The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-06-13
POLITICAL HOT SHOT.
"Reformers' Rally a Fizzle.

| 4 ut 'ItloIlncTb uldut IL great tHOIl
last week 20 rally the republicans of
Yale 10 their standard. They filed
walls with huge posters announcing
great rally for Saturday. III. w.
Stevens, Frank +. WolcotI, CYRUS 4.
Hovey, George c. Moore and others
were 60 convince our people that they
are politically abused
But they all flunked except lIovey
and Moore who are the hub 10 the
| Hovey- Moore Machine These had a
hard time 10 secure achairman but John
Newell was finally induced 20 preside.
And the spontaneous uprising of our
people amounted 10 just 81 by actual
count. II of these were democrats,
Of the remainder were boys, leaving
! Just 81 republican electors i'm a precinct
that casts 900 votes.
Iovey was principal speaker. II
| took him a long time TO explain why
/ he sent Nick Hayes. democrat, his
campaign literature and appealed for
| helD 90 smash republican organization.
Then he jumped onto the EXpositor
with both feet. our "LOt shot seems
20 disturb his political rep0se. lie
/ doubts our motives. Bat Cyrus should
have a longer memory. lie then could
recall that We were advocating rcpub-
/ liCau principles when he was trying 90
tear them down. We were urging the
election of Harrison and advocating
protection. llOvey spoke for Grover
Cleveland, free trade. and for lIOyey
| for prosecuting attorney. Ia 1895 he
was Il candidate ia the democratic con-
yentiOn for Judge OF Probate. Well
man beat him out, and the traditions
of local democracy are 90 the effect
that llovey has had an attack of sour
stomach ever since. He became re-
publican ut once.
Both Hoyey and Moore take great
pains TO explain that they don't want
an Office. They and stevens are run.
ming up and down the county for the
benefit of the dear people solely. But
there are those who claim 10 know that
Hovey aspired 90 succeed Whipple
as Circuit Judge. Then 20 succeed
Thomas in place of Tappan. And that
he and attorney Moore were never
known TO object TO the machine" until
their claims were turned down.
Hovey and Moore's Search-Light
complains that members of the ina
chine" have held offices. Consider the
Hovey- Moore "machine:"
Cyrus A. Hovey, Democratic Pros.
Atty, Dem. Candidate for Probate
Judge.
Frank II. Wolcott, Circuit Court Com.
missioner, Judge Of Probate years.
Candidate years ago).
John l.. Black, Circuit Court Com
missioner, Police Judge years,
Judge of Probate years. (Candi-
date for Sd term.
Herman w. Stevens, Circuit Court
Commissioner, Pros. Atty, Circuit
Judge years. Candidate . years
ago..
And these are of the leaders of the
Boxers because of an appetite for
more Office.
The present republican organization
found the democrats I'm power and
Hovey and his associates in Office.
Good management, and the election
of such men as Judge Vance, Judge |
Whipple, Judge Thomas, Judge Law, |
Judge Tappan, II ). Campbell, Lincoln |
Avery, G.. w. Moore, Spain +. Pearce, |
Haas Mains, and others of that stamp
have produced republican majority |
of $500 and upwards.
Can republicans better these results |
Nv pldClllk nONtys Attorney MOOTe, /
John l.. Black and Stevens in manage
mentp
Republicans should turn out 20 the |
caucuses on Wednesday evening of |
next week the 18th. Elect delegates |
who Will advocate republican success.
\ "Boxer" organization stands for the |
destruction of party. These voted
against party nominees two years ago
Turn out and kill IL now.
The "reformers" are claiming that |
the machine" raised the salary of PRO.
bate Judge and appointed a registrar
for the machines benefit. This salary
was fixed by statute I'm accordance with
the population of the counties of the
State years ago. John l.. Black, ere
former" drew the salary eight years
and appointed registrar I'm
his last term. Frank II. Wolcott, ere.
former" drew the salary and had reg
istrar four years. Judge Stevens, ere.
former" drew his salary as Prescott.
ing Attorney and Circuit Judge with
out a protest that IL was burden on
he. 81 A II