The Detroit times., 1909-02-27
SALOON CROWD IS
FOR MART|NDALE
CANDIDATES
BUT GOOD CITIZENSHIP LINES UP
WITH THE ANTS AND REFoRM
MONDAYS PRIMARIES TEAL
The TALE.

Mondays primary election, so Tar -
the nomination OF school inspectors u
| concerned. has developed into . con-
test between classes OF citizens.
Reports from all the wards where
there are contests on show that the
| better 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 TO . re-
form administration OF the city's edue
catioDal system.
On the other hand. the Martindalo
faction has uniformly made . saloon
campaign and its dependence lies n
the votes OF those who can be swayod
b. 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 antiMartindale candidates.
are Prohibitionists. This has been
notably the case In the Eleventh ana
Fifteenth wards, and there can be NO
doubt that the matter was brouohe
up TO cloud the real issue Of the cone
test. A
All the methods which have been
used to perpetuate bossism in the conn
munity in other elections have been
resorted to. Despite these methods
the organizations striving for better
conditions In the school management
are confident OF 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 DIR.
Thomas Henderson, anti-Martindalc
candidate there. THE people know
the present conditions, and. X they
do not wish to be longer represented
by an incompetent inspector, they VIII
vote for me-"
IL have always been a Republican
and have worked hard for that party
ever since was old enough to do 50,
says DIR. willard G. Brown, OF tl1e59tf-
teenth ward. "Yet the report has
been sent out that / am Prohibition
list and that that party Furnished NJ
cards. Intelligent people know THIS
lis absurd and I have condolences tnes
I Will win, although the saloons OF the
ward have been lined up against me-
Henry ". WltuCihhu 10 shc
favored by the Martindale faction ~
the Fifteenth ward, while Albert 0iad-
man. who has conducted a very quiet
cam paign in the upper end OF the WARD
is committed to neither side
DIR. w. III. Mariner, OF the Eleventh
ward, has made a thorough canvass
and has found the best element OF its
citizenship giving him every support
Some OF these people have mani
tested as much interest az IL they were
running themselves, and l have even
lad offers from people outside the
ward to give their help free on MOI
day In getting out the vote" says tho
doctor
Anti-Martindale meetings held FIR
day evening were large and enthue-
liastic. Inspector Goldberg and George
I'M. Condor spoke at two meetings IA
the evening. In the residence OF
Alonzo Battishill. No. GAS Roosevelt
ave. there were about SO persons
present and much interest was shown
| In the Lutheran church on Twenty
eights-st, near Rich-st.. there were ~
persons.
Religious prejudice is being resorted
to i'm some wards. voters being urged
to support Martindale candidates be-
cause of alleged preference shown a.
between denominations In the appointe
ments made.