The Detroit times., 1908-11-25
HEMANs EXHIBITS
HOW WARNER
WON FIGHT
IT is PROVEN THAT SALOON IN.
TEREsTs ELECTED MR.. WAR;
NER-HEMANS EXPLAINS THE
ENTIRE SITUATION.

LANSING, Mich, NOV. 25.-LaWtol
T. Hemans, the Democratic candidate
for governor during the recent cam
paign. who made sucn a remarkable
showing. has isseud statement in
which he says that Gov Warmers
weakness was noticeable especially
where he is best known" and proves
that Gov Warner was elected by the
salaoon interests Mr.. Hemans also
gives out letter and circular which
were issued by. the liquor interests In
which Hemans Is attacked.
Mr.. Hemans letter follows
To the People of Michigan
As the candidate of the Democratic
party for the office OF governor at the
recent election. ! desire to proner my
thanks To the members OF my party ana
TO the more than 10000 Republicans
through their ballots a desire Tor
change OF conditions I'm Michigan.
Knowing as do the strenstn OF party
loyalty, the fact that so large a num-
Der OF Republicans were willing to
give me their votes. construe as a
most impressive commendation or the
Democratic position I'm state affairs, and
protest against the men who now
control the destinies OF the Republican
party IN Michigan more emphatic than
my election would have been had there
been not To coed $1,000 or 100000
Republican majority In the state
To the published statement OF the
governor to the effect that he was made
the object Of unjust and untruthfui
charges. | can only answer that the
vote against him was the largest In
the counties nearest his home and whore
the people knew him best. II In this
connection | may presume 10 utter
words of defense OF the thousands or
iRepubhcans who cast their ballots for
me from the charge brought against
them thar In SO voting they were giving
expression OF sentiments OF reaction. .
AIRY and machine politics. ! would call
dented 1900 plurality with which |
went 30 the straits Of Macknac was In
no part drawn from the localities where
machine politics have heretofore been
supposed TO exert very potent sway.
Noi Machine Elemen'.
Surely. the patriotic citizens and
good Republicans OF Hillsdale. kalana-
200, Clinton, Gratiot ano Shiawassee
and tho 20 or more counties which In
their cities and townships returned
me piuralities are hardly 80 be listed
among the machine element, while the
counties 81 Huron, Tuscola, ESantlac,
81. clair and the upper peninsula, which
gave the governor four times the piu-
rality by which he now claims his cleo
ton, are To pass the communities
freest from machine diCtation. The
upper peninsula alone gave the COVER
nor three times his present claimed plu-
rality in the state. But even here the
more than 1000 votes that the governor
ran behind MIR. Tart can hardly he "a Id
20 be OF the dissatisfied machine ele-
ment, for the majority ia the upper
peninsula is now and always has been
the product OF the most INSCRIPTIONS
political oligarchy that ever existed
within the state.
The truth il that In the prmar ies
and at the election the overwhelming
majority. to the extent or many thou-
sands. was furnished by the mon OF lhe
upper peninsula who vote under prac-
tIcal direction. and many on whom to-
day could not tell for whom they voted
for governor. But even the solid: inert
and deliverable vote OF the distant
north would have been. In this instance,
insufficient to overbear the vote or
the southern counties but Tor the aS-
sistance rallied from the llquor inter
ests OF the state. through the intrtgues
Of an INSCRIPTIONS coterie or Repub-
lican politicians.
That the Democratic party and the
more than 10000 Republicans who
voted for better conditions I'm Michigan
may know the thing that IN the last
hours of the campaign rendered inehec-
tual their patriotic efforts. I desire to
submit some OF the proofs or this asser-
ton. AS member of the recent con-
stitutional convention made some re-
marks In that body against the proVls-
ion TO prohibit the liquor traffic. |
tried to approach the subject In a spirit
of fairness ] was Induced to take my ny
stand against the prohibitory clause by
a study of the legislative experience OF
the state In dealing with the subject;
by consideration OF the vested interests
Involved; by the elements or our popu-
Iation. and by the further fact that do
not believe that the adoption or rejec-
ton OF the constitution as whole
provision.
From the remarks | made at that
time the appended circular was COM
piled bv w. G.. Manchester, OF Detroit.
Republican politician and attorney for
the Michigan state Brewers associa-
ton, and Arthur Darmstaetter, likewise
Republican politician and secretary or
the same association, as well as presi-
dent OF the recently created saloonists