The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-19
CURRENT PALAVER
OF THE POLITICIANS

Mayor Thompson and Police Com
missioner Smith were occupants OF
the same carriage at the police par
AIDE. Saturday. The mayor was very
friendly but the police commissioner
was not disposed TO accept any olive
branches. When rallied on the fact
that this will be the last review at
which Smith will appear as commits
sioner, the latter retorted that Thomp-
son will be "has-been' also next
year. In MS final statement In re-
gard to the Smith incident, Breitmeyer
says:
The talk OF Mayor Thompson had
nothing TO do with my decision 10
make a statement. II there were mis-
takes in the police department, they
were in Thompson's term as mayor
and he should have investigated them
then, not waited 10 use somebody's
errors as political assets on the eve
of election Thompson, though. is a
two weeks mayor, who allows one day
in his term for the people. / will be
on the job 365 days in the year and
every day will belong to the people.
Gov Warner is going TO have hard
time, In the event OF his reelection,
in getting the Legislature to indorse
his plan of guaranteeing bank de-
posts. He will have Republican leg
islature to deal with, and the fact that
the national Republican platform Is
opposed TO such guarantees and that
Bryan is advocating the same policy
that Gov. Warner has declared for will
make IL hard shedding. The governor
will refer To the matter in his message
| II will be sent to committee and smoth.
cred there" declares one candidate FOR
the legislature. THAT will be about
all. | think. The governor can say
! then that he tried To do what he could
and he cannot be blamed for what
the legislature will not do"
A Young Mems Thompson club was
formed Sunday afternoon in the con-
vention hall OF the Burns hotel, with
Milton Collins, president; Edward
Kelly. vice-president; Harry Kinsella.
secretary. and Clarence 4. Dryer
treasurer. Another meeting is TO be
held Wednesday evening. and there
will also be meetings on the two Sun
days before election.
A big Democratic meeting will be
held In the Light Guard armory, Sat
urday night. with Tom l.. Johnson, OF
Cleveland, as the principal speaker.
Peter Witt, who accompanies Johnson,
will address two or three meetings in
German each night throughout the
city during the last nine days OK the
campaign.
Stephen ID. Williams. Democratic
nominee for lieutenant-governor, made
his first speech of the campaign Sat.
urday night in the hall at Eighteenth
and Baker-sts. He will be out every
night from now on making actresses.
Philip Breitmeyer addressed an au-
dience of Italians in the lombard
club on Hastings-st., Sunday. He told
those present OF his commission plan
for solving the street railway prob
lem. David Rosenthal and c. G.. Ar
dussi were other speakers.
tJSfttttdttt thtttfttES tOT
evening are to be held at Odd Fellows
hall. Lawton aud Stanley-aves.: River
side Temple, I. 90. F., No. 420
Baker-st, and In Peninsular bank hall,
No. 1928 West Jefferson-ave.
Aid. David Rosenthal, OF the Fifth
ward, has a line OF advertising cards
out that is unique. One of his cards
initiates theater ticket, but the re-
served seat indicated is at the cleo
ton booth. Nov 3.
The general Republican club meet
ings for this evening are in the Union
league on Gratiot-ave.; Scheuren's
hall. Congress and Riopellests.,
Medicin's hall, Dubois and Jay-sts.
-
r. L. Dodge, Democratic candidate
for congress in the Sixth district. will
make a number OF speeches this week
in the Wayne county end Of the dis
trict.
A meeting OF the central counting
board will be held in the city clerks
Office Tuesday afternoon
Both mayoral candidates took I'm the
Tiger banquet Saturday night.
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