The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-15
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BURROWS LEADS
DETROIT INFORMATION SAYS
SENIOR SENATOR WILL BE
RETURNED = HAS viooR
OF YOUTH.

dictions can never be very definite II Is
possible to obtain an excellent line on
sentiment by personal inquiry in the
various sections, and the result OF a
careful canvass of every county OF
the state Indicates that Senator ]. C.
Burrows will be nominated for sen.
ator In the Republican primary by a
majority of from $4,000 to $4,000. A
careful weighing OF the figures Sc
cured places his probable majority at
$4,000.
Since the close Of congress the sen.
ator has been gaining ground every
day, and when he completes his cam.
paign throughout the state it is en-
tirely possible that he will run this
majority up to $4,000.
This great gain in strength Is due
to two reasons, primarily, although
many things enter into the switch in
sentiment, for even the most enthusi.
asic of the senator's supporters will
acknowledge that three months back.
owing to the character of the cam
paign being waged against Senator
Burrows, the result was in doubt.
One Of the principal campaign
weapons Of the opponents OF Senator
Burrows has been his age. The PEG.
pie have been told that he was too
old to perform the duties of TIE Of
fee; that he was on the verge Of a
physical breakdown. Senator Bur
rows is 70 years old, but he has prov
en- anything but broken down old
man, as he has gone through the cam
paign thus far in a way to break
down tho younger members of his
party. He has shown the vigor and
fire OF youth in his speeches and has
told the people squarely where he
stood on every question.
The other principal point made
against Senator Burrows was that he
has always been regular" in the sen.
ate. Instead OF denying this. the
senator has met the issue head-on
and has told the people that he stood
by his record, and that II he had IL to
do over again that he would not
change a vote. This manly stand has
made Its appeal to thinking people
and. compared with the vacillating
course Of his opponent on every big
issue. has served greatly to strength.
en- the senator.
Situation In the State.
Taking up the canvass made In the
state. 1t Is certain that Senator Bur.
rows will carry Wayne county. tho
Third, Fourth, Sixth, Sevenh. Eighth
and Twelfth congressional districts.
with an excellent vote in the Fifth.
An analysis of the vote OF the dis.
tricts mentioned will show that three. |
hfths OF the vote of the state ie in the |
districts which Senator Burrows will
carry. AS yet the senator has not
spoken In the Tenth district. end his
visits to the Fifth, Ninth and Elev.
enh districts have been few. The
Second Is conceded to Mr.. Townsend.
but the indications are all that Sen.
ator Burrows will be far better SUD-
ported In Kalamazoo than Mr.. Town.
send will be In Jackson.
Wayne For Burrows.
Townsend men have cone so far ne
to claim Wayne, but this is nonsense.
Mr.. Townsend will receive a fair vote
In Wyandotte, which is in mis- con-
gressional district, but aside from
this be Will have no support In the
big county OF the state. iho CITY of
Detroit alone will give a majority for
Burrows of from 10000 to $4,000. be.
cause the senator is receiving the
solid support Of the business and
professional men OF the city.
he is even stronger in the upper
peninsula, which has the greatest
population Of any congressional dis.
-rict in the state and q Republican
for the fall primary Of
$4,000. The senator has Just com.
'ieted tour through that section and
Z was like the triumphal march OF a
great leader. Every city visited We'd
with It's ncighbor In doing honor to
ne senior Michigan senator. A. d he
vas assured the united support OF .
he Republicans of that section. The
'ame Is true Of the Saginaw valley
md OF the Third and Fourth congress.
iional districts, which Senator Bur.
ows represented in the lower house
before they were divided.
Here In Detroit II is taken as an
accepted fact that Senator Burrows
VIII be returned. and money for bet.
ing purposes is going begging in sew. 4
raj places.