Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-01
PINGREE is In III
He Will Make the Race for
Nomination
TO BE GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN
The Mayor OF Detroit, Urged by His
Friends. VIII Be Candidate BE-
fore the State Convention

pErRoIr, March 81. - The Detroit
Tribune under the heading "Mayoi
Pingree, q candidate for governor.
will tomorrow publish the following
editorial: "The Tribune several weeks
ago announced the candidacy OF the
Hon. john 7. Rich of Lapeer county for
the republican nomination for the gov
ernorship, and later II named all OF the
other candidates for the same honor al
that time understood 10 be in the field.
At least two of these gentlemen nave
since then notified their frlends
through the columns of The Tribune
that they would not 20 before the COL
vcntlon, and the situation has for some
time been that only the friends OF Mr..
Rich, Mr.. O'Donnell and Mr.. Gardner
have continued To talk of contesting
for the gubernatorial nomination.
'The Tribune Is authorized to make
an announcement today, however,
which will excite great interest among
republicans throughout the state, and
winch cannot fail TO have an important
bearing upen the gubernatorlal can
vass. Ii is authorized to say that Mayor
Hazen 5. Piagree of Detroit is = candi-
date tor the Republican nomination for
governor, and that, like the able and
popular gentlemen already In the race,
he is ready to use every honorable
means to secure MS nomination and
election
Assurances OF support.
He has received assurances of sup-
port in many influential sections of the
state, and now complies with the re-
quest OF many of his personal and po-
l.tical friends who believe that ne
would be inyinclble at the polls aid
who urge that the state convent IN
should select the strongest possible C. Il
didate this year, leaving it entirely
within the judgment of that body to
say whether that man shall be Mayor
Pingree or somebody else. Mayor Pm
gree's record as chief executive of the
city OF Detroit ls an open book TO the
people of Michigan, who are perfectly
aware of the sterling qualities which
have twice made him mayor OF this
city in spite OF q natural democrat
majority OF large proportion. His OIL
cial course has been firm and uprigi l.,
and his popularity is attested 10y tue
enormous vote which he received at
ttiC i&Sl CitCttOu MfiCu HO
pollcd vote for mayor considerably
larger than the combined vote of tue
two democrat candidates opposed TO
him. As business man Mayor Pin
gree stands deseryedly high in the estl-
nation of mis- fellow citizens. He 10 q
large manufacturer and employer OF
labor, the head and active conductor
Of an extensive and successful business
enterprise which has grown from small
beginaings to its present magnitude.
AS q citizen he is public spirited and
progressive, and his fealty 10 his party
has been attested by life of devotion
to republican principles. He is vet
eran of the war and member OF the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Manufacturers to be Represented.
at Is the claim of many that the
farming interests of the state having
been represented in the gubernatorlsl
chair for three consecutive terms, it is
proper time now to encourage the
candidacy of a representative OF the
manufacturing mercantile interests,
and it is partially upon this ground
that Mayor Pingree's candidacy rests.
But it is further suggested to the re-
publicans Of Michigan that if he should
be their nominee he would in all prob-
ability carry Wayne county, which has
been done by no republican candidate
for governor since John j. Bagiey, and
that he would bring to the chief execu-
tive Office of the state the same sub
stantiai qualities which have distin-
guishsd his career as a business man
and at the head of the government
OF this municipality.
Whatever may be the judgment of
the convention, 1t will be conceded
that il nominated for governor Mayor
Piugree would be strong candidate