The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-30
CURRENT PALAYER
OF The POLITICIANS

Walter C. Croft is making hit In
Thompson meetings with poliucai
parody called william B.. Our VIII
liam b." sung to the tune OF "Michi-
gan, My Michigan" 1t follows:
Man OF the hour, with will to 90.
VIM. B., our VIM II.
You fought for US. we'll night for YOU.
VIM. g. our VIM. ID. lat .
You watched them when they bought or
You kept your eye on the city gold,
And when they trined made them hold,
VIM. B.. our VIM. b.
You sn,ote the contractor with facts
VIM. b.. our VIM. =.
You made them careful or their acts.
VIM, B.. our VIM. u.
And cinder, stone, and sidewalk tax.
Cars under weight and punch-oowi
You made Il dangerous to be lax.
VIM. b.. our VIM. ID.
You turned the light square in their
VIM. b.. our VIM. b.
You made them halt their giddy pace,
Your care forsstaiisd our sure dis
You made them squsaL the crooked
Made trucking grafters know their
VIM. b.. our VIM. b.
A big Republican rally will be held
Friday night In Milburn hall on Wood
ward-ave., near Balimore-ave
Aid. Louis e. Tossy discharged a
fraternal duty Thursday night by
speaking for Aid. r. J. Mcclellan In
the Sixth ward.
The Wayne County Republican club
has issued call to Its members TO
provide themselves with campaign lit
erature for the final squirt OF the cam
paign and To bend every energy toward
the election Of Republican mayor.
North Woodward Democrats will
gather Friday evening for big rally
at No. 2037 Woodward-ave. The list
Of speakers for the meeting is long
one and the Bryan club members ex-
pect q big attendance.
Charles ID. Widman, best known as
an athlete. will be appointed jury COM
missioner by Gov. Warner In place OF
Julie Meyer. who died recently. Wild
man has been engaged In business In
Detroit with his father since his grad
nation and has taken an active part In
politics.
w. d. Mahon, Democratic candidate
for congress, will speak at the follow
ing meetings tonight: Hanselman's
hall, No. 735 Rivard-st.; Shoulders hall.
Monroe and Riopelle; Thiel's hall, No.
1859 Fort-st. west; Foresters' hall.
Chepe and Trombley: Lukazewski's
hall, No. $40 Russellst.; Days hall,
No. 21r st. Aubin-ave.: Och's hall.
Baldwin and Forest; Hollebachs hall,
No. 1910 Mack-ave.; tent, Beaubien
and Milwaukee; Light Guard armory;
Colored Club, No. 18l Gratiot-ave.
(dance); North End Bryan club. No.
2o37 Woodward-ave.
Members OF the central counting
board and their 80 assistants held a
meeting, Thursday afternoon, at which
the legal technicalities OF vote count
ing were gone into. The members OF
the board for the election are: Milton
Oaknan. Fred r. Schmalzriedt, Leo
Sebert- Charles Buhrer. A. r. Stew.
art. Frank Doremus. p. J. NJ. Hally.
Harry Hubert. r. b. Wilkinson and
Justice c. z. Stein. II Is expected
that the 2 o'clock count OF ballots
will begin about 3 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon and that some precincts
will be completed by s o'clock, giving
A slight indication as TO how the cleo
ton Is going. The full count may b.
finished Wednesday evening. The
count will be according TO the debit
and credit system. straight party votes
being counted hrst, then SPLIT tickets
and lastly mixed ballots.
Hugh Shepherd. president OF the
Wayne County Republican club, made
some charges against Mayor Thomp-
sons cabinet Ia his speech In Dickin-
sons hall, No. Az Grand River-ave..
Thursday evening. Every clerk that
Iholds once under the Thompson I'D.