The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-01
SALOON CROWD IS
FOR MART|NDALE
CANDIDATES
BUT GOOD CITIZENSHIP LINES UP
WITH The ANTS AND REFORM
MONDAYS PRIMARIES TELL
THE TALE.

Mondays primary election. so far as
the nomination OF school inspectors Is
concerned. has developed into cor
test between classes or citizens.
Reports from all the wards where
there are contests on show that the
be tier element, the business and pro-
fessional people and the thoughtful
workingmen, are aroused more than
ever before to the necessity Of elect
ing school inspectors pledged 10 a re-
form administration OF the city's edu-
cational system
On the other hand, the Martindale
faction has uniformly made u saloon
campaign and its dependence lies In
the votes OF those who can be swayed
by prejudice or ignorance, or by the
influence OF patronage. In several
wards In which the people have liberal
tendencies with regard to the liquor
question the story has been circulated
that the anti Martindale candidates
are Prohibitionists. This has been
notably the case In the Eleventh AMI
Fifteenth wards, and there can be no
doubt that the matter was brought
up to cloud the real issue OF the con-
test.
All the WulCu nave DSSh
used to perpetuate bossism In the COM
munity III other elections have been
resorted TO- Despite these methods.
the organizations striving for better
conditions liz the school management
are confident CT winning In almost
every ward. The meeting held by the
anti Martindale candidates the past
week have been uniformly well-attend-
ed and great interest has been mani
tested.
There Is tremendous opposition In
the Thirteenth ward to the present
regime in the school board" says Or.
Thomas Henderson, anti-Martindaic
candidate there The people know
the present conditions, and, II they
do not wish 10 be longer represented
by an incompetent inspector. they VIII
vote for me-
II have always been Republican
and have worked hard for that party
ever since | was old enough to do so.
SAYS DR.. Willard c. Brown, OF the FIT
teerth ward Yet the report has
be en- sent out that am Prohibition
list and that that party furnished my
cards. Intelligent people know this
is absurd and have confidence tha1
| viii win, although the saloons OF the
ward have been lined up against me-
Henry c. Wiedeman is the candidate
favored by the Martindale FACTION IN
the Fifteenth ward. while Albert Glad'
man. who has conducted very quiet
can paign in the upper end OF the ward
Is committed 10 neither side.
DIR. w. H. Mariner, OF the Eleventh
ward. has made thorough canvass
end has found the best element OF us
citizenship giving HIM every support
Some OF these people have mani
tested as much interest as II they were
u.uning themselves, and nave even
had offers from people outside inc
ward To give their help free on Mon
day in getting out the vote says the
doc tor. ~.
Anti. Martindale meetings held FRI
dav evening were large and enthuS
Inspector Goldberg ana George
NJ. Condor spoke At two meetings III
The evening. In the residence OF
Alonzo Battishill, No. 645 Roosevelt
ave there we're about 90 persons
present and much interest was shown
In the Lutheran church Oh Twenty
eightsst., near Rich-st., there were 40
persons.
Religious prejudice is being resorted
to In some wards. voters being urged
TO support Martindale candidates be-
cause of alleged preference shown as
between denominations in the appoint'
ments made.