The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-01
CANDIDATES WORKING HARD
TO AROUSE The VOTERS

Today is the last day for the pre-
election canvass for the annual cleo
ton of municipal and township OFF,
GERS, and the nominees of the Repub-
lican and Citizens parties are putting
In every available minute OF time in
terviewing voters and endeavoring tp
enlist support in their behalf Thro,
candidates on the Republican tickci.
ny reason of being unoppOsed, are tax
ing things easy. but are incidental
doing whatever they can 10 assure the
success Of their fellow candidates ON
the ticket Both sides have put up
their best available men for office, and
confidence as To the outcome is freely
expressed by supporters of both par
ties. There will be no letup of activity
until the polls are closed at five o'clock
on Monday, and it is expected that the
vote will be the largest ever polled at
local election.
The Republicans have very strong
ticket headed by DR. w. II. Dodge for
mayor, who is running on a platform
promising a businesslike conservative
administration in the interests of the
entire city irrespective of fractional or
other interests. He has the confidence
and esteem of the community. and his
supporters are freely predicting his
election. Fred Francis, on the Citizens
ticket, is qualified by his long exper-
fence as a member of the council and
of the board of public works to make
a competent executive If elected. Angus
+. Macdonald who has served the city
for six years as clerk is assured Of
another term, as is also Jay Lanctot
for treasurer, neither having any one
opposed to them. Both parties picked
as their candidates for justice of the
peace men who are engaged in the
real estate and insurance business.
John Eichkern on the Republican side
and c. T. Harrington, on the Citizens
ticket. The ward tickets to be voted on
are as follows:
First Ward-Republic8n: Supervisor
j. L. Harris, unopposed; Alderman,
Louis II. Richardson; constable, Frank
Wern. Citizens: No candidate for SUI
pervisor; alderman, J. L. O'Neill con-
stable, II. j. Kails.
Second Ward-Republcan Super
visor. Dr. w. II. Matchette: alderman
Peter Larsen; constable, John Wright
Citizens: Supervisor Jacob II. Green
alderman, Peter c. Maier; constable
Edward Lee.
Third Ward-Republican: Superv-
sor, John c. Condor; alderman, Abram
Ojala constable, John Thor. Cti-
zens Supervisor. John Funkey; alder
man, d. a. Holland; constable, Walter
Mason.
Fourth neutrality-suspicious. Super
visor, Henry H. Brock; alderman, An
drew Bran; constable, st. Clair Will
son. Citizens: Supervisor George w.
Davey; alderman, a. f. Kinville; con-
stable, Frank Cook.
Besides the interest taken in the To-
cal ticket feeling runs high on the cleo
ton for circuit court judge, both the
Republican candidate, William j. Mac
Donald and the Democratic nominee
p. II. O'Brien having large and en-
thusiastic followings here
The ballots to be voted Monday will
also contain the names of several can
didates for state offices. and two
propositions of considerable interest.
one of the latter is for submitting the
question of having primary elections
I'm Hancock for municipal nominal
tions. and the other is relative to the
distribution of the primary school
fund The primary election question
has attracted much attention and there
is general belief expressed that the
proposition will carry, becoming effec
tive next spring.