The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-27
Candidate For Governor Declares
for Rigid Enforcement Of
Primary Law.
MAKES Big HIT AT ST. JOHNS
Stands for Letter of the Law and Of
fers Assistance to Enable State to
Live Up to It-AIl Can
didates Talk.

nunl banquet of the Clinton county re-
nublican club here Tuesday night In
the National bank hall brought togeth-
or for the first time during the present
urinary campaign the four republican
candidates for the gubernatorial nom
nation. Chase S. Osborn of the 500;
p II. Kelley of Lansing; Judge Mont
gomery and Amos Musselman of Grand
RAPIDS. All four. with Congressman
Jos. w. Fordney, were the clubs guests
of honor, occupying seats at the guests
tables and responding to toasts.
Lieutenant Governor II. H. Kelley,
Speaking on 1.-THE States Business"
first pleaded guilty to being delighted
with being an American citizen and
then made a lengthy explanation and
defense of the increased cost of main
tanning the state and its institutions.
Amos S. Musselman read a brief
speech on New Civic Responsible
tiles" which warmly endorsed the
primary law and its application and
denounced conventions. He declared
in favor Of the initiative and recall,
adding that this only is needed to make
the state n true democracy.
Osborn in Stirring Address.
Following this Hon. Chase S. Osborn
delivered the most effective and stir
ring address of the evening. Mr.. Os-
born's speech clearly showed him to
be the choice of the banqueters and he
was abliged to bow Acknowledgements
TO their applause several times.
The feature of his speech was his
announcement that the primary re-
form law of 1909, which prohibits can
ddates for office to use money
or offices in any way in securing votes
should be given a square deal and no
monies expended for any but legiti-
mate purposes.
Mr. Osborns subject was Michigan.
It's Past. Present and Future" He
briefly spoke of its earliest days. with
the original settlement at Sault ste.
Marie in 1917, and detailing the impor-
tant events in its development up to
the present day, when he reached the
question of the good OF Michigan.
Mr. Osborn first took up the primary
law and read its provisions making 1t
a misdemeanor for primary candidates
to hire managers or assistants or any
body else with either money or posi-
tion to work for them. He said:
No More Debauchinq of State.
Right or wrong. this law is entitled
to fair, square Interpretation. Ten
years ago when | was a candidate for
governor three milllonaires debauched
the nominations. 1t must never be
dore again.
Il don't want to buy the governor
ship, and l don't want my friends to
buy 1t for me. l only learned of this
provision in the law a day or two ago
and fear l have broken the law in
sending two men about the state in my
interests
When Mr.. Kelley W. telling
Where Sl4,000,000 of taxes vent he
didn't tell that some of it went to
Armstrong and some into the Glazier
bank' ! want the peoples money
spent dollar for dollar and the people
=" b't tdNn uOllarS worth.
y am willing to subscribe $1,000 to
the campaign funds of Messrs. Kelley
ana Montgomery with Mr.. Musselman,
an' also to subscribe $4,000 to a secret
service fund to prevent the state from
being corrupted.
Ihere ought TO be another party
III power II affairs of this state are
NOT better managed and the bills of
'he state be paid at sight"
Needs of State.
ADDRESSING himself to the need of a
more economical and businesslike ad-
mihlsIration of state affairs. Mr.. Os-
nofh instituted a comparison between
state and great business corpora
uoh' declaring that in general sense
'i'o application of methods proved sue
oeSstul IN the conduct OF private bust
ness VIII show similar results i'm the
punllc service. The speaker declared
'e urgent necessity OF methodizing
'ne states business. asserting that IL
'"e Affairs OF any one of number OF
e'e't corporations were as loosely
managed as the affairs OF many states
o'ossal failure instead OF tremendous
SUCCESS would berthe result. The per-
"''"us and expensive duplication OF
''N round In many state departments
aS critlcized and a specific suggestion
ou''ed that in the single department
purchase OF supplies for state In
'u'ons' many thousands OF dollars
sn' De saved annually through the
pp"oa'lon Of modern business meth
d@ as exempliied in the purchasing
p'''hents OF great corporations.
Teach Elementary Agriculture.
speaker dwelt with particular
80 pnas'S upon the critical Importance
.'er s'ea'er facilities in our public school
e,,,, ''m Tor teaching elementary agri-
a'ure and declared Michiean's great
asset to he its tremendous asricul-
80 80 and horticultural resources. ON
' subject Mr.. Osborn said: There