The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-22
REPUBLICANS
PUT UP SLATE
Hold Meeting Last Evening and
Endorse Administration

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the city hall last evening aud adopted
4 platform for the coming election.
The city committee recommended to
the voters the following slate OF oill-
GERS, which was approved;
For MayO:-W. \. Burritt
Clerk--Victor A. lredd.
Recommendations Ingram.
Supervisors. First Ward-John l..
Harris, second ward--W. IL. Mat
Ghetto, third warG-t'red NJ. pennis-
I ten, fourth 'ward-Richard II. Hos.
king
Aldermen, First ward-Paul Exlcy.
second ward--Peter Larson; third
ward-Abnham Ojala, fourth ward.
Thomas Dennis.
TIE meeting WAS called to order by
Dr w. J.. Corbctt. chairman Of th1
city Republican committee. IN ii;
opening address Mr.. Corbett declared
the meeting, while nominally a Re.
publican ono, was open TO all anu that
the platform of the party would cob
| tain nothing ON which all parties
could not unite. The party WAS 10
work for the general good Of the ely
above al else, and in the task of max
ing up ~ schedule of candidates for
the approval of the meeting the com
mittCc had been actuatcd by Il desire
tu pick only men who would look ~.
ter the Citys business in the best pos.
aiblc mauncr.
Mr.. cUrbett praised the board ur
public works highly ana Il number ct
the members of the board spoke after
their report had been read. This Ic-
port showed an annual saving at the
pump house aluu" of $500 Dr. CAT
len. as hcaltl, officer also presented
report showing that the city hud
never been in healthier condition.
Complaint was made that local
paper had been unfair in its fight on
water meters and it is now suggested
that mis- statements bc corrected h.
taking a column every day for three
months in the same paper. This prop
osition was later voted to be referred
Ia the council with the recUmmcnd1.
tiun that ii be adopted
Webster Dock was called on by the
chairman to make Il speech before Tho
platform was submitted and he Re
SpOudcd Mr. Dock stated that in So
Letting slate of candidates the great
est trouble that the committee had 80
fAnIEn1 with H., r.sf al Of
present mayor to run again and he
went on To cite some examples of Che
work the administration had accom-
Dlished, Mayor Dodge responded with
a few words thanking Mr.. Dock for
his praise of the administration
V. y, Fredd, secretary of the meet
iug, then read tho party platform
which is rs follows:
Platform Of tho Party.
Your committee hereby presents Il
platform and list OF candidates for
The consideration of tho voters of tho
party.
we make no apology for sgam
meeting a local issue under the ban
ncr of the Republican party. That
party has always stood for the best
in citizenship and for the wisest adj
ministration of public affairs. DESPITE
temporary rcactionary control |: viii
always stand FOR real progressive
principles, whether national OF local
Having purgcd itself from reaction
ary leadership IL is more than ever ca
titled to public confidence. It's motto
is ever forward and upward. No To-
cal group or organization can stand
for more, whatever label IL may 5ttach
To itself.
Under Republican directions our
municipal affairs have been conducted
with greater efficiency and economy
and at the same time with more re-
gard for the future Welfare of the city
than at any other time. Even those
projects which through misirforma-
tiCu and misunderstanding have met
with any degree of popular disfavor
have been conceived with the single
purpose of ultimately eftectiDs the
greatest saving and rendering the best
service.
Among those whom we propose TOR
uublic office there are no disgruntled
Office seekers and none who have re-
fused payment OF their just taxes
Some of them have already made good
as public servants and should DO con
uuued IN the service. We recommend
to your favorable consideration the
following named citizens for the re
spertive offices In tho municipality
CHcre follows the list of officers given
abuvc),
"Thcsc gentlemen have not been
solicited by the committee nor have
they hintcd the mention OF their
names They arc recommended to
YOUR favor solely on the grounds ut
their personal 'itGess aud representa-
tive character.
we express our unqualified approv-
al of the official acts of the present
administration, confident that II viii
rank In the history of the city as one
of the best that Hancock has ever
had.
I'VE recommend the retention oi the
Office of general manager but separat-
cd from the survcyorship and always
Al oil