The Detroit times., 1910-08-22
CANDIDATES CONE
IN PUNCHES; TIME
LIMIT NEARLY UP
Stacks Of Petitions Filed By Would
Be Office Holders in City AMI
County-Monday Last Day for
Making Entries.
Practically Every Member of Council
Will Have Stiff Fight for
Nomination.

~s'ous CAME tnlck ana IaSt lntO
the city clerks Office. Saturday morn
ing. and the clerks had a busy time
taking care OF the aspirants for the
various city Offices. Rivalry for alder
manic positions was never keener
tnan this year and many OF the pres
emit city dads will have O good, live
night on their hands for re-nomina-
ton and still another for reelection
II they succeed in weathering the first
storm. Monday Is the last day for
filing petitions and City Clerk Nichols
and his stan are preparing for a
grand rush.
Ex-Ald. Louis Brozo, Republican. OF
the Thirteenth ward, announced def
nitely, Saturday morning, that he
would be candidate for the nomina-
tion. George II. Fischer Is also after
one OF the Republican nominations In
this ward. He will file his petition.
Monday. John c. Nagel. chairman OF
the Democratic city and county COM
mittees. has In his possession, voters
petitions on behalf of ex-Ald. Joscrh
Merrill and ex-Ald. Patrick OBrien.
of the Tenth ward and declares both
have good chance TO win. Several
candidates entered their names dur
ing the morning as Democratic nj
dermanic candidates.
Ex-Ald. Sherman Littlefeld, II is
reported, is working very hard, though
very quietly, TO capture one Of tho
Republican nominations I'm the welfth
ward. Aid. Otto Reinhardt. OF the
iC Ittasx hn
vention of the League OF American
Municipalities in st. Paul. Former
Aid. William p. Kingsley. who made
an unsuccessful campaign for the
shrievalty nomination two years ago,
is going TO try for his old seat In
the council.
Rep. John c. Lodge. candidate for
one OF the Republican nominations
for alderman in the First ward, looks
hike a sure winner. He Is receiving
the united support OF the best elc-
hnent in the ward. his petition con-
tanning the names OF such men as the
Following: John l.. Dexter, Emil Heyn.
Charles A. Strelinger, Bryant Walk
Ter, John w. Beaumont. Allan ii. Fra
ger. William Inglis, DIR. ID. A. McLach-
han, Harrison Geer, Thomas II. Simp-
son, George P. Codd, George Fulwel,
Frederick C. Stoepel, Harlow p. Da-
vock. Irvine B. Unger, j. Edward
bland, Capt A. Baker. Charles w.
Kotcher. DIR. Guy l.. kiefer, Harry
Postal, Henry M. 'Fechheimer, John
KELSEY, John F. Dodge. Charles II.
Hecht, Alfred Hecht, James II. Cullen
George F. H. Reid, Charles F. Backus,
Theodore l.. Backus, Robert "A. Fat
rick. John Hebron, Forrest s. Camp
hell William II. Dodds. Gilbert w.
,ee' Albert z. Stewart. Philip II.
4 ichtenberg. Jerome A. Utley, w. a.
STURGEON. Bethune Duffield, Louis ii.
wolf Joseph Lathrop, Fred w. Den
mis- Dayy Jones. David Widman, T.. b.
Ia ster. Charles f. Mann. Jacob Mazer,
n. z. Mccarthy, r. r. Nugent, X. +.
CLAIM Horace Z. Carter, George II.
Satterlee, A. d. Gastine, DR.. w. D
prownell F. c. Thomson. Thomas
NAV. Edward Cullen, John c. Wild
man Milton Oakman, Andrew Har-
vev n Nathan, c. l.. Ayres, Fred ID.
Standish Alexander X. Gage, Charles
Churcbill. Everett Pingree, Ray Pm
grae Henry w. Leonard, Henry II.
h 1onard. John w. Chester. Ihomas
HUNTER. Fred Cody and w. Hodges
Iuatice of the Peace Fred e. De-
cav paid his entrance fee as can
didate for denomination in the city
Clerks Office, Saturday noon, and also
fled a voluminous petition, contain
ing more than the requisite NUMBER
of names.
Fenwick Pulls Out.
II Ia I'D to John c. Nagel to secure
a new Democratic candidate Tor
county clerk. Attorney William L.
Fenwick. who was picked for the
Nomination at the Democratic advis-
ory convention, Wednesday night, has
withdrawn from the race for business
reasons.
Four fat voters petitions were filed
I'm the county clerks office, Saturday,
Inv County Clerk Farrell. Prosecutor
ivan Zile, Register of Deeds Otto Stoll
and County Treasurer Moeller, each
of whom seeks reelection. In addi-
tion, each paid the necessary fee,
Moeller and Van Zile depositing $25
each and Farrell and Stoll $3.50 each.
George H. Carlisle, Republican, and
BENJAMIN F. Comfort, Democrat, can
didates for associate Judge Of the pro-
bate court, each paid $50 for the priv
iege of entering the race, but neither