The Calumet news., 1914-04-20
PREDICTS JAMES WILL Be
SUCCESSFUL IN CANDIDACY
lSHPEMiNG IRON ORE SAYS RE-
PUBllCANS OF DISTRICT
ARE FOR HIM.

! So far as the Republicans of the
! Twelfth Michigan district are concern
ed it looks like w. Frank James for
| Congress, says the lshpeming Iron
| ore. There is no opposition to him
! that We can hear The Progressivcs
may put man against him, but he
would have to be an exceptionally
good one TO give the copper country
| man much trouble. We know of no
one i'm the Progressive ranks who IL
available and who could run any race
such as James. James has been a
runner for many years, We well re-
| call when he used to be participating
in the foot races at iiremen's tourna-
ments many years ago In the first
tournament of the Upper Peninsula
tiremen's association, which was held
at lshpeming. he took first place The
editor of Iron ore held "a watch on
that race and we recall the way James
came to the tape Since then he has
been doing some political sprinting.
and has made good in all his con-
tests. He has taken "A fair stand po-
lftically. talked good common sense.
rejected the fads and the isms ana
the practice of peanut politicians ana
has always clearly stated his position
ana views James has all the qualifi.
cations for racer, and he has many
friends who will be glad to aid him
i'm his ambition. To us it looks as if
he will have a walk-away against any
opponent who will be found to oppose
him on any ticket.
So far as the present misrepresenta-
tive the district is now making excuses
for, he will probably not be 4 candi
date. AS we understand it he has
been taken care OF i'm some political
job arranged for by the ProSressives In
Congress, and for which they will all
be sorry. so we will be spared the
spectacle of that political chameleon
in the next campaign. James will do
much in aiding his party, and he will
be loyal to his district when elected
He will be working for it constantly,
and for it's best interests. for all the
worthy people. From all the political
signs coming to surface we are Of tie
opinion that there will be considerable
Republicanism uncorked next fall and
Representative James will do his full
share i'm presenting ii to the voters of
this district. He is a good talker and
Il hard worker. You can put ii down
as being James.
Endorsed by Diamond Drill"
Commenting on Senator James cam
didacy. the Crystal Falls Diamond
Drill says:
Mr.. James is a Republican of in
dependent ideas. He is fearless in pro-
noting those movements which he be-
lieves To be right and in the recent
upheavel i'm the Republican party has
been on the progressive side of the
fence but at no time radical He was
a supporter of Colonel Roosevelt for
Il third term but when the colonel fall
ed to capture the Republican nomina-
ton he stayed within the fold and
labored to bring about the reforms in
the Republican party that all thinking
men agreed was necessary to make IL
party of the people and not of a
portion of the people. How we'll he
succeeded may he judged from his
work i'm the Legislature where he spent
two terms and where he was the ac-
knowledged leader of the progressives
of the Legislature. His effort and his
vote has always been on the side of
social and industrial justice but at no
time has he been lead away into the
folds of socialistic folly embraced by
so many of the leaders of the so-called
progressives The Diamond Drill be-
lieNes that Mr.. James Is n safe man to
send To Congress. He WHY he found
always on the side of right and op-
posed 10 taking legislative jumps into
blind radicalsm. Well balanced men
are what the Republican party needs
these days to steer the bark clear Of
the rocks that loom ahead and we can
recommend Senator James as such n
man"