The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-18
OSBORN CAMPAIGN MEETS
VERY CORDIAL RECEPTION
500 Man Will be Unable to Devote
Much Time to Campaign in
Upper Peninsula.
WILL ORGANIZE MORE CLUBS

w. r. Oates of Laurlum. chairman
OF the Upper Peninsula Osborn club
recently returned from the 500 where
he had a talk with Chase S. Osborn,
candidate for the republican nominal
ton for governor at the coming prim-
aries. Mr. Oates has grown even
more enthusiastic over the chances OF
the upper pennsua's favorite son.
In conversation with Mr. Osborn,
Mr.. oates discovered that Mr.. Os-
born has accepted invitations for prac-
tically every date i'm the entire cam
paign i'm the lower part of the state
and that it is hardly likely that he Will
spend much time I'm this section. Al
though this is disappointment to the
local friends of the 500 man, they
will not be discouraged as ii is re-
allied that such action is wise. The
population of Lower Michigan is about
100000 and the voting strength Is
considerably larger than that of Up
per Michigan. The fact that he feels
assured of a very liberal support north
of the Straits, causes Osborn to work
his hardest in the lower peninsula,
where the real battle is to be fought !,
out. He therefore has decided to place
his candidacy I'm the hands of his
friends in his own territory.
Although at the BEGINNING of the |
campaign Osborn was not as well |
known in Lower Michigan as some of |
the other candidates i'm the guberna-
torial race, his logic is steadily Win
ming favor there. Mr.. Oates stated to-
day that he had recently had CONVEX
sations with some of the leading poll
ticians in that section and without ex-
ception they say that Osborn's sim
certify, candor and force of character
are making a profound impression
upon the rank and file of the voters
everywhere.
The co-operation OF the republican
voters of the upper peninsula will
,siye the Scotsman. the big
gest majdriE that haSever been car
ried across xhc straitsn The local or
in each county in the
peninsula are working with a vim
which win prove quite a factor in the
primary enrolment md election.
Mr. oates will leaye next week for
he iron eeuntry-where clubs will be
organized at Amassa, Iron River,
Crystal Falls and Iron
Mountain. Preliminary meetings will
De held next week TO create Osborn
Immediately after the
meetings I'm Iron county the campaign
will be carried throughout Dickinson
county and big mass meetings of the
epublican voters will be held.
The work of organization has been
practically completed in Houghton
only two more clubs are to
,e organized, and preliminary steps
AVE already been taken to perfect
hese. Clubs have been launched in .
Hancock. Houghton and
Iubbell, and other branches of the
osborn organization will be started in
AXE Linden and South Range.
Mohawk Meeting Postponed.
The meeting of Mohawk republicans
which was to have been held last eve
ling to take preliminary steps towards ,
he organization of Mohawk Osborn i,
Tub did not materialize. The meet
ng was to have been an informal one,
tut il was decided TO postpone it until
ext week, when it will be possible for
more of the Osborn workers to attend.
The Mohawk republicans are enthus- /
astic boosters for the 500 man and a
ublic meeting will be held soon to
AXE definite action. Some Of the best
peakers i'm the copper country will adj
ress the meeting.
Osborn sentiment is also manifested '
n other parts of Keweenaw county. :
! meeting Of the republicans Of Phoe-
Tx will be held on Saturday evening {
o bring about the organization of {