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

Philip Breitmeyer talked IT Is meet
ings Friday evening and probably ad-
dressed morev oters than In any other
evening OF the campaign. At the nf.
teenth stop the law peremptorily
Stepped In. represented by . police
man. TO prevent Breitmeyer's talk.
This was II st. Antoine and Brewster
ats, where big crowd was In wait,
Ing. The copper decided that II was
closing time. however. and refused
TO allow any speech.
The tour began, with q norisu'
meeting on Broadway and took In
circuit Of west side meetings. one be-
ing away out In the Eighteenth ward.
then q round of gatherings ON the
east side. Everywhere the crowds
were enthusiastic for the mayoral
candidate, and his reception WAS most
fattering.
George Humbsrt has made clean
and effective campaign for register Of
deeds. He contends that the county,
outside or the city. should have rep
resentation on the Republican ticket.
which IL q fair argument In the opin'
Ion OF bis supporters. Humbsrt 10
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the county clerks once.
August Thisl. estimator from the
Sixteenth ward. will be very ais
pleased when hs sees the correctlon
the Non-Parusan Voters federation
has made In Its information TO vot'
ers" bulletin regarding him. The rer
port reads that he has shown moss
special ntnaas' and the correction
would replace most" with no" SEQ
Rotary Perine also adds fnformApo1
regarding w. J. Blue. candidate ror
estimator In the First ward. reQact'
Ing dispAraSing statements made
regarding him. and corrects the ad-
dress q Aid. George II. Ellis. - given
In the fret Bulletin
A. Burdette Evans, though resa-
dent OF Detroit. 10 banking largely ON
the big country vote to land . place
as circuit court commissioner. This
once comes we'll down In long list
Of the county ballot used In the city.
Is given little attention by most vot-
ers and probably will not be voted
at all by many. In the country. how
ever. the ticket In q much smaller one
and the voters pay attention to every
once. Evans father was mayor OF
wyandotte for many years. and the
son is known all over the county AZ .
square and upright young lawyer. His
numerous friends In the city should
give him q large vote, and the country
district may swing II his way. He 10
In RomuluS today. while his brother.
Thomas d. Evans. Is hustling for him
In the city.
w. d. Southwick made q speech
Friday evening In the Valhalla CLUB
on Fourth-ave. in regard to saloon
regulation. 1t was not complimentary
to the present police department ad-
ministration.
Former Mayor George p. Codd do
clares that he Is taking no part IN
the mayoral Tight, as he believes that
either Philip Breitmeyer or William
1T. Dust would make good mayor.
John Stevenson's campaign cards
are shingles with marine motto and
the name Of the candidate for the leg
islature printed thereon.
Capt. James M. T. Richardson ID
the lengthy title Of colored aspirant
for the high once Of constable In tbs
Third ward. Richardson ~ an earnest
hustler and he takes no chances Of
going to sleep while making bis cam
paign. I'm runnin' SO fast that
have to 90 sideways to keep from
nyiu'." he told an audience Friday
night.
Aid, Otto Goeschel has printed an
appeal to the Thirteenth ward voters
based on the fact that they get more
money from the city treasury In I'm
provements than they pay In taxes
Charles e. McCarty, candidate fol
alderman In tha Thirteenth ward
makes his talk along the lines Of
more schools and lights for the ward
personal liberty and the settlement
OF the street railway question by q
tnon-partfsan commission representtnu
ell classes.
.whsther I win or lose, I am glad
IL have run" says Fred III. Williams,
aspirant for the legislature. Thia
campaign has shown me that havs
. great many friends who are wliih!
20 do things for me unseihshiy. snc
that II worth the trouble OF running
Archie M. Rod. Q Republican candi
date for nomination az estimatos-af'
large. IL q druggist out Je9erson-ave.
He has good record and promises to
work for reasonable economy IN ex'
penditures.
John Clarken, candidate for the leg
islature, has q special claim on the at
tention Of the labor union men of the
city. He wishes TO go to Lansing TO
promote legislation backed by the
sentiment Of the workiugmen. CLARK
en- IL q moider and chairman Of the
executive committee OF the Detroit
Federation or Labor. He has large
acquaintance and has been making
many speeches.
Samuel X. Harvey, Republican -
pirant for the council In the Thirt
ward, has adopted q novel advertising
scheme for the wind-up OF the cam
paign. Tags bearing his picture have
been afixed by~s loop OF string to thu
door-knobs all, through the ward
Every voter will thus have a chance
to see Harvey's picture and name.
All the legislative candidates have
been taking a long running jump al
the telegraph and telephone com
: nanies and promising to most unmer