ~ delegates to
attend the legislative convention. Ac
c,,rdlng 10 the vote east for governor Ia
-ls93 Dickinsoncounty y entitled to six
ben votes ia theconvention, Iron county
Is entitled to seven votes and Barnsa
five votes. This leitycs Dickinson county
with "A majority of fOur votes, providing
TINT the delegates are unanimous M
their choice, but this however, was not
the caSe owing to the combined strength
oT circumstances and tie Sheldon.
Stephenson tight
The two Dickinson county delegations
fearing that the delegates from Baraga
aud Iron counties would object To Dick
inson county casting thirty-two votes,
came together Ia sort 81 love least
and entered into uu agreement whereby
eight ncnburs irOni each delegation
were to attend the convention, chained
together aud weighted down with a
solemn pledpc 60 vote iur no one Tor
the Office oi representative except
KNIGHT or Murray, II Iron or Baraea
counties presented The name ui the hero
or Manila tie Dickinson dcirpaicd were
In honor bound, aud under a written
agreement signed uy al, To still vote ior
Knight or Murray, and ~ The hghl
between these twO gentlemen l7ahot on
THE DIAMOND DmLL is unablc ~ tnb
time to chronicle the name Of tbe man
who will represent tins district Ia tllt
legislature 81 1899
A. G. Cook, OF Dickinson county pre-
sented the name ~ JAMES b. knight io'
the Office Of representative from th'
Dickinson district III uoat iusty sp,ec'
aud Il. l.. Hammond ia tn cutnys
logical wny presented tha name z
Gordcn Murray, while t. III Abbot
made an eloquent appeal "a tlc ronvei
~ presenting the name of George I
Crppen. sixiy-liyo informal bdlot
were taken without resulting ia a choic,
1t was Il good uutured fight from th
beginning, the three candidates siitm
aud talking with each other, ~hle the
friends worked like beavers for the su'
SUCCESS oi their candidate
During the day " } sherwood, A,
Flcwellng, Thomas Conln and NJ /
Moriarty addressed The convention an
their speeches wero enthusiastically r.
ceiycd. AZ ten O'Clock b. IN. motto
was made by Mr. NIcNaughton, 81 Dcl
inson county, 20 adjourn until The i3i
day oI October at eleven o clock a. ~. ,
which an amendment was Offered hy NJ
Hammond The amendment was vote
down and the original motion prcyailc,
A lively time Is expected when the 60
vention meets egiln and II viii be-
hard fight Tor the man TINT WINS 4
three OF the candidates ate gentlemen
the finest quality, succeesiu' buslne
inen and good citizens, any one oi who
would be Il credit to the district.
Mr.. McKercher was the only delcga
Who attended the convention lro
Baraga county aud he voted with I
Iron county delegntes ior Grorgo
Crippen. who represented tins district
the last legislature and Who should
right be returned.