The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-26

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| Lucas NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1,Sl'
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SHERIFF.
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| With Alex j. Groesbeck OF Detroi
receiving "A substantial plurality fol
the Republican nomination for COVER,
nor, Attorney William ]. Galbraith o.
Calumet rolling up n big plurality fol
the Republican nomination for prose.
cutting attorney and Sheriff Jane.
Cruise re-nominated by the Republi.
cans with "A handsome majority ovel
| Charles Little of Houghton, Houghtor
county voters yesterday had their first
experience with the revised statewide
| primary.
Aside from the close contests fol
the gubernatorial nomination and thai
for the prosecuting attorneyship, the
election was remarkable for three
things, the virtual dsintegration OF
the Progressive party, which carried
the county two years ago, the remark
| ably light vote recorded and the un-
| usual number of votes found to be
void. owing to unfamiiarity with the
new law.
Groesbeck's lead for the nomination
for governor i'm this county was a sub
stantial one, he having received mar
gin Of close to 1000 votes over Os-
born, his nearest rival, with Secretary
of State Martindale running third
Ellis of Grand Rapids. fourth, and
Linton OF Saginaw fifth. The append
ed table shows that Groesbeck car
ried most of the precincts in tho
county His unexpected strength II
this district is attributed to persistent
personal effort during the last few
weeks by his many friends.
Probably the closest contest OF the
election was that for prosecuting attor-
ney. i'm which Attorney w. j. CAL
braith showed remarkable strength,
winning in all but very few pre-
cincts in the county. The conditions
under which this contest developed
honored custom of giving the prosecut-
ing attorney two successive terms was
disregarded. Attorney Anthony Lucas
of Calumet, who had two opponents
for reelection, ran second To Attorney
Galbraith, the latter piling a plurality
Of over 500 votes Attorney Joseph
Hambit2er of Houghton was third in
the race with more than a 1000 votes
less than the winner.
Lucas Named by Democrats7
Although the figures probably will
not he obtainable until after the
county board Of canvassers completes
its investigation. 1t is understood that
sufficient number OF Democratic
voters wrote the name OF Prosecuting
Attorney Lucas on their ballots to
give him the Democratic nomination
for that Office, there having been no
other Democratic candidate for this or
any other county office II this sup
position is true as those who kept
track of ii claim, Mr.. Lucas will have
the privilege of deciding whether or
not he will become the candidate Of
the Democratic party in the November
election. Although he has not declared
whether or not he will accept. and his
friends believe he will remain faithful
To the Republican ranks, IL is for the
purpose of pointing out the possibility
Of his being a candidate in November
that this reference is made.
The contest for the nomination for
sheriff, for which there were but two
candidates. James Cruise, the present
incumbent and Charles Little of
Houghton. proved a walkaway for
Cruise, who received five votes for
every two cast for Little.
Progressives Very Weak.
Although no party enrolment was
necessary in yesterdays election, the
overwhelming preponderance of Re-
publican voters i'm the county is indi-
Gated by the proportion of the voters
who participated in the Republican
party nomination yesterday. Whereas
in the November election of 1912, w.
j. Macdonald of Calumet carried the
county in his contest for congressman
from the twelfth district, receiving a
vote which ran close to 5000, the bal
lots cast for the Progressive ticket in
yesterdays election were a hopeless
minority. indicating the virtual dis
integration of the party and the re-
turn of Progressive voters to the Re-
publican ranks. In Calumet township.
for instance, Macdonald received only
129 votes, compared with 1,5sS for
James, Republican candidate for Con-
gress. Both were unopposed for the
respective nominations.
The Democratic party also polled a
very small vote. far below the normal
vote of this party. but the fact that
the Democratic party had no county
ticket. probably accounts for this.