Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-22
WAS IL A MISTAKE
Senator Mcmillan Put Into a
Questionable Attitude
ON THE GUBERNAIORIAl RACE
He is Reported to Be for Rich. Then
Denies the Report and Blamed Coa-
respcndens-Mr Pingree's Opinion.

Tuesday evening the Detroit News
contained this Dispatch:
WAsnIxsTos, April is.-The News
correspondent asked Senator Mcmillan
this morning for ar authorized state
ment concerning his attitude toward
Mayor Pingree's candidacy for the
Michigan governorshlp. The senator
eaid:
"As chairman Of the state central
committee, my duty will be TO carry
out the wishes Of the state republican
convention and see that its nominees
are elected; but In my private capacity
as citizen and as member Of the re-
publican party, favor the nomination
Of John L. Rich. because, in my jndg
ment. he Is the strongest man in the
state for the place. The republi cans
OF Michigan cannot afford TO make any
mistakes.'
"Does this mean that you are op-
posed 10 the nomination or Mr.. Pm
greey'
No, am not opposed to anybody.
! am SIMPLY in favor of John L. Rich,
for the place. / will do what | can
member of the republican party n
secure support for HIM in Wayne coun-
~ and elsewhere and his nomination
At the state convention"
'Will Mr.. Rich be able TO command
any support from Wayr county. in
view OF Mayor Pingree's candidacy
''I believe that Mr.. Rich mas so many
friends in Detroit that he will have no
difficulty in dividing the delegation
With any mar who may be candidate
from Wayne county"
Getting at tho Truth.
The following Dispatch has been re-
ce;ved IN reply to the above:
WASHINGTON. April 20.-Senator Nc.
MILAN oenIes the report telegraphed to
the Detroit Evening News that he
would help John I. Rich to get a part
of the Wayne county delegation for
governor, and to correspondent today
| said: 81 said that Rich is the strongest
candidate and has 50 many friends IN
Detroit that he will have some dele
gates from Wayne county. l did not
say would help him to get then'."
The News correspondent Was tele-
graphed the contents of this dispatch,
and the following is the reply:
WAsHISGToS. April 2l.-My entire
Mcmillan dispatch WAS first pre- cared at
the dictation of Senator Mcmillan. /
then wrote il cut. and to insure perfect
accuracy, had MIR. Moore, Mr.. McMll-
lan's secretary, take the copy on the
floor of the senate for inspection by
the senator. 1t Was returned 10 me
with two slight vesval changee, and /
Glal suks fIt,. ra~nir<i
Que has been writing here to get Sena-
tor Mcmillan to hedge, and the latter
may have denied under misapprehen-
sion OF the dispatch. There is not the
slightest doubt as 10 the accuracy of
MY Dispatch and its authorization by
Senator Mcmillan. THOMPSON.
The publication of the interview
! with Senator Mcmillan III The News
caused the friends Of Mayor Plngree 10
overflow with satisfaction. They claim
that it is Unprecedented for the char
man Of the etate central committee TO
espouse the candidacy of any man in
the open manner IN which Mr.. Nc
MILAN did in The News interview.
They propose to make the best of the
chsirman's open confession and CON-
mence warfare At once.
Mayor Pingres's Opinion
| When the fact, IN the matter of the
Senator Mcalllsn dispatch, was laid
before Mayor Plpgree this morning, he
said:
II am glad We are allowed to breathe;
/ never iivsd in Canada. I've rad no
Canadian experience. I've always
| lived IN the United States. A story
told by Elder Blades seems To meet the
case in this instance. The story, you
know, was about a monkey climbing a
| higher pole. and the elder said the
| higher the monkey climbed the more
, the anterior portions OF his anatomy
were brought in yiew."