The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-29


III Palmer is not nominated, II wiz
be because Warner butts IN, SAID one
OF Palmer's advisers.
hammer Primary Law.
TIE old timers In the convention arc
talking about the good old days ana
hammering the primary law. Iney
miss the excitement OF gubernatoriai
contest. :,
SIN there Is the usual round Oh
visiting and renewing acquain.Ans
There are a number or new races pu.,
for the most part. the men VIM ~
generally 10 be seen AT state con,en
lions are here. They filled the ioooy
\ of the Pontchartrain and the pariol
foor. where all the headquarters arr
located. and smoked cendiua'es
cigars and discussed the coming con-
yention with all the zest they could
muster.
81 have always maintained that tho
urinary system would be failure
remarked Theron w Atwood. Tho
people will grow very sick or IL IN
time"
Others commented on the great ex'
pense OF the Wayne county primary
and used that as an argument against
primary nomination.
One OF the amusing things Of the
ante-convention period was the man.
ner In which the Warner forces fiocked
70 Bird. The latter's willingness TO
accept a third term as attorney-gen.
eral was at once seized on as bolster
ling up the cause OF the governor. and
instructions went out from Warner
al once to line up with Bird. This lost
the latter few votes but gained him
many.
I'VE shall have 500 votes on the first
ballot" said Henry Chase. otherwise
known as the state u Michigan.
who Is doing the field work for Bird.
Colin Campbell. OF Walker town.
shin. Kent county, Is here with but
terfy net reaching for the place OF
sneaker In the next legislature, and
he did not miss seeing a prospective
Legislator who got within a hundred
yards OF the hotel
Bradley-Warner Fight Stili on.
Despite the efforts Of party leaders
to reconcile the fight for the guoerna'
torial nomination on the HepuoncAn
ticket, nothing was accomplished up
to Tuesday noon. Gov. FREQ NJ
Warner was on hand all day Monday.
and DR.. Jas. b. Bradley got In late and
was In consultation with his friends
during the night -,
Bradley and his friends were Will
ing that both Bradley and warner
should withdraw and allow harmony
candidate TO be chosen.
Warner men insisted that Bradley
withdraw his recount petition or De
read out OF the party.
| Neither side gained. After learning
that the governor would relinquish
nothing. DR.. Bradley said:
IT see no reason why the recount
should not be carried on 10 the hnish.
Beyond any question It will show that
received a majority or the legai
votes, and that without going behind
the returns. While II Is passing
strange that the law should not take
cognizance Of bare-faced frauds and
Irregularities, all ask IL fair count
II use strong language. II is because
know the means that were taken
TO try to defeat me at the primary.
Gov. Warner in a statement given
out late Monday night says: The de-
cision of the supreme court once
more makes effective the will OF the
people and | am always glad when
the people win" He adds that his
: withdrawal would tend toward party
disorganization besides thwarting the
will OF the people and gives 1t as his
belief that there Is not man IN
Michigan who honestly doubts his
nomination.
Warner says that he will meet the
{ people at fairs and evening meetings
for the next two weeks while the re-
count Is on and then go out to make
!, his campaign as nominee.
: II was notable fact that all dur
ing Monday evening. knots OF Brad
, ley men kept dropping In to see Gov.
Warner and Lieut.-Gov. Kelley and to
assure them of personal friendship
and support in case the recount con-
firms the announced result OF the
, primary.
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