The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-04-09

tion referred 20, appointeda full COM
mittee with John Erikson as chair
man and directed that, at the first
election thereafter the city chairman
and ward chairmen appointed call for
an election OF chairmen In the
convention and wards respect
lively. The election was called and
and the names OF the candidates for
those positions placed on the ballot.
In order TO refresh the minds OF |
these responsible for the present
movement, who may chance TO have
forgotten about this election, we call !
their attention 10 the election I'm the |
third ward where there was no opposi- |
tion to Nj. b. McGee for chairman but,
after the ballots had been printed,
opposition developed and enough
voters wrote Mr.. Flewelling's name
on the ballot TO elect him. AT the
city convention John Erikson was
regularly elected chairman In city
matters only. the ward chairman hav-
ing jurisdiction in county matters
also.
When the time for the following
city election arrived the Republicans
OF the city had come to the conclusion
that 1t was mistake TO draw party
lines in so small an affair for the rea-
son that the people will not stand
for 1t and that the defeats which
the party was suffering worked mis-
chief to the organization, and so a
petition was circulated amongst Re
publicans asking Mr.. Erikson not to
call Republican convention and Mr..
Erikson respected the wishes OF the
, electors and called no such conven-
. tion. Thus no successor was chosen
to Mr.. Erikson and he is today the
rightful chairman OF the Republicans
OF the city and it is not right to oust
him from the position until, by petit
tion OF the Republicans, he is asked to
call Republican convention and at
such convention his successor is
chosen, after due notification OF that
fact to the electors, in the regular
, way.
So, we got along without party lines
in the city until the present spring
. when Mr.. Corcoran and Mr.. Webb
were opposing candidates for mayor.
, Many Republicans we're supporting
Mr.. Corcoran for personal and other
reasons. Mr.. Webb. as we under
stand 1t, had about decided to pull out
, OF the race, although he has not told
us this himself, when some OF his
| followers, among them Mr.. Justified
induced him to remain i'm the race and
: conceived the plan OF calling Re-
publication convention. Mr.. Erikson
was approached upon the matter and
he refused To call 1t unless he was
shown by petition that the Republi-
, cans desired 1t which was not done
but instead Mr.. Justified got several
OF the Republicans TO act with him
; and issued call, he signing it as
) chairman. There was some comment
upon it at the time but, as IL was gen.
orally looked upon as make-shift and
, for present use only, no great atten-
, tion was paid TO Ii. The ward pri-
, maries we're not called by the regular
r ward chairmen. Mr.. Justified issued
the third ward call signing himself as
: chairman and Ed. Bregger the second
} ward call. We have not been advised
who 1t was that issued the 1st ward call
1t now developes that the convention
Z resulting therefrom, without notice
; that the unnatural child was to be
I perpetuated, chose Mr.. Justified
| chairman and delegated him the pow
Z er OF appointing chairmen in the sew,
, eral wards. Thus we have the con.
: dition OF ofatfairs mentioned at the out.
/ set and the Diamond Drill wishes to
! caution the Republicans OF the city
: against any split I'm the regular organ
! ization. We can scrap all we please
among ourselves but fight it out In
the primaries and let the best man
Z win. II the Republicans OF the city
! are dissatisfied with their ward chair.
men, Robert Munns, A. l.. Flewelling
, and j 5. Jacka they have their oppor-
I tunity OF selecting others in their
2 places next spring. II they are dis.
! satisfied with Mr.. Erikson as city
r chairman then petition him 10 call a
3 city convention and choose another
! but let's respect mans rights and
not try TO snap his head off. He has a
right to the possession OF his Office un-
: til his successor is elected but, while
r the sense OF the Republicans is as it is
at the present time, that party lines
, are not desirable In local affairs, we