The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-25
sQUARELY AGAINST
MART|MDAlE IS
WHERE | STAND
C. u. ROBERTSON.
CANDIDATE FOR G. o. p. NoMiNA-
TON FOR SCHOOL INSPECTOR
IN TENTH WARD SAYS THERE'S
NO MIDDLE GROUND.

While interest in the coming election
OF school inspectors is not as keen In
the Tenth as in some OF the other
wards OF the city. because. as one can
didate puts IL, there is no administra-
ton inspector TO be deposed. never
theless the situation there is interest.
ing. and there Is no danger OF the
nomination going begging.
There are three candidates for the
Republican nomination. and the man
who wins will have no opposition at
the election unless some one should
see ut TO enter the race later as an
Independent. The fight now appears
To be between Charles X. Robertson.
an attorney in the McGraw building.
who resides at No. 926 Siyteenth-st.,
and Turner Stanton, former estima-
tor and the proprietor of candy store
at No 100 Myrtle-st. The other can
didate Is Thomas Mallinson. No. 1894
Sixteenthst.. a city salesman for Burn
ham, Stoepel a. Co. He has follow
/ ing In the upper end OF the ward. but
in the middle and lower precincts lit
tie is heard of him.
Robertson Has Best Show.
! II surface indications can be relied
upon, Robertson has the best show &c
win. for his cards are everywhere ana
he has the active support OF many of
the wards best citizens. He is an
out and out NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
| is making his campaign on that plat
form. He takes the position that no
man can go TO the school board as ali
| independent and give his ward proper
representation.
"A candidate must be on one side
or the other" said Mr. Robertson 20
The Times. He must be either with
the administration crowd or against
i ii, and | have chosen the latter posi-
ton because | believe educational af-
fairs should be divorced from political
intrigue. Under present conditions a
man would find it pretty hard work
trying TO be Independent on the schoo!
board. | am before the people as the
only Observation-Disclosures candidate III
the Tenth ward and il ! am elected I
Will endeavor to SO conduct myself as
TO be worthy of the confidence reposed
in me by the citizens OF the ward"
| Nj. Robertson complains that some
one has been systematically taking
his cards down from fences and bill
u.
found big bunch of them back OF
d shed. whert they had been thrown
after being torn down. Just who was
responsible is not known but such
methods are in line with some OF
those being resorted TO by the gang"
in other wards. which shows how des.
| perate they are growing.
DR.. Johnson Hustling.
| DR.. Gilbert p. Johnson. the retiring
school inspector from the Tenth ward.
| is doing some effective work for Mr..
Robertson. The attorney also has
the support of the estimators of the
ward. John Fry and Samuel Long, ex-
Aid. Joseph Merrill, Democrat; w.
III. Maybee, a grocer at Linwood and
McGraw-ave.: Seymour n. Quincy.
manager of the Bull block who re-
sides in the ward. and James Downie,
the Fort-st. grocer He has been en-
dorsed by the Women's Independent
Voters club and a, ward organization
In his interests was effected only We'd
nesday afternoon in a meeting held in
the home OF Mrs. Van Ripper, No. 1851
Sixteenth-st.
Turner Stanton is credited with the
support of the Martindale faction,
making the run as an Independent.
and his printed platform asserts that
he will serve 10 clique or faction, IL
elected. He doesn't believe in going
into the board OF education with a
chip on ones shoulder, he says. The
wards interest can best be served, In
his opinion, by voting for what one
thinks ii right, regardless OF either
faction.
Stanton is well known in the ward
and has number of warm personal
friends who will remain loyal to him
In this campaign as they have IN
former battles but even in his i'm
mediate neighborhood many Robert
sen cards are in evidence
II is to the credit of both candidates
HAT no personalities are being in.
duiged in.
Says Schultz is Skinned.
II have got Schultz skinned TO
FRAGILE" declares Principal Arthur s.