The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-10-26
WATSON CHOSEN
PRESIDENT PRO TEN
or THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONvEN-
TON AT LANSING.
MANY INTERESTS REPRESENTED
Lawyers Constitute the Great Majority Of
tl@ Members But the Body Is Not
One Sided.

Crystal Falls and Iron County were
highly honored at Lansing this week
when Chas. II. Watson was chosen
president pro tenn OF the constitutional
convention. an honor that was eagerly
sought after by many influential mem
bers from below the straits
The convention met as scheduled and
the slate which had been settled upon
before the call 10 order was made went
through. the officers being as follows
President John j. Carton.
President pro tenn Chas. II. Watson.
Secretary Paul King.
A committee made mp Of one from
each congressional district was ap-
pointed TO select the permanent or
ganization and II. G. Flanagan OF
Norway was selected as the represent
ative from the l2th district
About 90 lawyers are members Of the
convention and while this fact may be
regrettable- there Is certain
popular prejudic against too many
lawyers-it Is guarantee that the
constitution will be well worded and
in accordance with the best thought of
other states
Among the best known lawyers will
be Henry M. Campbell OF Detroit. son
OF that Justice Campbell who was one
Of the big four who made the Michigan
supreme court known throughout the
country
Richard G. Flanagan. Victor NJ
Gore. p J. NJ. Hally, Democrat
Roger Fred Russell are some OF the
other big" lawyers who will have
seats.
The farmers Of the state would have
difficulty In getting better represent
atiye than George b. Horton OF Lena
wee county master of the state Grange
and one Of the best known tilers OF the
soil in Michigan.
Among the big manufacturers is L.
g. Nichols OF Battle Cheek, head OF the
Nichols a. Shepard Threshing Machine
company, and T.. A. Turnbull Of the
Grand Ledge Chair company
Wellington X. Burt OF Saginaw is
another big business man who will sit
in the convention.
Mr. Burt. Mr. Nichols and possibly
Mr.. Barbour are millionaires. Mr..
Turnbnll is very wealthy man. There
are dozen others who are very we'll 20
do, including Gordon r.. Campbell Of
Calumet, secretary OF the Calumet a
Arizona Copper company. Their bust
ness experience will be OF value in the
framing OF the charter
The practical politicians will not bs
unrepresented and, whatever may be
the public estimate OF the men who
will have seats their experience will
be OF value, T. w Atwood and John
Bairc are the best known of the men
who have taken an active part in poll.
tics w. +. Brown OF Lapeer is an
other The general public may not
look with approval on all that these
men have stood for in the past but
their intimates know that their counsel
is valuable
Labor's distinctive representative in
the convention is Charles NJ. Black OF
Muskegon. MIR Back is a union cigar
maker and works every day in the
Jiroch factory in the sawdust city.
Many OF mis- friends would like 10 see
him made president pro tenn OF the
convention.
n anything OF theory Is lacking John
A. Fsirlie OF Ann Arbor will be able
10 supply it. Mr.. Fairlie is the anthor
Of many works on municipal and state
government and has made study OF
them. He is professor OF administra.
tive anil municipal law at the Univer-
isty OF Michigan-but he has never
been supervisor OF his township.
Richard c. Flanagan. confesses that
he was a Democrat until the troublous
days OF Bryan. when he Joined the
party that stood for sound money. Few
OF the northern country Representatives
ara better known below .he straits than
Mr. Flsnnigan. He IL a corporation
lawyer and says 40, but holds that is
no reason why he should not be fair to
all the people.