The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-07-19


Sheldon Then Schoolcraft was taken
up and awarded to Young Then
came Baraga and it was during the
consideration Of this county that. the
evident purpose OF he Wright -Shelden
men to deadlock the convention was
revealed None Of the Sheldon con
testing delegations to the county con
vention had asked for admission TO the
regularly called county convention so
that their case could not be passed
upon by the convention and, according
the rule adopted by the committee
at the outset the contesting delegation
from this county had no standing
before the COMMITTEES When the coal
ition found that they We're up against
it they fuked on their and made a
pretense of investigating the precinct
contests II was foregone that they
would give the county to Sheldon and
although Committeeman Miller labored
stubbornly for long time he finally
yielded to the Wright sheldon forces
although it was apparent that Mr.
Young was being defraudet of this
rights
The committee filed into the hall at
about FIVE o'clock and Chairman
Bentley made report along the lines
indicated in the foregoing and moved
the adpotion Of the report In order
that there might be no misconception
Of his attitude on the matter Mr. Miller
seconded the motion for Mr. Young
and the report was adopted unani.
mously
Then came the call for the nomi-
nation Of candidates Mr.. Bentley in a
neat little speech, placed the name Of
Chas. A. Wright before the convention
NJ J. Sherwood followed, pesenting
the name Of II o Young. Willis n.
Mills. of Menominee county placed
the name Of Calros d. Sheldon before
the convention
The first ballot stood Young A.
Sheldon 81, and Wright % Nine
more ballots were taken with the same
result and then an adjournment was
taken until after supper when it was
agreed that they We're to convene at
the city hH he opera house was to
be occup o.t. evening
Promptly at 90 the delegates were
in their seats and the roll call com
neuced Two ballots were taken
without change II was noticed
that here was great deal Of fgitiness
in the Menominee delegation On the
/ llth ballot Juttner OF Powers climbed
ON the rostrum aud started to arraign
the Houghton men for sticking to
Wright He was howled down hut on
the 18th ballot he again mounted the
rostrum and was allowed to have his
say out He served notice on the
Houghton fellows that unless they
swung to Sheldon inside OF two more
ballots Menominee would 20 to Young
Another ballot was taken, the 14th
without change. The uneasiness
among the Menominee fellows became
more apparent and Mills moved for an
adjournment in order TO allow him TO
line up his colleagues but the Yonng
men knowing that they had their OPP
ponents on the rum succeeded in hav-
ing the motion defeated. The fifteenth
ballot was started and finished with the
same result.
When Menominee was reached Ia the
roll call Of the l6h ballot Mills announc.
ed the vote for Snelden. He had nc
more then got the words out of his
mouth when Delegate Jones jumped TO
his feet and challenged the vote adding
that ne cast his vote for II o. Young.
Then followed a scene that will never
be forgotten by those in the hall. The
Menominee people, chagrined at the
action Of Jones and angered at the
obstnacy OF the Houghton men In not
winging 10 Sheldon, went at Jones in
way that threatened serious bodily
harm TO him. The Dickinson delega-
ton was seated near the Menominee
fellows and with a bound Burr Catlin
leaped several chairs, grabbed Jones
with one hand and Mills with the other
and pulled them apart Others came 70
his assistance and in less time than II
takes TO tell IL. the Young men had
Jones over in their part Of the hall.
When Kern saw that the jig was up
he jumped on a chair and, swinging
another chair above his head announced
Menominee's ten votes for II. o.
Young. Then pandemonium let loose