The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-29
FORMER OFFICE HOLDERS
LOSE AT PORTAGE CAUCUS
Caspar Brand, Charles G. Baudin
and Jerry Harrington Fail
to Get denomination.
SOME CANDIDATES UNOPPOSED

The Portage township caucus held
I'm Amphidrome hall last night was
productive Of some eye-openers in the
line OF turning down old favorites
among the officeholders. Caspar Brand
lost the nomination for township clerk,
as ne lost at the last election in his at
tempt To hold his office OF village clerk.
Another OF the jolts was the one hand
ed to Charles G. Baudin, who wanted
10 be returned 10 the office of justice
Of the peace.
When the nominations for the posi-
ton of justice were called for Baudin
was quickly nominated and an instant
later. Phil Knauf stepped out i'm front
and made a clever little nominating
speech. presenting the name of Morti-
mer O'Sullivan, the man who went
into the village caucus and took away
from Caspar Brand the position or
village clerk. which the latter had held
for about twenty years. There being
no other nominations the books were
closed and the voting proceeded with
the result that the newly elected viii
lage clerk received the nomination.
Mccarthy for Overseer.
Another one of the old favorites
who met with defeat last night is Jerry
Harrington, who aspired to succeed
himself as overseer of highways but
was beaten to il by Peter Mccarthy.
The only other offices for which there
was a contest were those of supervisor
and highway commissioner. Michael
NJ Foley and Charles F. Lean were re-
turned as candidates for these two
Offices. respectively.
William T. Palmear encountered no
opposition in his candidacy for the
office of township treasurer and this
was also true of the candidacy Of Jo-
seph Croze for the office Of member of
the board OF review. They were both
nominated by reclamation. the secre-
tary. Clyde 5. Mackenzie, being in
structed to cast one ballot for each of
these. The same action was taken with
regard to the four constable candi-
dates but only after the chairman OF
the caucus, w. T. Miller. had chided
some Of those present for naming va
rlous persons who had not thought Of
becoming candidates for the office. In
addition TO the four men who were
thus named, two others were nominat-
ed by some persons i'm the hall but up
on the request of Mr.. Miller, these
withdrew and the others were named
by reclamation.
How the Caucus Voted.
The following gives an idea Of the
manner in which the citizens at the
caucus expressed their wishes by the
use of the ballot: Supervisor Michael !
NJ. Foley 423. Joseph Bruneau III;
clerk, Charles Little 3S3. Caspar Brand !
224:. highway commissioner, Charles
+. Lean $40, Henry Corbeille 2O2; JUS
tice of the peace Mortimer O'Sullivan
23l. Charles G. Beaudin 211; oversccr |
OF highways, Peter Mccarthy POS, Jerry
Harrington 1863.
The complete ticket. as picked AT
the caucus and which Is to be called
tho nomination ticket, is as follows:
Supervisor. Michael NJ. Foley
Clerk Charles Little
treasurer. William T. Pelmear.
Highway commissioner, Charles +.
Led IN.
dverseer Of highways, Peter McCar-
thY
fistice Of peace, Mort. O'Sullivan.
Hoard of review member Joseph
Crdze.
tonstables. Louis Voetsch, James
Maaar, Andrew Onkala and Henry
Hollister