The Detroit times., 1909-03-19
BROWN LIKELY TO TAKE
WEfDEMAN.S MEASURE
,cs..in".s 'ro1 raxs oasa

,uts in the primaries. said Or. Brown.
laursday. and from reports | have
received from various sections OF the
ward, the present outlook Is very fav-
orabie TO me.
The report that | am a prohibition
list is what beat me Ia the primaries
IL Is true that | am not drinking
man. or frcquenter oi saloons. aud
haze neither the time nor the money
TO waste IN balloon campaign. But
in politics | nave always been a Re
publican. | was postmaster in Brigh.
Ion. Mich. for nine years. having been
appointed by President Mckinley.
Interested IN Boys.
II have been warned that IL would
Nil me, politically. To run on an in.
dependent ticket. but such talk does
not scare me. | have no political am.
bitions ABOVE the school board. | do
want TO be school inspector, because
my heart Is in that work. am deep
| ly interested in educational matters
and am fond OF boys. | have boys
club that meets In my Office every
Friday night. IL is called Browns
literary club, and the boys are taking
great interest in the work. which has
proven very helpful TO them
DR.. Browns platform can be summed
up in six words "Anti-machine. anti
Martindale, anti-Lee."
Il am against the whole push he
said. II believe they ought TO be-
cleaned out, and after that the boari
should be kept clean"
Or. Brown has strong following
among voters, and some OF them are
engaged In house 10 house canvass
In his behalf. Inspectors Burton,
Goldberg, Schultz. Johnson, Coroner
Bennett and Candidate Condor have
all addressed meetings in his behalf
and will continue their efforts until
election day.
Henry G. Weideman. who is credited
with the support OF Martindale and his
crowd. is general manager OF the De
troit Steel Cooperage Co. His ONCE
overlooks saloon at Beaufait-ave
and Sylvester-st.. which Is regarded
as Weideman's headquarters. Weide"
mans picture occupies a conspicuous
place on the back bar and there are
other indications that this candidate
stands high in the estimation of the
proprietor
vi i.
he Is tied up to no faction and Is MAX
ing the run at the request of friends.
He was introduced to Mr. Martindale
once. he says. but wouldn't know
him II he saw him.
win you vote for Martindale n
elected? p" was asked
We'll. | may not vcte for him. They
may put up a better man. I'll see
when the time comes
Weldeman says Secretary Lee CAL
ed 10 see him on one occasion. but
did not secure any promise OF support
Central High is Filthy.
In a meeting in the home or n. G.
Walker. No 1884 Hendricks-st., Thurs
day night. G. NJ. Burton told OF an UNI
expected visit he recently paid the
Central high school, in company with
Inspector Mumford, Estimator Craig
and others. and of finding conditions
there that reflected anything but cred
IL on those In charge of the building.
The bathing room was so filthy and
the stencil from the closets SO bad
that We could scarcely remain In the
place. he said. The surface of the
water In the tank WAS covered with
what | thought was ice, but II proved
TO be grease
Mr.. Burton said that one OF the class
rooms in the addition Is located just
over the machinery and just under
the running track. with the result that
pupils and teachers are driven almost
TO distraction by the noise at times.
Mr.. Burton also told OF visiting some
OF the night schools In one he found
teacher and three pupils and only
one OF the latter was studying. Only
two rooms out OF 10 visited had more
than ] . pupils, he said. Mr.. Burton
said that, as far as he could see. the
principals of the night schools have
nothing TO do whatever.
Inspector Schultz, of the Seven
teenth ward, says the Chandler school.
completed only three years ago, Is al
ready I'm urgent need of repairs and
the board is asking $4,000 for that
purpose this year
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