The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-15
KEEN CONTESTS n
SIGHT IN SPRING
ELECTIONS
Lively Scramble Certain for Place
on the Circuit Bench; Present o..
cupants, With Probable Exception
of Murhn, Will Be Candidates.
Louis Wurser May Make Run Agsinsl
Judge cOnnOlIy-Eight School In.
Spectors To Be Elected.

With the fall election out OF the wax
except for the mayoral and several
aldermanic recounts. none OF which
VIII excite any great general interest.
the politicians already are turning
their attention 10 the spring election.
The terms OF all six OF the Waynn
circuit judges expire next year. and 80
far as known all of them, with the pos
sible exception OF Judge Murfin. who
Is mentioned az the likely successor
or Judge Swan on the bench OF the
United States circuit and dlstrict
court, will be up for denomination IN
the spring primaries That they VIII
have opposition. and plenty OF Ii. Is
certain for the six-year term at $1,000
per year looks pretty good TO many
lawyer.
There is much available timber. but
many OF the names that are heard m
the general talk about town as pros
pective candidates are user without
authority. ormond F. Hunt, former
prosecutor. who was an unsuccessful
candidate for circuit Judge six years
ago, is one of those whose names are
heard frequently in this connection,
but Nh. Hunt declares that he Is not
candidate, at'least. not at present. He
expresses himself as being very well
satisfied with his practice
Former Prosecutor George Il. Yerkea
also Is talked of, but he has not given
the matter serious consideration Hugh
Shepherd, president of the Wayne
County Republican club. and a success
ful attorney is said to have his eve
on one OF the places. He has deveI-.
oped quite a following an dprobablyl
would make quite a showing. Thus
FAR the only candidate to announces
himself is Proctor X. Owens, late can
didate for mayor.
p. j. NJ. Hally may be caudidats
on the Democratic ticket. His elerl
tion is conceded IL he enters the con
test.
A Judge Of probate isz t0.-bS eieceSd
In the spring also. and while Judge
purfee undoubtedly will be reelected.
he will face some opposition in the
primaries.
Judges Phelan and Connolly, of the
recorders court, will be up for re-.
election. for there seems little ques-
NAOh bhN Ahdt OOAh VII bO iCHOlIllunCNU
by the Democrats i'm spite OF the fact
that the junior Judge has made hin-
self unpopular in certain quarters Dy
the active part he has taken in muni-
eipal politics generally. Judge Phel-
an has discreetly kept out OF the
game insofar as the mayoralty
or any other city Office is con
cerned As stated in The Times
previously he is not likely to have
opposition either in the primaries or
election.
Louis e. Wurzer, formerly an as
sistant prosecuting attorney, is men
toned as a probable candidate against
Judge Connolly on the Republican
ticket.
Other city officers to be elected in
the spring are one police justice and
members of the board of education
! from the First TO the Eighth ward. in
elusive. Police Justice Edward Jeff-
ries will be a candidate TO succeed
! himself on the Democratic ticket,
Who his opponent will be. Is a mat
ter that cannot be easily forecasted.
! Former Justice Albert F. Sellers has
announced his candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination, but he will have
active opposition. Several younger
men Rave their eyes on the place.
While the Martindale and anti-Mar-
tfndale factions on the board OF edu-
cation are now working in compara-
tive harmony, the feud is likely TO
break out anew in the spring cam
paign. or the inspectors from the
eight wards in question, only two are
aligned with the "antls." They are
Samuel c. Mumford. of the First
ward. and C. NJ. Burton, of the Sec
ond The others are: Dr. Charles f..
Kuhn. OF the Third ward, president or
the Lizard. Eber w. Cottrell, OF the
Fourth: Casper Snitgen, OF the Fifth;
! George T.. Hutton, OF the Sixth;
Henry W. Komrofsky, OF the Seventh.
and David A. Henderson. OF the
Eighth The "autis" will make url-
ted effort TO secure control Of the
board and the Martindale adherents
will pull all the wires available in
order TO retain the advantage they
now hold
Outside of the circuit judges and
Judge of probate. there is only one
county officer TO be elected. success
sor 10 Auditor Buhrer. Mr.. Bnhrer
undoubtedly will again be canol--
date. but he will have no "cinch on
the nomination. Henry A. Dickson Ia
/ likely 70 be a candidate