The Detroit times., 1910-09-13
PtL'IICAL NOlES

City Clerk Nichols Is out with cards
aad banners and Is preparing To make
an active aud thorough campaign Tor
reelection. He Is the frst Of the Re
publican candidates TO start a cam
paign. He will do very little talking
this campaign. however. because uf
the condition of his voice. His throat
VAS recently operated on. and the
doctor informs him that IL he uses
his vocal cords too much now, he is
liable to lose his speech altogether.
There Is no use OF the Republican
party doing anything IL will be
ashamed Of" said City Treasurer
Koch. when asked as To his views
as TO indorsing Proctor X. Owens Tor
mayor as q means Of saving the rest
OF the ticket. II am not afraid my
self. and do not think that any pub
lie officer who has done his duty need
fear TO go back before the people aud
trust TO their discrimination. | have
faith that the intelligent citizens OF
Detroit know enough to split ticket.
There will be plenty OF people TO III.
struct all who want instruction. and
the voters will 60 into the booths
with their eyes open"
One OF the closest ward contests III
the recent primary was In the Sixth
for the two Republican nominations
for estimator. Only four or the hve
candidates really figured In the race
and among them there was the Keen
est rivalry. Between the highest ana
the lowest vote received by these car
iidats. there was a difference OF Just
So. Frank McElroy. formerly in the
controllers Office. and Peter Sidebot-
tom nosed out the two present incum-
bents. Estimators Phister and Nc.
Queen. sieebottom was high with
SOC. and Phister low with 419. Nc
Elroy slid into second place by a bare
majority OF three votes over NC
Queen. the figures being 457 and asa.
No recount Is likely.
Sentiment in Republican circles
seems 10 be rapidly crystallizing
around Proctor X. owens as the man
whom the party will support FOR
mayor in spite Of the CONSERVATION
that followed his nomination. One by
one the other candidates are coming
around to the view that II Is too
DANGEROUS to try TO substitute any
one for Owens by writing in name
on the ballot. City Clerk Nichols de-
clares that he has taken the position
from the start that the party should
stand by it's nominee, and the greater
NUMBER of aldermen now take the
same view. There Is still some Ia T.
of having Joseph p. Tracy run as
Pronibitionist. on the theory that ne
wound draw many Republican votes
that would otherwise go to w. b.
Thompson. but no definite steps have
heen taken in this connection.
Women who desire to vote in the
spring election for school inspector
must register in the coming fall cleo
ton. City Clerk Nichols Ia sending
out instructions to members OF the
boards of registration on this point.
Under the law II is the duty OF the
board of registration to register the
names of women who own property
assessed for taxation. provided they
are citizens and have lived six months
in the state and 20 days in the pre-
cinct. A woman to be registered
must make personal application to the
board. A woman does not need TO
own property wholly in her own right
in order to be eligible. II she is a
Joint owner or is buying property on
contract she is entitled to register
and vote Nor Is ii necessary for a
woman to take oath as to her proper
~ holdings or to present any proof
that she is a property owner. "A
man is not required to take oath
when he registers as to his qualifica-
tons and II is taken for granted that
woman's word will be equally smf-
ficient," says Mr.. Nichols In his let
ter of instruction.