The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-01-28
Political PaLaver

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DR.. William S. Grimes, candidate for
q Republican nomination for coroner
next fall, has some very decided ideas
as to improvements which might be
made In the coroners' Offices and ne
proposes TO put these innovations into
effect II he Is elected.
Il believe that the county ply
sicians should act practically as
deputy coroners," says DR.. Grimes. "In
that way better results could be OBJ
tanned, | am sure. At the present
time coroner or his clerk answers
call and both county physicians are
called upon 10 make postmortem
examinations.
IF ] am elected, will ask that one
county physician be appointed as my
deputy. Then we car perform the post
norton together, thus giving the tes-
timony Of two medical men at any
trials that may result. The clerk
should attend to the office work. Dut
H. cases where either the coroner or
county physician cannot go out on
call, the clerk might go along as the
second person, so that there may be
two witnesses.
One reason for changing the law
|! so that only physicians are eligible for
the office OF coroner was1to have the
coroneTs take part in postmortems.
Yet that has been left TO the county
physicians. Only once has a coroner
been called recently as witness in a
murder case There have even been
cases where a coroner's clerk has
gone out on a call and rendered his
verdict as 10 the cause OF death.
by the right sort OF team work, the
efficiency OF the coroners' ONCE can
be increased and | am out to advo-
cate the needed changes"
DR.. Grimes has been county ply
stefan serving with DR.. w. j, Staple
ton, ir., FOR the past two years These
two always worked In complete har-
mony and achieved a remarkable rec
ord. BY establishing a Jail hospital,
they saved the county more than their
salaries In one year, prisoners former
lly having TO be taken to hospital ana
guarded day aud night by deputy
sheriffs. They also introduced micro
scopic methods Of examination.
The change which displaced Drs.
Grimes and Stapleton was purely a
political one, their work having been
satisfactory.
DR.. Grimes has been a working Re-
publican for many years. He lives In
the upper end of the Fourth ward.
1t is said that Gov. Warner will not
reappoinr DR.. j. b. Kennedy to the
health board OF Detroit. This in
formation comes from close friends OF
the governor, who say that DR.. Ken
nedy's friends were too enthusiastic
IN the Bradley campaign. Who DR..
Kennedy's successor will be is still
/ matter of doubt. the governor not
having advised his Detroit friends OF
his selection.
Colon Q. Lille, of Coopersville, has
sent out his formal announcement
that he is a candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination fo- lieutenant-gover-
nor He says:
"At the earnest request of many or
my best friends, have finally decided
TO become a candidate for the ONCE OF
llieutenant-governor II you feel that
| am worthy ard qualified, l respect
fully ask you for your personal sup
/ port"
Lilies announcement comes on his
personal letterhead stationery, bearing
the information that he is breeder OF
registered cattle and hogs and of sew
! eTal breeds of chickens.
! Loren Dickinson, sponsor OF the
Dickinson election bill and the search
and seizure liquor act. Is at the pres.
ent time Lilies only rival for the
Mace. There IL opposition to both
/ Lille and Dickinson in this part OF
the state, and It Is not improbable that
/ the situation will eliminate in the
bringing out OF a Detroit business man
as a candidate for the place.
Mayor Breltmcyer has stated that
he believes Estimator Milton X. II.
Palmer will be chosen by David T..
Heineman as deputy controller
A reason for Senator Burrows lag.
gardliness in declaring himself can
didate for United states senator de-
velops In a perusal of the new pri-
mary law. This makes II unlawful for
! any declared candidate to send out
literature beyond prescribed limit.
/ The Burrows managers are shipping
| leads OF eulogistic literature over the
state, getting around the law by get
ting their matter Ia the hands Of the
voters before the senior senator de-
clares himself a candidate.
Presidentto-be w. w. Robinson. OF
the board OF education. states that he
Is going 70 take no one into his con