The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-08-29
Political Pointers.

Political Pointers.
The prohibitiohists of the county will
nominate a county ticket on the 10th.
The democrats of the eighth congress
sional district will hold their convention
at Saginaw, Sept. 10th.
Fred J. Northway, of Durand, is can.
didate for the republican nomination for
senator in the Fourteenth district,
which is composed of Shiawassee and
! Ingham counties. The district was
represented in the last legislature by
John Robson, of Lansing, who, it is I'M
derstood, is not candidate for renom-
ination. Mr. Northway is leading at
torney of his county, and previous to his
moving to Durand he was prosecuting
attorney of Montmorency county. 1t is
said he will be a strong candidate in the
convention. Grand Rapids Herald
M. l.. Lamphere, of Tuscola, is the
latest name to be brought out in con-
nection with the democratic nomina-
ton for representative in congress, as
was announced in these columns yester-
| day. The fact that the nomination is
going begging indicates the disorganized
condition of the democratic organiza-
tion in the county and district A lead
ing member of that party stated yester-
day that they might as well make no
nomination for congressman as to make
a farce of it. No one is apparently will
ing to stand for it, There is not enough
party patriotism to secure some able
man to go out and make fight for the
Office for the purpose of holding the or
ganization together, if for nothing else.
Saginaw Courier Herald. a..
The Durand Express makes the fol-
lowing political observations 1t looks
like Geo. H. Haskell will be the repub-
lican nominee for sheriff. George is
popular man and built right for a good
sheriff.. p. Hicks will not be a can
didate for any Office this fall It's rath-
er an expensive plunge, this running for
office on the democratic ticket in Shia
wassee-The friends of Fred j. North
way say the Vernon delegation to the
county convention will have one aim,
that of seeing him named for the Office
of senator-If Charles Ward, of Ban
croft, gets the nomination on the re-
publican ticket for representative, and
is elected there will be fine speaker
for these 'diggings" in the house. He
is thoroughly competent to fill the office
with credit-A H. Northway, of
Owosso, looks like the most prospective
candidate for the nomination of treas
urer on the G. o. p ticket. He is de-
serving of a reward from the party
That little scrap between Charles Ward
and John j. Whelan for the nomination
of representative is warm one. It's up
to Shiawassee township to make their
choice in caucus. Well bet it will be a
packed caucus from all sides-The an
nouncement of Cassius Reed that he is
not in the race for the nomination of
state senator gives the people of Vernon
township and Durand a chance to do
united work in behalf of her only can
didate for nomination, Fred j. North
way.
The sentiment in democratic circles
| in the eighth district is said to be grow
| ing in favor of not making any nomina-
ton for representative in congress this
year. There doesn't appear to be man
in the district who has the aspiration or
the nerve to go up against Congressman
Fordney and every democrat who has
been talked with in months comedies
the election of Mr.. Fordpey by increased
plurality it is argued also that mas
much as national issues have been
eliminated from the democratic state
campaign. 1t would complicate the
situation to nominate candidate for
congress and inject national issues into
the district campaign. One member of
the congressional committee is reported
to have stated recently that he was in
favor of not making any nomination.
He thought that it would be better for
the state ticket if none were made -
Saginaw Courier Herald
The assumption that Judge Durand is
a candidate of the 'people" is about as
absurd as other statements being made
in behalf of the democratic candidate
in this campaign. One hundred men
participated in the nomination of the
republican candidate for governor for
each single individual who had any
thing to do directly or indirectly with
the selection of Judge Durand as can
didate. The democratic ticket was
selected by few self-constituted
leaders, county conventions not having
been held in half of the counties of
the state Cadillac News and Expres IS