The sun., 1900-08-19
LIVELY MICHIGAN CAMPAIGNING.
Candidates for Political Honors In the wolver'
inc State Must BE Up and Doing.

Col Bliss of Saginaw and Mayor Maybury Of
Detroit are the rival candidates. Republican
and Democratic. for Governor Of Michigan
this year. Michigan is Republican State
which has been practically answering In its
devotion TO Republican principles and Candi-
dates for forty years, but II IL State which con-
tains, perhaps. n larger restless and dissatisfied
political element than any other State OF Ike
importance I'm the country. an element which
proverbially makes uncertain Al the outset II
State or national hght, though the result Of 1t
Is. In almost every case, the same.
Michigan. with population Of about one
third that Of New York by the last national
census. has dn area lo.Oo0 square miles greater
and the difficulties OF campaigning in Michigan
are such ds 10 seem almost insurmountahle 10 d
statesman not accustomed 10 the prevailing
political customs there. Col Bliss, the Republican
candidate, is TO speak throughout the State un-
der the direction OF the State Committee. He
will attend fifteen farmers pnf p,fnlGfS ana N psS rr
City. and In addition d number OF state fairs
and farmers meetings.
His Democratic opponent. who IL the present
MAYOR OF the city OF Detroit, has a like schedule
OF campaigning which In Michigan Includes not
merely attendance at military gatherings and
those. Of farmers. but also meetings, Of ira
road men. miners, Mmbermen sailors and
commercial organizations. A candidate Tor
United States senator, is expected 80 minsle
with the voters. addressing them atcrossroads
from raI9Sd S,atioaS -Ir hotel balconies fdir
With the exception Of Detroit there Is no
city in Michigan having as many as 10000
Inhabitants. and II is mad up mostly OF small
towns along the lines OF the railroads so that a
three months campaigning tour would prob
ably fall short Of permitting the candidate
tancs. Though the DISTANCES IN Michigan are
long between towns. the opportunities OF reach
are many, are excellent In the Presidential
eieSStS2n Ss q Yol lsse MSsssn million Gqst % more VGSe
fsiIiT fssiIfoa3 i mileage q the two Is sUbstsn
italy s6s n %Ces 10
tify their absence from any town where the
voters may desire 10 hear them
In McSssn SPis G:o Is burden SDon the eahdidstes
dipersIty Stye' Of interests as GlchisaH II does
not rank high In msnufSSGtSSpes& tS & and T. farm farm
iation would warrant, but It has enormous
mineral interests chiefly iron and copper;
L leads all other states IN the product OF @ lum-
than one-half ot the salt product Of the United
states. Much Of the productive labor In the
state Of Michigan is what would be called un-
| skilled labor-lumbermen and miners, chiefly
and the views OF many of these voters on po-
| litical topics are very much less enlightened
than is the case In neiRhboring States-Ohlo
igan has quite a considerable .foreien-born
voting population distinct from what is the rule
in other States. II has large number Of Ca
HSadR SS6iderasa aTss Ssbr Poh paer and
the candidate who attains the Office ~ Governor
Of Michigan has reason TO BE- grateful when the
! campaign for II is at an end.
The Republicans Of Michigan are counting
on n majority Of 5000 for Col Bliss this year
and ot 10000 for Mckinley and Roosevelt