The Detroit times., 1909-02-26
[UARELY AGAINST
MART NOALE IS
] WHERE | STAND '
&C. n. ROBERTSON.
CANDIDATE FOR @. o. p. NOMINAL
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
1idate puts Ii, there is no administra'
ton inspector TO be deposed," never
h fheless 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 al
\ the election unless some one should
see at To enter the race later as an
Independent. The fight now appears
+ to be between Charles II. Robertson,
m attorney in the McGraw building,
who resides at No. 926 Sixteenth-st.,
and Turner Stanton, former estima-
tor and the proprietor of candy store
a No. Ice Myrtle-st. The other can
didate Is Thomas Mallinson. No 1854
8ixteenth-st., city salesman for Burn
ham, Stoepel & 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 and
he has the active support OF many Of
the wards best citizens. He Is an
out and out Observation-Disclosures and
Is making his campaign on that plat
form. He takes the position that no
man can go to the school board as al
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
Il. and l have chosen the latter posi-
tion because | believe educational af-
fairs should be divorced from political
intrigue. Under present conditions
man would find 1t pretty hard work
trying TO be independent on the scho)!
board am before the people as the
only OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES candidate III
the Tenth ward and If | am elected
Will endeavor to so conduct myself as
to be worthy OF the confidence reposed
In me by the citizens of the ward"
Mr.. Robertson complains that some
one has been systematically taking
his cards down from fences and bill
boards in the ward. Recently he
found big bunch of them back OF
q 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
Or. johnson Hustling.
DR.. Gilbert p. Johnson. the retiring
school inspector from the Tenth ward,
II 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, a Democrat: w.
n. Maybee, 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
In his interests was effected only We'd
nesday afternoon In meeting held in
the home OF Mrs. Van Ripper, No. 1851
8ixteenth-st.
Turner Stanton Is credited with the |
support of the Martindale faction, |
which he denies. He declares he is |
making the run as an Independent, I
and his printed platform asserts that
ne will serve TO clique or faction, IL |
elected. He doesn't believe in going |
1rto the board OF education with a !
chip on ones shoulder. he says. The 1
wards interest can best be served, In |
MS opinion, by voting for what one |
thinks II right, regardless OF either
faction.
Stanton is well known in the ward !
end has number of warm personal |
Is3snds who will remain loyal to him !
In this campaign as they have IN |
former battles, but even in his i'm /
mediate nsighborhood many Robert |
sen cards ara In evidence.
II Is to the credit of both candidates
that no personalities are being in
duiged in.
Says Schultz 10 Skinned.
Il have got Schultz skinned to a
FRAGILE" declares Principal Arthur 5.
Nichols OF the Lillibridge school, re.
ferfing to the fight for the Repubii-
can nomination for school inspector
In the Seventeenth ward" What Is
the use OF having a school Inspector
who, when we want something, isn't
able to get us nothin'?"
Nichols Is one school principal who
Is not ashamed TO say that he is TAX
ing a hand In the school board fight
He is out for Edward S. Piggins, who
opposes Schultz, the present anti-Mar-
tindale inspector from the ward, for
the nomination.
This is a new district and we need
things" says Nichols. The other
schools in the ward have everything,
but we, out here, need lot OF things.
When / went to Schultz for an addi-
ton ana for manual training he told
me he couldn't get tooth.pick. What
Is the use of having an inspector like
that? He is just carrying out DR.. Ben
nett's fight, but that does not help
the ward any.
Il am fighting for the interest OF the
604 children In this school. When |
came out here, this was a four-room
school. Now he have Ia rooms | do
everything / can for the children. Al
1880 I am here to open the doors so
that those who come from Connor's
Greek can get in. | stay here till late
IN the afternoon and | have built up
fhe school in every way could Now
I want TO see a school inspector who
can 60 to the board and get things.