The Detroit times., 1908-09-17
CURRENT RALANER
OF THE POLITICIANS


The Third ward Republican com
mittee meets Thursday evening Ia
Fred Uebelhoer's place. No. 676 Hast
ings-st.
The Progressive leagues Republican
rally will be held In Arbeiter hall Fri
day evening. Louis II. Wolfe is presi
dent OF the organization.
Charles l.. Watson is helping out
William IL. Green, Jr., in the latter
campal gn for county clerk by singing
and telling stories on the stump.
The ST. Clair club met Wednesday
evening at No. 235 Gratiot.aye. and In.
dorsed Waldo for county treasurer
and Robertson for county auditor.
A rally of the North End Taft club
VIII be held Saturday evening at NH.
Waukee'ave. and Beaubien-st. Con
gresham Townsend Is expected TO be
present.
heoI6e Lelpzlnger, u popular local
comedian and singer is touring with
John w. Eisman, candidate for city
clerk. and making a hit With his
clever PAROLES.
William Mcintosh and Fred Striker
who conduct neighboring cafes on La
fayette boulevard. are actively work
Ing FOR the nomination OF A. b. Hal!
for prosecuting attorney.
Edmund Sloman's talks In the house
meetings which he Is attending are de,
voted 10 the necessity OF getting a
good legislative delegation for the
first session after the new constitution
goes into effect.
Republican meetings will be held
Thursday evening al Elmwood and
Monroe-aves.. No 339 Superior-st.
Riopelle and Maple-sts. No 1887 Rus
sell-st.. Vermont-ave. and Howard-st.
No All Anthon-st., No. us Campbell
ave.
Republicans claim that Controller
Doremus has turned over his share o
the appointments OF clerks on the cen
trail counting board to Mayor Thomp
son. Notices OF appointment have
been sent out signed by the mayor
secretary.
The Anhut club, organized to sur
port John N. Anhut for state senate
from the fourth district. will hold
meeting In Riverside Temple. Hui
bard-ave. and Baker-st., Thursda
evening. Sept. II.
The Young Mems Republican clu
held a fine meeting in the Normandi
Wednesday evening. Charles A. Mich
OILS, who started the young men
movement In Republican politics II
this city as secretary OF the First Vo'
ers of 1895. was one OF the speakers
Commissioner Haarer, OF the depart
ment OF public works. and Police Con
missioner Smith both emphaticall
deny that they have done anythin
whatever to help Philip Breitmeyer Il
his campaign for the mayoralty. Brett
meyer has already denied that he 4
under any obligations to these gentle
men or has made them any promise o
The Michigan Passenger association
has made a special rate to the Demo
cratic state convention at Saginaw o
one and twothirds fare for the rount
>lor.1 xx,ttt - aDlA In, IA
peninsula on Sept. 80 for all train
reaching Saginaw before 1 o'clock ?
m. Oct. /, return limit Oct. 2. From
upper peninsula points tickets will b.
sold on Sept. 20, good returning until
Oct. 8.
What is probably the most open al
tack made on any candidate for nom
ination before the primaries was TIT
sending out Of wagon. "Wednesday
which paraded up and down Wood
bearing a huge cask OF
which was emblazoned Morgan PARK
er's barrel" This was evidently FOL
lowing out OF the insinuation tina
Parker is spending more money thai
other candidates, which Is vigorousi,
denied by his supporters. The Parke
men were unable 10 prove definitel.
who had hired the outfit.
This Is a sample Of the clean pc
litical methods OF the opposition u
Parker" declared one OF the latter
friends.
VIM. II. Turner. candidate for the
Republican nomination for prosecut
ing attorney. was formerly assistant
under Allan II. Frazer during the iat
ter's administration or the once
Since leaving public Office, Turner
has devoted himself TO the civil size
of the law largely and has attained
successful position at the bar.
Friends OF the other candidates Tor
nrosecutlng attorney claim that Judge
philin T. Van Zile has promised POSI-
lions IN his Office to several attorneys
On case OF his election. Such prom
ises are supposed to have been MADE
20 secure support from various
quarters
loo Weiss in running for county
o,orI has his record az legislator
to stand on. He led the movement
20 nal1e Labor day holiday and the
blower bill for the protection or metai
nolIebers and other metal workers was
carried through by him. He got the
barL haIf.holidAy bill through, and
oiso n bill 20 have seats provided for
co. ola employes in stores. He was ac-
tive in getting the power for the city
80 ram a municipal electric lighting
Mani His biggest fight was that for
~ oivil service bill which would have
Installed the merit system In the pub
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