The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-21

people against the politicians" one
speaker said, and this sentiment was
eheered vigorously. ~ q,
The hottest fight for estimators I'm
the entire city Is In the Third ward.
Edward Barnett and Reinhold Ritter
are the present incumbents and both
want denomination. Barnett has been
attacked In a circular. People who
watched the proceedings Of the board
say that Barnett was one OF the most
useful and broad-minded members OF
the board OF estimates In its last ses-
sion and gave his time and attention
very fully. Ritter was chairman OF
a committee which made a number OF
plumbers and he was not particularly
anxious to secure information.
The Wayne County Colored Bryan
club will assemble on Municipal Park,
at Raynor and Mullett-sts. at $3.50
O'Clock Tuesday evening and march
In body to the Light Guard armory
to hear Bryan speak. The club now
numbers oyer $50 members and new
names are rapidly being enrolled The
provisional officers OF the club are:
President. Douglas Marshall; vice
president w. +. Heiskell; secretary.
Preston 8. Jones: treasurer, William
g. Swan: precinct captains, Green
Davis, William II. Diamond Cassius
M. Scott. j. b. Hutchins, William
Washington. Sidney II. Jones. James
s. Novels and Elijah Mccoy. The
club will make spirited canvass in
Mr.. Bryan's behalf during the cam
paign.
To the Editor of The Times. Cita-
ton OF my legislative record in sup
port OF the bills for the taxation Of
telephone and telegraph companies,
and election OF United States senator,
does not prevent my opponent, Mr..
Anhut, from continuing to cry out that
opposed those measures.
Most men scorn to make false ac-
cusations, though through deception.
they might mistakenly do such .
wrong.
In the later case honorable men
would retract their error and ask par
don of the one they had wronged.
My opponent continues his course
OF misrepresentation.
Electors who are unimformed may
be swayed by the falsified reports con-
corning my course on those bills. Ny
appeal is to the electors who are in
formed. and In whose breasts justice
has its home.
The evidence that did vote for the
taxation of telephone and telegraph
companies is to be found on pages 6S
and 81 to SO house journal, special ses.
sion, 1907
Voted yes" eight times on every
phase of the question. and supported
in every way the measure on the floor.
Who could do more? Who did do
more?
Will the electors OF the Fourth dis
trict stand for such attempts to black
en- the record and sully the good repu-
tation of one who has passed his life
among them?
!. JOSEPH GREUSEL
a crowd that flied the seats of the
Light Guard armory comfortably.
gathered Saturday night to heof the
: debate on the street railway question
between VIM. T. Dust and DR.. J. Hen.
ry Carstens.
There wefe at least two hundred
physicians In the audience and their
efforts were never lacking when DIR,
Carstens made q point
IL was q surprise to many In the
audience that DR.. Carstens used many
OF the arguments that Dust has made
! familiar since his entry into the race
several months ago. This caused the
latter 10 remark that Carstens had
made his speech.
Each of the candidates declared
himself In favor Of the best service,
extensions Of lines and franchise
not to excel Is years. They differed.
however, as to two points. DR.. Car
stens announced that, II elected may.
or, he would call together big COM
mittee to discuss the problem, al
though he did not state how he would
enforce the mandates OF such COM
mittee. Dust maintained that II is
the business OF the mayor to lead
rather than follow and he laid down
his own definite plans.
Cartons was against municipal own.
ership. owhile Dust declared himself
for II as an alternative IN case the
railroad will not accept what the city
officials consider fair terms. Dust
also declared the common council to
be q better committee than any ire
sponsible and volunteer organization.
Philip Breitmeyer. although not In
attendance In the armory, talked on
the street railway question at 10
meetings. He has not swerved from
his original plan which is, to let the
company continue to run cars on an
indeterminate franchise with the best
possible service and change the fare
from time to time SO that the COM
pany will never make more than six
per cent on its actual physical invest
ment. franchise value not being con-
sidered
During the last week OF the primary
campaign Henry w. BUSCH, candidate
for city clerk. shook hsfds with over
1000 men In large factories through
out the city. After meeting the 300