The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-29
PRIMARY ELECTION
NEXT TUESDAY
.xuL cHoose BETWEEN THREE CAN
DlDATEs FOR GOVERNOR
BRADLEY SEEMS TO LEAD
But one Candidate for Lieutenant Cover
nor--No Opposition in Democratic
Ranks - Ballot Regulations

Next Tuesday night win close one Of
the fiercest contests for the governor 3
Office ever carried on in Michigan.
That is among the republicans. The
Contest Is between Horatio $. Earle,
4red NJ. Warner and James p. Bradley
and, in order 10 win. the victor must
have forty per cent Of the votes cast at
the primary.
Ii looks now as IL the contest is dis
tinctly between the present governor,
Fred M. Warner, who is a candidate
foi a third term and James b. Bradley.
The battle Isfreally one between the
state machine put together by Cover
nor Warner and oiled by the state pat
ronage and the remnants of the OLD
machine which have rallied TO Dr.
Bradley.
Governor Warner is man OF med
iocre ability but of unlimited ambi-
tion. He IL a clever organizer and
started 10 build mp his machine eight
years ago when. as secretary OF state. he
managed TO get big appropriation for
taking the state census and had the
census department intrusted TO his
care. He landed in the governor
office and was part and parcel Of the
old McMillen organization With the
election for second term to the Office
OF governor ne had arrived at the end
of his rope and yearned for the sena-
toriaI pastures beyond To attempt IT
meant parting OF the ways between
himself and the old machine and he
cast the die In favor of the severance,
his personal machine having been per-
fectly formed and ready for the split
- Accordingly he began to double. cross
nose who had been his friends. When
the prize seemed 10 be slipping from
him In the contest two years ago by
the selection Of Arthur Hill he boldly
and with malice aforethought slaughter
ed Hill by issuing from an alleged sick
bed letter imputing improper meth
ods TO Mr.. Hill in his canvass for the
Office, This letter killed Mr. Hills
chances but threw the senatorship TO
west Michigan and thus, seemingly.
put Senator Burrows out of IL next
time and paved the way for Mr.. War
ner, an eastern Michigan man, to land.
Then the Governor undertook TO force
Patrick II. Kelly upon the state as
governor with the idea of handling
the state patronage through Kelly and
thus enter the race for the ssnatorship
He feared that Kelly was not popular
enough TO get the 40-per cent required
by the primary law and deliberately y
se. out TO tinker mp thelaw TO his own
purposee. Sixteen state senators had
minds Of .their.own and succeeded in de-
feating him in that game 30 he decided
TO enter the race himself for third
term.
The sixteen senator's have been term.
ed Boxers by Warmers followers and
great deal Of personality was worked
into the canvass early IN the contest by
turning the fire from Warner TO the
Boxers" Every man In every local.
ity whose popularity with the people
was supposed TO be on the wane or nil
,,was touted as Bradley man and exceed
yingly cunning efforts were made TO pre-
judice people against any opponent oi
the governor through local prcjudicee
DIR. Bradley has long been talked o
ms candidate for governor; when PA
Kelly was supposed 10 be the admins
tration candidate but the Doctor being
great friend 1T Attorney Genera
Bivd's. and an effort being made u
get Mr.. Bird 10 be candidate, DR.
Bradley at first withdrew in favor o
Mr.. Bird. Bird finally decided TO b,
attorney general again and then DR.
Bradley entered the race in earnest ant
has made whirlwind canvass
The Bradley sentiment is growing
lin l1rge proportions and II looks yer,
much today as IL he will defeat Gov
renor Warner at the polls next Tuesday
Tue campaign has been particular,
warm In personalities and in dark Ian
tern methods. II was started by th
warnerites and Naturally the antis hi
back. Much has been said on bot
sides that ought not have been said
The fact which the voter wants b
take into consideration Is whethe
fiovsrGsT Warner Is 20 much above III
average Of men who have held Cover
nor's chair that he ought 10 be contir
ucd there for third term. thing tina
Washington refused and warned N
people OF the country against II
IA then It's the voter duty 70 vote n