The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-05-05

have, some supervisors believing one
sufficient, and others thinking two or
even three would be better. A ballot
! was taken which showed three favored
| a one man commission, five favored two
and IL favored three man commission,
that number being decided upon. The
pay or perdiem was fixed, after which
| the roll of the township s was called for
nominations to fill the thSee positions.
Bangor presented the name of Mr.
Harvey; Lawrence named a Mr.. Cook,
Pine Grove named Mr.. Waber and South
Haven Mr.. Converse. The board then
adjourned until 1890 the next morning,
several supervisors reserving the right
to name additional candidates the next
morning. Immediately after adjourn
ment large number of supervisors left
| for home and were not back in Paw
Paw again until about time to call to
order the next morning.
| AS the board was about to call to or
der the chairman of the board received
a telephone call from South Haven re-
questing the board to delay the election
OF commissioners for 40 minutes in order
that some kilograms they were sending
could be delivered to their supervisors.
Such delay was granted and the tele.
grams received. The board then called
to order and additional candidates we're
named as follows: Covert named Mr..
Trip, Decatur that of Mr.. Stapleton,
PawPaw. that of M. II. Young, Lawrence
withdrew Mr.. Cooks name and substi
tuted Mr.. Dillenbeck's and South Haven
named DR.. @. f. Young, this complet
ing the nomination.
The chair appointed two 1ellers and
ballot was ordered, which resulted, Wa
Der Il, scattering 7, Mr.. Waber being
elected. Numerous ballots were then
taken before the other two members were
secured, and so far as | AN aware no
supervisor except the tellers left his
seat until the election was concluded,
and | know from my own personal
knowledge that Mr.. Waber was the only
one that got the entire democratic vote.
His was also the only name presented
as a democrat Mr.. Slonaker in pre-
sentIng his name was fair and honest
enough to tell the board that his cand-
date was democrat. Ard right here l
think it is fair to say that Mr.. Waber
was the only candidate that the demo
Gratis had or cared to elect. All other
candidates that were given serious con-
sideration were uamed by republican su
pervsors and we were not informed but
that they were republicans. Every COM
missioner that was elected, was elected
hx,r
all from South Haven either. |, myself,
did uot want Mr.. Stapleton elected and
voted against HIN on every ballot, and
if it will please the Northeruer to know,
will say that voted for M. II Young as
against Mr. Stapletou, and there was
nothing personal or political that caused
me to do so. Location had more to do
in choosing the commissioners than any
other cause.
To pretend that the democrats aud
their alleged allies held a secret caucus
or turned down every candidate unless
he was democrat is the widest kind of
imagination. No such meeting or action
was held or thought of and there is no
evidence to back up any such assertion. !
South Haven desired member on the
commission and as a matter of justice
they are entitled to one. They gave .
around 900 majority for the proposition
and they will have to pay nearly one |
sixth of the money raised for such pur-
poses. If the man they had elected
does not suit them they alone are to
blame. They should have presented
only one candidate. Ii Mr.. Converse
is democrat it is news to me and
other democratic members OF the board.
heartily agree with The Northerner
that this question ought to be kept out
of politics and l will also say that be-
lieve the matter 10 entirely up to the
republican party. Ii they think it is
proper to take it over as party asset
the democrats are powerless to hinder
them. We will wait and see.
Very respectfully,
z. A. Chase,
Supervisor OF Waverly Township.