The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-04-04
ANNUAL ELECTIONS
STIR COMMUNITIES
OPPOSITION ALL ALONG THE LINE
I iNMosT or THE TOWNSHIPS
PRIMARY SETTLED CONTESTS
Crystal Falls City and iismatits Town.
ship Seems to Have the Quistsst EIee-
ton Contests Of any This Year

Iron county is witnessing more cleo
tion contests this year than IL has seen
In many day, principally due to the
fact that the townships in which op-
position has been dormant for many
years have awakened TO new life and
many suffering electors feel the aching
void that has existed between them
selves and the public crib for these
many years
OF the sections where this spirit is
uppermost, Crystal falls township,
Mastodon township and Mansfield
township are bright and shining ex-
amples. In Crystal Falls township
there Is spirited contest on between
the "Farmers" and the Miners
with Mr.. Afford leading the farmers
against William J. Richards, the
present supervisor.
The candidates for the principal
Offices on the tickets are
National Progressive ticket
Supervisor
Ernest Afford
Clerk
Walter Fisher
Treasurer
Andrew Ostrand
Commissioner
ole p, Oss
Republican Ticket
Supervisor
William J. Richards
Clerk
GEORGE Jolliffe
Treasurer
Charles NJ Rogers
Commissioner
Andrew Ronquist
The republican primary for this
township was held at the town hall
last Saturday afternoon and Andrew
Ronquist won out for highway COM
missioner over Alfred Anderson by
vote OF 23 to SO.
MASTODON TOWNSHIP
In this township surprise was
sprung at the last moment by which
complete ticket was put in the field
by the Alpha people against the town
ship ticket that predominated last year
and was composed mainly of Dunn
people and Farmers.
The primary was held ut the Dunn
last Monday afternoon and it was the
liviliest session that precinct has seen
since the old days when O. I. Roberts
and the late Captain Bennett met in
battle of the ballots when the latter
was the champion OF the Dunn and
the first mentioned the leader Of the
Mastodon forces
II was the original intention, so
rumor goes. to have a full Alpha ticket
in opposition TO the ticket agreed upon.
The plan, 80 rumor says, was to have
Mr.. Peters oppose II. J. McLaren.
Ben Sherwood oppose Jopn Erikson
and Dave Leonad oppose Ernest Pierce
bnt when it came 10 showdown
there was opposition only on the offices
of clerk and highway commissioner
For clerk Erikson received 40 and
sherwood 81.
There were three contestants for
commissioner their vote being as
follows Jake Holmes 53, VIM. James
30. Paul Blnto Z.
The ticket as IL lines up for election
Is
For Supervisor
L r
For Clerk
John Erikson
For treasurer
Ernest Pierce
For Commissioned
4 Jake Holmes
MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP
This township was the scene Of q
lively skirmish last Monday the day
OF the cancns with three aspirants for
supervisor. severval for clerk. treasur-
or and other oIfioes down the line.
The voting popuhtion Of this town
ship has been greatly reduced of late
and II is sid that every man entitled
70 casta ballot was prerentat the
primary which was held during the
day. the form Of primary following
the election regulations and All names
being printed on bIankee ballot.
The result of the primary was as