The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18
REBUKE IN STORE
FOR PARTY BOSSES
G.. o. P. CANDIDATE
IN MARQUETTE DISTRICT.
When a Square Deal Was Denied by the
Mining Interests the Marquette Dele
gates Walked Out and Nominated
Candidate No, 2-No Chance for
Democrat Despite the Split.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. - -. F.. Eta ,.
Marquette. Mich, Oct. 1s.-A decidedly un-
fortunate situation for the party has been
created here by the split in the county re-
publican convention over the Legislative non,-
nation for this district. ....l
At the convention Of 1904 the mining inter-
ests at the west end Of the county took all
the offices except one of the decidedly lean
Marquette in the legislative convention turned
down T.. NJ. Wells of Negaunee, who was
serving his first term and was by precedent en-
titled to another, and gave the nomination to
former Representative John r. Gordon from
whom Wells had snatched the plum in 1902 In
addition an independent county ticket was
named, and In the subsequent election It. made
q surprisingly good run. ,l So. -.
In the caucuses held last week the city of
Marquette and the adjoining townships EN-
practically repudiated Gordon. = This city gave
MS opponent, Charles f: Button, thirteen of its
sixteen votes. Negaunee and the townships
embrced In the district gave Button enough
more votes to nominate him handsomely. But
ne was not the choice Of the mining corpora
used their. power in the county convention to
nulnfy the action of the voters of this dis
tr1ct. As a result, Gordon was nominated in
muttiated convention which represented the
the district neither in its action nor its per-
sonnet.
Marquette Men Bolt. $3.50
COUNTY convention, dominated by the mining
interests, declaring that the delegates seated
IN that body constitute those to the two legis-
!atave conventions to be held later that the
gag rule was applied. The only contests
were In wards where the Gordon men had set
them up, and hence by giving each side one
delegate IN these precincts-the scheme Matched
by the committee on credentials--the Gordon
faction was given sufficient voters to control
the legislative convention for this district,
caiied to order directly after the entire county
| ticket had been renominated by reclamation.
1T argued by the Button men that If
was an outrage for the people from the west.
ern district to come here and dictate to the
people OF the eastern district, but Of course
tins carried no weight with the mining com,
pany powers that controlled. The result of this
denial Of the square deal a bolt by the
bulk of the Marquette delegation and the
nomination Of Button on IN independent re-
publican ticket: 49,. :, -
That Button will be elected over Gordon is 8
foregone conclusion. The eastern district Of
Marquette county comprises the city of Mar
quette. the smaller city Of Negaunee and few
townships in which the vote is light. Co.
dons stronghold is ,Negaunee, but Button viii
poll substantial vote there; he will carry
| the majority Of the townships and will sweel
this city Overwhelmingly. Gordon is SO
called machine man. for that reason being
| IN disfavor with an element and in addition
| Marquette people have not forgotten the episode
Of the repudiated '"poker check at the state
capital capital. few. years ago, nm episode whicl
| Wrought uHpleaSanE nOtOrlety to the district an(
which earned for the legislator the enviabl>
title Of "Poker Johnny"
=. =, No Chance for Democrat.
The democrats Of the district will hold :
convention in this city Saturday, and will ais
name a candidate for the Legislature. Th;
candidate, whoever he is, will, Of, course, stan,
no chance whatever of election-the ,repubIfca,
forces being in Overwhelming numbers-but i
is expected he will cut into Gordon's strength
1t IS unique situation, and one that will b,
productive of a heavy vote in November. 2-i2s
James Walker, candidate for governor on tn,
Socialist ticket, will visit several upper PENN
sula points the next two weeks. He is cam
paigning in the interest Of his party and hi