The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-30
MIXING THINGS

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republican nomination In the l2th
district has a tendency
TO mix things" especially in hough-
ton county where two candidates Will
be in the field The Office was practi-
cally conceded to the copper country |
this year, the iron country having had
il for about ten years. Should the
fight become warm il IS not at all I'M
likely that an iron country man may
step in and take the Office away from
our copper country neighbors,
There was much surprise in the iron
country, by those not acquainted with
local affairs in the copper country, at
Mr.. Fishers entry into the race. The
surprise was not from the fact that 1t
is Mr.. Fisher that entered but that
any one should oppose Senator James,
who clearly had the jump on any other
man in the copper country, or in the
district for that matter, and who GER
tainly could have brought the office to
Houghton county with flying colors
Mr.. Fisher is fine gentleman and
everyone who knows him likes him
You can { held but like him for he is
the kind that appeals to you as hale
fellow at all times and on all occa-
sIons.
However, this selecting of congress
sional candidates is serious business
for the republican party just now.
With the harmony" movement we'll
launched any move which smirks OF
grudges or getting even" at someone
is sure 10 spill the beans and no matter
how much we may like Mr.. Fisher
the republicans Of the district. from
our observation of affairs, are going
TO sink personal considerations for
party welfare considerations this year.
It is not a question of contrasting
Senator James and Mr.. Fisher per-
sonally but question of which man
can do the party the most good. Sen
ator James has been tried and has been
found on the right side 80 many times
in the past that he mas gained the con-
fidence of the skeptical and he is going
TO hold il. Mr. Fisher has not
been tried and the general conception
Of the initiative force that precipitated
Mr.. Fisher into the race is such as
causes distinct hesitancy among the
rank and file to accepting him as a
leader at this time,
The republican family hasn't been
any more harmonious in the copper
country than in the other parts of the
district. The "old guard and the
radicals will in all probability,
never enter any political combination
that will be q solvent TO both. It's the
in both wings that are
going TO bring victory to the republic
ian standard and by-gones will not be
allowed TO enter any future political
canvass il this element can keep them
ont. Senator James represents the
mediating zone of both factions and
for that reason is an admirable candi-
date. Mr.. Fisher, while he is new to
politics as an office seeker, is sponsored
for by the ultra wing of one faction
and that fact is going to be a serious
handicap TO him.
There seems TO be a sort OF feeling
among the ultra wing of the old guard
that victory is going to perch on the
republican banner anyway. in this
district and that anyone can win out
if he is tarred with the republican
stick That's Just where they figure
wrong. Macdonald ism dead by any
means. He is badly suffocated TO
be sure but persons nearer dead than
he have been resnsictated and no better
pulmometer could be applied TO his stiff
ad political organs than get even
quarrel among the republicans II the
copper country republicans are really |
DESTROYS of eliminating Macdonald |
they will strangle the Fisher boom in |
its infancy and pin their faith TO Sem
ator James for congressman from this
district