The Detroit times., 1909-03-20
|R0Wh LIKELY TO
TAKE WEIOEMAN' S
MEASURE
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE IN
ThE FIFTEENTH WARD PUTS
UP STRONG FIGHT; WOMEN
PLUG HARD FOR HIM.

wards Here the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and the "antis" have marshalled their
B forces for the crucial engagement. /,
a to be the Martindale cohorts last
NJ stand, so TO speak, for In the otner
wards the contests practically ended
& with the primaries, from which the
"antis" emerged with colors flying.
In the Tenth ward, Charles X. Rob
ertson Is sure OF election. notwith-
standing the fact that the gang Is
Huietly at work trying 20 undermine
lin. Inspector Goldberg has no OPP
POSITION In the Twelfth. In the Four
<oenth and sixteenth wards George
II. Condor and DR.. l.. L. Ellis, both
eantis," are practically certain OF sue
cess Inspectors Leonard and SniV-
era. the defeated candidates. respec-
lively, recently announced their inten-
& ton to run as independents. but Leon
!. ard has already changed his mind. ln-
apector Schultz. OF the Seventeenth,
buried his opponents In the primaries
K and will have a walkaway in the cleo
ton Dr. Cary in the Eighteenth and
g. NJ. Burton In the Second have no
opposition.
Gangs Last Stand.
So the last hope Of the Martindale
\ crowd Is to re-elect Miehm and Hely
In the Eleventh and Thirteenth and
4 Weideman In the Fifteenth, and TO
this end all their energies are bent.
And In none OF the three wards is the
gang working more diligently than in
the Fifteenth, where DR.. w. G. Brown.
defeated by Henry c. Weideman for
X the Republican nomination in the pri-
maries Is now running as an indie
pendent candidate. He was nomin-
\ ated by petition. and the best ele-
ments In the ward are pulling togeth-
er in an effort To swing the requisite
number OF votes To insure his cleo
ton.
In the primaries Weideman receiv-
Il ed 969 votes: Brown. GA and Glad
man. 1S6. Gladman, IL Is known, has
thrown his support TO DR.. Brown,
which In itself will tend materially
B TO cut down Weideman's majority in
the primaries. But one of the most
y encouraging signs. to DR.. Brown, is
the fact that many of those who sup
ported Weideman in the primaries
B have since quietly declared themselves
& for the doctor
II think Weideman got out his full
vote In the primaries" said DIR. Brown.
received from various sections OF the
ward. the present outlook is very fav-
orable to me.
The report that am a prohibition
tst IL what beat me In the primaries
VI II Is true that | am not a drinking
man, or frequenter OF saloons, and
l have neither the time nor the money
70 waste on saloon campaign. But
B IN politics / have always been a Re-
publican. l was postmaster In Brigh-
ton, Mich, for nine years, having been
appointed by President Mckinley
Interested In Boys.
Il have been warned that 1t would
7 kill me, politically, to run on an in
dependent ticket, but such talk does
v not scare me. / have no political am
billions above the school board. l do
want to be a school inspector, because
my heart Is in that work. | am deep
ly Interested I'm educational matters
and am fond OF boys. | have a boys
club that meets In my Office every
Friday night. Ii is called Browns
literary club, and the boys are taking
great interest in the work. which has
proven very helpful to them.
DIR. Browns platform can be summed
Martindale, anti-Lee."
Il am against the whole push" he
said. II believe they ought to be
cleaned out, and after that the boarl
should be kept clean"
DR.. Brown has strong following
among voters, and some OF them ara
engaged In house TO house canvass
y 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 c. Weideman. who is credited
with the support of Martindale and his
crowd, is general manager OF the De
3 troit Steel Cooperage Co. His Office
oyerlooks a saloon at Beaufait-aye
and Sylvester-st.. which Is regarded
as Weideman's headquarters. Weide
mans picture occupies conspicuous
place OH the back bar and there are
other indications that this candidate
stands high in the estimation OF the
proprietor.
Mr.. Weideman insists. however. thai
he Is tied up TO no faction and Is max
ing the run at the request OF friends
h He was introduced TO Mr.. Martindal'
once, he says. but wouldn't know
him. II he saw him.
"WiIl you vote for Martindale I
elected" was asked.
well I may not vote for him. Tne,
may Put up better man. III see
when the time comes"
Weideman says Secretary Lee cal,
ed to see him on one occasion, bu
did not secure any promise OF support
Central High Is Filthy.
In a meeting in the home OF H. C
Walker. No 1884 Hendricks-st., Thurs
day night. G. NJ Burton told of an un
expected visit he recently paid tn
Central high school, I'm company will
Inspector Mumford, Estimator Crail
and others, and of finding conditions
there that reflected anything but cred
II on those I'm charge of the building
THE bathing room was so filthy an'
the stencil from the closets SO bat
that we could scarcely remain in tn,
e place" he said The surface of th'
water In the tank was covered witt
what thought was ice, but IL proved
TO be grease"
Mr.. Burton said that one OF the class
rooms I'm the addition is located JUS
over the machinery and just unde
the running track, with the result thai
pupils and teachers are driven afmOs'
Z 10 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 onlS