The Detroit times., 1908-07-08
CURRENT PALiVER
OF The POLITICIANS


rusticating Al my farm out at Pine
Lake and letting the politicians wor-
~ about the situation. It's too hot
weather to think OF election"
Some of the other candidates may
scent subtle plot to go after the
granger vote in Colds resort to the
farm.
Gov. Warner is just getting going
fast in his canvass OF the state. From
Wednesday morning on he will take
no rest for 20 days. going from town
TO town in an automobile. Lieut.. Gov.
Kelley will follow Ia another machine.
speaking after Warner. The governor
addressed 40 meetings last week.
DR.. Bradley is running quieter
campaign. but he Is getting acquaint-
ed with the politicians In every coun-
ty and Is attending TO an immense
mass OF correspondence.
AS for the fourth entrant. Horatio
s. Earle, he is busy helping make
roads all over the state. and occa-
sionally swapping up a bunch Of votes
on the run.
Capt. George Waldo is going to do
a little Of the Warner campaigning
himself after this week. He will have
two automobiles out and they will not
stop except for gasoline and occa-
sional snatches OF sleep for the chat
feurs until the primary time. Waldo
is a popular member OF the militia and
has made fine record as deputy
county treasurer SO that his friends
have strong talking points in urging
IL. NFnlI do. -,
treasurer for q few months following
the death OF +. +. Snow. His election
would mean the retention OF most OF
the present efficient and well-trained
Office force.
Orrin L. Gulley Is making a good
fight for county treasurer also. prin
cipally in the country districts. VIM
+. Moeller, the third candidate, ID
figured as an outsider, his strength
lying mainly In the friendship OF 9th
er city officials who will have 10 give
their principal attention To their own
campaigns.
A. Burdette Evans, now deputy as.
SCISSOR. Is going to get out after bigger
game this fall. He wants 10 be cir
cult court commissioner and his ex
tensive friendship among the men
who do things In Republican politics
seems to give him a very fair chance
The Office has usually gone to young
men OF recent years and few young
fellows In politics have as wide an
acquaintance as Evans. He was for
merly the law partner OF Geo. =. Codd
but has practiced independently the
past two years.
Burdette Evans Is a son OF the late
Wyandotte at one time.
Tom l.. Johnson has announced that
he Is coming TO Detroit TO tell the
populace here about the success OF hia
street railway holding company plan
in Cleveland. This is In accordance
with held-over invitation issued last
year by Mayor Thompson at a time
when our mayor was more enthusias
tic over the Johnson plan than he Is
now. Thompson still declares that he
believes Johnson will win out In the
Forest City.
The Negro has nothing to hope FOL
from the Democratic party" says
Bishop C. s. Smith. Of the African M
K. church. Badly as the Republi
cans have treated us. the Democrats
have treated us worse
Bishop Smith declares that the de
feat OF some southern reactionaries
pressages day when the Negro vii!
have an opportunity TO become an In
dependent voter, holding the balance
OF power.
II would not take the nomination
for prosecuting attorney II II were
served upon the daintiest kind OF plat
ter" says j. Walter Dohany. Il dc
not care to hold such a position"
Indications are that the school
board campaign next spring viii be
about the warmest ever held. In
past years there has been a certain
coherency on the part OF the support
ers OF Supt. Martindale which has re
suited in majority victory over the
scattered candidates who were run
ming single-handed in the various
wards. Next spring there will be two
organizations, however. and Clarence
NJ. Burton Is looked on as the man
who will lead in the fight for clean
up in the board along lines OF good
citizenship.
The reform coterie on the board In
cludes Burton, Mumford. Goldberg
Schultz and Cary. the three latter be
ing candidates for reelection. By
conducting concerted campaign
they may not only win but carry three
sr four additional wards.
Never has there been so small d
representation OF liquor-selling inter
ests in the council. There IL but one
alderman whose business IL saloon
keeping at the present time. There
others have groceries with saloons IN
conjunction. while another Is In the
hotel business. his establishment hav
ing n bar In former years. there
were often almost majority who
were connected with the saloon busi
ness. Four OF the aldermen In add
ton 10 the five mentioned, have been
in the saloon business at one time OF
another, but have retired.
AT this stage, IL ioOks as III 'Hele
would be fewer changes In the next
common council than was the case
two years ago when IL new men came
I'm nj the fall election. In five wards
the Second. Fourth, Eighth. Ninth and
sixteenth. the present aldermen APP
pear 10 have things cinched at the
start off while the representative Of
the Eleventh are about as well off
Such other aldermen as Heineman
Gutman. Watson. Field, Freiwald
Schultz. Weibel. Wing and Korte ap
pear Co have a big start on any pos
nj ou,nnopfa ONLY AldartnNr