The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-03-06
COMMUNIC
A Rep Y to Jason Woodlands Ar
ticle in The True Northerner
Under Date of Feb. Ia, 'O8.

Under Date of Feb. ID, 'O8.
Jason says: at those advocating this
so-ealled reform" know where unclean
methods have succeeded 10 this county
The time has now come TO lag the tacts be-
fore Tie public. This must be done by
adcoeotes Of The PRIMARY or their case
falls .fat."
The above italicized lines were SO
made 10y Jason.
Well Jason, 1 will give you few sam-
plies and let the people of this county
Judge whether they constitute "unclean
methods" under the caucus System.
Names will be omitted As there ia no de
sire To iDjure any individual, but an
honest, sincere desire to answer your
order which may eminste from you per-
sonally or sanctioned by the self const-
tuted bosses OF the republican party or
both. The truthfulness Of The following
can be substantiated by aftidayits by
parties of responsibility:
l. At a caucus held ia a township
sending one of the largest delegations to
county officers, it was the desire of the
"leaders" to have delegation "solid" for
certain candidate BY some unknown
reason Il small minority of the delega-
ton were for another candidate. How
to get rid of the Objectionable members
was query to the LEADERS" This is the
way one OF the minority members was
Of. 10
was clerking for II democrat. The spokes-
man of the "leaders" appealed To the
employer in thi, way: Nov we don't
want -, the minority member, to
attend that county convention, no won't
vote right. You wait until the morning
Of the convention, then tell han you
have a telephone to come to Kalamazoo
and you go Tell the clerk ne must not
leave the store" The CLERK remained in
the store and there was vacancy Cd
the delegation. 1t was filled by the ma
jority with mao who voted right"
The bosses candidate was nominated
and elected.
Jason, had you heard of this beforef
2. At the same convention flavor
tie son" who was candidate for high
office, was given the honor of naming the
delegation from mis- own town, a favored
method under the caucus system. He
invited friend To place hun in nomina
ton at the convention, prepared his list
of delegates and submitted them to one
of the "bosses," who, after scanning the
list, told the candidate that certain men
whom he had named would not be al
lowed to go on the delegation under any
circumstances, and especially the one
whom he had selected to present his
name for the Office. The 'favorite son"
submitted gracefully, or as much SO as
he was able, but had manhood enough
about him 10 go to his friend who was
to nominate him and tell him the exact
situation. The candidate was nominated
and elected.
Jason, did you ever hear of this before?
3. Again, in another caucus and to
another county convention. there were
three candidates for .he same Office. 10
the same township twice referred to, each
of the Candidates had friends and sup
porters. Neither of the candidates were
from the township referred to. 1t was
suggested by the friends and supporters
of two OF tue candidates that the dele
cation be divided about equally between
the candidates. But the headers" had
deal or for a convention nearly two
years away-in fact, the convention has
not yet been called. This was the way
the caucus was run:
A number of the friends of one can
didate, with whose friends the deal was
made, met In certain place at certain
time and about two hours before the
caucus was called. A chairman Tor the
caucus and also a secretary were agreed
upon, 1t was further agreed that mo
ton should be made that the chairman
should, on II motion To be made for that
purpose, appoint committee OF three
to retire and bring to the caucus a lis,
of delegates as suitable" men to attend
the county convention, and u list lOdS
then and there made up ut this secret
meeting and ptaced ia the hands Of one
Of It's members, Uh0 afterwards "hdp-
pened" TO be the chairman Of the com
mtttee' Agreeable to The preconct rted
plans this very thing was done, worked
in the caucus. The COMMITTEE" retired
as per arrangement and In an incredi-
bly short tune returned with list OF
suitable men as delegates to the cow, n
ton, but solid for the candidate of the
''dealers." The county convention was
held In due time, the dealers candidate
was nominated, aud with the aid Of the
solid delegation OF suitable men," tri-
umphantly nominated and elected.
Jason, did you eUer hear of this before?
Here then, Jason, are three sanp piles of
the caucus 5, stem where such methods
have succeeded. Ii you really want some
more, they are ready. | do not believe
that you can make the people of this
county think, much less believe, that
you, as Ia candidate for a state Office, as
chairman OF the republican county com
mittee, and your general mixing in poll
tics, do not Know of whole lot Of just
such "uethods." just common every day
chicauery as the above stated. Remem