The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-01
REPUBLICAN ORATORS TALK
OF OSBORN and PRIMARIES
Candidate tor Governor Eulogiz-
ed by Able Speakers at Han
cock Meeting.
PRIMARY SYSTEM EXPLAINED

oratory by able speakers, and music
NV the Quincy band were features OF a
Republican rally held last night at Ger
mania hall under the auspices or the
Hancock Republican club. Chairman
= n. olivier of the local club presided
and introduced the speakers, who com
nrised George Osborn, son of Chase 5.
Osborn. Hon. Norman w. Haire OF
Hancock. Hon. Angus w. Kerr of Cal
umet. and S. L. Lawton of Hancock.
The first called upon to address the
meeting was George Osborn, who read
a letter from his father expressing APP
nrecation OF what is being done In
Hancock and the copper country gen.
orally in support of his candidacy.
The letter follows:
please give the republicans Of
Hancock my greetings and profound
expressions of gratefulness. If II were
not for the splendid loyalty OF the
Timer Peninsula republicans l could
make no progress. Their confidence
in me and their enthusiastic support
have radiated to the Lower Peninsula
and permeated to the very corners OF
the state. AS n consequence my cam
paign has progressed with amazing
accomplishments and the prospects
for an Upper Peninsula governor
could not be brighter. | credit ii all
TO my friends and the loyal republic
cans of the Upper Peninsula, who
have made ii possible for the republi-
cans of the Lower Peninsula to re-
ccive me with such positive political
hospitality. That ancient Michigan
Mason 81 Dixon line, the Straits OF
Mackinac, is to he bridged with bonds
of statewide political regard, consid-
Grafton and approval My chiefest
desire is to be n creditable represent
alive of the royal citizenship of the
Upper Peninsula and to be worthy Of
the great confidence and magnificent
support the people OF the Upper Pc
ninsula are giving me.
CHASE S. OSBORN"
In opening Mr.. Lawton referred to
the past history of the Republican par
~, stating that his father was one Of
those who nominated Fremont, the
Republican, voted for Abraham Lin
coin and for every Republican candi-
date since. He then spoke of his ac-
quaintance with Chase S. Osborn and
the previous effort of the 500 man to
be nominated for governor, but Pin
,,raa haina oil tho ra Ua thau thara wa q
little or no chance for him. Later on
he had met Osborn at a banquet at
Sault Ste. Marie, where some of the
ablest men of the nation were present
but among whom none shone with
greater brilliancy than Osborn, who
acted as. POSTMASTER. Mr.. Lawton
spoke of the conditions which have
led to the adoption of primary sys-
tens of direct nomination OF candidates
in a number of states, in order to give
the people voice in selecting the men
TO hold office, instead of delegating
that duty to representatives in a con-
vention. Mr.. Lawton also bespoke the
united support of the Hancock Repub-
Leans for the city ticket nominated
last Tuesday night
Judge Hare declared Osborn to be
the peer of any of Michigan's great
men, Blair. Mason. Barry. Phelps. and
others whose names, he said, are writ
ten large upon the pages of history"
lie Is qualified for the position of gov
ernor by his scholarly attainments. by
his qualifications as business man
and as a literary man. Osborn's book
of his travels I'm South America, he
said, is a classic which should be in
every mans library. More than all
said the speaker, Mr.. Osborn has a
great fund of common sense and can
be trusted to do what is proper under
all circumstances.
Hon. A. w. Kerr was the last speak
err. His address was devoted almost
entirely to explaining the features of
the primary election system, and the