The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-28
SOLOMAN FOR SUPERVISOR
IN HANCOCK TOWNSHIP
Dan Washburn to Run on Anoth.
er Ticket to be Nominated
Tonight.
REPUBLICANS MEET TONIGHT

AT the Hancock township caucus
saturday evening in the school house
IN the Salo district, Patrick Soloman.
the present township treasurer, was
nominated by a majority of two over
Dan Washburn for the office of sup
erVlsor, to succeed Ivor Lindgren. Mr..
Soloman received 20 votes and Mr..
washington 20. The supporters OF the
latter VIII hold another caucus this
evening and another ticket to be call
ed the Citizens ticket, will be placed
IN nomination to make a fight for
election.
The ticket nominated Saturday
night was as follows: Supervisor Pa
trick Soloman; clerk, Thomas Major:
treasurer Jacob Toirron: highway
commissioners, Peter Poisson: overseer
OF highways, Daniel Anderson; JUS
tlce OF the peace, Jacob Puski; mem
her board Of review, Charles Peter
son; contables, Leander Beckman. Ia
cob Peters, John Halter, Grover How
sith.
IL Is interesting TO note in connec-
ton with the Hancock township cleo
ton this year that on April next. the
township will be fifty years old, hav-
ing been organized by setting off a
part of Portage township by act Of
legislature passed March 16, 1861. The
township then embraced the present
city of Hancock and also Franklin
township, which was organized Octo-
Der 10, 1863. The first township cleo
ton of Hancock township was held
at the store OF Baer Brothers, April
l, 1861, and S. s. Robinson. then gen.
eral agent of the Quincy mine was
elected as the first supervisor.
caucuses This Evening.
The present week will wind up the
campaign for municipal officers and
the two local parties, the republicans
and citizens, will nominate their Tick
cts at conventions to be held in the
city hall tomorrow evening. The re-
publican caucuses will be held this
evening at the following places: FIRST
ward, Germania hall; second ward
city hall; third ward, Horan's store:
fourth ward, West Hancock school,
The first ward will select thirteen dele
gates to the city conventions; the
second and third wards, eleven eacn,
and the fourth ward, fifteen. Candi-
dates for supervisor, alderman and
constables will be nominated tonight
in each ward.
The Citizens ward caucuses will be
held tomorrow evening. taking place
in each ward at the same places the
republican caucuses are to be held
this evening. The Republican city
convention win convene at the city
hall Tuesday evening Immediately
upon the adjournment of the second
ward Citizens caucuses, which Is call
ed for 1880, and the Citizens conven-
ton fill follow upon the adjournment
of the republican convention.
There have been no new develop
ments during the past week in re-
gard to the political situation here
the status being no different than has
already been described in these col
umns. Unless some members of the
Citizens party should demand n NOM
nation for mayor there seems to be
no doubt that Mayor James will be
unopposed for reelection. For all the
offices full tickets will be named. and
on the republican side, there will be
contests for nominations for the Of
fees Of clerk and treasurer.
Quincy Caucus Tonight.
The Quincy township caucus will be
held this evening at the mine Of
flee. There will be no contests for
any of the offices. so far as known
and the probabilities are that all the
present township officers will be re-
nominated.