The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-03
BRADLEY WILL WIN
BY LESS THAN
1000 VOTES
RESULT OF PRIMARIES CLOSE,
BUT BRADLEY MEN CONFIDENT
--3ANlLAc COUNTY LATE WITH
1000 MAJORITY FOR WARNER.

The Republican prluiary nomination
for governor is going 70 go 10 DR..
James Il. Bradley by very slight
plurality according to the latest re.
turns. At l o'clock, Bradley was about
$50 In the lead with 10 precincts still
10 near from.
Nalner men were making claims
that their man had squeezed through,
however.
There is absolutely no chance OF
Bradieys defeat" declared J. w. Nc
Causey, Bradley's representative ia
Detroit. I'VE still Rave a lead OF
nearly thousand"
The precincts stu out are In Ne
wayso, Cheboygan, Marquette, Char
levoix. Lake and MonGmorency coun-
ties. all OF which ara Warner coua-
ties. The Bradley men do not figure
enough. however, TO overcome the
doctors lead.
Some of the counties which were
considered as likely 20 give Warner
big purelities have dropped of ON the
later precincts. Tuscola county gave
him but 80 margin, although IL had
Eeen claimed by several hundred on
the showing OF the FIRST precincts.
Leelanau county gave Warner only
80 plurality.
The greatest surprise was Sani!ac
county. Returns were extremely late
IN coming in from thai county and 1t
hnaily gave Warner 1905 plurality,
which Is pretty nearly unanimous.
Bradley men consider this rs very
suspicious.
II now appears that the vote
Will exceed 100000 for the three
Republican candidates. lnasmuch as
the vote for secretary of state on tho
Republican ticket is usually about
$50, 600, the primary Will show vot-
ing strength of two-thirds the party's
strength
This effectually proves the wide
spread interest OF the people In pri-
mary elections, even though II must
be considered that many Democrats
voted for Warner in this primary.
Gov. Warner has acknowledged de-
feat and DR.. Bradley has announced
hts intention to ask the legislature for
q state primary law 10 apply 10 all
Nate officers. Lieut-Gov. =. Ii. Keliey,
who campalgned with Warner. has
hastened to express his desire 20 VOL X
with Bradley In the campaign and
during the next legislative session.
Horatio 8. Earle. who carried only
kalkaska, will resign his oftice as
state highway commissioner the first
OF the year TO allow DR.. Bradley ~
make that appointment with others at
the beginning OF his term
II am glad that Warner was defeat
ed" says Earle.
The complete returns from The up
per peninsula show that Warner car
lied the iron country by a big vote
while Bradley captured the copper
counties. The support given the I'M
limited land act by Gov. Warner, In
exchange for upper peninsula support
OF his binder Irvine bill. Is supposed
to have secured this big vote 10. him.
Huron county. where Warner has
big farms, shows a suspiciously large
vote. The total vote this year was
$3.50, of which Warner got 2,43S.
while the total Republican vote two
years ago was only $50.
hat--IN CARRIED a
majority OF counties, but Bradley car
ried the big counties and by large'ma-
jorities Warner only got trihc
more than 60 per cent OF the vote In
his own county OF Oakland.
The certain nomination OF govern
or by primary takes interest largely
away from the state convention OF
Sept. 20. A state treasurer. auditor
general. secretary of state and other
officers are to be chosen, but the only
big fight seems to be between Palmer.
of Manistee. and Simpson. OF Berrten
over the position of auditor general.
Wayne county Republicans have al.
ready Endorsed Fred Martindale for
secretary of state.