The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-02
Political Gossip

Il HOfItfCdf NOSSSP
Rep. Wayne r. Rice. Of Newayga
county, one Of the popular younger
members of the state legislature. will
be backed by his friends in the next
session i'm Lansing. Tor pro tenn. speak
er II this house. Thus far Rep, Rice's
is the only announced candidacy for
/ this place. while there are several can
| didates for speaker The house or
sanitation appointments will be made
/ In party caucus before the session OPP
ems Rep. Rice is a Republican.
| Former GOV. Chase :. Osborn will
| Doe the guest Of honor At banquet TO
bc given no the Hotel DoWney in I.ans-
| Ing June 10. The banquet is being ar
raneed by Lansing griends Of the for
mer chief executive and il is expected
that 500 invitations will Ice issued
Whether or not the banquet has any
present significance is not known. 1t
is said that those in charge of the af
fair have been active in promoting the
cubcrnatorial boom for Osborn while
ne has been absent from this country.
How would this sound? Patrick II
Kelley for L. :. senator in 1892" That
is what is very likely To be heard. says
the Grand Rapids Herald. That is the
fundamental reason why Pat won't
listen 10 the call To become COM
promise candidate for governor. When
II became known that his name was
being talked in this manner, friends OF
the big fellow got after him and urg-
ed him every minute not 10 consider it.
They are firmly of the belief that Pat
viii be going 10 congress from the
Sixth district instead OF from the state
more term he will have grown
SO biz that he will make formidable
candidate for the United States senate
IN 1916. At that time Senator Charles
+. Townsend will be up for reelection.
The election will Ice a popular one
without the Intervention of the legis-
lature i'm any form IL has long been
talked that Senator Townsend would
be opposed probably by former Cover
nor Osborn. Osborn has never said
anything particular To give anybody
the idea that he might make the race.
But the friends of Pat Kelley are out
spoken. If he wins i'm the Sixth district
this fan, look out for him in 1916
when the senatorial race is on.
Now that the campaign is really t.
open, the candidates are looking up
the corrupt practices law. passed by
the last legislature. While they are no
more anxious To throw away money
than any other individuals, a howl is
going up that the legislature has made
it impossible for candidate properly
to put his case To the voters because
of the limited amount he can spend.
However, the law is rather ambigu-
Gus on some points, and it is entirely
possible that ways will be found for
getting information out to the voters,
which costs money, but which will not
he i'm violation of the law.
The charge is made against the leg
islature that it adopted "A lot of freak
notions from some Of the western
states without making adequate pro-
vision for handling the situation 10y
other means.
For instance, candidates for governor
are allowed, under the law, to spend
only $500. \ candidate for the Re-
publican nomination would like To APP
peal to Republicans and also to the
Progressiyes, as most of the latter are
expected 10 he back in the Republican
party Putting the number of voters
as low as 100000. it would cost him
$4,000 for stamps To mail "A letter to
each one, to say nothing of the cost of
printing, addressing, etc This would
more than take up all he can spend i'm
the whole campaign.
1t is pointed out that i'm the west
crn states where the amount which
can hc spent by a candidate has been
made nominal sum, provision has
been made for getting the views of the
candidates before the public through