The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-26


County Auditor Milton Oakman pre-
diets all sorts of delay and confusion
IN the matter of counting the ballots
cast in the primaries, Sept. 6. The
new law knocks out the central count
ing board. which means a return to
the old plan OF counting the ballots In
the booths. The ballots are so large
and contain 80 many names that Oak.
man believes II will take two days to
/ get the complete returns.
City Clerk Nichols Is preparing a
pamphlet under the self-explanatory
title, Answers to questions that may
be asked on primary day." for distri-
button among the voters OF the city
and the members of the election
boards IN the 155 election precincts
4 Of the city. II Is happy thought on
y Mr.. Nichols part, for the new primary
X law is 90 uncertain and vague that
without some such guide there was
bound To be an endless amount OF
confusion. In the booklet all the ques-
lions that naturally will arise have
been anticipated, and wherever there
has been any doubt as TO the mean
ing Of the law, the city clerk has OBJ
tanned an opinion from the corporation
counsel. The pamphlets will be ready
in few days.
Peter Kujawa, Democratic alder
y manic candidate In the Eleventh ward.
4 was born In the province of Possen,
Prussia. and not In Russia, as was
made to appear In the announcement
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the nomination on platform for mu-
nicipal ownership of the street rail-
ways and civil service.
Rep. Guy A. Miller, who is candi-
date for state senator In the Third
district, has informed the Municipal
league that he is most heartily in
favor of the repeal OF the law taxing
4 mortgages. As to the tonnage tax on
ore. he says he Is hardly well enough
posted to answer intelligently. but 1t
Il a certainty, he adds, that whether
the mines are assessed too low or not,
3 farm property is. THE farmers have
had the best of 1t in taxes 80 long
that 1t would not surprise me to have
them ask for complete exemption
says Rep. Miller.
John r. Hogan, Wayne county man
ager for Amos Musselman, one OF the
candidates for the Republican guber-
Material nomination, is quick to deny
the imputation that Mr.. Musselman
was In any way responsible for the
attack made on Chase 8. Osborn by
Editor F. l.. Baldwin, through the
columns OF his paper. the Escanaba
Journal, an attack which w. F. Knox,
state manager for Osborn, brands as
vicious and criminal. Hogan insists
that Musselman is a clean man and
~ ould not stoop to such dirty form
OF political mud Singing Mr.. Knox
insists, however, that papers contain
ing the article in question were circu-
lated by the Musselman publicity bu-
reau.
Friends OF Aid. Walter M. Trevor OF
the Seventeenth ward. met In the
alderman's home, Thursday night, to
talk over campaign plans. They are
organized In an informal way and will
see to Il that Trevor Is represented
In every precinct I'm the coming
primaries. The candidates In this
ward are likely to have rather live
4 " time of 1t, for there are four candi-
dates for the two Republican nom!na-
tons and six candidates for the Demo
cratic nominations.
Detroit friends of Charles Z. Towns
end who we're formerly residents of
Washtenaw county. which is In Mr..
Townsend's congressional district will
fall ~ nj ~ In oh
ties and will organize a club to boost
the congressman's senatorial candi-
dacy here. Ex-Probate Judge New.
kirk. of Washtenaw county, who is
now practicing law in Detroit, has
the matter In charge and the organ
ization will be perfected in meeting
to be held In the Griswold house next
Thursday night. Already member
ship OF not less than $50 is assured
and this list, II is expected will be
greatly augmented by Thursday night
Congressman Townsend is in Hough
ton county Friday, and his itinerary
calls for stops at Laurium. Lake Lin
den, Hubel and Dollar Bay. Friday
night he will speak in Calumet and q
\ big meeting Is promised. Saturday
y Mr.. Townsend will speak in Hancock
and will address the italian federation
In Houghton Saturday evening. TIL,
candidate will spend Tuesday ant
wednesday in Kent county, stopping
In Manton on the way down from tn,
upper peninsula, and Is expected il
Detroit Wednesday night TO spend tn,
balance OF the week here.
The city hall, usually hot-bed o
poltical activity around election time
has been deader than the proverbia
door nall for the past two or thre
days. The aldermen, those OF then
who are not In Minneapolis attending
the convention OF the League OF Amer
lean Municipalities, are all out fixini
10 their fences, for most OF then
nave fight on their hands for tn,
nomination this- year. Things wer,
never quieter around the mayor,
,01ce, which IL partly accounted FOL
" the absence OF Mayor Breitmeyer
me outlook Is little more promis
NJ for Friday afternoon, however 70,
Champion Jack johnson has promised
q pay his respects TO Acting Mayo,
Ellis and the Office force.
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