The Calumet news., 1910-09-01
CALUMET HoUGHToN EVENING SEP
is we'll PLEASED
WITH TRIP NORTH
SENATOR FUTILE PREDICTS
THAT TOWNSEND WILL CARRY
THE UPPER PENINSULA
AT PRIMARIES

After a triumphal campaign tour
through the upper peninsula, Charles
Il. Townsend, candidate for United
States senator went TO Detroit last
night, where together with the three
candidates for governor. and his op-
ponent. Senator Burrows, the final
battles of the primary campaign will
be fought. In Lansing this week State
Senator Tuttle, Mr.. Townsend's cam
paign manager, gave out an interview
concerning the upper peninsula tour,
which will appeal TO the voters of
this secrIon more forcibiy than many
others, because 1t shows on its face
that Ii contains some measure OF
truth, and has not been given out
purely for the purpose I'm influencing
votes in sections of the state where
the facts are not known. He sizes up
the senatorial situation north of the
straits in the following language:
"One of the most significant fea-
lures OF the trip through the upper
peninsula" he said, 'is the fact that
the copper mining officials have told
their employees to vote for United
States senator as they saw fft. This
means an added strength for Mr..
Townsend, for he will carry the agri-
cultural districts almost solid. or
course Senator Burrows is favored in
several districts where the steel trust
has control but his strength is not
so great even In that district as we
expected IL might be-"
With the exception OF the iron dis
trlct the Republican leaders In every
county and district of the upper pen
insula are working hard In the inter-
est OF Mr.. Townsend, is the declara-
tion OF the latter's campaign manager.
The upper peninsula is divided into
three sections-the agricultural iron
mining and copper district, and Sena-
tor Tuttle In brief declares the situ-
alton to be as follows:
Townsend has a big majority in
the agricultural and copper country
and n small majority against him in
the iron country. We found many
more people willing to predict Town
sends election than we did making a
Burrows declaration. The Townsend
throughout the upper pen.
insula were, on the average. five
times as large as the receptions ac-
corded Senator Burrows. In Menomi-
nee we had the largest political gath
ering In the city's history-nearly
5000 people turning out. Senator
Burrows visited the same city and
addressed less than 1000. The news
papers of the city and county are ia
voring Townsend and the farmers are
unanimous in that direction. At Es-
canada, Calumet Hancock, Houghton.
Marquette. Newberry, Munising. Man
istique, st. Ignace and the 500 we had
splendid meetings. Small towns in
Delta and other counties turned out
well, while we were told that Bur-
rows meetings in these districts were
but successful. Our meeting
at Manistique occurred shortly afte'
7 o'clock in the morning and yet we
got a fine turnout. H0
"Ninety-five per cent OF the rail-
road men OF the upper peninsula will
vote for Townsend and there are sew
eral thousand railroad men in Es-
canabe alone. In more than one coun-
ty we have so per cent of the sup
ervisors and practically the entire
county ticket working for Townsend
and IL surprised us to find that in
many towns young men had formed
Townsend clubs and were holding
in every village and ham
let in their counties.
"Our meeting at Munising will long
be remembered Fierce forest fires
were burning in the west and the
wind had carried the thick haze TO
the Munising district. The city is
between hills and the reddish
brown pail of smoke. dense and pun
gent formed complete canopy over
head. At o'clock in the afternoon II
was necessary to light the city and
stores. Many stores and offices clos
ed during the meeting, which was
most enthusiastic one.