The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-10-21
INDICATIONS ARE THAT THERE WILL
BE MANY CANDIDATES
CAMPAIGN ALREADY OPENED
First Open Uttsrsnces We're Heard During
the Recent Circuit Court Session
List OF Candidates.

county! That is question that ha
been asked about town since the las
term OF the circuit court when ther
was considerable talk among the visit
ors present about prospects OF the sew
erai candidates, said talk being ON
livened by the presence here of few
Of the west side candidates.
The indications are now that Their
viii be about ten candidates in th
field Tor the nomination on the Repub
lican ticket with but one acknowledge,
candidate on the Democrat ticket
The candidates on the Republican
ticket so tar as there is any open tall
are VIM. Moss, Chas. Mcfarland and
Leon johnson of Iron River Ton
Broad and Ed. sensiba Of stambaugt
and j. y. Odd, Tom Penglase and
Robt. Wilson OF Crystal Fails.
The democratic candidate is Arthur
W. Qnirt Of Iron River who was a can.
didate last time and made AN excep.
tionally good run.
Mr.. Moss is at present undersheriff
and popular man on the west side of
the county. Mr. Mcfarland is now
and has been village marshal of Iron
River. an old settler and a fellow with
whole lot Of friends. Leon johnson
is one of the solid business men of tho
west side and is highly spoken OF.
Tom RrOad hoe lt.s.t -. a
the comfy. being at present employed
at the Chicagon mine in Bates as ma.
chinist. He has friends who will exert
considerable influence in his behalf
I'd. sensiba is at present resident of
stambaugb. He was for two terms
sheriff OF this county and seeks 20 re.
peat for another term. He made a
number OF friends while in the office
that viii stay by him for another term.
-. h. Odd is supervisor from the 80
cond ward in Crystal FallsAcity.. He
announced two years ago that he would
be candidate and is staying by his
word, has lot of very close friends
who will work hard for him. Robt
Wilson has been game warden for sey
eral years made the best warden the
county ever had and ia widely known
throughout the county. He has large
Following and will make determined
hustle for the persimmons. Tom Pen.
glase is ana has been alderman from
the first ward In Crystal Falls for a
number OF years and has made an ex.
cellent official. He IL the peer Of all
steam shovel runners in the peninsula
and like tbs Others has large follow
ing Of good friends who will stay by
him 9nd work hard for him.
II will be seen from the above short
review ot the men in the field that each
one has his following 30 that the field
will be pretty we'll cut mp and il will
not take so very many votes 10 nomin.
ate as the person having the highest
number OF votes will be the NOMINEE
IL Is not probable that there will be !,
more than 2, 100 votes out at the pri
mary. Allowing that the votes will be
pretty well divided it will take but
ew more than 300 votes TO nominate !
md as each one OF the candidates can
lumber nearly that amount in his cir.
lie OF friends it can be seen that there ,
will be lively scrimmage with the
esult in the air until the votes ar.
Toe campaign is beginning earlier 4
nan 1t ever has in this county. due ?
most Likely to the tact that the nomin.
tion is 10 be made at primary and II /
3 necessary for each person To- make a h
vide canvass. which takes tine I
The primary law was changed ly the =
ast legislature in some very important 4
aspects.
The date for the primary is the last 4
'nesday in August. instead Of Sept u :,
3 last time. A now enrolment must ri
Q made and there Is provision by :
'hich voter not enrolled may become n
nrolled by his showing that it was not h
ossible tor him Co be 50 enrolled in his
recinct on the proper day.
One change that affects the Demo
rats very much is the necessity OF the
tor Office on that ticket se- fr
lring 90 per cent of the party vote in n
rder 70 get their ticket printed ON the b,
'llot. This provision was made .in IA
der to keep democrats ont Of the re-
iblican primaries anil vice versa.
Another lesson that voters have lear.
u u not 10 enroll AZ "independants"
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