The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-18
HOT CAMPAIGN
CLOSES TODAY
Democrats Hope to Invade Anoth-
er Republican Stronghold
Tomorrow.
WIDE lNIfRFST IN ELECTION
Third Big Congressional Election
Since Passage Of Payne AIdrieh
Tariff Law May Give Minority
Another Act We Worker.

Rochester. n. ", April 10.-All rec
ords for political activity in this Sec
tion went by the board today in the
wind-up of the campaign in the thir-
ty- second congressional district. To-
morrow the voters will decide wheth-
er George w. Aldridge, republican,
or James S. Havens, democrat. shall
be the successor of the late James B.
Perkins I'm the national house of rep
resSntatives.
This will be the third election of a
member of congress since the passage
of the Payne -Aldrich tariff law. and
unusual interest attaches to the result
of the contest. In February the demo-
Gratis had a larger majority than usual
in electing a candidate To succeed the
late ID. A. De Almond in the Sixth
Missouri district, and last month, for
the first time they carried the Four
teenth Massachusetts district, electing
Eugene n. Foss as successor to the
late William G. Lowering. Should they
be successful in tomorrow's election
in this district the democrats through
out the country will naturally feel
much encouraged in their hopes to
gain control OF the next congress.
Mr.. Aldridge. the republican NOM
inee is former superintendent of
public work and state railroad COM
| missioner, and for twenty years has
been the leader of the republican par
|
of Rochester and has been a lifelong
resident of this city In his contest
for the republican nomination his or
ponents endeavored to use against him
the fact that he received $1,000 from
the fire insurance companies doing
business in this state. following tho
passage of bill in which the fire
companies were interested. Mr.. AL
bridge admitted taking the money
and declared that his action was prop
er He stated that the check was not
! n personal gift but was used for the
benefit of the republican party in
Monroe county. The charges evident
| ly carried little weight with the con-
vention. for Mr.. Aldridge was giver
the unanimous nomination and his
ularity will win the election tomorrow
Mr. Havens, the democratic nominee
was opposed for the nomination or
the ground that he had not been q
hard and fast party voter. He boltet
Bryan in 1896 and openly supported
| Hughes against Hearst in 1906. II
the Cleveland clash he stood va.
liantly by Cleveland and came Otter
to the front in that cause. He attend
ed as a delegate the national conven
ton that placed Judge Alton B. Park
er i'm nomination for the presidency.
To win in the election tomorrow. Mr.
Havens must overcome a normal re
publican plurality of imposing size
Representative Perkins carried tn
district i'm 1906 by majority of near
ly 1000. which is assumed to be nor
NAL for the republicans in a congres
sional contest. though i'm the presiden
tial campaign of 1908 Mr.. Perkins ha'
over 10000 plurality and 7,200 ma
jority. In seeking to overcome tina
lead the democrats are counting no
only on the insurance disclosures bu
also on the influences that are believ
ed to be working elsewhere in th
country against the republicans, sue
as discomfort with the tariff, the out
cry against the high cost of living an
the widespread feeling shown in re
cent town elections throughout Ne'
York, that political change is due.