The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-08-03

During a recent auto trip through
lower Michigan had opportunity to
ask that question OF many men in
many places and at the end OF my trip
was more at loss to pick the win
ner than at the start. Ford, Osborn,
Newberry-- perhaps Smith. Those
were the replies and II all depended
upon how a man lined up as to his
views.
For example: on the first stop in
Michigan, in one of the medium-slzed
cities i noticed gentleman at the
garage whom spotted as a man OF af-
fairs, so ! engaged in conversation
with him, and in due course OF time
put the question to him. Not Ford"
was his prompt reply. / then asked
him which candidate the people of his
community was in favor of and he re-
piled just as promptly Osborn
A few minutes later another gentle
IMAM whom sized up as a man OF i'm
portance in the community replied to
my query, Not Ford" When asked
which candidate had the inside track
he replied, II think Newberry has the
lead here"
Soon afterwards ! was in a restau-
rant and an elderly gentleman, one
whom / sized up as having been born
and reared in the community. was
working about. approached him and
put my question as to the senatorshir
and his reply was, II don't know much
about them things"
And, so II was all along my route
at every place | inquired / got the
same answer regarding Ford There
was one condition about my source oil
Information, however, that fear made
II one-sided and that was thai
/ didn't meet the silent voter who Il
going to decide the question; the shop
man and the farmer
One thing Is certain and that is tha
IL Ford is chosen as the Republican
nominee II will be in opposition to tn,
working element of the Republican
party. Nowhere did | find a republi
can who is active in his party that vii
vote for Ford either in the primary OF
at the election. An out-and-out race
between Ford and anyone of the re
publican candidates would mean tn,
defeat Of Ford, but with a three o
four-cornered flight on things may b.
different for IL must be admitted tina
certain OF the labor element Is Coins
to support Ford II he gets the farm
er vote there will be little question o
his nomination.
Between Newberry and Osborn Their
Is a clean line OF demarkation. Aligne
with Newberry Is all of the old-lin
Republican workers, the "immortals
tho "stalwarts." They are naturall
anti-Osborn and besides they are al
friends OF Paul King who is the mai
spoke in the Newberry machin,
should Mr.. Newberry be nominated
will be mainly because OF the man
personal friendships that Mr., King ha
made throughout the state As
friend said to me in Detroit IF Pat
was running for himself he woul
have lots OF enthusiastic supporters,
And. just there is where the New
berry canvass Is lame; the lack {
personal enthusiasm for the man.
Detroit where Mr.. Newberry IS be.
know the campaign is the flattes
Everyone speaks highly OF him pei
sonally, but ends up with the infel
n ence that he isn't a mixer; that h
personal bearing lends an air OF aril
tocracy OF wealth TO II that the ave
age citizen resents. All speak OF h
spotlcss reputation, and even go 1
far as TO admit that he would make
good senator and be a credit TO Mic
igan. and then comes the but"
with the race between Newberr
and Osborn there would be lit
question just now who would win. o
born has behind him the working ell
ment OF the old Progressive party
Michigan and would have the lab'
element without question had the Fol
coup not been sprung. He may ho