The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-16
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I'll The POLITICIANS

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CASTOR supporters held a meeting
Tuesday evening at Ferry.ave. ana
Collins-st.
The Highland Park Republican club
has decided 10 cooperate with the
Wayne County Republican club.
| A. Burdette Evans has shown him.
self a strong contender for the Re-
lpublican nomination for circuit court
commissioner.
Charles NJ. Hammond denies that he
will withdraw from the race for JUS
tice Of the peace. I'm there to the
finish" he says.
Harry Z. Jacobs, candidate for the
Legislature. has worked up from being
newsboy TO be property-owner and
manager Of a business
The railroads coming into Detroit
have decided To grant a slightly re-
duced rate OF fare for the Republican
state convention and campaign open
ing here Sept. 20.
James V. Cunningham, candidate
for county auditor told the men gath
cred in FOREST. Congregational church.
Tuesday evening. that he will end the
reign OF the county kings" IL elected.
Edward Command has had a great
deal OF experience In campaigning
| through his work In former years for
! friends. and this experience and the
acquaintance SO gained are standing
him in good stead now I'm his run for
the legislature.
Judge William l.. Carpenter has
written a number of his friends tell
ing them that he Is greatly interested
In the candidacy of Thomas Farrell
for county clerk. as Farrell was form
erly in his Office and he has known
him since boyhood.
Fred Moore, candidate for the leg
islature, is man of large affairs. his
dealings being particularly extensive
In the real estate field. He is very
much in favor OF a repeal of the mort
gage tax law. Moore has friends in
every ward OF the city who are doing
their best for him.
A little incident which happened re-
Gently shows the feeling that has de-
veloped In the shrieva1ty contest As
mentioned in The Times. Morgan
D<.. - l.. hot
was not destroyed In the Shekell
Bros. fire. 1t has since been torn
down and the banner of an opponent
put In It's place,
Or. j. b. Bradley. in speaking OF the
men who have called him a poor loser
because he has asked for recount Of
the gubernatorial primary vote says
that the state board OF canvassers oc-
cupies the same position in this mat
ter as the credentials committee of q
convention and he has therefore a
right to have his day in court before
them.
A. n. Hall declares that he will
have no attorneys making speeches
for him at political meetings. What
ever meetings he cannot make himself
he will let GO Halls reason Is that,
If he is elected prosecuting attorney,
he does not care 10 be under obliga-
lions 10 any aspirants for positions
as assistants but free to choose his
deputies from the best men available
in the ranks of the bar.
ID. Y. Curtiss, one OF the leading Re-
publican candidates for representa-
tive says: II have not met all OF the
81 gentlemen on the ticket. use
the word gentleman advisedly, for
have yet to hear OF any other kind OF
campaigning by any Of the candidates.
| There are many on the list who will
prove their efficiency II given the OPP
portunity and few | believe whose
motives are not worthy Of commenda.
ton"
VIM. H. Green, Jr., made what Is
considered a record for campaigning
Tuesday when he made short stops az
about so places. Most OF these were
not public meetings but chats with
friends Green's campaign for county
clerk has been quiet but very ef
fective one. He has record OF eff
cheney In the responsible positions
which he has held and his service as
secretary OF the county committee has
served TO enlarge his acquaintance.
Church meetings have been the fad
this fall and that OF Tuesday evening
was In the Fort-st. Congregational
church. When Breiuneyer got to the
Polish meeting at No. ASS Alexandrine-
ave. east. the chairman took occasion
TO tell the people In Polish that. when
thousands OF men were out OF work
PERSONA.