The Detroit times., 1910-10-12
WITH THE POLITICIANS

An enthusiastic meeting In the In
terests OF City Clerk Nichols and Aid.
Thompson and Field. OF the Sixth
ward, was held at No. 3S9 Michigan
ave-. Tuesday night. Ray Mahon was
chairman and about $50 men were
present
The common council, Tuesday night,
confirmed Mayor Breitmeyer's ap-
pointments OF Richard Helson, as a
member of the department OF build
ings to succeed william B. Stratton.
and DR.. Charles Aaron and MAX
Brock as members OF the city plan
and Improvement commission.
CONGRESSMAN Nick Longworth.
known to fame chiefly because he 10
the son4n-law Of Col. Roosevelt, or
rather, the husband of Alice, Is among
the speakers who have been secured
by the Republican state central com
mittee for the campaign. With him
will come w. C. Harding. candidate
for governor OF Ohio. and both are
billed to speak in Morenci, Thursday,
The Wayne County Republican club
has arranged two meetings for Wed
nesday evening. One will be held In
the Detroit Bowling club, Trumbull-
ave. and Assist, and the other In the
residence Of Hugh A. Henry, No. 964
Champlain-st The meetings scheduled
for Thursday night are as follows;
residence of James Hornshaw. No.
1161 Wabash-ave.: church hall. Roose-
velt-ave. and Mrytle-st.; special meet
ing under the auspices OF the East
End DENLY club, No. 1910 Mack-ave.
w. w. Wedemeyer, Republican nom
inee for congress in the second dis
trict, will begin his active campaign
next Tuesday, in Lenawee county. and
he will be on the move from that time
up to election day. His committee Is
made up as follows: Washtenaw, j.
K. Beal, r. T. Dobson and Frank T.
Newton; Lenawee, Fred ECKER, Clark
Baldwin and Charles Evans; Jackson,
L. W. Watkins, hugo Loeser and Ora
e. Reaves; Wayne. F. 8. Neal, Igna-
thus J. Salliotte and James Taylor;
Monroe, Charles Edwards. Charles
Kirby and Carl FRANKIE. Before open
ing his own campaign, Mr.. Wede-
meyer will make a number Of address
es for the state central committee.
Mr. Beal is chairman, Mr.. Neal, secre-
tary, and Mr.. Loeser, treasurer, Of the
Wedemeyer committee. Mr.. Wede-
meyer speaks at Morenci. Thursday
night.
In the conference OF the state Re-
publican leaders in the Pontchartrain.
Tuesday afternoon, the organization
plan of Chairman Frank Knox, of the
outlined In The Times. was approved.
1t was decided to devote the last IL
days OF the campaign to automobile
tours OF the congressional districts.
These tours will be In the interests Of
the local ticket as well as the state
ticket. This plan will do away with
the special trains of former years.
Orvice r. Leonard, Hugh Shepherd
and Albert r. Town, representing the
Republican congressional committee
for this district, the Wayne County
Republican club and the Republican
city committee. respectively, have con-
stituted themselves a bureau on meet
ings and speakers and will meet every
afternoon In the city committees head
quarters, In the Ford building, TO map
out the evenings program. To do ,us-
tice to all the meetings and not over
tax the candidates, the meetings will
probably be limited to FIVE or six a
night. Rondeau Bunnell, chairman OF
the city committee, says that every
thing Is running like clockwork now
and the outlook IL favorable to the
success OF the entire city ticket.
Lawton T. Hemans, Democratic can
didate for governor, Is setting a swift
pace as campaigner. Tuesday he
toured st. Clair county, covering 100
miles and making 10 speeches. There
we're several other candidates along
and 10 autos were required to convey
the party. According 20 the reports
received by Secretary Garfield, OF the
Democratic state central committee,
Mr.. Hemans was greeted by good
crowds everywhere. The candidate
IL In Macomb county today and has
mapped out 90-mile trip. He will
address the Knights OF Columbus In
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