The diamond drill., 1906-08-11

runs AAVA< tic rAA0At vi A<anC
from Muskegon 10 Leleanau. the pen.
insula that marks the western side OF
Grand Traverse bay There are nine
counties in the district Benizs. Lake
Leelanau Maniste, Mason. Muskegon.
Newaygo. Oceana and Wexford The
most populous is Muskegon the least
populous is Lake Mason. the home Of
Congressman Bishop, il the sixth
county in the district
For six terms, counting the present
unexpired term Roswell + Bishop, Of
Ludington has represented the dis
trict in congress
In congress a. member of the
river and harbor committee, he has
done good work along the line Of ap.
preparations for harbol improvements.
The Ninth district will make its
nomination for congress AT the primary
election September a. under the new
primary law II il not going 20 be
clear sailing FOR Mr Bishop Under
the convention system he would have
secured a majority of the G9 delegates
that heretofore have made the uomi
nations Now every electUr OF the
Republican party will have his opinion
counted Tie Democrats exercising
theiI lawful option are not going Go
nominate under tae primary system
james @ Mclaughlin former mem.
bgr Of the board of state tax commits.
-iouers is contestin- the nomination
with AiI Bishop H.- personality and
official record nave won for McLaugh.
lin exceeding popularity. There is The
liveliest sort of "a struggle iu The Ninth
district Some believe the signs favor
Mclaughlin
William G Maybury who ha. been
east, was greatly impressed while in
New York with the tremendous -euti-
ment which has sprung up for Bryan
says the Detroit Journal
The growing Bryan sentiment was
the thing that impressed me most Of
all said Mr Maybury IT IL quite
remarkable the way matters are turn.
ing toward him. 1t is an the more
remarkable IN New York, because OF
the fact that there the hot bed OF op-
position to him Now men who form
rely opposed him are coming out for
him and there is grand scramble to
get into the Madison Square Garden
for his reception
FULLER WON IN DELTA.
The senatorial aspirations of J. c.
Wells, # Menomnee. received hard
Jolt Wednesday afternoon says the
Mining Journal when the county con.
vention OF Delta declared for former
Senator q, B, Fuller and named a
Fuller delegation to attend the senator
ial convention called for August 18th
at Escauaba
In announcing NJ Well candidacy
few weeks ago. the Menominee Her.
aldLeader predicted that the Men
ominee man would be strongly sup
ported in Delta, and said ia effect.
that Mr. Fuller was ont of the field,
but yesterday the Wells men in Delta
county had no representation to speak
Of in the convention, and the declara-
tiou in favor Of MI Fuller was by
unanimous vote Furthermore il is
claimed n Delta that the delegation
last ditch delegation and will never
be delivered to Well. IT, members
are Judge p White John Com
iskey G W Malloch G u Mason
William B0nlfas NJ L. So Jrque-
q A ClarK and Ole Erickson
An E.cauaba man thoroughly couver
smt with the situation iu the Thrtieth
district last night informed The Min
ing journal that THE result la Delta
county practically winds mp Mr Wells
ar far a. the senatorial nomination Is
concerned This same political wiseacre
predicts the nomination of Mr Fuller
believing that Menomnee county will
finally Hop 10 him aud that he will
pick up sufficient votes from Mackinac
Luce and Schoolcraft county 20 make
him the nominee Of the convention
Mr. Wells, il was said, despite the
semiug earnestness with which he en-
tered on the campaign, has not had his
heart in il and denied positively that
he was candidate only few days
before he was formally announced to
be in the field
AS the case now stands Menominee,
Delta and Chippewa counties will enter
the convention with candidates, and no
combination Of two OF the three
counties can nominate candidate.
Any two OF the counties must pick at
least one delegate from the smaller
counties Of Luce. Mackinsc and Scnool
craft. John Parslle of Chippewa and
Mr.. Fuller are certain. il is said, to
have some strength outside their own
counLiaa but 1 m tha atart oH I'm tha