The Detroit times., 1908-09-28
C|NCH FOR BROOKE
AND BIRD LOOKS
WINNER, TOO
MOST OF DELEGATES HERE FOR
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION ON
TUESDAY IL WARNER WON'T
GIVE UP NOMINATION.

Most OF the delegates and all the
boomers for various candidates are
her for the Republican state conyen-
ton which takes place Tuesday. Dur
Ing the morning the delegates spent
the time largely In specializing as to
the decision of the supreme court on
the validity OF the state primary law,
the question having been raised In the
Warner-Bradley squabble.
II the court held the law invalid. 1t
would result In pretty muss, for the
delegates from SO counties were elect
ed under the primary law. and their
selection would thus be invalid. too.
However, word arrived early In the af
ternoon that the court had declared
the law valid. and the delegates and
boomers then turned their attention TO
the usual lobbying that precedes con
ventions.
The convention seems to be con
trolled by Warner men, and only an
adverse decision Of the supreme court
can interfere with the passage of reso
lutions commencing the course OF the
state executive.
Gov. Warner is on the ground In
fight for nomination were only begin.
ming instead of determined by the
popular vote. When asked as to the
rumor that he and DR.. Bradley might
both withdraw and allow of the NOM
ination Of some other candidate In the
interest Of party harmony. Warner
said:
There Is nothing to It as far as I
am concerned AS for the other man,
he has nothing to withdraw from"
Customary JoIIyIng.
There was the customary round of
jollying and cigar-passing. also quiet
conference In candidates rooms. all
Sunday evening and all day Monday.
There are almost score OF aspirants
for places on the ticket and they were
holding round-ups at frequent inter
walls.
The big fight centers on the nomina
ton for auditor general Calvin A.
Palmer, OF Manstee, seems to be
slightly In the lead, although Nate
Simpson. Of Paw Paw. claims to have
an even split with him for the votes
on the first ballot. Oramel B. Fuller,
Of Delta county. Is the third candi-
date for the ONCE, and, admittedly,
has the least votes, but his supporters
argue that the friends of the other
two candidates will 60 to Fuller after
they find that there 10 a deadlock be.
tween the two leaders. $500
There Is an attempt to rally votes
In opposition to John E. Bird for attor-
ney-general, but neither w. Z. Brown.
OF Lapeer, nor Lawrence G. Fyfe, of
st. Joseph, seem to have the strength
so far to make more than a show of
contest.
Sleeper In the Lead.
For state treasurer. A. K. Sleeper, of
Bad Axe, Is In the lead although VIM.
F. Knapp, Of Monroe, hopes for a big
vote, and Vernon T. Baker, president
OF Kalamazoo bank, Is also out for
the nomination.
Wayne county's two candidates,
Flavius l.. Brooke, for supreme court
justice. and Fred Martindale for sec.
rotary Of state. seem to have an easy
way Luther T. Wright, OF Ironwood,
Is assured OF the nomination for SUI
perintendent Of public instruction.
Judge Cyrus Perkins, OF Grand Rap
Ids, will not oppose Brooke for the
supreme bench, and the opposition to
Martindale has mostly fallen through.
Nevertheless. the Wayne delegation
Will be swung 30 as to make sure the
nomination Of these two. Huntley
Russell, Of Kent county; Tip Aplin, of
Bay City. and Hiram Savage, of Sag.
inaw, are the three In the hunt for
land commissioner, and they seem to
have the votes pretty well divided, the
result Ringing mainly on the distribu-
ton Of the other places.
The lobby Of the Pontchartarin was
full OF faces familiar at Republican
conventions, Monday morning. There
was Lieut.-Gov. Kelley, Chase s. Os-
born OF the 500. Warden Armstrong.
Labor Commissioner Fletcher. Their.
on w. Atwood. Roy Lyle, of Grand
Rapids; II. w. Wolf, Of Muskegon.
Ole Erickson. of Escanaba: Robt.
Douglass, Of Houghton; John Jones.
OF Ishpeming; Andrew Daugherty, of
Elk Rapids; w. J. Hunsaker. of Sag.
NAV. and Frank Knox Of the 500.