The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-22
CANDIDATES ARE
THICK As FLIES
Scores File Petitions For City Offices,
But County Patriots Are Shyer
Entries Close at 4 p. m.
HOWARD ELLIOTT.

City Clerk Nichols and his staff
had busy time Monday morning,
when the rush on the part OF candi-
dates to get under the wire with
eleventh hour petitions began. Al
though the time limit expires at 4
o'clock in the afternoon this does not
mean that the city clerks force will
be through with their labors at that
time. For the clerks, as well as for
Mr.. Nichols, the work Will have only
just begun when the books close.
I'VE are going to work all night"
said Mr.. Nichols Monday noon. Il
want to get the names of the candi-
dates over to the county election
commission at the earliest possible
moment. that there may be no delay
In the printing of the ballots. So II
there should happen to be any hitch
it will not be our fault. | don't think
We will have any trouble in getting
the ballots printed. however"
Several of the aldermen waited I'M
til the last day before announcing
themselves and putting up their en-
trance fees. In the majority OF cases
they also entered by petition. From
now on things will be pretty dry"
around the city hall, for the primary
law prohibits any candidate from
buying a drink, except for himself,
after he has formally entered the
race Hence there is likely to be a
slight falling off in trade in the little
city hall" on Michigan-ave. and the
other thirst emporiums in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of the old stone
house.
Smith In Race Again.
Ex-Ald Angus d. Smith, one Of the
original representatives from the
Eighteenth ward, when that territory
was added to the city, Is back In the
ace, having paid his entrance fee
during the forenoon. The present aid
ermen are Gilman and Zoeller. With
Smith and others In the field the
scramble for nominations in this
ward is likely to be a lively one.
. So far as Is now known all the
present aldermen will be candidates
for denomination except Shaplapd
and Korte. Aid. Goeschel left town
without paying his entrance fee, when
Detroit at the ST. Paul convention
of the League of American Municipal
tiles. That does not mean that he
will not be a candidate, however 1t
is pretty we'll understood that he
wants to be a candidate and his
friends will see to 1t that a petition
Is filed before the time limit expires
In the city hall some of the wise
ones regard this as a neat little po-
litical play.
Very few of the aldermen may be
said to have 'cinch," on re-nomina-
ton. Aid. Gutman, In the Third, looks
sure winner, but for the great ma
jority OF them the outlook is not so
hopeful.
City Clerk Nichols discovered some
time ago that the primary law made
no provision for the election of ward,
city and county committeeman of the
ton up to Corporation Counsel Hally,
who has given an opinion that the
old Wayne county primary law gov
erns. Accordingly Nichols is making
preparations for the election OF com
mitteemen at the time of the registra,
ton, Sept. 10 and 20.
County Candidates Shy.
Candidates for legislative and
county Offices appear TO be holding
back until almost the last minute, for
up TO noon the entries were compare
lively few. Many are waiting for pc
tition lists. which have not been seen
as yet, while others are said TO be
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