The Calumet news., 1912-02-15

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newspapers published columns relative
to the politics connected with the
gathering, having stan representatives
in attendance and mentioned but incl
dentally the real work of the gathering.
the further fact of the much talked
OF Taft straw vote, the conspicuous
presence OF a good many politicians
who. for some unknown reason. have
always absented themselves from for
mer activities of the bureau. all tend
ed TO the suspicion that there was a
we'll organized attempt to inject quite
considerable lot Of politics into the
recent Marquette meeting. 1t was the
first meeting that the Detroit papers
considered OF enough Importance to no.
tice. in any way.--Mining Journal.
Concerning the Zach Chandler ban
quet at Lansing, the Grand Rapids
Herald says:
Painting. but triumphant, Governor
Osborn stood tonight like a grand ath-
lete. while a crowd OF more than
thousand. a moment before hostile,
stood up and cheered wildly
Gov. Osborn played against a
marked deck" He beat the deck. In
the grandest exhibition of real fighting
the governor Of Michigan tonight hurl-
ed back into the teeth of every man
who dared attack him. his remarks
word for word
He made to look small the men who
had styled him Kaleidoscope. He sent
word back TO President Taft as to
what Michigan was doing and brought
the crowd cheering to its feet.
The banquet Of the Zach Chandler
club had been stacked against the
governor. For some weeks past this
had been quietly whispered. Some
persons were put upon the inside and
told to be sure not to miss the LansingI
banquet, as something was going I'd
drop"
In the arrangement of the program
the governor was placed first. He was
to speak at Jackson also tonight and
so it was arranged that he should
speak here first and get over to Jack
son. leaving the field TO his opponents
and 10 the opponents of Roosevelt.
who is Osborn's candidate for the
presidency.
But the governor took things into
his own hands. He went to Jackson
first and arrived in Lansing only at
10:45. Meanwhile the crowd which
seems very much pro-Taft normally
had been listening to Taft oratory un-
iii it was applauding every mention OF
his name.
Incidentally Fred Martindale had to |
speak first and he took a few raps at
the governor. The list was nearly
and II was getting late
when Toastmaster c. A. "Puss" Pal
mer introduced Milo Campbell.
During this speech many were leav-
ing the hall when they saw the gov
arnor enter. Immediately those who
had already put on their coats return
ed and sat with intense excitement all
over their faces while Mr.. Campbell
finished an attack upon the governor
and while Congressman Smith talked
,f the tariff.
When IL remained for Mr.. Palmer, IN
MS Introduction, to pay one Of the
nost delightful compliments TO his
,hief that has been heard i'm many a
lay and to bring some rousing en-
TO the crowd by the stirring
ak he made.
Governor Osborn rose and was greet
ID warmly. For a moment he talked
rood naturedly and almost gently. But
me could readily see the CLINT in his
we and the muscles stand out on his I.
ace. II was bound to come out, and
{ came. Accepting all the shafts that
lad been cast at him, he counted them ,
nut one by one before the crowd and ,
lurled them back until he had the
rowd admiring his bravery. standing
N its feet and cheering like mad. In
SO It went for half hour. the crowd
ecamlng wilder and wilder each mo-
nent, until when he ceased men who {,
ad never been heard TO speak a kind
y word OF Osborn went TO him TO sayI I
hey had been converted. IL