The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-15

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as men entirely fitted and qualified
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A most significant incident occurred
In the Wayne county Republican con
vention, held in Concordia hall
"Wednesday noon, TO elect delegates TO
the state convention to- be held in
Detroit, Oct. 6. Resolutions were pre-
scented indorsing the Taft administra-
ton and The state and county candi-
dates nominated thus far When AT.
y torney Alex. J. Groesbeck. chairman
OF the resolutions committee, read
the presidents name and paused for
+ the expected demonstration scarcely
dozen men out OF the 200 or more
present joined in the hand-clapping
& which was by no means spontaneous.
The rest sat back on their seats and
looked annoyed. 1t showed plainly the
depth OF feeling that exists in this
4 SECTION against Cannonism and Aid
4 Tichism and the administration gener-
ally.
On the other hand. the committees
declarations in favor OF a wise con-
servative. policy brought a warm re-
Spouse from the delegates. as did the
committees Endorsement of Secretary
y OF State Fred c. Martindale. The con-
trast was striking
The resolutions, as a whole, were
adopted without dissenting voice,
but II was noticeable that many of the
delegates refrained from voting.
An Odd Endorsement.
The wording OF the resolution with
respect TO the Endorsement OF Taft ex-
cited some comment Ii expressed
confidence that Taft, within the next
two years, would demonstrate that he
is alive to the peoples wishes and
would make good
In the meeting of the county com
mittee, preceding the convention. a
resolution was introduced and passed
Z providing that Proctor X. Owens. Re-
3 publican nominee for mayor, be sent
Tor TO address sthe convention. The
+. resolution was Immediately reconsid-
cred, however. on the ground that Il
was without the province of the COM
mittee to pick a man to address the
convention. Ii Is customary 10 have
a speech during the recess, while the
committees are framing their reports,
but there was none at this convention
Owens name was not mentioned from
the platform and no reference was
made TO his candidacy in the resolu-
tons. Mr. Owens. however. was the
subject of a great deal OF discussion
among the delegates before the con-
vention was called to order. and the
talk was for the most part friendly 10
him. II developed the fact that he
will have the support OF more than
one saloonkeeper in spite OF the fact
that he once ran for prosecuting at.
torney on the Prohibition ticket The
word has gone out that Owens Is not
entirely in sympathy with the rigid
manner in which Commissioner Croul
Is enforcing the Jaw.
Osborn's Friends In Control.
Aside from the marked anti-admin.
istration sentiment manifested, the
convention was featureless. IL was
an old-fashioned Republican love
feast with not the sign of a contest
anywhere. Friends OF Chase s Os-
born, the Republican candidate for
governor, were in absolute control
and the business OF the gathering
Was carried on in accordance with n
cut-and-dried program. Milton Oak.
man, loyal Osborn supporter, who
did some effective work during the
campaign. was chosen temporary
chairman. and Bill" Green. o. the
auditors office. secretary These ap-
pointments were later made perma.
nent Thomas j. Navin was i'm com.
mand on the floor and what he said
went. Joe" Weiss wanted to be n
delegate-at-large and was quite active
among the delegates before the con.
vention, but his name was not OF the
list az presented and adopted.
The explanation was very simple
Weiss Is opposed to Navin and went
around blowing about il. Navin was
chairman OF the committee on appor.
comment and list of delegates.
Tho other committee chairmen
were. Credentials. John j. knight
} permanent organization and order OF
business, Peter Prochaska; resolu-
tons. Alex J. Groesbeck: nomination
OF members OF county committee. lg
Mathis J. Salliotte.
John J. knight was one OF the most
active OF the local Kelley workers in