The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-26
kerr SPEAKS AT
HURONTOWN RALLY
CANDIDATE FOR COMPRESSION,
AL NOMINATION AND 9TH
Frs ADDRESS ENTHUsl-
AsTIc MEETING.

In spite of the adverse weather con-
ditlons which prevailed last even
ing. large and enthusiastic crowd
of Hurontown citizens was on hand
at the Hurontown fire hall 10 greet
Hon. Angus w. Kerr Of Calumet, who
came TO address them on the issues of
the present primary campaign in
which he is candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for congressman
from the upper peninsula. II was at
first thought the crowd would be so
small that the lower door of the fire
hall would be large enought TO ac-
commodate those who wished 10 hear
the speeches but after a couple of
selections had been renderd by the
Klinghammer's orchestra such crowd
arrived at the building that it was
found necessary to throw open the
large hall up stairs.
Mr.. Kerr and q number of Calu-
met supporters arrived i'm Hurontown
shortly after O'clock, driving up
the Hill from the street car in which
they came from Calumet Captain
James Richards, assistant superin-
tendent of the Isle Royale mine. was
chosen 10 preside at the meeting and
he introduced James Fisher of Lau-
rum as the first speaker. Mr. Fish
er told the audience of the splendid
character of the man who was there
TO ask them for their votes at the pri-
maries and told several humorous
stories, his speech making a decided
hit with the audience. After Mr.,
Fisher had concluded his talk, State
Senator Smith, who had come over
from Hubbell to attend the meeting.
was called upon and made a short
address, in which he told his auditors
why he is anxious 10 see Chase 5.
Osborn chosen as the Republican can
didate for governor and Angus w.
Kerr as the Republican candidate for
representative in congress from this
district.
Candidate kerr's Address.
Mr.. Kerr thanked the other speak
ers for their assistance on this and
other occasions Of the campaign and
returned the compliments just given
HIM by Senator Smith when he told the
Audience III. best interests OF this
section dem; nj that the Aubbel, mar
be sent back TO the state legislative
body. sayir that his services are
particularly nccciul there at this time
because Of the proposed tonnage tax o
copper. Senator Smith being well vers-
ed I'm the copper mining industry and
knowing what state legislation will
prove the most BENEFICIAL and the least
harmful 20 the interests of all the
people Of this section OF the state.
You know, continued the candi-
date, that / am asking the repub-
lican voters OF the upper peninsula to
nominate me and later elect me as the
representative i'm the lower house at
washington from this district and J
wish at the very start to explain TO
you the importance Of your being very
careful who you send to Washington
because OF the Importance OF the posi-
ton. You are called upon 10 elect all
your state officers from the governor
down; you are called upon TO ill all
the county offices with men, but the
duties Of these various officers are all
set down in the statute books, and If
they do not follow the laws as enacted
FOR their guidance we put them out
and put other men i'm their places. But
the man whom you send down to
Washington az your servant is without
any such strings. No law book tells
him how TO vote or what legislation
will best meet the needs of his peo-
pie. The man who goes to congress
from this district stands there in the
halls of the national legislature as the
agent or attorney of over 100000 Am
erican citizens living In this upper pc
nnsula and I say 10 you that he
should be a man who has been brought
up in the district, that he may know
the will Of those who have sent him
there and legislate according to that
will.
progressives and "standstillers."
"As have said, am the candidate
for the Republican nomination but I
probably should explain to you that
there are today two factions within
the Republican party one OF these
factions has become known as the in
surgent or progressive wing and the
other is referred 10 "a the regular or
stand patter--some have been so mean
as to call them "stand-stillers' The
leaders OF this latter faction are Sen.
Aldrich from Rhode Island, a state lit
tie larger than our own county, in the
senate and Joseph Cannon in the house
Of Representatives. Their hcadquar-
tiers are i'm the New England states
and they arc controlled by the material
interests OF that small section of the
country. Why? Because In days gone
by the men at the heads OF these ma
terial interests of the northeastern
states were the large contributors to
the Republican campaign funds and a
recent investigation has shown that
they also were large contributors TO
the funds Of the other side. Some
three months ago Speaker Cannon at
tempted TO tell the country that the
or progressives were not
Republicans but he has discovered
hat there H. no law or rule Of the par
" by which he can read these men out
n the party.
The progressive wing Of the party |