The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-28
MAYORS TRIUMPH
WOULD MEAN A
TAMMANY
-pHIIIP RREITMEYER
q. o. p. CANDIDATE DoNs FIGHT
ING To0s AND GOES RIGHT
AFTER THOMPSON - STILL
HARPs ON HARMONY.
-PHILIP BREITMEYER.

Philip Breitmeyer had his fighting
clothes on Tuesday evening and the
way his audiences received his terse
and vigorous utterances showed tina:
the people like a man with red blood
In his veins who Is not afraid TO say
what he means.
II stand for one thing. harmoni.
GUS business administration OF the
city; | promise one thing. TO take up
the street railway question and settle
1t, getting a lower rate Of fare and
necessary extensions now, and not
some time in the distant future"
This Is the substance Of the declara-
tons he made at several meetings. He
did not forget anywhere TO go after
Mayor Thompson.
Thompson tells you now, as he told
you before, that he will get you three,
cent fares, but he does not tell how"
said Breitmeyer. "He does not know
how"
The evening began with the dinner
OF the real estate board in the Cadillac.
Breitmeyer ate with the land merch-
ants and then talked in the Turkish
room. He talked about the Cleveland
situation and declared that no one man
Is big enough to settle the street rail-
way question. The real estate men
could be Of great assistance. he de-
clared, the real estate men of Chicago
being the ones who finally settled tho
traction problem there. Any new
franchise here must be voted on by
the people anyway.
He then turned to. the assessments
Of the city and declared a reassess-
ment necessary. He cited instances
of inequality and called for more help
for the assessors office. He also
talked OF other needed municipal I'M
provements and got fine reception.
In George Breitmeyer's, Pennsyi
vania and Mack-aves., he met crowd
of voters. talked street railways to
them and then made fast run to
Chene-st. and Harper-ave., where an
other short speech was made. In
Wooten's hall, Clay and Richmond
aves., there was the clinking OF schup-
ers as an accompaniment to the talk
ing. Breitmeyer told the voters that
Thompson's excuse Of having a hos
tile council Is not well founded, and
he reminded his hearers that the next
council will be Republican again 80
that, II q hostile council impeded him
before, Thompson will be equally i'm
potent a second time. He got a rous-
ing reception here.
The next stop was In the big tent
on Milwaukee-ave., which was packed
with First and Third ward citizens
from the boulevard district. He made
q big hit here with his street railway
views and when he declared that De-
troiters have enough ability to settle
their street railway questions them
selves without calling In men who
have made a failure elsewhere, the
crowd went wild.
III Thompson were to be elected
mayor, we would have a first class
Tammany In this CITY," he told the
men at a house meeting. at No. 221
Twepty-eighth-st. Detroit has never
had mayor who accomplished SO lit
tie as Thompson.
Vinewood hall held a good-sized
crowd and Breitmeyer told them about
Belle Isle bridge fares.
Bowling alleys at Seventeenth and
Howard-sts. were the next stop and at
the meeting Of Farquahar Post, G.. A.
r., Breitmeyer declared his opinion
that the school board would be i'm.
proved IL II contained a few women
inspectors. The last stop was at the
smoker Of the Owls club In 81. An
dreW's hall No. III Congress-st on st