The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-28
CURRENT PALAVER
OF The POLITICIANS

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The big Republican meeting Wed.
nesday night will be that Of the
Bright-Mayor club in Arbeiter hall
DR.. Carstens will be one OF the takers
The two Democratic candidates for
estimator In the Third ward have
withdrawn. giving Edward Barnet,
and Retnhold Ritter a clear field
George Keffman and George Klein
are the men who withdrew.
Someone 'phoned the Wayne County
Republican club, Tuesday, that thu
meeting at Clay and Richmond-aves
was on and the speakers dates were
Cancelled but later some orators were
found to make the meeting.
Neighborhood issues will rule In the
meeting OF north end residents In q
big barn at Euclid and Cameron-aves.
Friday evening. The residents Of tina,
locality feel that they were jobbed or
paving deal some time ago. The
meeting Is nominally a Republican
one, but the paving matter will be 9
subject Of discussion.
A Republican city campaign bool
has been issued for the use OF Repub
lican speakers and workers In the fina
days of the campaign and for the In
formation OF voters generally as Il
how the party stands locally. A hun
dred thousand copies will be dtstribut
ed throughout the city. The Demo
cratic campaign book was distributed
some days ago.
w. d. Mahon, candidate for con
gress, spoke al nine meetings Tues
day night and tonight will speak a.
the following: Steyskals hall, Nos
807-S11 Michigan-ave.; Schlaff's hall
No. 2135 Fort-st. west: Tent cratic
and Toxnsend-axes.& PeHiatewski hall
Nos. 361-363 Popular-ave. Dresden,
hall, No 32S Clay-aye.; Koslowski hall
No. Ss5 Rivard-st.
Three separate varieties OF cam
paign oratory were listened to by the
members of the Detroit Real Estate
board, Tuesday evening. In the Cadil
lac. Philip Breitmeyer. Mayor Thomp
son and DR.. Alfred Lowther followed
one another In quick succession tc
give their reasons for asking the OF
flee OF mayor. +. +. Ingram and Othel
takers filed in the gaps. The orator.
cal feast was preceded by more sus
stantial one In the dining room.
Thompson gets first notice In the
new booklet issued by the Wayne
County Republican club, Facts abou
the candidates for mayor" 1t Is mo-
q specially pleasant prominence, how
ever. as the booklet goes after the
mayor warmly, citing his vote for {
fivecent franchise opposed by Pin
gree, hisp romises OF two years age
to get three-cent fares. his legislation
pronounced unsound by the courts ant
finally calling his invitation to Tom l.
johnson q direct insult to the people
Of the city. Breitmeyef, OF course
gets the other kind OF description. hi
record as a citizen friend Of labor ant
public official being upheld.
That a full vote will be had upon tn,
new state constitution is assured b!
the fact that II will be printed on {
separate ballot. Thus, every electo
will have the need OF giving his opin
ion on the new fundamental law pu
right up to him. Inasmuch as all pc
litical parties have Endorsed the con
stitution, as have also the state grang'
and other important organizations,
It's adoption Is an assured thing. Th'
people OF Detroit are particularly In
terested In the home rule and muni
cipal ownership provisions OF the con
stltution. The initiative also Is Il
favor here. Women are given tn,
right to vote. az property-owners. II
bonding elections.
Winfield Scott Sly. prohibition can
didate for congress in the Sixth dis
trict and Sam Smith, the present Ia
cumbert, are engaged In a fierce com
bat during the closing days OF tn
campaign. The prohibitionists declar
they are gnawing into the vitals o
Smith at every meeting. At the sam
time, with the aid OF ministers, the,
are flooding the district with letters
setting forth their grievances and ca
planning that Smith should be de
feated because he supported joe Car
non. speaker OF the house, when tn
latter succeeded In having suppresse'
every measure introduced that woul'
end government licenses being grant
ed TO dealers In dry counties.
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Republican meetings Wednesda
evening: Arbeiter hall. Russell an
Catherine: Tanneholz hall. CATHERINE
and hastings; Kasekkiis hail, st. Al
bin and Kirby; J. G.. Radlof's res
dence, No. s4s Seyenteenth-st.; Glitch
Iag's nall, No $50 Gratiot-aye.; G. G
Willett's residence, No. 534 Baker-st
Bohemian Turner hall. Tillman an
Ash: Maccabee's hall. No. t423 Mich
gan.ave.; Merritts hall. No $50 juno
tion-sye.: Rocks Pavilion. No. 1s4
Michigan-aye.