The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-03-04
FEW CONTESTS FOR CITY OFFICES
AT PRESENT OUTLOOK
StCSND WARD is THE CALDRON
Considerable Undercunsnt is in Motion
N That Precinct and Contest May
Develop

-Spring politics are exceedingly quiet
The last time we made mention OF The
ires that had been kindled the treasnr
er's Office was the only one in which
there was any prospect OF scrap. Al
that time Mr.. o. r. Larson had not
publicly declared himself. out before
the item went TO print he issued III
announcement that he. would be can
didate.
THAT left the issue clearly drawn be-
tween himself and Henry Doupe, who
is the other aspirant. The two gem
tlemen are making an energetic cam
paign. II is entirely friendly and
whichever man wins there will oe no
sore spots so they both say
In a conversation with Mr. Larson
during the week, he deplored the tact
that the selection Of city candidates is
not made by direct vote and not by a
city convention. In this position Mr..
Larson has very general backing. The
direct system having been established
in state and county there is feeling
that IL ought to prevail in the smaller
unit-the city.
Under the present system the city
official are chosen by delegates elected
fom the different wards and that sys-
tenn will prevail until law is passed
making the direct primary applicable
10 cities OF this size or until the people
of the city get together and decide to
do away with the obsolete convention
system.
Last-week Mr. Bjork issued an an
nouncement tina. he would again be u
candidate for mayor. He says that no
held off. awaiting an expression from
the people AS to whether they desired
him to again be a candidate or no. He
says that he has been asked to run
again by number OF citizens and with
the understanding that there 10 TO be
no contest. be has agreed to enter the
race. He further states that be dozen
want the job and will under no condi
tious enter any contest IL any other
citizen wants the job.
But one supervisor has issued de-
finite statement j +. Udd.has an
nounced that he will again be candi-
date In the second ward. He says
that he had about decided to retire
from the Office but that some matters
came up that caused him TO change his
mind anl he is again in the race No
one has come ont against him.
II IA around the candidacy for alder
man In the second ward that the most
agitation is heard and there ie an un
dercurrent about ID that may draw on
more contests. A gentleman who lives
in the second ward and who Is ac-
auainted with the talk over there says |
that when Mr. Doupe announced he
would be candidate for treasurer the
people had kind Of got IL into their
heads that businessman ought To re-
present tina. ward on the council.
Herman Ruwitch was approached by
many and asked IL he would take the
position. AT first he refused but finally.
TO some OF his friends, he said that II
there was absolutely no contest he
would take the position but he consen
ted only because be thought that the
business interests IA represented by the
stores OF thhe city ongnt TO have repre-
sentation. Mr.. Ruwitch stated that he
had all he could do TO attend 10 his
business and positively refused to enter
or remain in the race II an opponent
About the same time Andrew Nelson
declared himself candidate for the
Office but when no learned that Mr..
Ruwitch had been approached he has
tily Withdrew and the matter stood
that way for day or two.
So Ronback then shied his castor
into the ring and declared himself a
candidate Mr.. Ruwitch refused alb
solutely TO make an announcement and
Mt Ronback has a clear field for the
office.
No word has been spoken about al.
derman in the othor wards nor about
supervisors but II Is likely that the
sent.incumbents will be in the field
again.
For city clerk no opposition has been
heard 20 Mr.. Gribble who. although
he. has made no official announcement,
is understood TO he a candidate again.
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