The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-31
VINEGAR IS A
HARMONY man
Believes Prosfessives and Re-
publicanS Should Reunite

tH duFCcdle OF tne get together
movement The lotter was evidently
written IN response 10 a query by Mr..
Hoffman based on a news story sent
out by Frank NJ Sparks. ? Grand Rap
Ids Herald correspondent, which
among other statements concerning
politics, minated that Vinegar had
returned to his former allegiance 10
the @. o. T..
Senator Vinegar sends The Mining
Journal The corresp ondence. with re-
quest that II publish his letter to Sec
rotary Hoffman, so that his attitude
may De made plain 60 the voters OF
his district
of Vinegar. tbe Grand Rapids Her
AID said:
Senator c. T. Vinegar from tho
Thirty-first district. the young man
who defeated Mike Aioriarty a year
ago, IL now maintaining law offices In
Detroit. although he is keeping his
residence in Iron Mountain where ne
will be q candidate tor the Republican
nomination for the senate next year
| Mr. Vinegar was elected a year ago
IS a Progressive but when the mon
6tying relative 70 the election OF L s.
senator was or, Senator vinegar re-
fused pointedly 70 have anything to
10 with II and from that time was
! more a Republican then a Progressive
Now he will, in al likelihood, become
inc Republican nominee for the Sen
1te from the Thirty first"
Writes to Hoffman
The senator's letter 70 Secretary
Hoffman follows.
''AIy dear Mr.. Hoffman: L am glad
/ TO have your letter of October IL,
! quoting an article from the Grand
R2Dids Herald, dated october 10, re-
'orring to my joining the e. Q. p
/ rnis is the first time / had known d
! he article.
The so-called 'monkeyne relative
! % the election Of L. :. senators refers.
take ii. to IN arrangemant TO throw
| ne Progressive support to the Demo-
eratic candidate for senator. under
stood tho Progressive party leaders
Dad In mind the using Of Progressive
aenator votes in an attempt TO defeat
nc Republican candidate, and In this
arrangement I was never consulted
| stated at the time that If such a plan
vas up, although l think It was entire
~ gossip, | would not for a second be
bound by ii and would Undoubtedly
vote for the Republican candidate.
wen though I did not approve of his
, entire record.
i have all along hoped there might
nc a disnified arrangement made
whereby the Proeressives and Repub-
iicans IN Michigan might get together
and in this | have had the support OF
many Progressives In different parts
Of the state. | have not attempted to
outline such an Arrangement, thinking
that well posted men in both parties
could work IL out,
MY residence is still in Iron Noun
Tain. Whether or not / shall be \ can
dictate for reelection depcuds entirely
lpon the people Of my district As e.
tho question being correct. can only
say that under present conditions II is
not well stated. 1t Ia not given as q
statement from me and IL an inference
9imply I am still a staunch progros-
sive but hope the future viii see a
strong. clean party in Michican headed
by good mon faithful to the people. 1t
Ia immateriai 70 me and 10 everyone
else. think. what party name We
work under. Good government is VIVA:
we are all striving for.
IF | have not covered your question
fully, please write me fprth,r at the
above address,
Republicans Do Not Rise
No evidence exists of any RESPONSE
by Republicans to the suggestion Of
The Heralds correspondent that Sena-
tor WineCar might be Z candidate for
the Republican nomination in this dis
triot Insofar as they have EXPRESSED
themselves on the suDject-the cleo !
tons ri 1914 are still somewhat re-
mote---thev seem TO regard the pros-
pect for evening the score in the Tbir-
tv-frst district as cooi and they have
intimated that they will out up
Simonpure Republican IN the attempt
to turn the trick. Among the Initial
cd politicians the belief is generally
neld that even If he went after IL sen.
ator VINEGAR would not be able 10
get anywhere near tho Republican
nomination.
There has been considerable nuiol I
Talk that NJ. II. Moriarty. of Crystal
Falls. may again be the Ropublican
nominee in the Thirty-first His
friends say he would have no trouble
being named II he should enter the
ficle. Mr.. Moriarty however, is said
to be dsinciincd TO have anything
more &c DO with active politics. He 4
hung on In the senate the last tive
on three terms at heavy loss TO HIM
self and he has frequently fatitied his
historic opinion nj the presidential
primary firht In Michigan: IT'S hi
TO be statesman"
Assurance IL given that there viii
he no lack Of candidates for the G.. q.
y, nomination in the 3ist. In fact. IL
Is imtimated that two or three we'll
known upper peninsula men already
have their eye on the office.
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