The Detroit times., 1908-08-14
CURRENT PALAVER
OF The POLITICIANS

Larry Smell has pretty we'll covered
the First senatorial district with his
| pictures.
James w. Toomey Is out as Dem.
ocratic candidate for alderman in the
First ward. We repeat 1.-THE FIRST
ward.
|. f. Crossman, who is running for
constable in the Fifth ward, com
plains that some miscreant has been
stealing his banners.
Friends OF Charles +. ONeil, why
IS running for state senator in the
First district, will gather 10 organize
in his behalf at No. 57l Townsend-ave
Friday evening.
Scottish banners with a red lion
rampant on golden field were distrib-
uted to the bonny Scots at Bols Blanc
Thursday by the Breitmeyer cohorts
They made big hit.
David Rosenthal has been a good
alderman for the Fifth ward and his
record OF hustling solely for the mat
ters that intimately concern his con-
stituents is likely TO win him re-
election
John c. Bauer IL out again for a
Democratic nomination for alderman
in the Fifth ward This makes four
Democrats in the running, while G..
| Ardussi and David Rosenthal are the
| only Republicans.
| The Florists Exchange refers to
Philip Breitmeyer in it's current issue
as the type OF man who makes great
| cities greater and adds that to elect
him mayor would show the farsight
edness OF the people OF Detroit
| DR. David Ingis has been the victim
| " his friends. BY one he has been
spoken OF as a Carstens man and by
another as an anti-Thompson Demo
crat. He says that. II II were not that
ne has to vote In Crosse lie, he would
cast a ballot for w. T. Dust, the only
candidate with real platform.
Daniel j. Campau's picture Is still
honored In one Democratic club of the
city. This is the Bryan and Kern
club formed In the Ninth ward. the
only ward where the Campau-Bryan
ticket was conclusively victorious at
the April caucus. The portrait OF the
former national committeeman has
been placed on the wall OF the club
room.
They are going TO overthrow boss
ism" In the first precihct OF the First
ward. An Independent Voters club
has been formed there with that laud.
able view and claimed membership
of 175. Thomas Maher is presidept.
This precinct Is considered the most
purchasable In the city. and this Is
about the time that the candidates are
usually shaken down.
Petitions placing Henry G. Smith,
OF Adrian, former congressman from
the Second district and now counsel
for the state In the express COM
panies suits. in nomination for govern
or at the Republican primary are In
circulation. Smith made the nominal
ing speech for George Horton four
years ago and is likely to ger some
Grange support II he goes after the
nomination.
An enthusiastic crowd OF residents
OF the north western section of the
city gathered at the residence of r. l..
Post. No. 726 Roosevelt.ave. last eve
ming and formed what Is to be known
az Barrons Club These people are
booming the candidacy OF VIM, Bar
rons for alderman OF the Fourteenth
ward. The following officers were
elected: r. w. Reading, Jr. President
r. L. Post, vice-President, l.. ]. Burns
Secretary, VIM. Sigman, Treasurer.
Chances OF opposition to Mayor
Thompson in the Democratic primary
contest are almost removed by blum
der made by his opponents. These
made the error OF printing list OF
prominent Democrats supposed TO dis
agree with the mayor. before they had
a candidate picked to oppose Thomp-
son. Consequently there was nothing
| to rally around and the men who were
alleged TO be out with pcalping knives
came trooping In to declare allegiance
Thus several nubs OF possible disaf'
lection were rubbed away. Now II
will be hard TO find enough Democrats
who have not pledged themselves to
Thompson to get up respectable
fight. The mayor still has horse
Il