The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-04
CITY PRIMARY
ON WEDNESDAY
CANDIDATES FOR MUNICIPAL OF.
FIcEs TO BE PICKED THIS
WEEK. LARGE VOTES
ARE EXPECTED.

Wednesday the voters OF the city of
Hancock will for the first time hold a
primary election for the purpose Of Sc
lecting candidates of the various par
ties FOR municipal offices. to be voted
for at the annual election April the
first Monday OF the month The poll
ing places will be the Epstein building
in ward one; city hall in ward two;
Weber's cigar shop on Lake street in
ward three and at Droun's store in
ward four. The election commits
sioners In charge of the preparations
for the election are w. Fred Johnson,
Isaac Nargelin and John Marllle. The
ballots received by City clerk Mac
donald are of various colors, each part>
being assigned a distinctive color By
The primary law. except the Citizens
party. the color for which is selected
bv the election commissioners. The
Republican ballots will be white, the
Citizens, green, Prohibltiouists, pink.
Socialists. buff. ana Democrats, blue.
DR. Dodge viii have no opposition
for the Republican nomlration. and
city Clerk Macdonald viii be re-
nominated without contest. For
treasurer Thomas Ingram is the only
candidate on the Republican ticket
There will be contests in only two
wards. the first and fourth on the al
dermanic nomination. In the first
ward j. c. Donahue has been making
vigorous campaign for nomination
on n platform of Nat rates and no me
terra and free water IL possible. and
q municipal lighting plant. He is OPP
posed by Roy r. Dunstan. prominent
young business man who only entered
the fight last week but who is expected
TO make the race an interesting one
In the fourth a. II. Thoeney and Rich
ard Hos5<ing are pltted against each
other and each has a strong followinS
that has been closely canvassed. In
these two wards a big vote is expected,
nut an effort VIII be made 10 get OUT
as full party representation as pos
sible in all the wards. The Citizens
will nominate J. +. O NELL for mayor;
Charles Rouleau for treasurer; Au-
gust Mette Fred Francis, Dan Holland
and Or. J. l.. Scallon for aldermen;
and John Funkey in ward three for
supervisors, j. l.. Harris, DIR. w II.
Matchette and III. u. Brock viii be OPP
posed only by the Socialist candidates.
The Prohibitionist party has no NUM-
cipal ticket in the field.
A meetng of the Hancock Finnish
American club was held yesterday af-
ternoon at the Kauth hall, the main
object OF which was TO instruct voters
relative to the manner of marking the
Eallots ut the primary election and
with regard to the various colors of the
ballots for the respective parties.
Not Observing Law.
Attention has been called 20 the fact
that some candidates for nomination
at the primaries are failing To observe
the law regulating the size Of cards
which may be used by candidates. The
law specifies the size Of cards as not
larger than two and a quarter by four
inches. whereas the card of one candi
date that has been distributed is Pa
by Az. The question has also beer
raised as to whether polling place
may be located within one hundred
feet Of a saloon. II being claimed that
the Epstein building, i'm the first ward
Is only thirty-seve feet from n sa-
loon.