The Detroit times., 1909-02-09
NEWTON TO LUNCH
DELEGATES BUT
WON'T PAY FARES
q. o. p. PATRIOTS WHO ATTEND
GRAND RAPIDS CONVENTION
MUST DIG DOWN INTO JEANS
DEvER AFTER FEDERAL JOB.

After all. the patriots who go to
Grand Rapids, Friday, as Republican
delegates from Wayne county will
have to pay their own way. A fair
vision OF free transportation appeared
to some delegate-to- be and the story
spread Monday night after the eau
cuses that a free train would convey
Wayne's fearless 1872 to the Furniture
Town TO shout for George p. Codd for
regent of the state university.
Rumor. who is often hasty dame.
had 1t that Thomas K. Newton would
provide all the transportation.
II am no millionaire and | am not
paying the railroad fares" asserted
Mr.. Newton very emphatically, Tues
day noon. 1T would cost several
thousands Of dollars. 1 am going to
put up a nice little lunch on the train
and do my best to entertain the boys.
but that IL all can do. | am not q
candidate for any office"
II il Just possible that the usual
hustle will be made before the train
pulls cut. Friday morning. and enough
funds raised so that lean-pursed pat
riots will not have to stay al home.
1t has always happened that way In
the past.
II the delegation Is to do the full
measure OF hustling for Codd, II will
not do to have II short In numbers.
and-well
Tho story has just come out as to
Why fight was made to land William
s. Dever as chairman of the delega-
lion. Also why Codd pulled wires to
help land Dever after 1t had been
agreed by everybody that Codd would
be indorsed no matter who should be
chairman OF the delegation.
The lines are out now TO land Dever
good position In the federal service.
The collectorship OF customs is duo
for consideration within year, Col
lector Whelan's term having only that
time to run. The idea Is to lift Dever
into that office In some capacity
where he will be well taken care Of.
The prestige OF landing the chair
manship OF the county delegation
would help q lot when the time comes
TO do things In Washington.
Thomas e. Newton, who Is most
likely to be chairman OF the delegation
as well as OF the convention because
OF the determination Of the Warner
men not TO let Dever land. may have
no present ambitions, but he Is being
croomed hard as probable successor
to Sheriff George T. CASTOR when the
latters four years are up--and he can
use the prestige too.
There may he fight yet In the
county convention over Dever's right
to sit. Ira w. WELDON. secretary or
the city committee, Is not at all
pleased at the way that he was shut
out from being delegate by Dever's
hasty election.
II seems that the city COMMITTEES
named Fred Hart, bank clerk. as
ward committeeman In that district,
while DR.. II. b. Baker, who was the
last man elected as committeeman
three or four years ago, insisted on
holding the caucus Baker was on
hand first and found Supt. Peter A.
Dunn, OF the department or public
works, at the booth.
81 will be delegate IL you Will vote
for me, doctor" said Dunn.
Dever arrived just then.
mo. I'll be delegate myself,G he
said and 20 the three votes were cast.
When WELDON showed up a little
later with a score OF his friends who
" ere 10 vote for him for delegate, he
found that DR.. Baker had called the
caucus off, filed in Dever's credentials
and let II go at that.