The Detroit times., 1910-08-18
DEMOCRATS PICK
PRIMARY SLATE
Strong Sentiment For Municipal
Ownership at Advisory Convention
Causes Row Over Mayoralty.
THE DEMOCRATIC SLATE.


For CONVERSATIONAL E Doremus.
For Mayor-Wfiiiam II. Thompson.
OFT City Cierk--Davtd A. Henderson,.
For city Trcasurer-Hsnry =. Doran.
pr Essim.tor. at-Large - Anton
rstx' John Bebhardt. simon G. karrer,
Charles w. kotcher, Fred Abel.
For Sherim-Bert Kelly.
For County Cierk-WiIiiam Il. Fen
For Register az De~ds-victor Guau.
For County Treasurer-John lynda.
For Prosecuting Attorhey-samuei
w. Burroughs.
For Juvenile Judse-Benjamin r.
For Court Commissioners--Louis CO.
lombo and Edward vi. vining Of Wayne.
For the Legislative Ticket-Isalsu s
Lehman, #. IF. Ingram, Dennis ID.
Hayes, Nicholas Robinson, Timothy
Connolly, Andrew Harshs, AIpheus 4.
Poole, William X. Benson and Peter ,.
For Coroners--Drs. Eugene Robb and
Stsntsiaus LaJachewski.
Fer Rond Commissi0ner-Godfr
scheick.
For County surveyor-Thomas C.,u-
pau.
For Justices of the Peace-Johs w.
Drumsncnd, Jefferson Butler.
Confidence OF Democratic victory
In city and state this year, as a re-
suit OF the Republican insurgent
movement, and general discomfort
with the G. o. p, was expressed at
an advisory convention Of 200 Demo
Gratis held in Golden's hall Wednes-
day night. 1t was the largest and the
most enthusiastic and united meeting
OF the Democracy In Wayne county
In long time. The meeting was
planned by City Assessor John c.
Nagel, chairman OF the city and coun-
ty committees. to put slate In the
field for the coming primaries.
Only one piece OF friction develop
ed. and that, singularly enough, over
the nomination for mayor, on which 1t
WAS supposed-th party was unan-
imously decided. The break went to
show that municipal ownership has
a hold on the party. After James II.
Lee had placed the name Of William
B. Thompson before the meeting,
Charles s. Hampton rose and declar-
ed that the party should have can
didate for mayor who would come
out more flat-footed for municipal
ownership, and named F. F. Ingram.
He pointed out the possibility Of the
Republicans nominating William T.
Dust, who would draw the municipal
ownership votes. d. Z. Smith added
his Z voice TO Hampton's. dozen
others were ON their feet In mo-
ment, and replied hotly. Thompsons
name was placed on the slate by a
vote of 175 to 10.
Frank e. Doremus was named TOT
congress in the First district to OPP
pose Edwin DENLY. The nomination
followed a ringing speech by Frank
ID. Eaman, chairman, In which he
described the insurgent conditions as
he had seen them on a trip to Kansas
and Coloredo. Eaman said that the
attack should not be concentrated on
Aldrich and Cannon, but should be
directed against those who had made
their control possible. He pointed to
Congressman Denby's position on the
Ballinger investigation committee. and
asked why II was that that committee
was slow about reporting, and II IT
did not dare report before election.
Doremus was loudly cheered.
The closing speech was made by
Edward Shields, of Howell, chairman
of the state central committee.
This is the year when an organ
ized Democracy can win," he said,
land even failing of that. We can make
such a stir that in 1912 the Republi-
can leaders will consider Michigan
debatable ground. We have not been
thoroughly organized. In II counties
there have been no county commit
tees, even, and in the whole SO coun-
ties of Michigan, there are only about
80 Democratic papers. | have the
pleasure to announce that every
county is now organized IL two
thirds of tho emocratic voters of any
presidential year could be gotten out
in the off years, 1t would mean Demo
cratic victory.
"All that the Democrats need for
campaign material is the charges OF
the Republican candidates made
against each other just now. Chase
Osborne charges openly that state en-
ployes have padded expense accounts
State Auditor Fuller admits 1t, merely
saying the fraud was detected. But
the employees were not discharged
That Is the sort OF thing that is max.
ing insurgent sentiment. 1t Is for the
Democrats to harvest It,"
At the close of the meeting arrange.
ments were made to organize a Law
ton T. Hemans club in Wayne county.
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