The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-02
MAKES
DEBUT BEFORE
FOOTLIGHTS
Sandwiched Between Moving Picture
and Comedy Skit He Delivers
Political Mopologue and Draws
Liberal Hand"
Being Mayor Is No Joking Matter
He Says, Taking Sly Dig at
Proctor X.

Running a city is not joke or an
experiment" said former Mayor VIII
! liam b. Thompson in his address at
the first Democratic meeting that has
| been held in the old Detroit Bowling
club. Trumbull-ave. and Assist, in
years, Tuesday night II was the
most pointed reference he had yet
made to his opponent for the mayor
atty, Proctor X. owens, and IL seem
ed TO please the audience of more
than 100 men, including a large
sprinkling OF Republicans. All Mr..
Thompson's meetings, Tuesday eve
ming, were in Republican territory
and with one exception, they were
we'll attended and enthusiastic.
j don't say I'm the best man for
mayor" continued Mr. Thompson
There are four candidates for the
office this year. All ask is that you
look them all over and decide for
yourselves which OF them is the best
fitted to handle the affairs of the
great city OF Detroit
Il am not going around the town
trying to array one class against
another | am not posing as the can
dldate or the workingmen or of any
class or nationality. | am in this
campaign as a gentleman and | am
going out as one, and If am elected
by your votes next Tuesday, | will
be mayor of all the people, Every.
body will get a square deal from me-
and, thank God. don't have To have
public Office to make a living"
Good boy, Billie, keep II W"
shouted man in the audience, while
the others applauded vigorously.
Leaving the hall, Mr.. Thompson
was approached by three Republicans,
all of whom promised TO vote for him.
AS he was about to step into his ma
chine a fourth stepped up to shake
hands and made a similar promise.
In the West Side theater, No, 1890
Michigan-ave., Mr.. Thompson made
his debut as a vaudeville entertainer.
He delivered a political monolgue as
an added feature OF the regular bill
and was sandwiched between a NOV
ing picture and a comedy skit. 1t
can be truthfully said that the ex-
mayor made hit with the 75 or more
persons present, including several
young women.
The glare OF the footlights did not
seem TO bother Mr.. Thompson In the
least. He started right in as though
he were veteran performer and did
not waste words in urging the voters
in the crowd to look over the candi-
dates for mayor with special care this
year.
Sometimes people find after cleo
ton that a big mistake has been
made" he said. The best way TO
avoid that. is TO look into the quallf-
cations of your candidates before cleo.
ton"
The first stop of the evening was
al Pfeiffer's garden, on Beaufait-qvo.
This meeting proved something Of a
frost, for there were less than 90 zen
In the hall, outside OF the candidates,
when the mayor started TO speak.
Addressing the Tenth Ward Demo
cratic club, No. 654 Michigan-ave., Mr.
Thompson declared that II was just as
patriotic TO be a good citizen as TO
shoulder a gun in defense of ones
country and he urged the young men
present to take an interest in ely at
fairs and see that the proper officials
are elected.
A most enthusiastic reception was
accorded the candidate in the Office
OF Joseph Schneider, No. COS DiX-avr.
where the Garvey and Konkel club
was holding an organization meeting.
Here the mayor put in a good word for
10th aldermen and also for F. A.
Schneider, the Democratic candidate
for state senator In the Fifth district.
The last stop was at meeting or the
Twelfth ward club in the rear of the
residence at No. 335 Twenty second.
ST.. the crowd waiting until nearly II
o'clock 10 hear the mayoral candidate.
In his set speeCh, parts OF which
he used at every meeting, Mr.. Thomp-
son discussed the tax question, urging
greater economy In the expenditure OF
the public money and taking fling
at the Breitmeyer administration. He
said in part:
Notwithstanding the enormous In
CT ease In the assessed valuation or
The city, the tax rate has gone up this
year $2.75 higher than It was in 1903,
the last year Of my administration as
mayor. because the appropriations
made by the aldermen and the cstl-
majors. at the request OF the several
municipal departments, have been
much higher than heretofore. l. the
estimators and aldermen had acceded
TO the requests of the various city de
partmepts and granted the money
which they asked. the tax rate would
Rave been $28 per thousand.
you put your money through the
tax receivers office into the municipal
treasury. and IL is used by the various