Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-18
OUR NEXT. governor
The Fight is on as to Who VIII
be the next Governor OF
Michigan.
WARNER IN FOR THIRD TERM
DR.. Brady Also Declares Himself a
Candidate in the Race for'the
Governorship.


call ON Auditor General Bradley st(the
capitol Yesterday, and the conversation
which followed serves as a sort of spot
light TO throw into high light the
political amenities of the present strug-
gle for the governorship of Michigan,
which has over year to run before final
determination. Incidentally, the visit
brought from Dr. Bradley the first en-
phatic announcement that he is in the
race for the republican nomination for
governor and proposes to stay until the
people decide whether he is to have the
office
The feature of the conference between
the two gentlemen was the suggestion of
the lieutenant governor that the auditor
general withdraw from the contest for
gubernatoriaI honors and who is now
well into his campaign for the third
term. DR.. Bradley did not accept the
suggestion. Instead he stated with
positivepess that he is in the race, pro-
poses to stay in, and believes that he
has a first-class chance TO win.
But Governor Warner will get three
votes to your one, suggested Mr..
Kelley.
mo. he won't" retorted the doctor.
II know better than that. do not con-
slider his chances in that light nor any.
thing like it; neither do nv friends,
and" continued the auditor general, as
he warmed to the argument, Il want to
say TO YOU that | shall be in the race
every minute. will follow you fellows
up and down the state and tell my side
of the story, and the people will believe
me, too l shall tell the people that
there is no faint of railway grease upon
my clothes, that no corporation owns
me, nor anyone else, and | can make
that just as strong as the governor can.
This question won't be settled in day,
and propose to have my say. have
been around as much as some other peo-
pie and am going again. l shall tell the
people that am not the candidate Of
any interests or clique, and never have
been, and never will be, and am per-
fectly willing to leave it to them to de-
eide whether they want me to be gov
ernor, but no one else car"
IF that is the case I" said Mr. Kelley,
''why don't you induce your friends to
withdraw their objections to the elimin-
alton of the 40 per cent. clause from the
primary election law, and then we can
: fight it out at the primaries
II am not debating to my friends as
to what they shall do, replied the aud
itor general. Il did not during the
legislative combat and am not going to
now / can tell you another thing. If
| am elected governor you won't find
me on the floor of the house or senate
lobbying for or against legislation. I'll
attend TO all that when it reaches me-"
"How would the president have gotten
along if he had followed that course?"
questioned Mr.. Kelley.
lI"Tm not criticizing the presnent, -
replied Dr. Bradley, but believe the
governor of this state should becontent
to make!fis suggestions to the legislature
by means of messages and word. to his
friends, and then use the veto peyer
when it is needed
BY this time the conversation had be-
comes rather interesting to listeners, con
timing as it did practical declaration
of platform by the auditor general and
announcement that he proposed to do
his share in making the campaign lively.
"There is one thing about that pri-
mary.law," continued DIR. Bradley, II
am perfectly willing tC.take my chances
under it and tell you right now that if
| receive a less number of votes than
some other candidate at the primaries,
J you need not worry about my taking
: the contest into convention. do not
want a nomination in that manner. O..
Again Mr. Kelley returned with his
suggestion that the doctor agree to al
low the 40 per cent. clause to be elimin-
ated from the primary law, and again
the doctor refused tohave anything to
do with it, repeating his declaration
that he would be satisfied to go into the
campaign Under whatever form of law
the Legislature sees fit to construct.
There was no bitterness displayed dur
3 ing the little argument and each ex-
, pressed the friendliest personal feeling
! toward the other, but DR.. Bradley de-
clared: II am going into this thing
r just as hard as l can. No corporation
, ever contributed to my campaign fund,
and no corporation ever will but pro-
pose TO make you fellows jump, and
believe shalt have just as mnch to tell
the people as you will. If everything is
kept within fair lines, that will suit me.
and don't expect to be irritated by
every little story ! hear, but promise
to keep busy. Lansing Republican of