The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-24
HITS CANDIDATES. Of
THREE HANCOCK men
COndon, henWOod and HiItunen
Must File New Petitions II
They Wish TO Run in No. j.
Time Is Up Tomorrow

The reapportionment bill OF the
last legislature by which the state or
Michigan as divided into representa-
tive districts under the constitution
has been declared unconstitution by
the supreme court.
1t was fully epected this would 90
the decision since practically no at
tempt was made by the legislature IL
conform to the provisions of the con-
stitution. Many of these provisions
are impossible anyway and the legis-
lature enacted a bill regardless.
Representative j. Frank Stevens of
the Missaukee- -Kalkaska district is the
man who took the case into the su-
preme court. His district was so
changed that Missaukee was thrown
I'm with Wexford. To this Stevens oD-
jected. He circulated his petitions in
the old district and presented them
TO the secretary Of state. Mr.. Mar
tindale refused to accept them as not
complying with the law of 1913. Mr..
Stevens pettioned for a mandamus on
the ground that the act of 1919 was
unconstitutional. The supreme court
held he was right and so sands down
it's opinion.
The Decision.
The decision says:
1--WE think it clear that the county is
the unit of representation; that il not
alone entitled To a representative u
must be Joined to an entire county or
counties To send one representative and
conversely, that if the county alone is
entitled To representative. it cannot
be combined with other counties to
form a district Such n combination
of a county having a moiety OF the
representative ratio with other coun-
ties containing less than a moiety is
contrary TO the theory of the county
as a unit of representation and is un-
just TO both counties combined.
The only exception is where n
county having less than n moiety SIS
entirely surrounded by counties each
of which has more than n moiety. IN
which case the law OF legislative nee
essity makes il necessary, If the people
Of the lesser county are to be repre-
scented at all, 10 combine with it n
county having a moiety.
"An examination of the apportion-
ment act shows great disproportion
i'm the number of inhabitants in the
various districts which the relator
claims brings the law within the Sec
ond reason assigned by him as being
in contravention to the constitution"
Houghton County Affected.
Counties in which reapportionment
has been made by the board OF super
visors also come under the supreme
courts ruling. This affects Houghton
county. as the board Of supervisors
took Hancock city away from Dis
trict No. and added IL to No. 2. This
was the only change made in Hough-
ton county. With tomorrow the last
day for filling petitions. this deci
sion materially muses. up the situa-
tion. not only here but in many other
parts of the state Attorney General
Grant NJ. Fellows rules that the ap-
portionment will automatically revert
10 the old law and that the next house
will be made up of representatives
from the same districts as before.
InlS aUeCtS the CanuludCleS OF FRANK
Condor and Edwin Henwood of Han
cock for the Republican nomination
and Toivo Hiltunen for the Socialist
nomination in District No. 2. who
have already filed their nominating pc
tltlons. If these men now desire to
run for the nominations in District
NJ. 3, to which the city OF Hancock
reverts, II will be necessary for
them to Gle new sets Of petitions. AZ
tomorrow is the last day for filing the
time is exceedingly short to attend to
that essential Mr.. Condor is out OF
the city having gone to Ann Arbor.
and The News was unable today to To-
cate either MIR. Henwood or Mr.. Hill
tunen TO learn their intentions. In the
event no new petitions are filed neith-
er of the three men can have their
names placed on the primary ballots.
That will leave the field in District
No. so far as the Republican nomin-
alton Is concerned To Rep. A. II. Ed
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