The Detroit times., 1910-08-27
WITH THE POLITICIANS

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Rep. Guy A. Miller, who Is a 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
mortgages. As 10 the tonnage tax ON
ore. he says he Is hardly well enough
posted TO answer intelligently. but II
Is certainty, he adds. that whether
the mines are assessed too low or not.
farm property Is. The farmers have
had the best OF II In taxes so long
that IL would not surprise me 70 have
them ask for complete exemption,
says Rep. Miller.
John F. Hogan. Wayne county man
ager for Amos Musselman, one OF the
candidates for the Republican guoer'
Material nomination. is quick TO deny
the imputation that Mr.. Musselman
was In any way responsible FOR the
attack made on Chase &. Osborn by
Editor +. 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 clean man ana
" ould not stoop 10 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 ou-
reau.
Friends of Aid. Walter NJ. Trevor. OF
the Seventeenth ward. met In the
alderman's home. Thursday night. 10
| talk over campaign plans. They are
organized In an informal way and VIII
see TO II that Trevor Is represented
| In every precinct In the coming
primaries. The candidates In this
" ard are likely to have a rather live
| ly time OF II, for there are four candi'
dates for the two Republican nomina-
lions and six candidates for the Demo
cratic nominations.
Detroit friends Of Charles E. Towns
end who were formerly residents OF
washtenaw county. which is in Mr..
| Townsend's congressional district, Will
follow the example of former Jackson
ties and will organize a club to boost
the congressmans 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 a meeting
to be held In the Griswold house next
Thursday night. Already q member
| ship OF not less than $50 Is assured,
and this list, 1t 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
| big meeting Is promised. Saturday
MIR. Townsend will speak In Hancock.
and will address the Italian federation
in Houghton Saturday evening. The
candidate will spend Tuesday and
wednesday In Kent county. stopping
| i'm Manton on the way down from the
upper peninsula. aud is expected in
Detroit Wednesday night 10 spend the
balance OF the week here.
The city hall, usually hot-bed OF
| political activity around election time
| has been deader than the proverbia
door nall for the past two or three
days. The aldermen, those Of then
who are not in Minneapolis attendin'
the convention OF the League OF Amer
lean Municipalities, are all out fixin
up their fences. for most OF then
have fight on their hands for IN
nomination this year. Things were
never quieter around the mayors
office, which is partly accounted 10
by the absence Of Mayor Breitmeye
The outlook is little more proms
ing for Friday afternoon, however. TO
Champion Jack Johnson has promise
&C. pay his respects to Acting Mayer
Ellis and the Office force.