The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-04-09
TO CONTINUE
RUMP COMMITTEE
ORGANIZERS OF RECENT pARTYLlNE
MOVEMENT NAME A COMMITTEE.
IT'S A UsuRpATlOA OF POWER
Regularly Elected City and Ward Chair
men Set at Nausht and Self Con-
stituted Ones Substituted.

Mr.. Adolph Lustfiel6 dropped into
our sanctum last Wednesday and in
formed us that, at the recent so-called
city convention, he had been elected
Republican City Chairman and was
delegated the power of selecting ward
committeeman. He further stated
that he had appointed 81 Jacka chair
man in the first ward, John Hassel-
strom chairman In the second ward
and Richard Wehse chairman in the
third ward.
This announcement will come as a
surprise TO the regularly chosen city
chairman John Erikson and to the
regularly elected ward chairman 81
Jacka in the first ward, Robert Munns
in the second ward and A. l.. Flewell-
ing In the third ward. These gentle
were chosen by vote OF the people TO
be their ward chairman and no other
persons have been elected in their
places. Furthermore by resolution
OF the Republicans OF Iron county In
convention assembled In Iron River
| i'm 1897 the time for electing ward,
township and county chairmen was
fixed 20 be ''every spring when county
road commissioner is nominated for a
full term" This resolution has never
been changed and any attempt to
change the regularly passed mandates
OF the county organization in conven-
tion assembled is revolution. BY the
same resolution the county chairman
was empowered TO appoint township
chairmen In cases OF vacancies and in
case OF contest as TO the chairman
in any township or ward, where two
organizations claimed power, the
comfy chairman was directed TO 90 to
such precinct and TO personally call
and conduct an election for chairmen
OF that precinct. The proper time for
the election OF ward chairmen is next
spring and not at the present time,
that being the time for the nomina-
tion OF county road commissioner
The Diamond Drill is Republican
paper and interested In the welfare OF
the Republican party, no matter who
may be at the helm OF the machinery
and we feel that the present is a time
for us TO place this matter fairly be-
fore the Republicans OF the city that
they may know the truth and be able
to jhdge with fairness. The welfare
OF the party demands 1t In order TO
do this best 1t is necessary TO enter
into the history OF these matters.
Several years ago all kinds Of trouble
arose In the Republican ranks due TO
the fact that all voters were not treat
ed alike in the caucuses OF the time.
In order to preserve the integrity Of
the party IL was necessary to change
the method OF holding primaries and
the writer took IL upon himself to call
a mass meeting OF the Republicans OF
the township. We personally
notified republicans o. all fac
tlons then existing and, as result
there was very large attendance and
every faction and interest in the party
was represented The meeting was
held i'm the rooms above Ross store,
in f. II. Abbott's Office, we believe,
Mr.. Abbott acting as chairman for the
reason that Mr.. Abbott was consider
ed neutral as between all parties.
There was a great deal of discussion
and many methods were suggested
without avail until A. H. Flewelllng
suggested that we adopt the primary
law as laid down I'm the statutes for
cities above 10000 in population. The
statute was read TO the assemblage
and IL met with the hearty approval
OF all and was unanimously adopted.
1t is the method that we are using to-
day and the usefulness OF 1t has never
been questioned.
There was at the time trouble In
the county organization also. Two
organizations were doing business In
Mansfield and at the spring conven-
tion a delegation went from this town.
ship with the purpose In view OF doing
away with the friction that existed.
To that end the resolution and regula-
tions referred TO at the beginning OF
this article we're adopted. The writ
er was elected chairman OF the COM
mittee and instructed to go TO Mans
field and call an election which he did
and from that day to this no trouble
has existed In the party organization.
When the city was organized the
| county chairman. acting by the au-