The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-11
mo MAC DONALD
YOUNG HEARING
Action Of Calumet Man e1pedites
Election Contest

The hearing az the Matpuuald-
NouUs Twelfth congressional district
contest case. which was set for this
morning in the oGiy, 1f Attorney ". J.
Ga'5rath did not mayrr1i.4c. d,yel-
/ upU,nts having ohN.atcd th, Necessity
of holding such d hearing \ tClc-
gram was received from Cousrcssuau
| H. %. Young, whose scat - contested,
'Iprlur 10 The hou, set Tor The hearing
Ia the effect tina, Mr. Macdonald yes
terUay made q stipulation 10 Attorney
/ Bel of IshpOmiug. NouuSs reprcScn-
tauye admitting all OF this facts
. Young hoped 20 prove through tho
/ hearing here ;h.s action being taken
/ 90 expedite matters.
! Township Clerk George Martin aud
/ Attorney " d. Galbraith were the wit.
uc,,cs Go have been examined Tho
former Was tu haze been questioned
concerning Nacpunald's enrolment tuI
show that Macdonald was enrolled as
ia Republican up 10 January -, 1915.
after the election Ia support of
Nuuus's allegation that Macdonald
hard no rieb Go have his name placed
ou the ballot as the Pruercssivc cam
didtto Galhditn's testimony was To
have brouGAt cut the single fact that !
GJlbraith personally served MacDou-
aid with YUuug's formal answer 20 |
Tho contest papers,
% is NacDonald's contention that it |
makes no difference whether he was
enrolled as "a Republican or not, that
Young waived obj 'tion 10 his name
ON the ballot prior to the J
election and that as long as his name
WAS ON the ballot and went before the
voters. 'hr only question involved is
He intent 'of the Outonagun voters
who's, ballots were thrown out
Young TO Put Up Fight.
\ Washington dispatch to the De-
uui News says:
It became evident today that the
forces behind H. Oln Young. the ben
chciarv of IA" action of the state
board OF ,anNasscrs of Michigan in
the distortion of the count of the
vote of the twelfth congressional dis
trict 90 Michigan, are to fight to the
last ditch. It had been hoped by some
r' Young's Republican colleagues that
i've might be persuaded to withdraw
md leave The seat in the House from
his disuic, to tho man who received
hc most votes in the election, but tina.
cope has been dispcllcd.
Young and his supporters are on
saged In collecting here the witnesses
~ wdom they hope to mako good
Young claim to the seat. one of the
irst ct these witnesses to arrive is
John Garvin. clerk of Ontonag on
runt, the man accused of placing
%" name Sheldon" before that of
William !. Mcdonald on the ballot j..
asst fall, advantage of which was taxi
% by the state board of canvasscrs TO ,
YOUNG
Garvin arrived in Washington some
iwc Yesterday and is understood to
'c stopping at the home OF MIR
'uuug Nothing has vet been done {
y tho ways and means committee of I
ice House 10 provide committee To d
.oar the contest which the transaction
. tn" state board OF canvasscrs COM e
.ollcd Mr. Macdonald to- bring But i
udsmuch as Young is gathering his
illnesses here il is taken Tor granted f
IG, ne and those behind him have had v
% n;matiun that tho committee viii
FOE named ~ an early date. f
The Progrcssivcs, warned by the nc T.
witty Of the stand .pattcr-. are also
ending for their Witnesses Z
Underwood Promises Early Action. n
While progrcssiv"s M the House T
Eilod 20 prevent tho seating of ~.
lin Young MS the representative of It
g. twcifth Michigan district. they u
"ally accompishcd more than had il
cen "Spoctcd From majority leader e.
-oal ". Underwood thoy received {,
D official assurance that Iocause of
No. peculiar circumstance involved in q
io case. q commltir" would be ap. q
oiui"d immediately to take it mp. and -
ctcrmiuo whether William !. Mac. p
'unald should not be given Mr.
oung's seat. c
VIII state, said Mr.. Underwood. G
discussing the ease on the floor of
te House, that although | have not I