The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-11-18
FULLER MAY BE OPPOSED
Is Said That Osborn Forces May Fight Re-
nomination Of Auditor General.

nomination OF Auditor General.
Upper peninsula politicians who have
lately been below the straits have heard
with much interest story that 1t is
among the strong probabilities that the
friends OF Governor Osborn and the
friends of Auditor General Fuller will
not be found pulling together In the
next Republican state convention. In
asmuch as both are upper peninsula
men the situation that is said to be
framing up is one OF unusual interest.
OF course the talk hinges on the as
sumption that Governor Osborn will be
renominated in the primaries. This
seems TO be safe assumption, for IL IL
the general opirion OF the men who
have sounded the political currents
that the governor is stronger now. par
ticularly in the lower peninsula, than
ne has ever been beIore, and that the
opposition to him in his own party
will he negligible Secretary Of State
Martindale' 8 candidacy ID still condi-
ton. but there is no schooled politician
VINO can SEQ where Mr. Martindale can
prove serious factor. and many pre-
dictions are made that eventually he
will dodge the issue 10y puling out.
AT the root of the trouble between
the governors friends and Auditor
General Fuller il the alleged disloyalty
10 the governor Of tho Delta county
man IL is stated by the former that
Nj. Fuller has A. no time given the
governor the loyal support and friend
ship he WAS entitled to expect from a
man from his swn part at the state aud
man who lad hls support IN the last
state convention. IL Is charged that
throughout the primary campaign IN
1910 the auditor general and his friends
at Lansing were playing both ends a.
gainsi the middle. aud that their IS M
patty and friendship were with L
Kelley. rather than with the mp 7
peninsula candidate. although they
were careful to keep their hands prett,
well covered. They expected. IL j.
said Osborn $ defeat. and were pre-.
pared TO regard Il with much complac
elcy
In the intervening year, Il IL assert
tween the auditor generals department.
and the executive office They have
had little To do with one another
Auditor General Fuller has shown "a
disposition TO 90 lis way and "a lot
Governor Osborn go his. apparently
having little or no couern as Co what
the governor thought Of his attitude
As an instance of the auditor general 4
disregard Of how his course might
strike the governor. it Is said that be
has giyeL, or intends 10 give. the state
tax list Tor Delta county to the Escan-
aba Journal. whose editor is r. L..
Baldwin. whom the governor sued for
criminal libel because of certain char
ges that hes published in his paper dur.
ing the primary campaign. lt is also
said. in this same connection. that the
auditor general refused this patronage
20 the newspaper owned by Secretary
DeFoe. OF the pardon board. who was
formerly executive secretary TO the
governor and who was one OF his right
hand men in the campaign. While the
executive Office is said to DO reticent on
these matters. II is asserted that the
governor interprets the course to MIR.
Fuller as deliberate sffront
II Is pointed out that IL Auditor
General Fuller should enter the next
convention laboriug UNDER the handicap
of the active hostility Of the governor 9
friends he would be unlikely to secure
the denomination for which he is n