The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-08-19
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OSBORN'S TOUR
A TRIUMPH
HIS FEARLESS WORDS HAVE
FOUND APPLAUSE AT
EVERY POINT.
CONGRESSMAN M'LAuGHLN EN-.
DoRsEs 500 MAN FOR Gov
ERNoR OF MICHIGAN.

way down the west shore of the Pc
ninsula state, until on July 27, he
reached the Indiana line. The tour
from the straits to the states south
ern border has been unique not only
in its comprehensiveness but in its
political features. No man a can
didate for public Office has ever at
tempted so careful and exhaustive a
canvass of Michigan, and no man in
the states entire history ever met
with such reception. The trail Of
his car travelling southwark has been
marked by such growth of senti-
ment in his favor as to cause won
derment and delight in the minds Of
those who are actively interested in
the success and progress of his cam
paign.
From Emmett to ST. Joseph county,
Mr.. Osborn has been met by large
and attentive audiences. His fear
less words have found applause in
every hamlet, village and city which
he has visited; his positive declara-
tions have caught the popular ear,
and his earnest statements touched
a responsive chord in the hearts Of
his hearers. Following the compile
ton OF the tour through each county,
men have declared in the most posi-
tive terms that at last a candidate for
governor had been found who said
what he meant and meant what he
said. Who would not shilly-shally and
trim his words to fit the place or the
audience, but spoke out what was in
his heart with courage and conviction.
Mr.. Osborn during the past two
weeks has repeatedly declared his
opposition to the Warner admins
tration and welcomed its opposition
to his candidacy. He has not failed
upon every occasion to say that the
state machine was opposing him in
every way it could, and he always
added that he was glad Of it. Upon
repeated occasions he described just
how the state employees, carrying out
the behest of their superiors, who
see their political ruin in Osborns
success, are employing the time for
which the state pays them, using the
stationary for which the peoples
money is spent and travelling about
the state on state account, devoting
practically all their time to opposi-
ton to the Osborn candidacy. Re-
Gently Chase Osborn has told his
auditors that the report of the state
dairy and food department for the
month OF July shows an increased ex-
penditure of $1,000, practically every
dollar of which is public money con-
tributed from the state treasury to
promote the political fortunes of the
Warner Kelley political dynasty.
Twenty new inspectors were added to
the state payrolls in this department
alone last month.
The state labor bureau has also
practically abandoned every effort to
do the work for which it is created,
and from Commissioner Dick"
Fletcher down, the bureau is spending
its time and money campaigning for
Pat Kelley. Hampered by lack Of
funds in the appropriation for his de-
partment, Fletcher has laid off the
old employees of the department in
order to make new appointments
wholly for the political effect. Upon
the little town of Charlotte with only
fhrnn email 70
cent week. three factory inspectors
descended, and under guise of factory
inspection attempted to stem the
overwhelming tide of Osborn senti-
ment in. Eaton county.
In the Tenth district deputy game
warden has openly boosted that he
proposed to spend all of his time in
that district until September, al
though the necessity for game protec-
ton does not exist. He is there, he
frankly says, to protect Pat Kelley's
fences. These are the tactics which
Osborn is fearlessly exposing and de-
nouncing, and the denunciation
reached responsive ears wherever ut
tered.
One of the features of the trip
down the shore was the open and
frank endorsement of Osborn by Con-
gresham James Mclaughlin Of the
Ninth district. This statement from
Congressman James Mclaughlin
made Osborn's success in the Ninth
sure beyond the shadow of doubt.
Another feature of the trip was the
declaration of support for Osborn
from o. II. l.. Wernecke of Grand
Rapids, one of the leading business
men of western Michigan and recent
ly a candidate for the Republican
for mayor of Grand Rap
ids, an honor which he came within
forty votes of winning
Mr.. Osborn has now toured Emmett.
Grand Traverse, Leela-
nau, Benzie, Lake, Kalkaska, wex.
ford, Osceola, Mason, Manistee, Ne
waygo, Muskegon, Allegan, Van Bur
en-, Kalamazoo, Branch, Cass. st. 10
seph, Calhoun, Berrien, Barry and
Eaton county.
He is now engaged In a tour
through the eastern countfe0 and be.