The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-24
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n. q veritable revelation. II contains
& - naees az against 165 In last
Is $3.50 city manual, and In those so
|ox>ra pages Is crowded more informa'
fioo about this city than was ever
ooatained within similar limits be-
tor. IT IN a great little book and re-
aects much credit on City Clerk
Nichols. One of the new features Is
4 directory OF the city Offices. but the
4 feature that will prove OF speciai
inferest 10 voters pust now Is the
voters calendar, giving dates OF
primaries and elections and all oth'
err Information really essential
public Works Commissioner Haarer
n II going TO receive lunch OF resig-
nations some Of these days or know
the reason why. Several OF the en-
ployes of the Office are candidates for
nomination for various offices in the
3 coming primaries. Paul Hempel Is
out for justice OF the peace and two
n or three OF the other employees arc
in The aldermanic contests. Commits
y sioher Haarer hasn't said anything
10 them yet and may not before the
primaries. but II any OF them Is
4 nominated il will be a different prop
osition. The time is so short be-
tween now and the primaries that
mag not do anything about 1t just
now says the commissioner, but
B Il any OF the boys is nominated
K shall expect his resignation without
\ delay. And II II is not forthcoming
Il viii be asked for"
One of the liveliest scrambles In
4 sight In the coming primaries will
y be the contest for the two Republican
y nominations for alderman In the Four
keenth ward In addition TO Aid.
a Frelwald and Walsh, the present In
cumbents. both OF whim are seeking
Y denomination, there are five other
K candidates, w. II. Barrons, Max Bet
ung., Henry b. Bromley, c. M. Wesch
and w. c. Liphardt. Barron's friends
I are putting up a vigorous campaign.
~ Barrons' club was organized a week
ago and on Monday night another,
known as the Fourteenth Ward
Young Mems Political club, was form
y ed by r. w. Reading. According to
Mr. Reading the outlook for Barrons
y very hopeful.
Lawton T. Hemans, Democratic
nominee for governor, was In Detroit,
. Tuesday, on business connected with
s the Peninsula Life Insurance Co,
3 which is now being organized and OF
which he is president. He says he is
eatisfied with the outlook for the party
this fall. II is possible that Mr.. He
mans may take up his residence in
Detroit within the next year
The common council, Tuesday night,
authorized City Clerk Nichols to en-
pl0y such extra help as he sees fit
alta cost OF not to exceed 5000, to
essist in preparing the primary cleo
ton ballots. Mr.. Nichols will employ
former Deputy City Clerk John Els
man. This action was taken at the
\ reQuest OF Judge Durfee, chairman
OF the county election commission.
Aid. Joseph L. Theisen, of the
Eleventh ward, Is a candidate for re-
nomination on his record for the past
three years In the common council.
The alderman has been active in Sc
Z curing improvements for the ward
During his term there has been laid
n $1p2,700 worth OF asphalt pavement,
$i06, 900 worth of brick pavement and
81, 900 worth of creosote block. He
- a Republican.
Chase 8. Osborn, OF the 500. candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for governor, will spend the last few
days OF the ante-primary campaign In
Detroit. arriving here Aug. 81. His
friends here are already mapping out
program for the closing days, and
from the number OF speeches already
booked II Is evident that Mr.. Osborn
win be very busy man. The candi-
date has opened no Detroit headquar-
ters and has no intention OF doing SO.
His friends, however, have a very ef-
fectiye local organization, which prom
ises to produce results at the polls.
q w. #. Knox, OF the 500, Mr. Osborn's
state manager. is expected in Detroit
within day or two.
Albert Phister, Jr., Is a candidate
for denomination as a member Of the
board OF estimates from the Sixth
ward. His father, Albert Phister, ST..
& is entered as a candidate for one of
the Republican nominations for esti-
mator in the Fourth ward. Should
both be successful the unusual spec
tacle will be presented of father and
son sitting side by side as members
OF the same body. with the son the
senior In the service.
The aldermen are running no
chances of violating the primary law
in. the matter OF treating. Whenever
they take a drink these days they
drink alone and usually call for milk.
A certain alderman from the Four
teenth ward, who tips the scales
somewhere in the neighborhood OF the
250-pound mark, was about to buy
himself q drink q day or two ago
when he suddenly changed his mind.
II happened to be feeling pretty sore
on myself" he explained, so sore that
I had made up my mind to vote
against myself In the primaries. II
occurred TO me that IL bought drink
( 1t might cause me to change my mind
and that that would be influencing a
vote"
Entries for the primaries had
scarcely closed, Monday afternoon, be-
fore the Detroit Municipal league was
cepositing In the mails great stacks
of8lefters as the first move in It's Gus.
tonnary plan TO find out the qualiflca
firms of the various candidates. All