The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-26
LAURIUM
SAYS OSBORN
Will WIN OUT
PRESIDENT OF U. p. OSBORN
CLUBS BELIEVES CANDl-
DATE WILL GET HAND
SOME PLURALITY.

Rep w. r. oates president OF tho
Upper Peninsula Osborn clubs. has
been devoting his time during the last
few weeks TO Mr.. Osborns candidacy.
He has visited every county i'm the up
per peninsula and has made several
excursions into the territory below the
straits as result of which he is well
qualified to judge of the aspect of the
state political horizon.
There is no question i'm my mind
but that Chase Osborn is far and away
In the lead i'm the gubernatorial race"
said Mr.. oates at Marquette. "and all
| am specializing on now is the prob
able size of his plurality. | think that
am speaking consetvatively when
predict that Osborn will lead either Of
the rival candidates by 10000 when
the votes are counted on the night of
Sept 8.
Osborn Far Away in Lead.
within the last two weeks l have
been in every county i'm the upper pen
insula, and have talked with the poll
ticians, the business interests, the cap
tains of industry and the working men,
and / am everywhere informed that
| fully 80 per cent of the upper peninsula
| Republican vote will be cast for Os-
born. | have been through the Tenth
lcongressinal district and everything
Is Osborn down there The most as
tute political observers are conceding
that Osborn will carry Detroit by at
least 10000, and he is nearly as strong
I'm other parts of the state. Osborn
sentiment seems to be growing in all
parts of the state and he is getting
stronger every day, while the other
two candidates are losing support To
corresponding degree.
What has done more than anything
else to crystalize sentiment for Osborn
i'm the upper peninsula, in my opinion,
is the attempt of Pat Kelley to make
mis- campaign on sectional issues, and
by trying to stir up strife and bitter
ness between the residents above and
below the straits. All this mining taxa
ton stuff being put out by Mr.. Kelley
is helping Osborn. and it seems to me
like the last efforts of a man who
knows he is beaten and does not know
which way to turn.
Grange More Friendly.
1.-THE grange interests of the state
are now much moro friendly to Mr..
Osborns candidacy than they were at
the beginning of the campaign. This
change of feeling has been due large
y to the good work being done I'm
Osborn's behalf by II. r. Baker one
OF the most influential members of
the grange in the state, and who is
a candidate for speaker of the next
house. Mr. Baker has been travelling
with Osborn during his lower Michi-
gan campaign and he has succeeded
i'm setting thousands of farmers right
on the tonnage tax proposition. An
other who has been doing excellent
work in the Osborn cause is Mr. Rice,
candidate for lieutenant governor. who
Is well acquainted i'm what is generally
considered Kelleys strongest territory.
Throughout our tour of the upper
peninsula we have received most cor
dial welcome and have been assured
of practically the solid vote of every
county north of the straits. With
the exception of the Tenth district,
have little personal knowledge of the
feeling in the lower part of the state.
but all the reports are exceedingly
favorable, and am confident that
Chase S. Osborn will be selected TO
head the Republican state ticket, and
that by a handsome majority"