The Detroit times., 1908-05-16


Shortly before o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon. Police Justice Jeffries. repre-
senting the Campauites, who were
vanquished in the caucuses Friday.
appeared In the Wayne pavilion
where the Democratic county conven-
tion Is in progress. and held out an
olive branch 10 the nu.Campau folk.
II was in the shape OF an offer TO not
interfere in the convention In any way
or send contesting delegation TO the
state convention II the anti-Csmpau
leaders would agree 10 resolutions
indorsing Bryan and TO Bryan instruc-
tions.
Judge Connolly and Edwin Hender-
son for the ants" promptly rejected
the oner.
The Campau forces then retired to
discuss the situation and decide
whether 10 hold a boiling convention.
Judge William f. Connolly and Ed
viii Henderson were victors In the
desperate struggle in the Democratic
caucuses Friday afternoon, controlling
a majority OF the precincts OF the
city.
The exact results are impossible TO
determine. as the adherents OF Dan
lei j. Campau claim to have elected
the delegates In number OF pre-
cincts where anuCampau men also
have credentials. 1t is doubtful IL
more than dozen Campau delegates
will be recognized in the convention
out of 146 the city elects.
There was less disorder than had
nrrin m
only few precincts. Both sides
claim that money was used freely.
Hold Rival Caueuses.
The great ground for contest lay
in the control OF the ballot boxes by
the Connolly men named by City
Chairman John c. Nagel. In a mum.
Der of precincts the Campau men re-
fused to accept this status and or
ganized boards by election, holding a
separate caucus either inside or out
side the voting booth. Some OF these
boards received more votes for the
Campau delegate in q hat that were
cast for the anti-Campau man in the
regular ballot box.
Among the strong men who went
down 70 defeat on the Campau side
are Police Justice Jeffries, Wilbur
Brotherton, Charles w. Casgrain,
Charles T. wilkins, Maj. McKinstry.
DR.. E. B. Smith and Frank A. Alden
brand. former city. assessor. Some OF
these made hard fights and will con-
test the election. Louis Tossy and
DR.. B. r. Hoyt were the Campau
stalwarts who won out.
In many precincts a man was run
ming on both tickets, but the anti
Campau faction claims these, saying
they took the Campau side temporar-
lily. to get the money.
Judge Connolly an Easy Victor.
Booths were not kept open long In
precincts where there was not a live
ly contest. and in only few were
they kept open the full hour hours.
Judge William F. Connolly scored the
most decisive victory In the eighth
precinct OF the Third ward, getting
212 votes TO IA for George Emmett.
who was leader OF the precinct for a
score OF years and ran for alderman
two years ago.
There we're six automobiles in walt
ing when the booth opened and these
began TO haul Connolly voters as fast
as they could make trips. Emmett
objected TO the makeup OF the board
insisting that Bernard Goode. OF the
assessors office did not live In the pre-.
cinct. and calling for the board TO be
Nsworn In.
AS the afternoon wore on workers
from various precincts came in and
helped To bring voters TO the booth.
The claim OF Emmett that Republi.
cans voted seemed 10 have some
ground. from the fact that the precinct
normally does not cast 100 Democratic
votes In an elections
Justice Jeffries was taken unaware
In the ninth OF the Tenth. j. Walter
Dohany had a score OF followers wait.
ing when the booth opened while JEFF.
fries. who expected no opposition. had
but two. There was a merry contest
on, however. and Dohany won by SO
| to 80. Jeffries declared that John j