The Detroit times., 1910-10-26

on recent false charges made against
us, deemed II best to 60 ahead and
print posters first for my own pro-
lection"
The North End Taft Republican
club will hold its last big rally OF the
season In its tent at Milwaukee-ave.
and Beaubien-st., Thursday evening.
Philip 7. Colgrove, of Hastings. Mich,
VIII be the principal speaker, and
will be followed by many OF the local
candidates. Harold Jarvis and a quar-
tet will sing. President Harry Will
liams, who has given all his spare
time TO the club since its organiza-
ton. is much pleased with the
crowds that have attended the meet
ings in the tent Advancing cold
weather IL the reason for closing the
season - days before election.
King. OF the Republican state central
committee, are quite elated over the
results OF straw votes just taken In
Ingham county and Grand Rapids, on
the governorship. They picked out
spots which, they figured, would oe
strong for Hemans, and the results
were q surprise. The Ingham county
straw vote was confined TO 10 Repnb-
lican voters In Ingham township OF
these, 156 voted for Osborn anc IA
for Hemans. Ingham is Heman's home
county and his residence Is In Mason
In Grand Rapids, the Repu olican
workers thoroughly canvassed a mix
ed precinct in one of the largest
wards OF the city. or the APO woes
cast, Osborn received 268 and He
mans 72. The remaining so were
divided between the Prohibition and
Socialist candidates.
Whether Proctor X. Owens will be
able to secure the usual Republican
Hebrew vote In the city Ii question
worrying the Republican mayoral
candidates supporters. A trip up
Hastings-st shows many Thompson
pictures In the shop windows. and II
| 10 known that men like Eddie Bar
nett, who have q strong following In
some districts, are for Thompson as
against Owens. Leo Tobianski, head
OF the white wings, who has saloon
at Hastings and Napoleon-sts., and Is
In a position to Judge, says. however,
that Owens will get the usual Repub-
iican majority among the Hebrews.
ut is Just an Il was when Codd ran
against Mayor Maybury,' said Tobi-
anski. "Hastings-st. was lined with
tMaybury pictures. but when the men
got into the booths, they voted for
Codd. You do not see the Thompson
A L. ha urinAnWQ. ~ Ia
| I'm the stores, where they have been
placed by circulators. The Thompson
pictures are OF pasteboard and stand
up. while the Owens pictures are OF
paper and crumple."
Proctor X. Owens is out with a cir
cular In which he reproduces all the
letters of recommendation he receiv-
ed from prominent Detroit citizens,
including many Democrats. when he
was seeking a job In Missouri. Let
tiers bearing the signatures OF Attor-
ney John +. Kennedy. who was tire
first Democrat to open fire on Proc
tor, Corporation Counsel Hally and
Judges Phelan and Connolly are CIV
en- special prominence. Proctor also
calls his attention TO his poverty and
adds: Another important advantage
which Mr.. Thompson has over Mr..
Owens Is that he has some OF the best
posted, practical political wire pullers
| for assistants that can be found any
where. Judge Connolly and the whole
corporation counsel's Office are work
ing night and day manufacturing poll
teal ammunition for Thompson TO
| fire OF. and handing out TO their
satellites scandalous suggestions TO
be repeated in bar rooms and on
street corners I'm order to prejudice
the voters against Mr.. Owens
| Coincident with tho stocking tariff
discussion between Congressman Den
by AMI Frbnk Z. Doremus. nearly all
the dry-gocds stores in the shopping
district have displays of wonen's
hosiery at reduced prices. The stock
| ings are mostly Isle. and the prices
range anywhere from 10 to 80 cents
pair. sorfc stores featuring the re-
duction OF price and others merely
| quoting the present figures. ~ has
been suggested that as one johblng
house 10 reputed to handle 81 per
lccnt cf the hosiery sold in the United
States. temporary reduction I'm price
might eas;l. be accomplished sor the
sake Of shs election