The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17
Ths Convention at Isheeming Disgraeeiu
Affair.

Chairman Ncwett had just called the
convention "a order and was about To
read the call when some one nominated
Osborn for temporary chairman.
From that time on until the gentle
manly moi" left the hall II was bedlam
let loose. The Stephenson people elected
their Temporary organization at the
same time that the SheIden men were
electing theirs and then they contented
themselves with waiting until the mob
disper sed II took the Sheldon people
thirtylive minutes TO DO all their busi-
ness al they then left the hall TO the
relief OF everyone. The Stephenson
people then went on and completed
their business, placing N nomination
Hoa $. NJ Stephenson rs their congress-
sional candidate. They consumed four
hours in their labors, everything being
done as carefully and consistently as
possible
The question that concerns the Re-
publcans oi this district is not what
happened at the Ishperning convention
but rather who Is honestly entitled t.
the nomination We have endcavored to
Get AZ clear an idea ~ pos ible 80 a. To
inform .ouF renders without prejudice
the exnct situation. As we view the
matter, the nomination hinged upon the
vote Of Maq nttc county. There u no
question in our mind but that Shel-
den fairly won out ~ Dickinson county
and that, han the matter being 'nvestl-
gated, the Sheldon dele gates would have
been seated Iron county belonged tu
Stephenson, n fact that the delegate'
that went from here "a the interest ol
Sheldon admit That leaves the vot'
standing, Shcllcn iorty-one and Stephen
son thriy-oue without Marqnetts coun
ty being counted.
s-~-In Marquette county the whole thu
hinged upon the city OF lshpcmlne. Ih'
candidate that received the votes OF tn
delegates oi that city wis entitle,
TO the delegates from the county
The primaries 4 the city OF Isl
peming were rotton on both sides
Anidavits were read showing tina
Democrats were brought in and vote
by the Sheldon forces but, serious u
this matter u, we east it out ot consit
GRAFTON, for judging from human natui
in such cases, there j. no doubt but thu
ID mocratic votes were east Tor bot
sides.
Other alIidavts were read shown
that at one ward the temporary organ
ton was ia the hauds OF the Shelde
forces. Two tellers were appointe
from among the Sheldon men and tt
house was divided, The teller thi
counted the Stephenson side called q,
sevcnty-oue aud the Shelden side ~
Immediately announced as uinty-thrt
The Stephenson people knowing that th'
had being wrongcd placed two men
the door and made each man on th,
side pass between their claspcd han
and found that there were exactly Nut
ssv N Stephenson men in the crowd th
was counted ms sevcnty-one by I
Sheldon teller
In another ward the caucus was call
To meet in "A small room and before I
time for opening the caucus the roc
was packed with Shclden men. VIII
the time came for opening the caucus
Stephenson men insisted that
be hell out IN the street under the cl
tric light, 80 that all might have
chance 90 vote but the Sheldon Gro
refused 60 do So. In another ward
Sheldon men nominated and electe
Democrat as their delegate. When
came into the city convention he
asked II he Was Democrat and he repl
In the affirmative. There was much
denco introduced 10y II. q. Young, al
H. going To show conclusivcly that
Stephenson men had best olit ~ thee
ruses hat we have neither time nor ~
10 introduce Il here and 80 pass ON
the Ishpeming city convention. AZ
meeting an understanding was reac
between the two ~ 'tions M To the &
porary organization and as to
method TO bc pursued IN settling
contests II WAS agreed that only
contested delegations should hav
right to vote IL the temporary organ
tion. temporary organization
effected, a committee upon creden'
appointed and the committee o"nrid
the contest in each ward seating Ioi
the Stephenson delegations aud oI
the sheldon delega tions. In all oi
work the sheldon forces acquiesced
ao were 10y all moral and party req
lions bound by it. The Stephenson
having the majority in lrhpcmins
oiconrse, sent Stephenson delegnt
the county convention thus giyin
county 10 Stephenson, lt was then