The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-07-03
WARNER AND KELLEY
Make Automobile Tour Of County
Meetings at Four Points At
tended by Large Number
of PeopIe.


Although this is the busy season OF
the year for the farming portion of the
county many farmers dropped their
work long enough on Tuesday to greet
Gov. Fred M. Warner and Lieutenant
Governor Patrick H. Kelley as they
stopped at Byron, Vernon, Bennington
and Henderson in their automobile
speechmaking campaign for re- nomina-
tion. Leaving Fenton at an early hour,
the first stop of the day was made at
Linden, where both gentlemen spoke
and then hurried trip was made to
Byron, where large crowd greeted
them at 900. To better employ their
time, second automobile was secured
at Flint on Monday 30 that as soon as
the Governor finishes his address at one
point he hastens on to the next, Mr..
Kelley following after he has driven
home in the strongest possible manner
the points of his address. That no time
may be lost, the speakers simply drive
their machines up alongside the road at
the most convenient point and speak
from them, sufficient time being taken
at each point to shake hands with all
present. Some stops are made between
points to greet friends who happen to
be at work near the road, and it would
surprise one to see how many of the
people of the State Gov. Warner knows
personally.
The Governors party as it came into
this county included Sheriff thinner
man of Genesee- county, and John
jennings of Fenton, who came as far as
Owosso. At Vernon, o. L. Sprague
@. T. Campbell and E. o. Dewey joined
the party, the latter with NJ. J. Phillips
of the American going to Chesa-
ming, the others stopping here. With
the exception of Bennington, the at
tendance was good and much interest
manifested. At Henderson, the home
of Andrew Fillinger was beautifully
decorated for the occasion and the
speaking took place on his lawn. Post
master Teller Joined the party at this
point and went as far as Chesaning. at
Oakley q party of Chesaning people in
an automobile met the Governor and
acted as escort to that point.
Governor Warmers addresses were
necessarily along similar lines at each
point visited, still there was variety
enough so that those who were pres
ent at two or three points were inter-
ested in what he had to say. At
Chesaning, he departed more from
the lines followed at the other places
and devoted considerable time to, the
discussion of state taxation, referred
to the growth of the various state in
stitutions, such as the normal schools
asylums, the soldiers home, etc. His
declaration that he favored adequate
appropriations to make absolutely
comfortable every veteran in the
Soldiers Home at Grand Rapids
ELECTED a round of applause. Here
llC dloO lllduc lClclcuCS W Iut
troubles brought upon the state by
Mr. Glazier and called attention to
the fact that the state had not lost
dollar by depositing money in any
bank which he had recommended to
Mr.. Glazier The address at Chesan-
ing was the best of the day to that
time, probably due to the large crowd
in attendance and the evident pleas
ure of the people as manifested by
frequent applause. Lieut.. Gov. Kel
ley followed and he too talked along
different lines, not forgetting to urge
upon the. people the Importance of
going to the polls on primary day,
and his remarks held the crowd to
the last moment. The Chesaning
meeting was the success of the day
up to that time. While there the
Governor received a telephone mes
sage from st. Charles assuring him
of rousing meeting in that village
in the evening.
A brief summary of the addresses
follows:
Gov. Warner began with the state
ment that it had been his privilege to
mingle more with people of the state
during his term Of Office than had any