The Detroit times., 1908-10-17
BRE|TMEYER roo
SH|FTY, SAYS
THOMPSON
STATEMENT THAT HE WOULDN'T
REAPPoINT SMITH NO MORE RE.
LIABLE THAN OTHERS, ARGUES
MAYOR.

tlOu Oh f'uihp DIcilihSyoi shoe ehO '~S
ter will not name Fred w. Smith as
police commissioner, II elected. as his
chief argument In his speeches Fri
day night. He talked In seven big
meetings and at each declared that
Breitmeyer Is shifty In his promises
and may not stick to his latest dec
laration any longer than to some 9TH
ers.
II want not only to win but to have
big majority so as to serve notice on
the d. U. r. that 1t must deal with
Thompson and no one eise." declared
the mayor In his first meeting, that In
Koslowski's place. Rivard-st and Can
field-ave.
His second stop was in Matthew Ro-
manski's. Harper and st. Aubin-aves..
where he met big crowd OF Poles.
He talked three-cent fares to them
and got wild applause. There was a
big crowd Of children outside the ga
loon, aad to these and the women
gathered about, the mayor extended
cordial greeting.
Want to shake hands with the
mayor he said to each and almost
everyone shook.
In Bohemian Turner hall. about 800
Democrats were gathered and they In
sisted that the mayor take the plat
form. He slipped a half-glassful Of
water and this caused a demonstra-
ton.
Drink hearty" shouted the Wits
and the mayor smiled. Then he
launched into one of the best speeches
Of his entire campaign SO far.
He reminded his hearers that some
OF the franchises expire next year, and
told them the mayor and council they
elect must have a great deal to do
with the pending settlement. He
would not say that he was the best
man but left them to judge from the
records. Then he turned to the pO-
lice commissionership and inquired
whether Breitmeyer's latest promise
is down in black and white.
Smith and the machine were good
enough for him until after he was
nominated" he declared bitingly. Il
don't know whom l am going to APP
point police commissioners but 1t will
not be Fred Smith.
"Breitmeyer has said he will clean
house. How can be? Last night he
had a series of house meetings and
where were they held? In the homes
of city employees, men who want to
keep their jobs. To clean house takes
nerve.
when l speak Of graft, do not
necessarily mean stealing money.
Waste and extravaganza are graft.
always took pleasure In showing up
grafters. Some of these commission
ers have looked on the public money
as their private pot. They have used
it to pay political debts. I believe In
a dollars worth of work for dollar
in pay.
81 have been mayor 81 months and.
II had 1t all to do over again. would
not do anything differently"
In a Negro meeting at Madison and
Beaubien-sts, the mayor launched
into a denunciation Of Hugh Shep-
herd, president of the Wayne County
Republican club. calling him carpet
Dagger II. ]. Willis, colored attor-
ney, was in the saloon and the mayor
declared that Shepherd had insinuat-
ed Willis was striker" but that
was not the case.
Il notice you ladies making eyes at
me and I'm just going to shake hands
with you," said the mayor to a number
he came out of this meeting. They
giggled but put their brown hands In
his one at time.
The last meeting Of the evening was
in Janssen's hall, No. 1907 Helen-ave.