The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-12-11
Osborn Club Organized.

steps were taken aC MarQueJUe w eunes-
day looking to the organization of an
Upper Peninsula Osborn Club, to have
general direction in this part of the state
of the campaign for governor to be
made by Chase S. Osborn of the 500.
and plans for the organization of Osborn
clubs in all fifteen of the upper penin-
sula counties were discussed.
Representative w. R. Oates, ofLaur-
ium, was elected president of the Up
per Peninsula club, and Thomas Conlin,
one of the publishers of the Crystal
Falls Diamond Drill, was named for
secretary. The executive committee is
to be composed of members from each
county, to be designated hereafter.
The one thing above all others on which
stress was laid at the meeting was the
Importance Of getting a full enrolment
of the upper peninsula vote next April.
1t was the concensus of opinion that
sentiment in the upper peninsula is run
ming as nearly unanimous for Mr.. Osborn
as it can very well run for any man,
and that if voter is enrolled and got
ten to the polls on primary day it will
be 100 to shot that he will cast q
ballot for Mr.. Osborn.
The efforts of the county clubs will,
therefore, be directed toward securin &
full enrolment of the voters. In some
upper peninsula counties the enroll
ment is far from complete. 1t is larg-
est in proportion to the total vote in
these counties where the direct nomin-
ations system has already been adopted,
WHICH include Chippewa, Menominee,
Schoolcraft and Delta. In the majority
of counties, however, there is much
work to be done toqualify all the voters
to take part in the primaries.
It is planned to have Mr.. Osborn visit
all the counties Of the upper peninsula
soon after the first of the year, to address
rallies. It will be Mr.. Osborn's only
trip through this part of the state in
the course of his campaign, as his time
during the late spring and summer will
be entirely devoted to the lower penin-
sula, where he has to make his principal
fight. 1t is probable that Mr.. Osborn
will make the tour of the upper penin-
sula some time in FEBRUARY. Representa-
tive Oates, president Of the upper pen
insula, will have an active part in the
organization of the county clubs, and
care will be taken to make them repre-
sentative of all classes of voters and to
secure the cooperation of the most USE
full workers.
The number of upper peninsula legis-
lators present atWednesday's confer
ence was one Of its most significant
features. The legislative delegation in
cluded Senators Fowle of the 500 and
Moriarty of Crystal Falls, and Repre-
sentive Oates of Calumet, Burns, of
Munising, Sterling, of Iron Mountain,
Monroe of Ironwood, Maxey of L'Anse.
and Edwards of Houghton county. 1t
is said that all of the missing upper
peninsula legislators are also pledged
to do everything in their power to fur
ther the Osborn movement. The meet
ings were also attended by number of
upper peninsula newspaper men, and
letters of regret were received from
others who were not able to be present.
1t was the general opinion that the
attendance at the meeting and the in
terest shown augured well for the man.
ner in which Mr.. Osborn's campaign
will be handled in the upper peninsula.
The various discussions gave every
evidence Of purpose to proceed in 9
businesslike and effective manner with
the plans for enrolling the vote and pol
ling 1t on primary day, and w. F. Knox
who was Mr.. Osborn's personal repre-
sentative at the meeting, and who
thanked the men present in behalf Of
Mr.. Osborn for the interest and enthu-
siasm they showed, professed himself
well pleased with the progress that had
been made. Mining Journal.