The Calumet news., 1912-09-11
Hancock Department


Mason asked Tor permission to speak
ana his request was granted. Mr. Ma
son said that before any committee
was appointed and any action taken
which might lead To a county ticket
being placed in the field, he wanted tc
declare himself and make his position
absolutely certain. He believed that
as long as he had helped nominate the
Republican county slate. even if!the
men he voted for were not in every
case successful, and after his previous
declarations ON the matter. he could
not see his way clear to support a
progressive county ticket in the com
ing campaign. Mr.. Mason told the
committee that a meeting of twenty
seven simon-pure Roosevelt men had
been called the evening before and
the matter of placing a county tick-
g. in the field talked over ana test
vote showed twenty-five to be oppos-
ed. He believed this action should
weigh heavily as Il seemed to be fair
" indicative of the sentiment in 9th
ei parts of the county.
Convention Next Week.
After Mr. Mason had concluded. the
motion 60 appoint a committee of five
90 call the convention was passed and
Chairman Eichkern appointed w. j.
Macdonald. p. u. MacNaughton
Charles Ollila, Charles Dover an1
Richard Sampson on this committee.
The committee retired FOR "A few
minutes ana reported that they be-
lieyed that Tuesday or Wednesday
would be the most acceptable dates
ana recommended that the convention
be held at Electric park, the basis of
representation for. each precinct TO be
the same as in the Republican and
Democratic county conventions and
the county to send as many delegates
&c the state convention as has been
the custom of the old parties to send
to theirs. The report of the commit
tee was accepted.
Martin Prisk then asked the com
mittee TO go on record as being op-
posed 10 the introduction of county
slate in the coming campaign and
Richard Sampson made a like request
w. j. Macdonald heartily endorsed
these views and assured the commit
tee that they were his own. a rising
vote was taken and the verdict was
unanimously against the idea of a
county ticket
Or =. d. MacNaughton also adj
dressed the meeting, declaring that
the fight from now on would be one
nf Progressive against Demo
crat, with Taft practically eliminated
Outlook Very Favorable.
While the action AGAINST the nom,-
nation of county ticket had the
support Of nr. MacNaughton. he re-
ported himself as being willing and
anxious to support any true progress
i've who had been heaten at the polls
by Democrats enlisted as Republicans
and he thought that any such candl-
date or possible candidate should moi
only be allowed to run but should
be encouraged
L. c. Mayworm also spoke to tho
meeting and related conversation
he had recently with +. a. Jerfcrs. For
merly q Taft man but now switched
90 the Roosevelt standard, according
TO Mr.. Mayworm, and who had report
ed that ON a recent trip through lower
Michigan he made an extensive investl-
cation covering the sentiment of all
classes of people and he was convinc-
ed that Roosevelt would poll four
times as great a vote as Taft would.
Edwin Henwood was the last speak
or TO relate his experiences, telling of
a talk he had had with a southernct
who freely declared that Roosevelt
would carry at least half of the south
orn states and with them, the nation
The matter of campaign conuibu-
tions was also mentioned. the general
sentiment being that any contrib1
tions chat might be made would be acc
ceptablc for dcfraying the small I'm
cidental expenses such rs issuino
campaign literature and printing the
necessary convention call blanks.