The Detroit times., 1910-03-08
WOW, BUT HEMANs
JAbS THE c. 0. P.
Mason Mans Speech Feature of Board
of Commences Governors Night
Chase Osborn Well Received.

Even If 1t was not ain unqualified
success from the standpoint of the
astronomer. Governors night In
Harmonic hall. Monday evening. will
go down in the annals OF the Detroit
Board oil Commerce along with the
mt nordble cruise OF the Floral Pills
and other more or less notable social
events In the board history.
The committee in charge had made
arrangements To care for about $40
guests. No less than coo turned out
SO, In the very nature of things. IL fol
lowed that some OF those farthest
from the source Of supply went home
with an aching void where the eats
ought TO be. There was no shortage
In the verbal menu. however. liberal
courses helng supplied by four guber-
material candidates. while the take-off
at the t1nish Was well worth making
sacrifices Tor. James Schermcrhorn.
general manager OF The Detroit Times.
was POSTMASTER.
TWO addresses stood out in bold re-
lief. One was scathing arraignment
of the Republican party In Michigan
by Lawton 1 iIemans, Democratic
candidate FOR gubernatorial honors;
the other was the forceful reply of
Chase >. Osborn who announced that
he Will be the Republican nominee and
promised general housekeeping
when be takes up the reins in Lansing.
TWO other Republican candidates were
present. Lieut.-Gov. Patrick II. Kelley
and Amos 3 Nusselman. Of Grand
Rapids. both of whom spoke briefly.
The Hon. Pats merry smile and spell
binding feryor were there in all their
glory.
That Mr. Hemans is held in high es-
TEEN IN Wayu. county aud numbers
many loyal friends among the ranks Of
me opposition was attested by the
ovation rendered him when introduced
hy Toaslmaster Schermerhorn. Mr..
Osborn's first appearance in the cam
paign here was the signal for a cor
dial greeting also. He considered the
hour too late, evidently, for quips. Ills
talk was intensive and partisan. but
had the ring of sin "erity and convic-
ton
Hemans I3 Sarcastic.
1T Is not often. Hemans began,
mat the fame of real gov.
Crnor survives for more than
year his power tc create no
taIy public AM dispense political
pastry That should be called 30
your city, II months after going down
To defeat, To smoke a real Havana
cigar and 10 be permeated by the
effuvium OF real statesmen Glowing
graciously 10 the Republican candi-
GATES al the speakers table, was
something beyond my fondest dreams.
AS Il correct diagnosis of disease
is always necessary before the appl-
cation Ct remedy. make bold TO in
ouire. What is the matter with Mich
igan? For 20 years every Republican
campaign in Michigan has been a
campaign OF reform--reform before
election and hell 10 pay afterwards.
For 20 wears we have seen great
party march 10 victory under the ban
ncr of 4 rctTenchment and equality III
taxation. with the state tax doubling
three times in the interim. For 20
years We have rallied TO the standard
Cf political integrity on election day,
and braced ourselves for the revela
tons Of cIand jury the day after
Why. the prosecution of public OFF,
cials in Michigan has become almost
as tOliiIltil a. tli' prosecution ~
tramps under the disOrderly act
Praises Judson Harmon.
Mr. Hemans made a brief reference
to Gov JudscI Harmon's successful
administration in Ohio as an instance
OF what the Democrats can do. II Civ
Tn the opportunity. and continued:
THE CONDITIONS | have cited are
more fundamental than the mere
character or personality OF men who
have been governors in the past or
may be in the future. II a Democrat
coming within 5000 votes OF being
elected governor can bring four such
distinguished gentlemen (again bow
ing TO the Republican candidates. 20
the mourners bench, what would a
victory have done? More than 1907
900 Republicans of Michigan voiced
their protest against the machine At
the polls in November, 1908. but they
did not loosen the tentacles of a sin
gle papsucker plug one leak in the
state treasury or stop one revolution
of the old machine"
Ii was evident that Mr. Osborn was
itching for chance 10 get back at