The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-07-12

Should be successful in my canvass
for the nomination for congressman
from this district | will have no enc
mics to punish within the Republican
prty'
SO spoke Hon. H .. Young last
Tuesday evening Immediately follow
ing his great victory and as that is
the feeling that the chief entertains,
80 should it be the feeling entertained
by those VINO fought benath his banner.
There should be no i'll feelings left as
trace Of the late heated contest for
the congression are delegates from this
county We feel that Mr., Sheldon
would have expressed the same senti-
ments had he been the victor and we
believe that his adherents in the
county that labored so hard in his
behalf feel the same way. The Diam
ond Drill has endeayored TO carry on
a clean campaign against Mr.. Sheldon
and we trust that our treatment OF the
Congressman has been such that no
personal animosity has been aroused
Monday and Tuesday were gala days
for the Young adherents of this county.
On the two days mentioned the voters
of the county expressed in emphatic
terms their preference for Mr.. Young
and their loyal to NJ II Moriarty.
The contest began on Monday forenoon
at the Columbia mine where a heated
contest for the securing Of the delegate
from that township took place. The
Sheldon people figured that they would
get the city Of Crystal Falls, Atkinson,
Mastodon and Bates one shy
of a majority and if they could keep
Crystal Falls township out Of the
Young ranks they might be able to
control the county convention The
caucus was called on the End and as
the chairman was going to Stambaugh
that morning me had but snort time
in which 20 post the notices. They
were legally posted however one on q
! Michigan avenue one on the Iron
River road at the forks and one on
post near the first curve on the North
western spnr 10 the Columbia Frank
\ Scadden and others circulated story
that the notices were not posted in
order to cover up a dirty deal that
they had on hand and much i'll feeling
WAS engendered therefrom The
caucus opened at noon as advertised
On one side were ranged the residents
Of the Columbia mine and the farmers
Of the township together with the re-
sidents Oh the lands near the city. At
i II as a train arrived from the Armenia
mine containing every man at work
in the mine together with gang Of
about seventy five italians that had
been brought down from Ontonagon
three days before and also the
crew Of the Crystal Falls mine. There
We're easily 100 men IN the bunch and
it was evident that in point Of numbers
the Sheldon men had the best of the
\ thing. Ii was also known that in legal
voters the Young crowd had the best
of il by two to one as careful canvass
Of the other side had been made some
time previous. Before opening the
caucus the township chairman request
ed that everyone endeayor to work for
square deal all around and advised
all who were not voters not to at
tempt to vote. The contest came
on the Craftsmanship. Thomas Conlin
was the Young candidate and W. j.
Richards the Sheldon candidate. The
ballot was an open one the Young
men passing mp first Everyone who
was not known to be voter in the
township was challenged by chairman
Conlin and eight Of his own men
turned down. The muster was H.
Then the Sheldon men came np 10
vote and il was evident that the whole
bunch OF Italians had been posted for
every one claimed to reside i'm the
! township and 20 have second papers
Several residents Of the first and third
wards voted also as canvass Of the
list Of names afterwards showed MANI Of
crowd did not attempt to vote at all
and the muster showed that Mr..
Richards had received 50 votes
Mr. Richards was called to the chair
and Immediately proceeded TO elect
deleagte Jane Lanyon was chosen
by acclamation. The crowd from the
east side then withdrew and az they
had neither organized nor was their
officers sworn id those who remained
proceeded TO complete the organization.
As the chairman had left, Thomas
Conlin was elected chairman pro tenn,
Rob. Webb was elected secretery.
Captain Gribble and Chas. Dove tellers
and the officers were sworn in by
David Jack. justice Of the peace. VIM.