The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-06
|||hELIh AND
NG WILL Be
TAKEN CARE OF
obbls Over Secretaryship Of @. o
otsts Central Committee To
- Settled BY Creation Of New
Position, Field Secretary.
6born, Strong For Harmony, Will
nc to Have Good Features" of
" Warner Regime Endorsed

Harmony Is the watchword oil the
approaching Republican state conven-
Hon, which will be called to order IN
~ Wayne pavilion at III o'clock
Auruday morning. The party leaders
Qnlixe that this Is no time for fac
boual differences. At best 1t Is gong
- be hard fight to keep me state
- the Republican column in The forth
ooming election, and unless the party
<4n present united front It's chances
IRE weil-nigh hopeless.
1.-The result ia Maine and the defeat
~ the old guard in many other states
has put the Michigan Republicans on
<heir guard. They realize To the full
&he Significance OF the Democratic
yictories elsewhere and are anxious
ID avoid making any misteps that will
work TO the advantage OF the oppcsi-
Nom In Michigan.
TO the end that absolute harmony
nay prevail In Thursdays convention,
DYery effort Is being bent. The plat
orm = being prepared with great de-
lberation and with proper respect 10
<hs sentiments OF the masses on the
Important issues OF the day, both state
I'D national Ii will be strong Tor
ooeeyelt and his progressive policies.
3hiie the tariff, IL IL is touched upon
g al. will be handled in very care
M manner. Ii is pretty well under
Nod that there will be no general In
orsement OF the Warner regime, out
fofence probably will be made TO
ome of the alleged good features or
~ administration
M AZ any rate Chase s. Osborn, the
0ndidate' for governor. has expressed
willingness to stand for such an
1orxement, which shows the desire
Il harmony.
Two Secretaries Proposed.
This desire has manifested itself
numerous other ways. especially in
nnnection with the secretaryshir or
~ state central committee. To take
Gre OF both Nicholas F. Whelan. the
scent acting secretary, VINO was
rong Kelley supporter, and Paul r..
Ing. Lansing. who was Congressman
oWnSend's campaign manager. 1t has
Son practically decided to create the
oition of field secretary. Thus
oSe will be one man In headquarters
"a another in the state, and one JOB
40 be rs desirable as the other. The
ction OF w. F.. Knox. Mr.. Osborns
hthand man, as chairman OF the
nmittee is now declared to be
rtatnty. and with King and Wheian
IN supplied with good jobs. all fac
3ns OF the party viii have substan-
~ representation on the committee.
lth no sore spots visible anywhere.
Oily stun From VIM. Alden.
"A the speeches. also, the desire for
ntm0ny viii manifest itself Sen
NJ William Alden Smith. in his adj
teos as temporary chairman, is ex-
Dcfed 10 sound the keynote of the
mpaign and will put in good word
both Osborn and Townsend. and
the same time hand out little
I'm for the defeated candidates.
lille he will DEFEND the tariff in a
neral way he will also speak
ronely In favor OF the proposed tariff
Gnmission, IL is said.
upealing of the Michigan outlook,
tugressman II. o. Young, of Ishpem-
who probably will be elected
nlrman OF the delegation from the
1elfth congressional district and who
VI nominate Auditor General Fuller
succeed himself, said that the out
bxne OF the New York convention
Culd help the situation here.
KIN view Of the way the New York
Invention turned out we have bet
~ chance OF carrying Michigan than
would have had otherwise" he
Id III Roosevelt had been turned
4En, for instance, or If he had failed
1ndorse the Taft administration, Il
Bold have been much harder for US
ye. II is going to be aard enough
carry the state as Ii is.
rNhat DO you think OF the New
6rk PLATFORM was asked
It's good platform. 1t is pro-
1nsiye and yet IL doesn't slap half
two-thirds OF the party in the
~ far the most interesting feature
the preiiminaries as lar as the poll
MANS are concerned Is The scrap
M the attorney-generalship. All OF
- five candidates have established
adQuarters on the parlor floor OF
~ Ponchartrain, where they are pos
- around cigars and holding out the
Id hand.
Kuhn Claims Victory.
Franz Kuhn, of Mt Clemens, now
rlding the office by appointment,
Maine TAO votes and regards his
sanitation as certain. The number
cessary to a choice Is 657. Deputy
ktorney General Harry T. Chase Is
Iugglng hard for him, for II Is under
bod that Chase is sure Of a reap
lutment II Kuhn is chosen. Chase
~ been mentioned as a possible
rk horse. but this talk Is not taken
rIouSly.
Grant Fellows, OF Hudson, who is
Inns closest rival, predicts that he
Kuhn will receive about 500 each
the first ballot, and he claims more
Iogcxes are pledged to support him
oecond choice than are pledged tor
other candidate.
expect 70 receive between $50
800 votes on the first ballot said
- ~ O'Keefe, OF Saginaw. II am
1dont tnat l will gain strength
each succeeding ballot and be-
have a good chance to win.
Imam NJ. Smith. OF St Johns, is
~ that there will be no choice
- hrst ballot, but comedies that
VIII receive the most at the out
Aftsr that II Is anybody's fight
f1>n y. Sweet. OF Dowagiac, was
1f az the candidates TO get In. He
No chances are as good as any
unless the nrst ballot should de
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