The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-11
SENATOR BURROWS
ARRIVES En- TOUR
SENIOR SENATOR oREETs COP
PER COUNTRY PEOPLE WHILE
SEEKING RE-NoMINATIoN
AT PRIMARIES.

Hon. Julius Caesar Burrows, senior
United States senator. arrived in the
copper country early this morning on
his tour of the state in Misunderstanding
and speech making campaign for re
nomination to the position he now
holds, this being the first time the
venerable statesman has ever had 10
go out among the people of the state
In search Of votes 10 put himself back
into Office, the change of affairs in
this particular being brought about
through the operation Of the new pri-
mary law.
The senator arrived in Houghton in
"A special car attached to the early
train of the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad from Marquette where he
spent Yesterday With the campaign
er i'm this car were ]. +. Worthington
of Grand Rapids. the senator's cam
paign manager. Jack Cremer, special
correspondent for the Detroit Journal
and Attorney Myron J. Sherwood and
A. q. Robertson of Marquette, the two
last named having come over from
Marquette at the request of Mr.. Bur-
rows. The special car was detached
from the train and left on the siding
mt the foot of Isle Royale street. At
about o'clock the senator and his
guests had breakfast served aboard the
car and an hour later they received q
delegation Of newspapermen.
"Just to See the People"
Senator Burrows was asked If he
had any message for the people of the
copper country and he replied, Il have
come up here to see the people and
10 let them see me-" one OF the re-
porters asked the Statesman if he
feels as well as he looks, but before
ne could answer Mr.. Sherwood inter-
posed the assertion. why the sena
tor is the youngest Of the lot The
senator, who is % years old, declared
that he Is feeling very well and is not
the least bit tired by his present trip
and he appears TO possess all Of his
old-time vigor.
About o'clock the Houghton recep-
ton committee arrived at the car. The
delegation was headed by w. d. CAL
verify and the remaining members were
Postmaster r. Il. Lang and Tax Com
missioner r. II. Shields. After a little
conference the members OF the COM
mittee escorted the senator and his
party 20 the Douglass House, where
the campaigner held open house dur
ing the forenoon, meeting a large
number of Houghton's representative
citizens and businessmen who called
10 pay their respects. Senator Bur
rows made Inquiries about several Of
the old-time citizens whom he remem-
bered from other trips to the copper
country and, in many cases, found
that they had passed away.
Hancock and Calumet Visited.
After luncheon with a party OF
HoUghton men at the Douglass House
and a tour of the village in an auto
mobile, the Houghton people delivered |
the senator into the hands of a dele !
cation OF citizens from Hancock and |
they took him over TO the Scott hotel |
where another informal reception was
held during the afternoon, the states
man shaking hands with a large num- |
Der OF callers.
This evening it Is planned that SEN !
ator Burrows win go from Houghton |
10 Calumet in the touring car Of r. |
Skin Sheldon. Mr.. Sheldon having |
placed his car al the disposal OF the
visitor tt SIS understood that the SEN
ator's car win be conveyed by a cou-
pie OF others containing representa-
tive HOughton and Hancock republic !
cans. At Calumet the party win be |
met by a committee from that town |
and this committee viii have charge |
OF the visitor and his program for the |
evening.