The Detroit times., 1908-09-23
FRIENDS FEAR
DEFEAT OF
MAYOR
Judge Connolly Says Enemies
Are Using Money to Prevent
Renomination---UrgesDe DEM
Ocrats to Come 10 Rescue.

In the city 10 stduu Dy Hio tiCket anu
help save him." declared Judge Con-
molly. the mayors close adviser. In
I the Pontchartrain. Tuesday noon.
II have just learned that money is
being literally poured into the river
precincts to defeat Thompson" con-
tinued the Judge, and there was the
gravest apprehension in his tones.
THE report came to me from three
men who saw with their own eyes JUST
what was going on and unless the
Democrats turn out and rally to the
mayors support he will be beaten
You can't make 1t any too strong. The
mayor is In very grave danger"
Mayor Thompson was with Connol'
ly when the report came and appear
ed to be greatly worried. Both he
and Judge Connolly were obliged TO
leave at once to accompany Bryan to
Ann Arbor. and were unable TO fnves-
tigate the report for themselves, but
there seemed to be no doubt In their
minds that money Is being used
against the mayor, though It's source
can only be conjectured. Capt ]. M.
McGregor is the Democratic candidate
most benefited. It Is said.
vObO0 ~ Navy
There is a very heavy registration
and primary vote Tuesday. This Is
the case of all the wards and there
is a larger Democratic vote that was
noticed Monday. The liquor men
have Just about finished their voting
and the count Is not likely to be so
one-sided during the last day Of reg
istration.
Despite the reports that have been
given out by various candidates, the
Poles are voting very largely for
Thompson. Most Of those who vote
the Republican ticket are going for
Breitmeyer according to the workers.
McGregor is getting q lot Of Demo
cratic support, however, In the lower
end of the east side wards, while Gull
yer shows a considerable strength In
the western and outlying districJs.
Breitmeyer still seems to lead In
the entire city, although his strength
Is more general on the east side than
west of Woodward-ave. In the north
ern districts Dust and Carstens appear
to be splitting the vote up.
Parker and Farrell.
Parker and Farrell. for sheriff and
county clerk. respectively, are the
slate In the central portion OF the city
but their opponents are leading ap-
rarently outside the two-mile circle
ana In some central precincts.
Otto Stoll is making great fight
for register of deeds and has an I'M
mense east side following. VIM. +.
Moeller seems to have the German
districts of the east side vel. in hand
and As also running well In the FOUR
teenth and Sixteenth wards. but Capt.
Waldo has the lead In the strong CEN
trail Republican wards.
There were swarms Of voters about
the booth Tuesday, three men being
seen with badges to every one that
vas out Monday.
The aldermanic races are interest
ing. Burton and Vernon seem to
be ahead in the Second ward, with
Rensud the contender. Gutman. Har-
vcy ami Doetsch lead In the Third,
Allan and Heating seem assured of re-
Inclination In the Fourth. john Chris
ia Is giving Aid. Deimel and ex-Ald.
Mohn a hard battle in the Fifth. In
the Seventh ward It Is nard TO pick
winner. Tossy and Ost"owski are
meeting with bitter ngnt III tne
campaign for denomination and the
Poles up above in the ward are pre-
dieting that Forth. the Republican
nominee, will beat out one or the
other in the election.
Fight Against korte.
Theisen seems safe in. the Eleventh
but the fight for second place between
link and Knapp Is close one. The
Thirteenth is 80 split up that 1t would
be-hard- to-make- choice. The
Twelfth ward also presents hard
three-cornered fight with Watson and
Littlefield the probable nominees. In
the Fourteenth, Schram. Barrons and
Freiwald are the contestants. The
Sixteenth Is guessing match and so
is the Seventeenth, hard fight being
made there against Aid. Korte because
of his stand for saloon regulation.
The following vote In a few pre-
clncts, taken during the middle OF zthe(
day, shows the way In which tho
voting largely In the Republican cau-
Gus.
Fourth ward, first district. III Re-
publican, Is Democratic; First ward,
first district, ITO Republican. 3 Dem
ocratic: Third ward. first district. 173
Republican, s29 Democratic; Fifth
ward. first district, 126 Republican. 70
Democratic; Fifth ward, second dis
trict, 1872 Republican. SO Democratic;
Seventh ward, third district, 1877 Re
publican, 70 Democratic; Seventh
ward, fourth district. 76 Republican,
1874 Democratic; Fifth ward, third dis
trict. 13l Republican. 20 Democratic:
Fifth ward. fourth district, 1872 Repub-
liean. 80 Democratic; Fifth ward, fifth
district. 11S Republican, 80 Democra.
tic; Ninth ward, seventh district. 113
Republican, 149 Democratic; Ninth
ward, eighth precinct, lot Republican,
169 Democratic: Eleventh ward, fifth
district, $50 Republican, - Democra.
tic; Eleventh ward. sixth district. 2S9
Republican, 43 Democratic.
The first precinct Of the First ward,
the river precinct. is going to 60 for
VIM. T. Dust for the Republican
mayoral nomination. This district has
a great number of illiterate voters
and their ballots are being marked
for Dust. There is a challenger and
a witness at this booth. but they have
not had any rows with the board, be.
ing allowed to see just how the votes
are marked.
There was some trouble In the
fourth district OF the Third ward Mon
day evening. John II. Bond. the ward
foreman. brought a number OF Hitter
ate voters to the booth and there was