The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-15

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DR.. Carstens Is busy shooting out
new Ideas at almost every meeting he
attends these nights. He told the
Tenth ward voters who gathered al
NO. ll6l Wabash-ave. Monday night
that the city needs more schools and
that strong administration would
provide them. Just how a mayor
would supplant the board OF education
and estimates In providing for schools
was not explained, however. In tha
next meeting he told the people that
the department OF public works does
not do well in putting sand on new
Drlck pavement. In Il factory en-
ployes' meeting DR.. Carstens told the
men that he favors new car lines and
cIosstown lines that will diminish the
distance 10 be travelled from place
to place. He would give only 15-
year franchise, however.
Philip Breitmeyer has had the nerve
TO break away from the usual ira
ditional Office getting promises in
his campaign, and the people
TO whom he talks seem To like his
frankness. He tells them that no one
man can settle the street railway
problem alone. that no man can con-
9Rianfinnciu fa
Breitmeyer promises to get a rate OF
fare as low as possible and to look
out for good service. extensions and
betterments. He tells the voters that
they do not want TO elect a man who
makes promises and then breaks them.
Breitmeyer is throwing bouquets at
the other Republican candidates for
mayor, saying that they are both good
men
Milton Oakman has been elected
chairman Of the Wayne county count.
ing board. p. j. NJ. Hally vice-chair-
man, and Fred X. Schmalzriedt secre.
tary. The other members Of the
board are: Auditor Buhrer, Justice
Stein. Capt. A. f. Stewart. Register OF
Probate Harry Hubert. Deputy City
Treasurer Leo Sebert, Controller Dore-
mus and r. b. Wilkinson. No candi-
dates or representatives will be al
lowed on the floor OF the Light Guard
armory during the count. a few news
paper men will be the only ones al
lowed inside, although spectators may
be allowed in the galleries. The
clerks Will work In 12-hour shifts, be-
ginning Wednesday evening. Sept. 90.
Three shifts are expected TO conclude
The work.
John T. Rich, who has been state
treasurer since Frank =. Glazier lost
he office, would like nomination for
he place hut will not go after it
actively Rich was passed over en-
.irely by the Wayne county conven.
ion in It's resolutions and II he gets
my backing II will be from friends in
ais old home upstate.
Voters OF the river front precinct Of
he Fifth ward gathered in Mrs. Brad
fields boarding house Monday even
ing and Endorsed Aid. Rosenthal. Capt.
George c. Waldo for county treasurer.
and Thomas Farrell for county clerk.
Louis OFT was high man In the con.
est for justice OF the peace four years
igo. and Is expected to occupy the
same position this fall, although he is
lot staying at home but, instead, is
Urging his friends to get out and see
hat he is elected again. OFT has
made fine record as justice. having
)een considerable, rapid in his work,
impartial and correct legally. OFT has
worked his way up and has, therefore.
peculiar fitness for the poor mans
curt
Few men have more intimate
OF what the citizens OF De
rot want from the legislature than
John c. Lodge, candidate for Repub
lean nomination to that body. Lodge
vas mayors secretary and has been
n the assessors Office and the county
auditors Office as well. He has been
lctive in athletics for years and the
,. A. G. boys are out hustling for him
o win. His personal qualities, too.
ire such as to win him friends.
Wayne county has no favorites for
whom To ask something from the
state convention this year.
there Is no great outburst
" enthusiasm over the convention in
he Burns hotel, Tuesday afternoon,
which picks 124 delegates to the Sagi.
law convention of Oct. I. The con
'ention will adopt resolutions indoors.
ng Bryan and the national platform !:
.awton T. Hemans, candidate for gov.
'rnor, will get fine mention, and there
will be a paragraph In regard To
Mayor Thompson's local fight in ali
probability. The caucus. held Mon
lay. was SO harmonious that IL was
almost formality. An average OF
lbout two votes per precinct was cast
10 contests occurring anywhere.
Samuel X. Harvey. candidate for 8
republican aldermanic nomination ir
he Third ward. has sent out $500 let
ers TO voters calling attention to nj.
eight years Of service on the schoo
board. He is a druggist and has live,
IN the ward 20 years.
The Detroit College OF Law Val
lile club held rousing meeting Mon
lay night. II was decided that Tn,
members should be routed for cam
paign work during the primaries a
different booths. Charles Crane an,
Louis Wolff talked.
Chas. A. Nichols, candidate for cit
clerk, has had TO contend with tn