The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-08
BETRAYER, sHR|EKS
WARNER At kEYES
IN HOT SPEECH
GOVERNOR Boards BOXER sENA-
TOR IN HIS LAIR IN CLINTON
coUNTY-NEW PHASE OF HIS
CAMPAIGN.
From a Special Correspondent

(From Special Consequently
ST. JOHNS. Mich. July S.--"Be-
trayer," "deceiver" and legislator OF
indefensible record" were among the
epithets hurled by Gov. Warner at the
head of Senator Keyes. the "boxer."
in the governors addresses at various
points in Clinton and Barry counties,
today.
Warner has entered on another
phase OF his campaign for the govern
orship. He's going after the boxer"
senator's right in their own lairs and
will make his speeches for time in
the most hostile counties Of the state.
The governor in speaking here. the
district OF Senator Keyes. paid his
respects to the senator and his box
err friends in the following manner:
While the governorship may be-
considered by some OF US at least as
OF paramount Importance. | want TO
say to you that 1t Is equally as Inn
portant TO you to know whether the
men whom you send TO the legislature
are going TO represent you OF serve
certain special interests which are OPP
posed to everything you demand.
The voters of this senatorial dis
trlct are especially interested in this
phase of the situation inasmuch as the
senator who betrayed you at the last
session OF the legislation Is asking you
for denomination and Is now prom
Using to be good IL you will give him
another term.
Senator Reyes is adding deceit to
betrayal by saying that he voted for
the present primary law. the two-cent
passenger fare bill and the bill Great
ing the railroad commission.
HE did vote for the two last men,
toned bills. but only after he and his
fifteen fellow boxers had exhausted
every means to defeat these measures
He voted for every filibustring motion
OF the boxers and finally voted for the
bills on the very last ballot when the
boxers had been defeated and did not
have the courage to longer continue
their opposition.
When the two houses found them
selves In hopeless deadlock over the
railroad commission bill and that dead
lock could be broken only by the ap-
pointment OF a conference committee,
he even voted against the appointment
OF such a committee, thereby doing
his best TO defeat both the senate and
house bills on this subject. The ap.
pointment OF conference committee
was made possible only by the action
OF Lieut.. Gov. Kelley In breaking the
tie vote caused by Senator Keyes lin
ing up with the other fifteen boxers
against the sixteen friends OF the bill
who stood Loyalty for the interests of
the people.
Senator Reyes Chance.
Senator Reyes had ample opIortun-
lty TO vote for a far more state wide
primary bill than the only one he
would vote for In the senate. but be
not only refused TO do SO but was the
leader OF the boxers In forcing the
passage OF the present law which was
designed by the boxers
to deprive the people OF the right to
make their own nominations and give
such nominations to delegate con-
vention.
The intelligent voters OF this sena-
torial district know that Senator
Keyes betrayed them in connection
with these important reform measures
and voted for the railroad fare and
commission bills only after he had ex.
hausted every means In his power TO
defeat them. Then he played the
coward and ran to cover, thereby ac
that he had been betray-
Ing his constituents and voting against
their demands and their interests.
Conscious OF his betrayal OF sacred
trust, he did not have the courage to
stand by his guns, but voted for the
bills after they had been passed In
spite OF his persistent opposition.
Senator Reyes furthermore voted
against even considering the anti-lob-
by bill.
II venture the assertion that no
candidate for governor dare publicly
defend Senator Reyes record in the
legislature and have no doubt as to
what the voters OF this district will