The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-22
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The Holcomb.ave. Athletic and So.
cial club held q Republican mass meet
Ing Friday evening at No. 4S5 Hol-
comb.ave.
John c. Nagle was elected president
of Tenth ward Democratic organiza-
ton wednesday night and William
McGreevy was elected secretary.
Philip Breitmeyer made a round OF
the county building Wednesday after
noon shaking hands with the employees
OF the various offices. except the sher-
iff's.
The DENLY club had attained a mem.
bership OF 5000 up to Wednesday
night and the men In charge Of the
club headquarters assert that they ex-
pect this membership to grow to 5000
before election day.
Auditor Charles A. Buhrer, who was
In the common council with VIM. b.
Thompson, has prepared a mass Of
data which he is using in speeches
In Republican meetings to show that
Thompson opposed PIngree.
In the effort to aid DR.. Alfred Low
ther, Prohibitionist candidate for
mayor. the national Prohibition cam
paign committee has shipped q ton
Of literature into this city. DR.. Low
Their spoke at the Cadillac automobile
works. Wednesday noon.
A mock political convention was
students comprising the oratorical as
ISOLATION Wednesday evening. After
all the speeches had been made the
vote stood as follows: Taft, %, Bryan.
21: Ty Cobb, IL; Debs. /.
A Republican city hall Official has
figured out the amount received by
William b. Thompson in salary as
city treasurer and mayor
and flncs that 1t totals $44.500. This
figure will be used In the seventeen
years at the pie counter" argument
hereafter.
Congressman and local candidates
are expected to help out In the meet
lngs along the way Of the Republican
special train which leaves
Jackson next Monday morning and
winds up in Saginaw next Thursday
night. All arrangements are now COM
pleted for the train and the voters at
each stop will get from FIVE to Is min
utes of oratory.
General Republican meetings for
Friday evening are: Chene hall. No.
6S2 Monroe-ave.; st. Aubin and from
bley-aves.; Rivard-st. and Alexandrine-
ave.; st. Antoine and Erskine-sts;
and Lnden-sts.: No. 749
German Lutheran hall,
I.awndale and Chamberlin-aves. The
tent is to be set up at Gratiot-ave. and
Leland-st.
Philip Breitmeyer and William II.
Thompson will be guests OF the De-
troit Real Estate board at its regular
dinner next Tuesday In the
Cadillac. They are expected to make
short talks on local political matters,
although there will be no limit on
heir remarks. Neither candidate Will
be able to stay for the entire dinner,
but each will drop In as he gets occa-
sion and leave again after making his
talk.
I'VE consider Il sure now that Philip
will get plurality OF 5000
for mayor" is the confident predic-
tion given out by the Republican city
committee, which has taken over the
detail work OF the Breitmeyer can
yass. THE Republicans OF the town
were too confident after the pri-
maries.' says Charles Gadd, in charge
Of the city committee headquarters.
They did not hustle enough. But
now they are worked up and the re-
suit will be a big, victory"
T. w. Drummond, Democratic NOM
fnee for Justice of the peaee,, who IL
a hustling campaign for the
place. has been practicing law In De-
froit for ~ years He was born In
Oakland county and has been lawyer
for 5 years. II Is his idea that \
change Is needed In the Justice courts
of the city and he promises To adj
minister the Office. n elected, with the
same fidelity and care that he would
give TO a circuit judgeship. He was
connected for some Years with the
nrm OF Moore & Moore. II am quits