The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-12-19
LOCAL OPTION
GOES TO VOTE
SUPERVISORS, AFTER LISTENING
TO OBJECTIONS, SUBMITTED
WHERE is IRON RIVER?
Pat O'Brien's Claim That it is on
the Map Very Much Disputed in
Arguments of Attorneys

The adjourned meeting OF the county
board was called TO order at the court
house last Thursday morning by
Supervisor Richards with all member.
present The meeting was called "a
order in the supervisors room but il
was soon recognized that the place
was not large enough for il as Che
crowd present exceeded by 100 per cent
that which assembled last time.
Accordingly an adjournment was
taken to the court room and the crowd
TILED the room fairly we'll The west
side was largely represented, as was
true last time, but tho east side sent
IN large delegation also so that the
honors were about even A large mum
ber OF wet sympathizers were present
also, condition that didn't reign last
time.
Immediately after the meeting was
called TO order, the clerk read those
portions of the minutes OF last meeting
which pertained to the local option
matter and it was explained that the
records were written up by the clerk
in conjunction with tine attorneys on
both sides OF the question 80 that no
exceptions could be taken to any step
that had been passed over
Immediately following the reading
OF the minutes, Mr.. II. b. Webb of
this city stepped forward and requested
an opportunity TO be heard Mr. Webb
said that he had been accused OF trying
to carry water on both shoulders by
many who didn't understand has action
and he wished it understood that his
filing the petition which accompanied
the certified copies Of the poll lists
as simply and only in the effort of
fair play. He was one OF the first
that signed the petition calling for
submission Of the question 20 vote
of the people because he thought that
il is right for any respectable number
OF people to have the right 60 express
at the ballot box if hey 40
desire II was then brough 60 his
that some steps were taken
in the procedure that might prejudice
the interests of those on the other
side and in order that there might be
no prejudice he asked that the poll
lists be accepted as the statute contem-
plStes
The decks were then cleared tor
action and Clarence Dwyer tor the
wets stepped forward and announced
that he and his fellow attorney, Mr..
Dixon, had gone over the petitions in
the interrmm between the two sessions
Of the board and had found two points
on which thoy would endeavor to
build a case one was what they cor
sidered an irrcgulauty in the posting
Of petitions and the other au irregu-
larity upon the part Of the board in
relation to the comparison OF the
petitions with tbs poll lists. Mr..
Dwyer announced tlrat he would confne
himself TO the first point and that Mr.
Dixon would cover the second.
Mr Dwyer called attention to the
decision OF Judge Flanagan in the
Delta county case in which the Judge
interpreted the law regarding the
po,iting OF petitions as meaning that
but one petition can be posted in any
election district and that the name Of !
the voter must appear upon the petition
IN the election district in which he
resld As and votes. lie then called I
attention 10 the fact that under the 4
affidavit submitted, it was shown that
4 petition had heen posted In precinct
No. I of Iron River township which /
the signatures Of names OF /
electors residing in both the village OF
ron River ana the township of Iron
River outside the village. He then
'alled attention 70 the fact that Il
,iilage corporation exists at Iron River
which, by the way, was set apart
when { was Incorporated as an election
district Ia which some OF the people
ncluded in the petition could vote
but where an were not entitled 20
-ote.
In short Mr. Dwyers contention
was that Iron River precinct No II
two election districts, one
by the village limits Of
ron River the othsr 10 include that
part not in tae village Of iron River
that the petition from Iron River No.