The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-11
OWENS MAKES Bis
. HIT WITH bone
AND s|NEW"
Toilers Hang On Every Word Az He
Hits Thompson Al Alleged Tax
Dodger and Praises STRAP
81 Hangers"
Still Strong on the Lincoln Stuff,
and Modestly Admits He's Cast
/. in the Roosevelt Mould.

Proctor Knott Owens. the dynamic,
began his mayorai campaign In earn
est Monday night. Mr.. owens Ii an
orator OF the firebrand type. q tireless
worker. stubborn In defense and fer
ocious In attack. Starting with these
natural endowments and aided and
obetsd by even-passenger touring
car Of speed shattering propensitles,
Il II easy to come TO the conclusion
that Mr.. Owens campaign will not be
supine.
That same seven-passenger touring
car chugs constantly and impatientiy
Out-ofdoors, while Mr.. Owens chugs
constantly and with sublime effort
within doors. The touring orator from
old Kaintucky-pfeHean that way
by the touring orator pcrsonally-al-
ways takes pains to tell each and
every audience that he Is poor man,
raised from the soil and born TO
penury, all OF which COMFORTS lily
with the chugging motor that waits
without
But It Is not Mr.. Owens car. Kind
friends and political welrwishers have
provided II. Anyway. what Is whirl-
wind campaign without distance de-
molishing device? As Mr.. Owens re-
marked Monday night. Will ewhizzing
out Jefferson-ave., you can't get twen-
tieth century votes, unless you are
equipped with twentieth century vote
Snaring machines. among which the
automobile stands first and foremost.
That auto almost slew a slow-mov-
ing citizen on Griswold-st., and for
the nonce, Proctor was quite per-
turbed. He halted the machine long
enough to assure the citizen that 1t
was entirely without design that his
machine carelessly swayed the citi-
zen's legs. Really. 1t would not hap
pen again and would the citizen kindly
accept the apology and not forget to
vote for Proctor Knott Owens.
Three meetings comprised the
Owens political curriculum Tor the
first night OF the real beginning Of q
real campaign. - AZ each place, the
candidates reception Was most nat
tering one. His constant references
TO his political pTecepeor. Abraham
Lincoln were received with salvos or
real American applause. On various
occasions. Mr.. Owens referred feel
ingly to Theodore Roosevelt, OF whom
he Is a most earnest aumirer To a
gathering of Fourth ward young men
I'm the Valhalla club, he confided that
he closely resembled Mr.. Roosevelt,
because he and the colonel were con-
stantiy going around with political
chin on their respective shoulders.
He also paid his respects - the va
rious newspapers Of Detroit. In
seathing terms he rebuked the sub
sidized press" or Tho Times, he
Stoke most kindly, declaring that this
paper stands always ready TO give
everybody square deal.
Proctor Knott Owens loves to talk
to the bone and sinew OF the ma
ton" That's why he visits factories
morning. noon and night and talks
earnestly to sons OF toll. In the nrst
two meetings that the Republican
mayoral candidate addressed MONDAY
eening, there was present much Done
and whole lot OF sinew. botn meet
ings were held in saloon halls and In
the first instance, the speaker mount
ed an inverted beer case and spoke
long and Justify to an audience OF Toll
ers who hung breathiesaiy on every
word. That was at No. 81 Mcclellan
ave. The second speech was delivered
before q pacekd audience In Miliers
| hall. -Elmwood-ave. and Amidst. Here
| he was accorded the same wfaPt AZ
+ tention. 49,
These workers seem to be with Mr..
Owens. He told them homely stories,
' the points of which were rather op-
scure. although the subject matter
was perfectly simple, to illustrate MS
most telling points. Outlaws OF laugh
ter greeted these jests that Mr.. Owens
| Imported from the south.
william B. Thompson, his oppoh-
emit. he attached ferociously. mincing
no words. He wanted to know by
what right the formers mayor chal-
lenged his status as a taxpayer, wnen
Mr. Thompson had paid mo personal
tar In DOT. when he was reputed 10
he worth a half million dollars.
1--WE strap-hangars are all taxpay-
ers." shouted Owens, and the shout
M approval that followed signifed
that the shot went home. /.
. He reiterated his stand OH the street
railway question, and told Of the un-
ceasing efforts he would make 10
hiring about a reduction In taxes.
The candidate was positively tire.
Iess. After the evening was-~eii
cone he regretted that there were no
more. places to speak, although MS
advisers. playing but q passive part,
appeared exhausted. The opening
cun the official fire Of the Owens
campaign, was a telling shot. thinks
Mr.. owens, and he was satisfied with
his nights work. -,
"Other nights are coming. and you'll
have pient yto do" said one OF MS
| followers.
"rm ready for EN-" shouted Owens
as the seven passenger car whizzed
him into the darkness. Darn 'em, I'm
ready for 'em. ! love nght.
| Not Buncoed-LlohtnIng Shows Gold
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