The Detroit times., 1910-11-07
WITH THE POLITICIANS


iWITH THE POLITICIANSI
The biggest betting odds reported
this campaign are offered in pacaru
in the window OF Henry Rowes sa'
loon, No. 373 Michigan-aye., where
$3.50 against s25 is offered on John I.
Thompson for alderman In the Skin
ward.
Proctor X. Owens received let
ter. Sunday, from brother-in-law Id
Colorado, which shows that MS
friends have an interest in him.
saws. I'VE are watching your hght
with interest. Go TO IL. old fellow, and
may Tuesday bring you success.
That il costs big money TO run even
poor mans campaign is shown
BY the postage bills OF some OF the
candidates. Proctor X. Owens com
mittee has sent three different cir
culars to- a mailing list OF $1,000. The
l-cent postage on this stun cost
$3.50. The circulars cost half as
much more. and some of those who
did the mailing had to be paid The
state committees have been fortunate
to a certain extent in that part OF
their campaign literature could be Sc
cured from the government in shape
of extracts from the Congressional
Record. and could be mailed under
coneressmans frank, but they also
have sent out hundreds of thousands
of pieces OF reading matter on which
postage had to be paid. Almost every
candidate tor anything larger than a
ward Office has also sent out mail
matter II Is expected that after cleo
ton a ,iber of postoffice employees
viii go - rest cure.
The final rally OF the Prohibition
party In the Light Guard armory.
Sunday afternoon, was poorly attend
ed DR.. Alfred Lowther acted as
chairman and addresses were made
by William A. Taylor, candidate for
L. S. senator: Thomas A. Mead, can
didate for prosecuting attorney. and
George w. Pierce, candidate for may
or. Mr. Pierce had declared that he
would roast the party for its failure
to pay Its debts but evidently thought
better OF IL, for he confined his talk
largely to an attack on the Anti
saloon league.
Sunday was a day OF rest for all
the candidates except Proctor X.
Owens, the Republican nominee for
mayor. He was on the move all day
long. making a personal canvass OF
the electorate. He appeared to be
very hopeful and declared he would
win by $4,000 majority.
City Clerk Nichols, as chairman Of
the city election commission, has pro-
vided the newspaper men with badges
emitting them TO admission to all the
booths on election day. He has also
sent a circular letter to the members
OF the various election boards, asking
them to extend every courtesy pos
sible to the representatives of the
press In order that information as to
abe result OF the election may be
given to the public as promptly as
possible.
The municipal ownership commit
tee Is urging all voters to vote mo"
on every one OF the city bonding prop
ositions TO be submitted Tuesday.
John McVicar, chairman OF the COM
mittee, declares that II the people
vote TO issue dollars worth OF bonds.
the vote on municipal ownership will
be held up for two years. Under the
law, after the people have once raised
the bonding limit, there can be no
vote on a similar proposition for two
years. The Moore municipal owner
ship plan contains a provision for
raising the bonding limit. but the
failure Of the supreme court to pass
OH the injunction suit now pending
IN the supreme court, prevented its
submission at the coming election.
I.awton 7. Hemans, Democratic can
-didate for governor, has issued the
following statement in reply to the
charge made by Senator William AL
den Smith. in the Republican rally In
the Light Guard armOry, Saturday
night that Hemans, as a member of
the constitutional convention. had op-
posed a proposition to allow the legis-
IaturC 10 legislate upon the question
VI iHt GOnulAOlh uhnti NhiNh WOHlti
and children might be employed
'-The debates Of the constitutional con
ventiOn show that there was no objec
ton from myself or from any other
member 20 allowing the legislature &c
legislate upon the question OF the con-
.ditions under which women and chill
dren might he employed. The ques
tion raised was that such a provision
gave the legislature no power or au
thority il did not already have and
which It had not alawys exercised A
state constitution being a limitation
mp the power Of the legislature and
not a grant OF power. the Legislature
may always legislate upon any subject
which Il ~ not prohibited by the con
stitution from legislating upon: so. tc
/ say that they might legislate upon
given subject would give no power
they did not already possess. Both
the statement OF the chairman OF the
Republican meeting. and a similar
statement In a circular being distrib
uted, by the Republican state central
committee. are sent forth on the the
| Ory that, because a man labors with
4 ~ a.