The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-03-27

PRIMARIES WILL ALL Be COMPLET.
Ed BY NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT
CITY CANVASS IS QUIET
But One Ticket in Crystal Falls
Iownship-Two Candidates at Am
asa--Contest at Mansfield

This is the week when the candidate
gets busy or when he either reioices
over his primary triumph or sharpens
his knife TO get the fellow who did"
him. While the primaries are right in
the midst of selecting candidates It is
impossible TO say just who will be be
candidates in the different precincts
but the lines hae been drawn so well
that one can tell with fair degree OF
certainty just what the lineup will be-
"wet and .Dryr Tickets
While there is no evidence on the
surface that the local option election
has any influence on the coming con-
test. yet 1t is apparent that the differ
ent factions are lining up back of
different candidates in several of the
precincts. The reports from Bates are
that the lines will be so drawn out
there and from Amasa comes informa-
tion that the old contest OF "wet. and
dry" will be in evidence there,
City Contest Ii Dull
In the city contest the candidates
have been known for some time and the
canvass has taken on a very quiet as
pect. Robert Munns who heads the
republican ticket, informs us that he
is getting very much encouragement
and Is quite certain that he will have
a majority Of votes in the city when
the count is finished.
Mr., Gaffney Is not making any claims
but he tells us that so far as he can see
there is no reason for him TO feel at all
alarmed over bis chances He feels
confdent that when the time comes
he will be returned to Office
The treasurer ship contest between
AdoIph Miller and Louis Miesler Is
developing into quiet, house-to-house
canvass Mr.. Miller Is showing a lot OF
political acumen IN the canvass but
Mr. Miesler Is not at all lying down
and feels confident that he will be the
winner at the election
Crystal Falls Township
In the Crystal Falls township there
is to be but one ticket There was some
talk last week OF a farmers ticket
but we understand that the movement
failed and that Mr.. Ostrand who was
to have been the candidate for treas
urer on that ticket will go into the re-
publican primary next Monday to con-
test for the office.
The candidates for clerk and super
visor viii be Geo Jolline and w J,H
Richards respectively Andrew Run
quist the present highway commits
sioner, viii be opposed by +. o. Rosen-
gren and that contest viii undoubted-
" be the warmest one OF the list.
Mastod0n Township
The primary has not been held yet
in this township but II looks as II there
Will be but the one ticket with John
Erikson for supervisor, w ]. Perkins
for clerk and L. Collette for treasurer.
There may be contests for the minor
Offices and on all the offices for that
matter but at the present outlook it
don't look that way
Hematite Township
In Hematite the contest takes more
Of wet and dry phase than IN any
other Of the precincts Hematite has
been a hot-bed OF the anti-booze spirit
for many years and two years ago Il
went dry" but returned to the 'sweta
side again next year and has remain
ed wet" since. The decision on this
question in Hematite was brought
about on the saloon bonds. Last time
the township board refused to accept
the bonding company's bonds aud on
that score put the saloons out. This
time there Is no subterfuge the issue
is clean cut and the oft repeated ques-
tion. rs the majority IN Amasa dry
Will be settled by the vote
Mansfield Township
With about 80 voters n the town
ship II Is not az all surprising that a
big majority OF them should be seek
ing the Offices Jas. Davey who Is The
present supervisor will beaf candidate
for the Office and opposed 70 him will
be Albert Drake and rhos j corbett
There aro several aspiranis for Tic |
lessor Offices and q is likely that ihetp
viii be contest I'D the election AS
we'll a. 10 The primary
On the West Side
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