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capitol last Friday. and the converse
ton which followed serves as a sort OF
spotlight TO throw into highlight the
political amenities OF the present
struggle for the governorship Of Mich
igan which has over "a year to run be-
fore final determination says the Lans
ing Republican. Incidentally the visit
brought from DIR. Bradley ,he first
emphatic announcement that he is In
the race for the republican nomination
for governor and proposes 70 stay until
the people decide whether he il TO have
the Office.
The feature Of the conference be.
tween the two gentlemen was the sug-
gestion of the lieutenant governor that
the auditor general withdraw from the
contest for gubernatoriai honors AN
who is now well into his campaign. for
tie third term. DR.. Bradley did not
accept the suggestion. Instead he
stated with positiveness that he ia in
the race, proposes TO stay in, and bee.
lieyes that he has a first class chance
20 win.
But Governor Warner will get three
votes 10 your one. suggested Mr. Kel.
ley
mo he won T. retorted the doctor
II know better than that / do not
consider his chances in that light nor
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and continued the auditor general a.
he warmed TO the argument, ~ want
to say TO you that | shall be in the race
every minute. will follow you fell
lows mp and down the state and tell
my side OF the story and the people
will believe me too. shall tell the
people that there is no faint OF railway
grease On my clothes, that no corpora
ton owns me, nor anyone else and
can make that just as strong as the
governor can. This question won be
settled in day and propose 10 have
my say nave been around as much
as some other people and am going
again | shall tell the people that
am not the candidate OF any interests
or clique and never have been and
never VIII be. and ] am perfectly vii
ling to leave il to them to decide
whether they want me to be governor,
but no one else can.
= II that is the case. said Mr.. Kel.
fey why don't you induce your
friends to withdraw their objections TO
the elimination of the 40 per cent
clause from the primary election law
and then we can fight il ont at the
primariesY
am not debating to my friends
as to what they shall do, replied the
auditor general II did not during
the Legislative combat and am not
going to now. can tell you another
thing. II am elected governor, you
won find me on the floor of the house
or senate lobbying for OF against legis
lation I'll attend to all that when IL
reaches me
How would the president have got
ten along If he had followed that
conrssy questioned Mr. KELLEY
~ m not criucizing the president.
replied DR. Bradley. but | believe the
governor Of this state should be- con
tent TO make his suggestions 20 the
Legislature hy means of messages and
a word to his friends and then nse the
veto power when il is needed
BY this time the conversation had
beeoine rather interesting "a listeners,
containing ~ il did a practical declara
tion Of platform by the auditor general
and announcement that the proposed to
do his share in making the campaign
lively.
There is one thing about Tint pr
mary law, continued Or Bradley -
am perfectly willing TO take my
chances under IL and tell you right
now that II ! receive less number OF
votes than some other candidate 40 the
primaries you need not worry about
my taking the contest into conven
ton do not want a nomination in
that manner
Again Mr. Kelley returned with his
suggestion that the doctor agree % al
low the 40 per cent clause 20 be elimi
mated from the primary law and again
the doctor refused 70 have anything 20
DO with IL, repeating mis- declaration
that he would be satisfied 10 90 into
the campaign under whatever form Of
law the legislature sees 1T TO construct.
There was no bitterness displayed dur
ing the little argument and each ex
pressed the friendliest personal feeling
toward the other, but DR.. Bradley de
clared III am going into this thing
just as hard "a | can. No corporation
ever contributed 10 my campaign fund
and no corporation ever will. but !
propose TO make YOU fellows jump and
believe shall have just as much 10
tell the people As you will. II every
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