The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-14
.FORONEr WANTS A
SEAT AND He IS
FOR CANNON
SAGINAW CONGRESSMAN AN OUT
ANp-ouT CANDIDATE FOR DEL.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is
NOT A CANDIDATE.
tFrom a Special Correspondent


WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Jan. IA
Senator Burrows Is not candidate
for delegate-atlarge from Michigan,
Notwithstanding the frequent use o.
his name In that connection. He has
not at any time been DESTROYS OF at
tending that or any other NATIONAL
convention in recent years. He was
never candidate for delegate-atlarge
but once. and that was TO the RepuD-
lican national convention at Chicago
In 1884. He was elected delegate-at-
large at state convention held at
Grand Rapids "a years ago. and that
was the beginning and end Of his par
ticipation as a delegate In the nation
al conclaves OF his party.
At the time or his election as dele
gate he was not in public life. hav-
ing been put out OF business as
representative in congress by George
l.. Yaple. Among his colleagues rs
delegate-at-large was the noted con-
gressional humorist, Roswell G. Horr,
of Saginaw. AT the national conven-
ton the Michigan delegation. although
some OF It's members were suspected
CT favoring Arthur, climbed into ths
Blaine bandwagon ana went rumbifns
with II 70 defeat at the polls. AT The
ensuing congressional election Mr..
Horr lost his seat In the house, but
Mr.. Burrows regained his district, and
has remained continuously In either
the senate or house TO the present
time.
Senator Burrows said today: Il
have all can do here in Washington
without going TO national conventions,
and I feel that there Is honor enough
in the commission held by me with
out seeking anything additional IL
has been the custom in Michigan to
send as delegate-at-large TO the ma
tional conventions Republicans other
than those who have represented tn,
state In the senate and house. ! have
never been a candidate for delegate
while member OF either house, ana
shall not be one now"
The only other members OF the
Michigan delegation who have been
discussed here as candidates for he
honor OF becoming delegates. are Sen
ator William Alden Smith, who is said
TO be in receptive mood, and Con
gresham Joseph w. Fordney. The
Grand Rapids senator's attitude may
be receptive. but the Saginaw con-
gressmans Is a positive one. He is
determined 10 send the same dele
gates from the Eighth district to Cal
cago as were chosen. by his Indian
summer convention OF last year. These
delegates are himself and Postmaster
Dewey, OF Owosso. He also proposes
that these two votes shall be cast for
Speaker Cannon for president.
II is now pretty generally conceded
that the Michigan delegation will be
nearly solid for Taft The Washing
ton impression is that Mr.. Fordney
will be able to deliver his district
safely for Cannon, and that there may
be a few scattering votes for Fair
banks. but that the big secretary with
the big stick back OF him will have
twenty or more OF the twenty-eight
Michigan delegates. =,
The wise men OF Washington think
they see no votes for Secretary Cor
telyou. Governor Hughes or Senator
Foraker In the Michigan delegation,
but there is some speculation as to
whether Senator LaFollette, OF Wis
eonsin, may not get some votes from
the upper peninsula. That region Will
have two district delegates and is al
most certain TO also have one or the
delegates-at-large, that honor. like the
nant-governorship. having for
years been accorded TO that part OF
Michigan beyond the Straits OF Mack
NAV
II precedent is anywhere nearly
followed one OF the deiegates-at-large
will come from Detroit (probably |
Stair. now that Newberry has left the
Taft representation to HIND one from
Grand Rapids-Senator Smith OF Ma
tional Committeeman Blodgett, per-
hans; one from the Saginaw valley
or Huron shore. possibly Gilchrist,
of Alpena, although he has been TO
conventions before, and one from the
Lake Superior acknowledgements
Of the Copper country, being reported
the favorite here.
All the reports received from Ohio
are 10 the effect that Taft and the
administration machine will succeed
in securing considerable majority
OF the Buckeye delegation. although
a strong minority will be for the
doughty fighter, Senator Foraker, who
Il Is considered pretty certain TO split
the votes from the southern states
with his heavyweight competitor.