The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-09-10
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1910.

Well. it's all over. The primary
contest for 1910 was warm one. al
though the vote was surprisingly light
This condition is the hsne OF the direct
primary The people don't and won
get enthused. In Iron county about
one half of the vote went 10 the polls
The same IL true all over.
The nomination OF Chas, 4 Town
send was expected by those who had
their ears 10 the ground. Burrows
age did mncn to bring about his de-
feat. insurgency did its share but
conditions were undoubtedly the same
in other parts of the state that they
were here scores OF men expressed
themselves as against sending back TO
the senate 20 old man as Senator
Burrows is.
The state canvass was fought along
bitterer lines than the senatorial con
test and the aftermath may be more
expensive to the the republican party.
There's an election coming on and the
democrats will undoubtedly use the
same arguments against continuing the
republicans in power that the anti
Warner people used against Kelley.
Fortunately Chase s. Osborn made. at
the outset. the declaration for new
deal and thereby cleared his skirts OF
the antagonism that would be manifest
had he not expressed himself on the
present administration. While the
state canvass was somewhat lively II
developed none Of the bitterness OF the
contest two years ago when Brady and
Warner locked in political death con-
test
The outcome OF the congressional
canvass was evident on every political
sign board long before the closing days
OF the canvass. Mr.. Kerr got many |
more votes in the district, outside of
Houghton county. than mnny people
thought he would get His anti.Can-
non canvass Brought him results as
well AS his genial oompanionship He
fell down sadly in Houghton where he
is better known and where his anti
Cannon policy didut sink in on the
minds OF the people from the fact that
they didn take him seriously.
We consider the showing Mr. Kerr
made very good one Mr. Young |
was very thorough in his work and his
excellent record in congress helped him
out wonderfully in the contest
The county canvass was conferred up
on one office so il WAS not SO exciting
as il would have been ii there had heen
contests ON all of the offices Melon
ough's victory was well earned when
IL is considered that he fought under
the handicap OF already holding one
office His victory is a tribute 10 his
clean. upright personal record and to
the fact that he is an attorney Of very
good promise Mr.. Waifens run was
certainly a good one No one. at the
opening OF the contest. would have
conceded him the proportion Of votes
that he got He certainly worked hard
and played the political game with
more than average ability and in his
defeat he has the satisfaction Of know
ing that he made better showing
than WAS conceded him originally
Mr.. Dixon came into the contest too
late. which was the cause ct his being
third IN the race. Had he been can
didate before McDonOugh announced
his candidacy the result might nave
been different The man who gained
the most i'm personal sympathy for his
defeat is Edward Z Lott, Sr Mr.
Lott mas made more friends in this
contest than anyone. He is an old
settler and naturally would have con
sideration because Of that fact but HE
ccn luct and that OF HE son. f. p.
Lott. Jr, was fair and manly and both
won friends.
It's now mp t. the election. Can
differences and feelings engendered in
the primary campaign be- eliminated
aud n solid front put mp at the cleo.
tionl We hope so. AT any rate. the
1910 primary bias demonstrated two
things first that the regime Of the man
with the monev and no talking ability
has given away 10 the man with the
GLIDE tongue and second. that the mi.
nority party falls heir TO much
advantage accruing from the discord
made by the primary canvass within
the dominant party.