The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-07
PARTY IN
COUNTY POLITICS
Progressives to Enter Fight for
TreasurerShip

The Progressive party is preparins
To make its initial bow into Houghton
county politics The county commit
tee will meet in the Red Jacket town
| hull this evening for the purpose, il Is
/ declared of naming committees to
serve in the precincts of every town
ship IN the county and for transactins
other business which VIII give the
I party complete county organization.
and make IL possible for the Progress
siNes TO enter a candidate into the
contest for the county treasurership.
10 be decided at special election in
connection with the regular spring
election the first Monday in April. So
far no candidates have announced
themselves. but IL is understood SOW
cral who were prominently identified
with the Progressive campaign last
November will enter the lists for the
honor OF representing the third party.
Before this can be ACCOMPLISHED
The prugrcssives have some hard worl,
in store for them. With only a few
exceptions. the Progressive party
workers of this district are enrolled az
Republicans or Democrats they hay.
ing AFFILIATED themselves with the
Progressive cause after the last oppor-
tanity 10 change their enrolment
The law requires that the primary pet
ltion OF candidate must be signed by
at least two per cent of the total vote
rpGnTIaI nv hfs nj, IL,
rcding election. There are only two
enrolled ProgrCssivcs iu Calumet
township. aud not many more in other
townships. so il will be seen that con.
siderable work must be done before :,
candidate Of that party can secure the
Sishatures al TWO per cent OF the total
vote Tho PrOgressiNeS estimate thai
II Will lac necessary TOR 200 voters t. !
switch their enrolment before the |
party can have 4 candidate and If any |
rivalry develops for the nomination of
that party, II much larger number will
DC required. Some Progrcssivcs have
'IreadH expressed a desire To change
heir cnrollments by aliidacit but as
he primary laws are Interpreted 10.
ANY, this cannot be done, although il
would he possible for a new voter TO
'nroll by affidavit at any time.
There is Il provision in the law
which covers just this contingency.
lowever for it is designated that the
asst saturday in january of each year
hall be an enrolment day. There will
Ecrcforc bc an opportunity for voters
o re-enroll as Progressivcs On Sat
rday, January %. At the regular {
iceting of the Calumet township
oard this afternoon. provision will be-
ladc for holding this enrolment. and /
Is probable that enrolment board, {
VII lie named for the different pre-.
incts. Secretary of State Martindale I
ecently announced that enrolment !
Ulcers in every township of the state !
iust give notice Of the coming en- l.
in TIE usual manner. $
Although No date has been set rur =
nc special primary election in con >
cotton with the. filling Of the vacancy e
! the Office of county treasurer caus- \
u by the death Of WIN II. White. il S
generally expected IL will be held
bout ten days before the regular +
pring election the first Monday i'm t
prt. This will enable voters who T.
hansc their enrolment on January o
to participate IN the nomination OF
"a Progressive candidate. Voters 4
no enroll by affidavit however can
Ut participate in a primary election
nth tW" months after the date of thus
lrolling