The Detroit times., 1908-06-05
REVOLT STARTS IN
WAYNE COUNTY
c. 0. ?. CLUB
BUNCH OF EIGHTH wARosRs
DENOUNCE PRESIDENT SHEP-
RIVAL ORGANIZATION.

Wayne County Republican club
against the complete domination of
Hugh Shepherd. the young attorney
whose nerve and eloquence has. OF
late, promised TO put him al the mead
OF practical organization In the Re
publican party OF Wayne county.
Who Is Hugh Shepherd and what
does he want?" has been the con-
slant inquiry among Republican poll
ticians since the club was started.
Shepherd was too busy 10 answer. He
just went ahead organizing until he
is at the head OF the biggest Republi-
can organization on paper that has
been known in years. What its act.
ual political fighting strength would
be Is harder matter TO ascertain.
Ii is In the sober, decorous Eighth
ward that the rebellion has broken
out.
Shepherd was denounced In open
meeting. II was alleged that he is
working for a certain string OF candi'
dates. that he aims To be party boss.
without any check or hindrance and
accounts TO no one for II.
Then most OF the Republican stall
warts who had Joined the Eighth
Ward Branch of the Wayne County
Republican club solemnly renounced
that organization and pulled out to
work independently.
There has been an old Eighth ward
club which included all classes from
ministers 10 city hall clerks. Frank
NJ Kennedy. president OF the Ken
NHedy Optical Co.. is its president and
Bert Porter Is secretary.
When Shepherd began his cam
paign in the wards, he wished TO ABB
sorb the Eighth Ward club into his
organization entire, electing new Of
ficers. This suggestion was refused.
but most of the politicians in the
Eighth Ward club offered TO join, In
addition, the Wayne county club
branch.
In accordance with this agreement,
meeting was held at which James
Gardner was electer president, Noah
Rounds, vicepresident, and Frank
Draper, secretary. Among the pre-
cinct representatives In the club
board OF directors were George Law
renee and VIM. Crossman. Every
thing started off in lovely manner.
But In just one week there was
blood on the snow orb of the moon.
Rounds, Draper. Lawrence and Cross
man found that quiet meeting had
been held In Gardeners house at which
they had been canned" and Others
elected 10 their places. Nothing was
done, however, until this week when
meeting OF the club was called In
the Bowling club, Trumbull-ave and
Ash-st
President Gardner called It to or
der and Edward Howe started 10 read
| the minutes as secretary. lmmed
| lately there was trouble. John u
Stewart. an old-time party man, de-
manded to know by what authority
Shepherd had come into the ward and
reorganized the club without the con
sent Of it's members.
One OF the Shepherd adherents vol
unteered the information that the men
who were so summarily deposed were
friends Of VIM s. Dever. and that
Shepherd had ruled they could not
hold Office because they were holders
of political Jobs. Rounds being In tht
police court. Lawrence In the audit
ors office and Crossman In the mar
ket.
That is a raw excuse for SHEPHERD
TO make" declared Stewart. THE
president and secretaries Of some o.
his branch clubs are men who holc
city hall Jobs and everybody knows 1t
He ordered this change made because
he could not control some Of the mel
as he wanted to do"
Stewart was ruled out OF order. ant
told to sit down by the chairman. bu
he held his ground.
shepherd is boosting William I
Dust for mayor and George T. Castor
for sheriff" shouted Stewart. III
has the same string OF candidates
speak in all his meetings. and any
other candidates have to butt in tt
get a chance TO be heard
The majority OF the members ap
peared TO take Stewards side OF tn,
argument and Gardner left the hall
A number OF candidates were presen
and they were given an opportunit,
to soak finally.
Then a little meeting was held
down stairs after the session had ad
JOurneu, at WHICH ~ was uoSiueu "
a large portion OF the club members
present to secede from the Wayne
county club, and to revive the indie
pendent Eight Ward club, with Ken
nedy at the head, as the official Re
publican body OF the ward
Somewhat the same condition ex
lists In the First and Tenth ward!
as In the Eighth. and there is talk o
a chain OF clubs that will be indepen
dent Of the Wayne County organiza
ton.
The new Michigan Republican club
which was expected, at It's inception
TO outdistance Shepherds organiza
ton. has done nothing noticeable To-
a couple OF months and appears to b.
O hopeless second In the party or