The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-12

ali active and thorough campaign TOR
reelection. He Is the first OF the Re
publican candidates TO start a cam
paign. He will do very little talking
this campaign, however, because OF
the condition Of his voice. His throat
was recently operated on, and the
doctor informs him that If he uses
his vocal cords too much now, he Is
liable TO lose his speech altogether.
There Is no use OF the Republican
party doing anything II will be
ashamed Of" said City Treasurer
Koch, when asked as to his views
as to indorsing Proctor X. Owens for
mayor as a means Of saving the rest
Of the ticket. II am not afraid my
self. and do not think that any pub
lie officer who has done his duty need
fear to go back before the people and
trust to their discrimination. have
faith that the intelligent citizens OF
Detroit know enough to split ticket.
There will be plenty OF people to In
struct all who want instruction, and
the voters will go into the booths
with their eyes open"
One Of the closest ward contests liz
the recent primary was In the Sixth
for the two Republican nominations
for estimator Only four OF the five
candidates really figured In the race
ana among them there was the Keen
est rivalry. Between the highest and
the lowest vote received by these CAR
iidats, there was a difference OF just
ST. Frank McElroy, formerly In the
controllers office, and Peter Sidebo,-
tom nosed out the two present incum-
bents. Estimators Phister and Nc
Queen Sidebottom was high with
800. and Phister low with 4l9. Nc
Elroy slid into second place by bare
mn;ui ity OF three votes over Me-
Queen, the figures being 457 and Asa.
No recount is likely.
Sentiment In Republican circles
seems to be rapidly crystallizlnS
around Proctor X. Owens as the man
whom the party will support for
mayor In spite OF the CONSERVATION
that followed his nomination. One by
one the other candidates are coming
around to the view that 1t Is too
dangerous to try to substitute any
one for owens by writing in name
on the ballot. City Clerk Nichols de-
clares that he has taken the position
from the start that the party should
stand by its nominee, and the greater
number of aldermen now take the
same view. There Is still some tax
of having Joseph p. Tracy run as
Pronibitionist. on the theory that ne
would draw many Republican votes
that would otherwise go to w. b.
Thompson. but no definite steps have
been taken In this connection.
Women who desire to vote In the
spring election for school inspector
must register in the coming fall cleo
ton. City Clerk Nichols Is sending
out instructions to members of the
boards of registration on this point.
Under the law IL is the duty OF the
board of registration to register the
names of women who own property
assessed for taxation. provided they
are citizens and have lived six months
in the state and 20 days in the pre-
cinct. A woman to be registered
must make personal application to the
board A woman does not need TO
OWE property wholly In her own right
in order TO be eligible II she is
joint owner or is buying property on
contract she Is entitled to register
and vote. Nor is II necessary for a
woman TO take oath as to her proper
~ holdings or to present any proof
that she is property owner. "A
man is not required to take oath
when he registers as to his quali6ca-
tions and II Is taken for granted that
woman's word will be equally suf-
fcient," says Mr.. Nichols in his let
tar of inatruction