The Detroit times., 1908-05-16
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GIVEN DRUbbING
IN CAUCUSES
WILL PROBABLY NOT HAVE
MORE THAN DOZEN CITY DELE
q GATES IN coNvENTioN-PLAN
TO CONTINUE HIGHT.

caucuses Friday afternoon, controlling
majority OF the precincts OF the
city.
The exact results are impossible 70
determine. as the adherents OF Dan
lei J. Campau claim TO have elected
the delegates In q number Of pre-
cincts where antt.Campau men also
have credentials. II Is doubtful Il
more than a dozen Campau delegates
Will be recognized In the convention
out or lac the city elects.
There was less disorder than had
been expected, fights occurring in
only a few precincts. Both sides
claim that money was used freely.
The anti-Campau men will control
the county convention Saturday after
noon. but after the Campau men who
claim election have been refused ad
mission as delegates. 1t is probable
that a rump convention will be held
This will bring two contes1ng dele
cations to the state convention In
Lansing, and the other counties car
decide which is entitled TO be seated
If the Connolly-Henderson men are
admitted and Endorsement OF Bryan
should be beaten In that way. the
Campau men may carry the fight on
to the national convention In Denver
holding boiling convention In Lans.
ing and electing a full set OF dele.
gates.
Hold Rival caucuses.
The great ground for contest lay
in the control OF the ballot boxes by
Chairman John c. Nagel. In a mum
Der OF precincts the Campau men re.
fused TO accept this status and or
ganized boards by election, holding a
separate caucus either inside or out
side the voting booth. Some OF these
boards received more votes for the
Campau delegate In hat that were
cast for the antiCampau man in the
regular ballot box.
Among the strong men who went
down to defeat on the Campau side
are Police Justice Jeffries, Wilbur
Brotherton, Charles w. Casgrain.
Charles T. Wilkins, Maj. Mckinstry
DR.. f. B. Smith and Frank A. Alden
brand. former city assessor. Some OF
these made hard fights and will con
test the election. Louis Tossy and
DR.. B. r. Hoyt were the Campau
stalwarts who won out.
In many precincts a man was run
ming on both tickets, but the anti
Campau faction claims these, saying
they took the Campau side temporar-
lily, to get the money.
Judge Connolly an Easy Victor.
Booths were not kept open long In
precincts where there was not a live
ly contest, and I'm only few were
they kept open the full hour hours.
Judge William +. Connolly scored the
most decisive victory in the eighth
precinct OF the Third ward, getting
PIP votes 10 IA for George Emmett,
who was leader OF the precinct for a
score OF years and ran for alderman
two years ago.
There were six automobiles In walt
ing when the booth opened and these
began TO haul Connolly voters as fast
as they could make trips. Emmett
objected TO the makeup Of the board,
insisting that Bernard Goode. of the
assessors office did not live in the pre-.
cinct, and calling for the board to be
sworn In.
AS the afternoon wore on workers
from various precincts came in and
helped to bring voters 10 the booth.
The claim OF Emmett that Republi-
cans voted seemed 10 have some
ground. from the fact that the precinct
normally does not cast 100 Democratic
votes In an election.
Justice Jeffries was taken unaware
in, the ninth of the Tenth. j. Walter
Dohany had a score Of followers wait
ing when the booth opened while JEFF
fries. who expected no opposition. had
but two There was merry contest
to 80. Jeffries declared that John j
Knight. a Republican. and head OF
the state free employment bureau.
was working against him.
Hampton Wins and Loses.
Chas. s.. Hampton got the most
votes in the eighth district OF the
First ward. having AZ to 40 for Dennis
B. Hayes, but Hampton.s were cast In
a hat, while Hayes had the ballot box
There was a contest at the opening
OF the booth. Thomas Miner. who
claimed to have been elected ward
committeeman, demanded the ballot
box, but was refused Gordon Nc.
Glaughlin demanded the box, but the
paper he presented first was q duly
made out certificate that Dennis b.
Hayes was elected delegate before q
vote had been cast The proper pa.
per from the city committee was pro-
duced from another pocket, however
and Mclaughlin organized a board
with Hayes and c. Servis, while
Hampton called for an election OF q
board by the voters present, himself
y. II. Martin, and e. c. Moran being
chosen.
mclaughlin drew back his arm as
II to strike Hampton at one time but
policeman interviewed. Hampton
and his friends occupied one end OF
the booth taking votes In hat. while
mclaughlin sat at the other with the
ballot box.
Robert Galen. clerk in the water
works. after being elected delegate In
the first district OF the Fifth ward
went up TO the second district where
Frank Aldenbrand was running as a
Campau man. There we're words and
the two mixed, Aldenbrand getting
the worst OF II. while Galen came
away unmarked
Edwin Henderson and Maj. McKin.
stry occupied chairs close together In
the booth of the sixth precinct. Sec
ond ward. and smoked each others
cigars. Finally McKinstry said: