The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-06-15
PRIMARY VOTE Light
Initial Test Of New Law Attracts But
Little Attention.
FERRIS AND WARNER SLATED
Have Likely Been Nominated-No
Choice for Lieutenant. Governor or
Democratic slde-Referendum Prop.
osition Safely Carried.

Detroit, Mich. June blight was
the vote cast throughout the entire
state Tuesday in the initial test OF
the new law for direct nominations.
Still the results perceptibly show that
both the republican and democratic
parties endorse this manner or placing
the candidates for governor and lieu
tenant-governor in nomination.
There is like evidence that direct
nominations have carried the day with
| the republicans in the eight congress
sional, IL senatorial, and 43 represen-
| tative districts in which a referendum
was submitted. The same is probably
the case in the handful of legislative
| districts in which the democrats voted
the system was adopted for the NOM
ination of candidates for county Off
GERS by one or both parties.
Gov. Warner and Patrick H. Kelley
are apparently safely nominated for
the two leading positions on the re-
publican state ticket. Woodbridge N.
Ferris Of Big Rapids is easily the pre-
vailing candidate of the democrats
for governor. Prominent democrats
hope and believe he will accept. The
democratic candidate for lieutenant
governor will probably be nominated
in the state convention, since no one
appears to have received the nee essary,
plurality and 40 per cent in Tuesdays
voting.
kimmerle Runs Strong.
Charles H. Kimmerle of Cassopolis,
Is running strong for the nomination,
but probably not strong enough. In
his home city he received but nine
votes for his nomination for lieutenant
governor and one for governor-the
only instance reported in the state up
to midnight where anybody but Ferris
received vote for that place. In Cass-
opolis Ferris received 80. Lawton T.
Hemans of Mason; Stanley Parkhill, Of
Owosso; w. c. and w. Fl. Maybury,
Of Detroit; Judge Cahill, Of Lansing;
w. R. Burt, of Saginaw, and others
all received scattering support for
lieutenant-governor. Parkhill was
strong in spots.
With the exception of few local.
ties, where local blood had been
aroused over minor issues, or where
the advocates of the primary election
system were especially determined in
their efforts to secure reform, the vote
oh
places is echoed a derisive yell on the
expense of operating a law SO cum
bersome that few people can compre-
bend it, or use it. Correspondents in
several upstate points report that the
general public didn't know the polling
booths were open.
At midnight only three republican
localities were reported adverse to di-
rect nomination of the two first state
officers. to wit: the homes of Rail-
road Commissioner Atwood, former
Tax Commissioner Sayre and Repre-
sentative Duncan Wayne.
Senator Mills Turned Down.
The defeat of Senator W. N. Mills
of Menominee in his own ward for del
egate to his county convention was
the feature of the days work in the
upper peninsula His successful op-
ponent was John W. Wells, who has
been mentioned as possible candi-
date for Congressman Youngs place
in the Twelfth district. Friends OF
William Alden Smith made his sena-
torial candidacy the issue there, and
will probably try to instruct the coun-
ty convention there for Smith, and for
action by the state convention. Mills's
retirement from politics is now ru-
mored.
In Escanaba 90 votes were cast out
OF possible 1920, and direct nomina-
lions won in Delta county on pro-
portinate expression of opinion. The
500 reports a possible victory for d.
rect nominations in Chippewa county.
But the country beyond the straits
made a lackadaisical record. Hough-
ton county voted yes. Marquette
possibly no.
All Want the System.