The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
WARNER UPbRA|OS
.LAWT0N 7. HEMANs
Charges His Political Enemy
Doubled on the Liquor Question
in the Last Campaign.

BIG RAPIDS. Mich. Feb 25.-Goy.
Warner. In his speech, at the aunUal
hahquet OF the Austin Blair Repub
hCan club hast rieLt. accused Law.
ton T. IIemans II doubling" on The
liquor question In the last campaign
Lieut. -Go,srncr Kelley and Chase ).
and delivered speeches.
The adToit skill and diplomacy
with which Mr.. Hemans worked both
sides OF the liquor question IN the
last campaign said the governor,
caused me to lose the vote OF many
Republicans who thought. no doubt,
that they We're voting for strong
temperance man
Certainly such representations
must have been made TO have caused
the extraordinary and expensive Ell
forts put forth in his behalf during
the last days OF the campaign. II
must have been as surprising TO those
who supported him for this reason as
well as assuring TO others To learn
only few days after the election
from letter published by Mr.. Hoch'
OF Ypsilanti. the president OF the
Michigan Brewers association. that
he had been in conference with him
regarding the vote OF those idenuned
with the liquor interests and received
il SO far as he could influence II.
Here. in the home city Of my hon
ored opponent in my first campaign,
cannot help contrasting the action he
would take in such matters with the
action OF Candidate Hemans In the last
campaign.
Can you imagine cannot-Mr.
Ferris following Mr. Hemans' actions
and having conference with the
pre- sident OF the Brewers association,
and az the same time asking the sup
port OF the temperance voters OF ms
state? There is as much difference
between the action OF these two men
in such matters as there Is In black
and white.
Il have noted Mr. Hemans' state
ment that the Republican adminlstrd-
ION OF affairs in this state for the past
20 years has been scandalous. ! am
somewhat surprised at his making that
statement because. II ne really be
lieves IL true, il Is difficult TO account
Tor his action in desiring to become a
rart OF IL. He must have overlooked
the fact that he was not only a re-
.eeptive. but an active candidate for \
place on the Michigan railroad com
mission. re sought the place through
his friends, aud personally. ard
brought 20 bear every influence at his
command.
In the next campaign be was
candidate for tnH place which | held.
and il was amusing 10 md now pal
the other fellow had become when ne
became a candidate for his place. *
was not long after election before
realized he extent that certain enc
mics OF mine and certain corporate
interests went 70 secure my defeat.
Il saw statement in the press but
a. few DAYS ago stating that certain
r.arties had conu ihuted $4,000 TO as
sist In defeating me and electing Mr.
Hamans. | have information OF tue
truth OF that statement. But the
amount was only starter and II was
not used by the Democratic state COM
r,ittee. bu- In a guerrilla campaign III
any way that would be effective am
in a method that no regular party
committee would senction."
Gov. W dTnST Itpilfu W Ailt Nh1i - -
OF state extravaganza. saying there Is
no reasonable foundation for them. He
said he wanted the rates charged by
express companies in Michigan re-
duced.
'Warnerism is victim of the
times" said Chase s. Osborn. Il be
heve the present administration has
sometimes been unjustly criticised
Warnerism seems TO stand for mal-ad
iustment to the spirit OF reform and
progress. II is part OF the system IN
Michigan that is obsolete. There is toe
much duplication OF work in state ser
vice. ANY private business enterprise
conducted on such loose methods a.
Michigan's government would lnevita
bly, 90 broke.
Lieut.. Gov Kelley explained In detail
the opposition the present administra
ton encountered In it's efforts to put
on the statute books railway and Ia,
legislation which has so largely in
creased state revenues.