The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-25
WARNER. : ELECTED
BY DESP|CABLE
METHODS
--lAWTON T. HeMANS!
DELIVERABLE VOTE OF NORTH
WOULD HAVE BEEN lNsUFFL
GENT BUT FOR ASSISTANCE
FROM LIQUOR INTERESTS.
-lAWToN T. HsMANs!

LANSING. Mich. Nov 25.-Lawtoa
T. Hemans, the Democratic candidate
for governor during the recent cam
paign, who made sucn remarkable
showing. has issued statement III
which he says that Gov. Warner
weakness was noticeable especially
where he Is best known" and proves
that Gov. Warner was elected by the
saloon interests. Mr.. Hemans also
gives out letter and circular whicn
were issued by the liquor interests Ia
which Hemans is attacked.
Mr. Hemans letter follows:
To the People OF Michigan:
As the candidate OF the Democratic
party for the once OF governor AZ the
recent election. / desire 10 proner my
thanks 10 the members OF my party ana
TO the more than 10000 Republicans
who Joined with them 80 express
through their ballots desire Tor
change OF conditions in Michigan.
Knowing as do the strerstn OF party
loyalty. the fact that so large a mum
Der OF Republicans were willing 10
give me their votes, / construe as a
most impressive commendation or the
Democratic position In state affairs. ana
a protest against the men who now
control the destinies of the Republican
nv election would have been had there
teen not 10 exceed $4,000 or 100000
Republican majority In the state. .
To The published statement or the
governor TO the effect that he was made
the object OF unjust and untruthtul
charges. I can only answer that the
the counties nearest his home and where
the people knew him best. II In this
connection l may presume TO utter
words OF defense OF the thousands OF
De- xxfh n aSf
me from the charge brought against
them that In so voting they were giving
expression OF sentiments or reaction
AIRY and machine politics. | would call
attention TO the fact that the unprece--
denied $4,000 plurality with which i
went 10 the Straits OF Mackinac was In
no part drawn from the localities where
machine politics have heretofore been
supposed TO exert very potent sway
Not Machine Element.
Surely. the patriotic citizens and
good Republicans OF Hillsdale, Kalama
zoo. Clinton. Gratiot and Shiawassee.
their cities and townships returned
me pluralities are hardly TO be listed
among the machine element, while the
Counties Of Huron. Tuseola, sanilae,
gave the governor four times the plu-
rality by which he now claims his cleo
ton. are to pass as the communities
freest from machine dictation The
upper peninsula alone gave the COVER
nor three times his present claimed plu-
rality In the state. But even here the
ran behind Mr.. Taft can hardly be said
to be OF the dissatisfied machine ele-
ment. for the majority In the upper
peninsula IL now and always has been
the product OF the most unscrupulous
political oligarchy that ever existed
within the state.
The truth Is that in the primaries
and at the election the overbalancing
mt n ri an A =
sands. was furnished by the men OF the
| upper peninsula who vote under prac-
tical direction. and many OF whom to.
| day could not tell for whom they voted
| for governor. But even the solid. inert
and deliverable vote OF the distant
north would have been. I'm this instance.
insufficient TO overbear the vote OF
the southern counties but for the as
sistance rallied from the liquor inter
ests OF the state. through the tntrigues
OF an INSCRIPTIONS coterie OF Repub-
That the Democratic party and the
more than $4,000 Republicans who
voted for Better conditions in Michigan
may know the thing that IN the last
hours OF the campaign rendered ineffec-
tual their patriotic efforts. | desire TO
submit some OF the proofs or this asser-
ton. AS member of the recent con-
stitutional convention / made some re-
marks in that body against the provis-
ion to prohibit the liquor traffic. |
tried TO approach the subject In spirit
stand against the prohibitory clause by
a study OF the legislative experience OF
the state In dealing with the subject;
by a consideration of the vested inter
egts involved: by the elements OF our
population. and by the further fact
that do not believe that the adoption
or rejection OF the constitution as a
whole should be complicated by this
one provision.
From the remarks ! made at that
time the appended circular was COM
piled bv W. c. Manchester. OF Detroit.
Republican politician and attorney for
the Michigan State Brewers associa-
ton, and Arthur Darmstaetter. likewise
Republican politician and secretary OF
the same association, as well as presi-
dent OF the recently created saloonists'
bonding company. known as the Michi-
gan Bonding a Security Co. and chair
nan OF the state central committee OF
the K Y. NJ. s. club. ! may also add
that among the officers OF the two lat
ter organizations appears the name OF
one John Mohn. az assistant superin- :
tendent OF agencies for the first and
organizer for the latter.
Circular IL Mailed.
Here is the circular.
Extracts from speech on the liquor