The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-28


DENLY headquarters on Griswold-st..
Wednesday night About so men were
present Auditor Milton Oakman adj
dressed the meeting. A committee
was appointed To secure statistics on
the tarinf and report next Tuesday.
Officers OF the club are: President,
Milton Baxter; ice-president. Will
liam Burmeister; secretarytreasurer,
Fred Better.
Anthony Pratt. secretary OF the
Municipal league, Is preparing mate
rial for another sheet OF advice TO
voters. similar 10 that which he pub.
lished in The Times before the pri-
maries. Pratt was around the county
building. Wednesday, getting informa-
ton as TO the legal career and ability
of Proctor X. Owens. Republican can
didate for mayor.
Joseph Merritt, Republican candidate
for alderman in the Sixteenth ward.
is picked TO give Aid, y. b. Konkel
a hard race for reelection. Konkel
is strong with the Polish residents
OF the district, but Merritt is also
said TO be related TO some OF the
prominent Polish residents by mar
riage
The contract for printing the county
ballots has been let to the Free Press
Printing Co. for $960.50. II requires
10000 ballots for the ordinary cleo
ton and an equal number for the con
stitutional amendments. Only 10
changes are required In the county
tickets. while on the city tickets, 173
changes are required. The work will
not be sent to the printers until about
four days before election. TO allow for
any late changes in candidates.
Sheriff CASTOR has had some new
half-tones made for his campaign
cards. In his previous campaign for
sheriff he used pictures That had
served him when running for city
clerk. The new portraits show man
considerably older. but the sherin
friends tell him that he has grown
handsomer between the two sittings.
Every political campaign has It's
good and its bad features. Campaign
cigars are usually numbered among
the latter but It's different this year.
In place OF the old familiar brands
such as Flor de Cabbage and Manila
(pure hemp) Perfectos OF former cam
paigns. the candidates are passing out
l0-cent cigars In some instances.
while the smokes" on tap in the vari'
Gus headquarters are decidedly above
the average campaign weed.
Victor c. Gnau, Democratic candi-
date for register OF deeds, was ap-
preached by a citizen OF Gratiot town
shin the other day with request for
some post-election favor In case Gnau
should be successful at the polls.
why. | am making TO pledges" said
Gnau. "Of course | shall be grateful
for any help" Well, Vic, wish
you'd promise to give me something
the Cratiotite insisted. Just box
OF candy or a cigar II you're electet.
I tell you, / can do you some good.
I've got whiskers on my face, and
wear rough clothes and | can go out
among the people. but you-you dress
SO like a dude that the people might
get down on you II you went out
among them yourself" Gnau's only
claim to sporty attire Is new fawn.
colored vest, but he promised that 4
elected he would send his friend a
smoke that would make Joe Cannon
envious.
William B. Thompson encounter
ed one OF the biggest and most en-
thusiastic meetings of his campaign.
10 date. in a hail adjoining Shoulders
saloon. Monroe-ave. and Riopelle-st.,
Wednesday night. The place was
literally TANNED In his speech, the
candidate strongly advocated the
separation OF municipal from national
and state elections. He pointed out
that Corporation Counsel Hally had
provided for this in the home rule
/ bill he drafted, but the legislature
I struck out the clause at the request
OF certain members of the Detroit
common council
Proctor X. owens evidently is keep
inV cloae tab on his Democratic OPP