The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-29
REPUBLICANS HOLD WARD
CAUCUSfS LAST EVENING
Interesting Contests Take Place
in the First and the
Fourth Wards.
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION

The Republican ward caucuses held
last evening resulted i'm interesting
contests in two of the wards. In the
first there were two sets of delegates,
one of which received As and the other
52' named respectively by friends OF
the opposing candidates for clerk,
Macdonald and Ross. 1t was the ticket
OF the latter that was successful In
the fourth ward the interest centered
In contest between Erik Anderson and
Richard Hosking for the aldermanlc
nomination. in which Hosking was the
victorious candidate.
First Ward.
The first ward caucus was held IN
the committee room OF the Germania
hall, and there was large attendance
of voters. G. o. Olivier, was elected
chairman; John NJ. Wagner, secretary
and ]. ID. Crawford and James II. Gill
lespie as tellers. A committee of five
consisting of Alex Stevenson, George
w. Taylor, L. II. Richardson S. l..
Lawton and Capt. Thomas White
was appointed on permanent organlza-
ton, order of business and to recon-
mend methods of electing thirteen
delegates. The temporary organlza-
ton was made permanent and IL was
recommended that a formal ballot be
taken for each of the two sets of dele.
gates.
John l.. Harris, superintendent OF
the Hancock mine, was unanimously
nominated for supervisor; DIR. George
Il. Gallen for alderman, and Frank
Wern for constable. w. ii. Mason and
c. o. olivier were chosen as ward
committeeman and the following dele
gates were elected by vote of SO to
IS; S. l.. Lawton. Alex Stevenson, G.
o. olivier, j.. N. Mitchell, C. w. Tay-
Tor, John ID. Crawford, william Reid,
T.. A. Hendrickson, Charles Lewis,
Fred c. Brown. William II. Mason, DR..
G. r. Gallen, L. II. Richardson.
Sidney Donahue announced that
he would run for constable on slips.
Second Ward.
The second ward caucus was held in
the city hall, with Henry L. Baer as
chairman, Charles +. Rogers, secretary
and I. j .Truscott and Webster Dock
as tellers. Charles S. Mason was nom
mated as candidate for supervisor;
Fred Francis for alderman; John
Wright for constable, and the follow
ing delegates to the city conventions:
Frank c. Mayworm, Henry L. Baer,
G. G. Bentley, G. A. Wright, c. +. Ro-
gers, Roderick Cameron. Webster
Dock, John Lees Fred Francis, Aug
ust Peto and w. w. Finch. Ward
committeeman, G. c. Bentley and c. T.
Rogers.
Third Ward.
In the third ward, the caucus OF
which was held at Horan's store, John
c. Condor was nominated for super
visor; Alfred Confidon for alder
man. and John THOR for con-
stable. The eleven delegates chosen
were: ]. C. Condor. Archie Verville, r.
A. Hamilton. Henry Sakari, Abram
Ojala, Alfred Congdon. Thomas
T. II. Lee, John b. Tibor,
Fred NJ. Permission, Albert Beakley
and John Markle. City committeeman
were Abram Ojala and Ed II.
Lee.
Hosking Wins in Fourth.
Richard Hosking won out over Erik
Anderson i'm the fourth ward for al
derman, 70 to II. A contest developed
over the allowing of printed slips 10
be used bearing the names of delegates
in the interests of rival can
didates for treasurer. Chairman Eicn-
kern ruling that the ballots were illc-
gal because they bore the initials in
stead of the full name of the men pro-
posed. The voters wanted the slips
used but after considerable discussion
they were discarded and a committee
appointed to bring in list OF names
that was adopted without opposition.
The delegates chosen are: Joseph |
Borlace, Eugene LaRowe, Caspar
Frimodig, r. II. Dudley, II. Y. Brock.
John Kiiskila. Frank Payne, John ..
Peterson, Oscar Elliason, f. G. Con-
don, Matt Immonen. r. II. Hosking' !
Halvor Halvorson, Andrew Bran.
For constable Ed. Phillips was chosen
over Frank Payne. Members of the
CITY committee chosen were ]. ]. Eich-
kern and II. u. Brock.
Quincy Township.
All the former township officers were
re nominated without opposition at
the Quincy caucus held last night at
the mine office. The candidates are: