The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-28
R. P. DUNSTAN ANNOUNCES
CANDIDACY FOR ALDERMAN
WILL SEEK FIRST WARD NoMi.
NATION AT PRIMARIES.
Two Republican Aspirants for That
Office Next Wednesday.

r. Z. Dunstan yesterday afternoon
announced that he would be a candi
date for the Republican nomination
for alderman of the First Ward. The
entrance of Mr.. Dunstan into the con-
test will make two candidates for al
derman in this ward. i. G. Donahuo
having some time ago circulated a
nominating petition and having In the
meantime made vigorous campaign
on a platform of free water and n
municipal electric plant if found feas-
ible Mr.. Donahue has announced that
he will finance his own campaign. pay
his own campaign expenses and not
solicit funds from any one.
Provision is made In the primary
for such instances as are presented
by Mr.. Dunstan's entering the fight
after the time for Cling nominal ton
petitions has passed. The law pro-
idcs that amy voter may vote for
any person whose name is not printed
on the ballot by inserting such 9TH
cr name in such manner as shall make
il a Substitute for any name which
is printed thereon where no candi-
dates name appears on the ballot"
Primary election day will be on
Wednesday next March 6, one weeH
from today. ON the Republican ticket
there will be fights on but two Offices.
those of alderman in the first and
fourth wards, Richard Hosking and A.
Thoeney being opposed to each other
for nomination. The rest Of the Re-
publican ticket and all the candidates
for all Offices on the Citizens ticket
and the Socialist ticket are unopposed.
Delegates from Hancock TO repre-
sent the city at the Republican county
convention on March at Laurium
and the Democratic convention viii be-
chosen at the primaries next week.
The ballots are 10 containas many line
there are delegates 10 be elected to
the county convention by the political
party. Such lines, upon which may be
placed the names of proposed dele
gates to the county convention. shall
be printed under the title, Delegates
To the county conventions" and mol
ballot for delegate TO county con
Nontion of any political party shall be
counted unless prepared and voted IN
der authority of the primary law. Thel
city of Hancock is entitled to twenty
delegates in the Republican convcn-
ton apportioned as follows according
20 wards: Fourth ward. seven; first
ward, five and third and second wards, !
four each.
So far the Democratic party i'm The
county has called no county convention
no call for a state convention having |
as yet been received from state Chair
man Shields of Muskegon. The Re
publican call was issued early i'm the |
year by state Chairman Knox for a
Republican convention to be held at
Fay city in April to name delegates
q the national convention and imme
diately thereafter the county commit
tee made arrangements for holding a |
county convention on March Z
Chairman Black OF the Democratic
county committee stated this morning
that he had received no call relative
"a the Democratic state convention,
hut expected that something would be
forthcoming in short time In places
where shcre arc no primaries delegates
will be elected at village caucuses and
conventions.