The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-01-06
Senatorial Gossip.


Senatorial Gossip.
The Detroit Free Press of Tuesday il
referring to the talk at Lansing con
corning the senatorial contest of 1907
said:
Mingled with the talk was gossip
that third Republican candidate for
United States senator may get into thu
field two years from now. This is Con
gresham Joe" Fordney. The Sagi
nav congressman was not here in per
son, but some of his friends here ar,
feeling around to see how it would taxi
If Fordney should come into the race a
| dark horse"
The Saginaw Evening News says:
I'm state political circles the gossipl
are giving more attention to the sena
torial struggle promised at the expira
ton of Senator Ayers term in 1907
than to anything else. Everything in
dicates a session altogether different
from that now being enacted, in which
Senator julius Caesar Burrows receives
the entire vote of the legislature. Sc
easy was it that Burrows this year, con
trary to precedent, cut out the elabor
ate entertainment which the Legislators
always enjoy the day of the caucus.
"In 1907 the situation will be differ
ent Senator Alger will then be can.
didate for reelection and it is agreed
that he has the political influence of TIP
Atwood with him. When Alger was
first elected it was the result of popu-
lar demand which had for its aim the
vindication of the former secretary of
war; *** Will 9. Mcmillan, of De-
troit, son of the late Senator McMil-
Ian. is also to be a candidate and he has
strong backing, including Ex-Governor
Rich, and others. Naturally Wayne
county will be split between these two.
1T is quite evident now that there
will be other candidates and while in
Lansing upon inauguration day a rep
resentative of The News learned that
feelers were out as to the standing of
the Eighth district congressman, j. w.
Fordney. For some time it has been
known locally that Congressman Ford
ney's friends were anxious to have an
opportunity present itself to land him
in the senate, and the coming contest
may be just the proper time. At any
rate it is certain that there is already q
movement in Fordney's behalf and that
it is being quietly spread throughout
the state. Mr.. Fordney today stands
about as high as any of the Michigan
congressman with the powers of the
party and he would be eminently salts
factory to all as asenator. 1t is believ-
ed with the friends he has upon the
Michigan delegation that in an open
fight he would give Alger and McMil-
Ian hard race. The possibility of a
combination between him and William
Alden Smith, whereby the latter should
throw his support to the former two
years hence and in return secure Sena-
tor Fordney's assistance four years later
is already talked of among Fordney's
friends although there is on the surface
several reasons why such talk should
not be regarded seriously. However,
Fordney and William Alden might get
together upon such a proposition as
this, and with a chance of success.
During the last few campaigns the
congressman has taken the efforts to in
gratiate himself with the Michigan
state machine and of course this would
not cause him trouble in the event that
he became an avowed candidate for the
place. AS the situation now stands
Fordney's friends are on the lookout
tower and if it ever appears to them
that Alger and Mcmillan may lock
horns so tightly that an outsider could
win the Eighth district man will quick
ly jump into the race.
'In connection with the senatorial
toga there is also some local talk as to
possibility Of Hon. Arthur Hill entering
the race. However, if Mr.. Fordney
cared to enter it is generally believed he
would have the call on Mr.. HILL"