The Detroit times., 1908-06-09
P R N AIRY FIGHTS
ALL IN RANKS OF
REPUBLICANS
G. o. p. FOLK HAVE LIVELY
SCRAMBLE FOR OFFICES,
WHILE DEMOCRATS PIN HOPES
TO JUST ONE MAN, THE MAYOR.

With the coming OF really hot wealth
er. politics will sag away for time
before the real race down the stretch
in the September primaries. Practi-
cally all the entries are In OF suggest
ed as far as the big Offices are con-
oerned. and there are not likely to be
many surprises in the shape OF dark
horses when the later and more siren.
uous days come.
II Is probable that the hardest part
OF the primaries campaign this year
will be confined to the first three
weeks OF September. although some
candidates have been In the field and
hustling around getting votes ever
since last fall, and others have been
popping up from time to time and get
ting into the scramble 8.
After the nominations are made,
there is likely TO be space OF fort.
night OF comparative quiet, and then
the fercest battle Of all will be on. A
peculiar situation arises In connection
with the fight this year In that prac-
ttcally all the nomination struggle Is
IN one party.
The Democrats have one nominee
William B. Thompson for mayor. The
Significance of this is that they ex.
pect, II that Office is landed. to secure
enough leverage through the city hall
patronage. TO control within a few
years in other offices. Also. 1t Is
hard shedding for an ordinary Demo
crat in this town in presidential year.
James d. Burns may run for county
auditor and James Cunningham Of
James Singelyn for sheriff Amy DEM
ocrat that wants TO can run for county
treasurer or register OF deeds or city
treasurer. Ditto. the minor Offices.
Such candidates will get small aid or
succor from the party managers.
The Republican side Is busy. how
ever. Philip Breitmeyer. VIM. T. Dust
and Dr. J. H. Carstens are all run
ming for mayor Dust doing most OF
the campaigning so far. Max G. Koch
has cinch for city treasurer. bot
there Is lovely scramble for city
clerk with Chas. A. Nichols. Richard
Lindsay, Henry w. Busch, John w.
Eisman and James Jerome running
in about that order. Two or three
others lave been mentioned for the
Job, but have not made any motions.
Similarly Charles +. Bielman would
not i,,fuse a nomination for mayor
and won't have to.
In the county office contests, things
ore looking very bright. George T.
Geston. Morgan Parker and w. p.
Kingsley are the Republican candi-
dates for sheriff. and they are reap
ing the vote crop In great style. w.
S. Dever. Norris HOLSTER and others
have been mentioned for the nonina-
ton. but that is as far as II has gone,
VIM. II. Green, Jr., Thomas Farrell.
Jos. NJ Weiss, and Walter Oldfield all
cherished the ambition to sign their
names at the spot indicated for the
county clerks signature on legal docu-
ments Green has made a fine party
record as secretary of the county COM
m!ttee. Farrell has certain advant-
age in his long service as police court
clerk, Weiss has a few friends him
self and there is just possibility that
Oscar b. Marx may go In and make
'em all hustle.
For prosecuting attorney, Philip T.
Van Zile, Louis c. Wurzer, VIM. II.
Turner and A. B. Hall are the Repub-
lican contestants so far and more pos
sible any moment. The county treas
urer ship has George G. Waldo. pres
ent deputy treasurer. as one OF the
contestants, while VIM. f. Moeller and
Orrin p. Gulley are the aspirants. T.
Hawley Christian Is standing OF
Forbes Robertson, present treasurer.
and John G. Bleil for the county audi
torship
Otto Stoll has been out for reg.
lister Of deeds before and has big
advantage this time, but George Hum
bert and John c. Neiper are giving
him some fight. So far Justices Tea
gan and OFT have no opposition and
Samuel l.. May and Harry c. Nicol
are likewise undisturbed as circuit
court commissioners. DR.. John II.
Bennett and DR.. Gilbert p Johnson
are the only men actively campaign
ing for coroner
The senatorial campaigns are exclu.
sively Republican so far Lawrence
w. Smell and Arthur f. Schreiter both
want to go from the First district, and
Humphrey Brown. OF Greenfield. Is
pricking up his ears In the same way.
The Second district is Democratic AMI
nobody has bobbed up on either side
yet ]. Edward Bland has represented
the Third district before and will
again. unless Guy l.. Miller gives him
q contest John N. Anhut and Ward
A. Copley are squared away in the
Fourth district, while Seneca c. Trav
err has a whole yardful OF possible OBJ
ponents In the Fifth district and No