The Detroit times., 1910-08-11
ROSS CAMPAIGN IS
HURT BY STORIES
Of VETS BACKING
Friends Of Muskegon Man Who
Would Be Lieutenant Governor VIII
Issue Statement Denying He's Cam
didate Of Liquor Interests.
No Teetoteler, But Is Champion Of
Good Morals" Declares George
Duncan, Local Manager.

Fearing that statements to the ef.
iect that John Quincy Ross, Muske-
son attorney, who is out for the Re-
publican nomination as ueutenant-gov-
ernor, Ia the candidate OF the liquor
intYests would injure him politically
INC committee In charge OF his cam
paign Ii preparing a strenuous denial
OF the charge. The committees at
tention will be paid particularly to q
certain state paper which has printed
an item to the effect that Mr.. Ross II
the candidate OF the VETS
Mr.. Ross Is certainly not the can
didate Of the liquor interests or any
other clique, SO far as I know" said
George w. Duncan. former state legis-
lator, who IL the Detroit manager Of
Mr.. Ross campaign. His campaign
10 not going to cost him very much.
not moro than $4,000. and he can very
well AFFORD to pay that himself. In
deed, understand that Mr.. Ross
doesn't need financial help from any
one; that he is comfortably well fixed
himself. This I do know--that he Is
paying his Detroit campaign expenses
with his own check book.
Furthermore, II is a matter OF fact
that Mr.. Ross was requested to enter
the field for acknowledgement by a
number OF Muskegon's leading citi-
xens. Mr.. Ross is we'll liked In Muske-
Unn- and is regarded as being worthy
Of the Office he Is seeking. II is true
that he is no teetotaler, but he never
drinks to excess. He Is q champion
Of good morals and he would be the
last man In the state to countenance
anything that would tend to hurt the
moral or financial welfare OF the peo-
pie of the state. AS a matter OF fact,
Mr. Ross Is tied up to no class OF
citizens; he Is entirely free from all
cliques and will have no special or
private interests to serve IL nominated
and elected"
Within the past few days the i'm
preston that Mr.. Ross was placed In
the neld by the liquor interests has
become somewhat general this feel
ing being particularly strong In some
ol the rural districts. In addition to-
the newspapef which has bluntly
stated that Mr.. Ross 10 the candidate
OF the "Wets," an editor OF another
country paper, from whom Mr.. Dun
can sought press notice In behalf
of Mr.. Ross, replied that he was con-
vinced that Mr.. Ross was In the race
IN the interests of the liquor men. and
that he would not only not give him
a notice In his paper, but would do
all in his power to defeat him. This
editor said he was sure Mr. Ross
represented the liquor men because
he noticed the candidates literature
came from the same building as that
in which the Brewers association has
its headquarters, namely, the Ford
building.
Mr.. Duncan is inclined to think that
some people may regard Mr.. Ross as !
the LIQUOR mems candidate because |
his two opponents, Luren ID. Dickin- |
SON. of Charlotte, and Nelson G. Rice. |
OF st. Joseph, are temperance ad-
vocates.
In connection with his candidacy,
Mr. Ross says:
my candidacy for the nomination |
for acknowledgements shall be en-
tirely Independent of any candidate |
seeking nomination to the ONCE of |
governor or United States senator. |
Whether or not the people approve |
of my candidacy, shall stand by the |
principles of the Republican party |
and support its nominees whoever
they may be.
II believe in the majority rule, and
whether nominated or not, I shall be
for the men and measures which shall
receive the endorsement of the peo-
nile. and IL nominated and elected,
shall preside over the deliberations
of the state fairly and impartially and
without any effort to unduly secure
the passage or the defeat Of any meas
ure pending before that body. be-
lieve II to be the duty OF the lieuten-
ant-governor to see that there 10 fair
play at all tines
e. w. Mason, one of the Prohibi-
ton party leaders in Detroit, said
Thursday morning that he didn't |
know whether Mr.. Ross was In any |
way supported by the liquor men, but
he declared that he regarded every |
candidate not on the Prohibition