The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-09
PR0GRESS|VES
WITHOUT FUNDS
Demand that Phil Sheridan Sub.
scribe to Party Platform

The frank admission that tn,
Houghton county Progressive commit
tee has an Indebtedness of $400 in
CURED in the campaign of two years
ago, which cost the party $500. and
the expression OF doubt as to where
the party will raise $1,000 which it is
estimated will be required to carry on
this years campaign, were the features
of the Progressive county convention
held yesterday afternoon at the Elec-
trio Park, with about thirty delegates
i'm attendance.
DR.. w. II. Dodge of Hancock ad-
vanced the suggestion that the exist =
ing Indebtedness from two years ago
should be met by the present Pro-
gressive congressman, and Chairman
DR. +. ID. MacNaughton OF Calumet
stated that the matter has already
been called to the latters attention
and that it probably would be met.
Two plans were suggested for raising
funds for this years campaign, the
first being "A suggestion that a levy of
$3.50 be made on each candidate, a sug-
gestion that proved immensely unpop-
ular with some Of the candidates. The
other plan was TO bring to the copper
country campaign speakers of national
prominence, Senator Beveridge and DR..
Green being suggested, and To charge
admission at their meetings. 1t was
felt the receipts Of these meetings
would make possible other meetings 1t
is probable this latter plan will be fol-
lowed.
Anent Phil o. Sheridan.
Resolutions were adopted calling on
Phil O. Sheridan, the partys candidate
for sheriff, who until recently has
been an active Democrat, demanding
that he sign a declaration OF party
principles within twenty-four hours.
Both the Democratic and Progressive
recent primary. but the primary petit
ton filed by him was a Progressive
petition. If the candidate declines to
sign the document provided for, Pro-
gressive support viii he withdrawn in
the forthcoming election. The resolu
ton passed was as follows:
BE is further resolved. that it
is the consensus of opinion Of this
convention that all candidates
seeking Office on the Progressive
county ticket whose devotion to,
and acceptance Of. the principles
of our party is in doubt, should be
willing To express openly and in
print his political aftiliation; we
therefore submit the following for
the signature of our candidate for
sheriff. and in case of his refusal so
to do on presentation, we decline
To give him our support;
Whereas, | believe il is proper
to proclaim ones change of politi-
cal faith publicly, when seeking
office on another party ticket, than
that with which one has been pre-
viously affiliated, and inasmuch as
certain voters of the county openly
declare in unequivocal words or
innuendo, that am n candidate on
the Progressive ticket from the
desire for office only, | hereby
emphatically assert that | am seek
ing election for sheriff on said tick
ct believing that the principles of
the National Progressive party
more nearly meet my approval
than those of any other platform,
and that | renounce my allegiance
to, and a1lliation with. any other
party because of this belief"
Delegates Named.
The convention pledged itself in res
buttons To the principles of the Ma
ional Progressive platform and to the
support Of candidates on the national.
tate and county tickets.
The following delegates were chosen
O the Progressive state convention at
Bay City, Sept. 80:
Adams township-Jacob Uitti;
Calumet, John ID. Kerr, p. d. Mac
Naughton, Isaac Frimodig, w. j.
Macdonald. Paul Tommei. Fred
Larson, George Fax, Vivian Veale
and Frank Schultz; Elm River,
+. NJ. Lull; Osceola, John Manley;
Portage. Walter McVicar, John La
ity, John Mackey, Angus McDon-
aid and John Holman; School
craft, George Bennallack and Fred
Carpenter; Hancock township,
Matt Salmu; Hancock city, w. a.
Burritt. w. II. Dodge, Robert
Halls. Frank Mayworm, Henry
Sakari and August Pelto.
The selection of the county commit
pc was based on a representation of
ne for every three hundred votes east