The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-10

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Captain Bennett ran against G. T.
Roberts for supervisor OF Mastodony,
inquired one of the party.
On receiving a negative reply he
said: s~s re stSsi~ ~
1T was the second or third year
after the Dunn mine was opened up.
A national election was held the pre-
vious fall and II was thought advisa-
BILE to create second precinct so as
10 get as big vote for the national
state and county republican tickets
as possible and the Mastodon town
ship board, which was composed en-
tirely OF Mastodon mine men, set on
a second precinct at the Dunn.
soon the spring election came
along. Captain Bennett took an in
yentory and found that the Dunn had
more men working than the Mastodon
so he decided TO be a candidate Tor
supervisor against Mr.. Roberts.
1T was i'm the days when everyone
printed his own ballot and handed 1t
around to the voters, method that
passed with the adoption OF the Aus
tralian ballot.
Captain Bennett called his caucus
and nominated ticket or Dunn men;
got his ballot printed and squared
away for election.
Captain Roberts got up his ticket
but, in the mean time, at meeting OF
the township board. the precinct at
the Dunn was abolished unknown TO
Bennett.
,.FElection was held Captain Rob-
efts' election board at Mastodon
counted the votes, declared Mr.. Rob
erts and his associates elected to the
Mastodon township offices and went
home to supper.
along about eight o'clock Captain
Roberts was sitting in the old store,
reading his paper when In walked
captain bcHuttt WIN " ""''"' 80
under his arm.
al brought &c down they ballots
from they election, said Captain Ben
nett
"Wat election do zee mean, Cap
tain?, inquired c. r. looking up from
his paper
why. the township election,
a'coorse, replied Captain Bennett.
They township. election! ejacu-
lated Roberts, Why. man that cleo
ton Is over long ago, said Captain
Roberts. Captain Bennett wheeled
upon his heel and walked out OF the
store without another word
THAT was an election incident"
said another member OF the party.
heard one on the Mastodon primary
election that was about the best ever.
II was under the old system when
delegates to county conventions nomi-
mated candidates for Office.
wv j. Brown was county clerk in
| those days and he had opposition in
! the person of George Voose. A pri-
mary had been called for Mastodon
township to select delegate. The
Dunn mine was all there was TO Mas
todon township in those days and
/ Captain Bennett was all there was to
the Dunn mine.
MIR. Brown declared his intention
OF attending the caucus which had
been called for an afternoon in Aug
ust so he hired livery rig and went
out to the Dunn
"He had been gone just about long
enough to get to the mine and back
when the men in the little group with
whom he had been talking noticed
him drive into the livery barn.
"He got out OF the rig and limped
slowly The had lost one leg) towards
his friends. AS he approached them
one inquired:
We'll. how did the caucus come
out. w. J.T
az really can't tell you was the
reply. I went to the mine and got
down as far as the 18th level. That's
next to the bottom. you know, and as
they were blasting on the bottom !
couldn't go any farther"
Just then the train came along and
the Alpha man had to leave.