The Detroit times., 1909-07-29
COP. LEADERS OUT
TO TRIM MAYOR
Breitmeyer Proves Frost as Harmon.
izer, and Party Is Covered With
Sore Spots.

WIN the next mhyOrdlly CatnpdiSh
stu year away, there Is far more
than the usual amount OF gossip and
buzzing among the politicians than
usual SO far ahead OF the event. In
fact the interest Is even wider and
inayoralty talk is heard on the back
platforms OF street cars and In other
places where men gather.
Most OF the talk Is in regard 10 Re-
publican possibilities. On the Demo-
cratic side there are but three men
mentioned. III municipal ownership
Is not the main issue. the choice for
tho Democrats seems to lie between
William b. Thompson and William IA.
Maybury. with the former the prob
able candidate. II public ownership
Is the Democratic issue, however,
Thompson would seeIs To be out OF IL.
as he has never been enthusiastic over
this doctrine. Z. J. Jeffries would
then be a strong probability.
There 10 big ruction OF among the
Republicans. however. Mayor Brett
meyer has not succeeded In creating
harmony In his party, and there are
new factions cropping up against him
all the time. IL Is generally recos-
u,
through q plan OF settlement OF the
street railway question, he will have
the inside chance for the next nomina-
ton. He will have opposition almost
certainly, however.
DR.. J. Henry. Carstens. who was
formidable competitor last year. Is not
ready to quit by any means. He has
far more powerful support among
ha "a nraViOuElX
The opposition to Brei;meyer that was
started by friends OF William ii. Dill
ger as result OF their futile attempts
10 prevent the appointment of Park
Commissioner Hurlbut has not ceased
with Dilger's acceptance OF his old
position under Hurlbut.
"Breitmeyer is not recognizing the
German element" was the cry raised
then ana IL has been kept up.
The strong Codd following Is sords
very sore at the treatment accorded
Codd Fred W. Smith. A. Burdette
Evans and other Codd men by the
mayor. They accuse the mayor OF In
gratitude. and IL Is not unlikely that
this strong element in the party may
bring out a candidate. Codd has been
much discussed OF late. but his friends
do not believe that he will run, his
former tenure OF Office having been
great strain upon his health.
Judge James o. Muffin has been
much talked OF lately also, He has
large following among the workers
OF the party all through the city. Is
tied up TO no faction or class and has
been a fearless campaigner for years.
Murfin is understood 10 prefer TO re-
main on the bench. however, 10 going
after the mayoralty especially in a
three-sided fight. such as the next
primary contest promises to be.
Others who are talked OF are Sen
ator John d. MacKay. William T. Dust
and Allan II. Frazer. MacKay IS
strongly opposed to Breitmeyer and
has large following In the city. He
Is not In the best of health and. unless
there Is a very strong demand made
upon him. will not enter the battle.
Dust is likewise crippled somewhat
through the contest he made last
year. Frazer was a candidate against
Codd for the nomination Ave years
ago. He Is recognized as a frank and
earnest official and his good record as
prosecuting attorney is the thing
urged In his behalf Frazer has ex-
pressed himself recently as being in
disposed TO get back into politics,
though.
Among the aldermen. who have not
got along quite as tremendously as
expected with the mayor. there has
been some talk OF Aid. Thomas Gin.
nan as a possible candidate. Gilman
is not a man OF means such as has
been considered necessary to enter
into a mayoralty contest and he will
probably restrain his ambitions, II he
has any. until later year.
Apparently the talk Of candidates
will simmer along until some conclu-
sion Is reached to the street railway
program to be Matched out by the
mayors Committee Of Fifty. Accord
ingly as he wins or loses on that prop
osition, there will be few or many
candidates bobbing up to oppose him
for the next nomination