The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-05-06
STATE CAMPAIGN
HAS SLOWED UP
End Of Banquet Season Causes
a Big LuIL
CONGRESSIONAL FIGHTS ON
All Candidates For Governor Claim
Success-Unprejudiced Observation
Puts the Result In Doubt.


Puts the Result In Doubt.
DETROIT-The end of the banquet
season, which came a week or more
ago. has caused big lull in the cam
paign for state Offices. Where but
short time ago the opinions OF the
candidates for governor filed the
newspapers, now little is heard of
them, nor will there be much until
well along in the summer.
The friends of all three Of the gu
bernatorial candidates -Patrick H.
Kelley, Chase S. Osborn and Amos
Musselman-claim that their man is
going to win, and I've various rea-
sons for it. The hackers of Mr.. Kel-
ley assert that he has held his own
during the banquet season and that
he will receive more votes than tho
other candidates combined. Mr.. Os-
born's friends, on the other hand.
claim that Mr.. Osborn cut into Mr..
Kelley heavily during the speech max
ing tours and that the tremendous en-
rollment in the upper peninsula indi-
Gates that he will win easily, especial
ly with the help of Wayne and Sag
NAV. Mr.. Musselman's campaign
managers are not making as much
noise as those of the other candi-
dates, but they appear to be confident
that the Grand Rapids man is going
to get big vote. To the unpreju-
diced II seems that there is no way
of telling just what the result will be,
especially this far ahead Of the cleo
ton.
Many Congressional Fights.
The situation in the several con.
gressional districts continues choatic.
In the First there is little likelihood
Of Congressman DENLY having opposi-
ton in the primary. but he will be
opposed by Alfred J. Lucking in the
election. In the Second both Henry
c. Smith and w. W. Wedemeyer are
contesting for the shoes of Mr. Towns
end In the Third district ]. 7. c.
Smith of Charlotte is already an
nounced as a candidate for the nomi.
nation against Congressman Gardner
and there may be others in the race
Railroad Commissioner Glasgow is
still undecided about opposing Con-
gresham Hamilton for the nomina-
ton in the Fourth. Mayor Ellis OF
Grand Rapids Is spoken of as a pros
pective opponent for Congressman
Diekema in the Fifth, and in the Sixth
Senator Frank J. Shields of Howell
hoc oil
q candidate against Congressman Sam
Smith. While no official announce
ment is forthcoming Representative
Cramton OF Lapeer is almost sure to
oppose Congressman McMorran in the
Seventh. No opponent to Congress
man Fordney has yet appeared in the
Eighth. and, despite much talk, there
is as yet no one in the race against
Congressman Mclaughlin in the
Ninth. Frank Buell. or Bay City will
oppose Congressman Loud in the
Tenth, and l.. G. Dafoe OF Alpena
will also contest in this fight; but in
the Eleventh Congressman Dodds will
be given his second term without OPP
position. Up in the Twelfth the cop
per CCuuJTy mas Cduuludle dSdluSI
Congressman Young in the person OF
Angus Kerr.
The Senatorial Fight.
So far as the senatorial fight is con-
erned, the feeling seems to be grow
ing that Senator Burrows will not be
opposed. when the final show down
comes. Mr.. Townsend recently with
drew from the congressional race in
the Second district because his
friends had become convinced that /
could not be elected to congress
against the opposition of Henry c.
Smith, and, while he is still tentative
ly a candidate for the senate, he is
not expected to qualify with the nee
essary petitions for a place on the
ballot.