The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-23
DODGE MEN ARE
IN MAJORITY
MOST OF DELEGATES ELECTED
AT REPUBLICAN, cAUcusEs
FAVORABLE TO HIS
CANDIDACY.

The Dodge tickets Of delegates won
out in all the wards at the caucuses
held last evening. and unless some un-
forseen fluke occurs, DR.. w. IL. Dodge
will be the nominee of the Hancock
Republican party at the city conven-
ton this evening for the office of
mayor.
The caucuses last night drew out
bigger crowds of Republican voters
than have been attracted to caucuses
is a long time, about one-half OF the
voting population of the city being
present in the combined attendance in
the four wards.
There was keen competition in each
ward for the choice of delegates, print
ed slips being passed among the vot-
ers and deposited in a ballot box and
counted, the result being the election
of Dodge tickets by fair majorities in
each ward. The delegates are as fol-
lows
First Wards. L. Lawton, j. IT.
Jasberg, George Il. Gallen, w. II. Ma
son. j. ID. Crawford, William Reid,
Henry Pulkas, Thomas Whittle, c. ID.
Hanchette, George w. Taylor, George
+. Ross, c. o. Olivier and l.. ii. Rich
ardson.
Second Ward-Henry L. Baer,
George c. Bentley, Frank c. May
worm, Charles Rogers, Webster Dock,
Newman A. Metz, Charles 5. Mason,
August Pelto, Peter Larson, James w.
y koff
Third Ward-Peter Junti, Isaac War
gelin, George Wern, Nicholas Thor,
Fred NJ. Permission, Alfred Congdon,
Barney Burrit. j. X. Brown, John c.
Markle, Edward H. Lee, Jerry Bettens.
Fourth Ward-Walfrid S. Hendrick-
son. Richard II. Hosking, Erck Ander-
son, T.. Gustaf Wickstrom, Henry A.
Brock. william Teto, Joseph NJ. Bor-
lace. Herbert S. Rich. Matt Kangas,
George Roberts, Halvor Halverson.
Andrew Bran, Anton Federighi, MUIR
dock r. Corbett, John j. Eichkern.
The Ward Tickets.
In the first ward John l.. Harris was
nominated for supervisor, without OPP
position no other name being present
ed. and the candidacy of alderman was
left untitled. Frank Wern was NOM
mated for constable.
In Ward two DR.. w. II. Matchette
won the nomination for supervisor re-
ceiving 81 out of 40 votes. Peter Lar
son was named for alderman and John
Wright for constable
The third nominated John c. Condor
for supervisor, Abram Ojala for alder
man and John THOR for constable.
III. u. Brock was nominated for SUI
pervisor in the fourth, Andrew Bran
for alderman and St Clair Wilson for
constable. The candidacy of Tony A.
Weber was sprung as an eleventh
hour surprise but Bran won by vote
of 1872 to rs.
The delegates chosen last night will
convene at o'clock this evening at
the city hall to nominate candidates
for mayor, clerk. treasurer and justice
of the peace.
Franklin Township.
Caucuses were held i'm Franklin
township last evening in each of the
four precincts to elect delegates to the
township convention, which takes
place tonight at the quincy hall on the
hill. Those chosen are:
Precinct No. 1. Franklin.-George
Kopp, T.. r. Lynch, Frank Giami w.
J. Sampson. Dan Dippo, Charles Ken
DAN, II. J. Thomas, Andrew Locatelle.
John Neimi, John Coppo. A. p. Ben
netts. John Sullivan. William Warrick,
Dennis Mcmahon, John Roak, Joseph
Lencioni. Richard Wills, Con O'Niell,
John Polglaze, Andrew Nissila, Joe Po-
joni. Gust Koitala, Jerry Sullivan, w.
r.. Hale. Jacob Koskila, Joseph Lam
bordini, f. II. Rogers, Mike Mcmahon
Charles copp. Henry Raty and Thomas
Maunder.
Precinct No. 2. Ripley.-Charles on
gle. Matt Kangas, John Stinn. Jr.'
Richard Rouke, Jr., August koppleman'