The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-08-27

Iuau WAS IOI y lOuB uumDck4 VI ycuHb
Nearly four years ago had . serious
accident In the woods which placed
my life in jeopardy for over two years
Part of these two years / was con
fined to my home and my bed in thu
500, and part of the time travelled II
Europe In search Of health. Ireturnet
to Michigan at about the time Of tn,
Bradley-Warner contest much i'm
proved in health but not entirely well
had taken no personal part In poll
tics for at least eight years, except t.
indorse the candidacy of Hon. Homer
Warren of Detroit as against Mr.. War
ner at the time of his first nomination
Just as / was recovering my health
and eager to become active again, the
late Peter White Of Marquette, who
was regent of the University, died
He was the only regent from the Up
per Peninsula. The entire north coun
try without my solicitation united in
asking Governor Warner to appoint
me as regent to fill the vacancy J
did not desire to accept any recogni
ton at the hands of Governor Warner
The contest, in my mind, was between
orable capacity and my disinclina
tion to have anything to do with War
ner. However, after consultation witt
the late Arthur Hill and other friends
l determined that my duty to the state
should take precedence over my per
sonal feelings and ! accepted the re
gency appointment. This naturally
modified my personal feelings towards
Mr.. Warner and our relations assumed
an apparently mutual courteous re
gard. In the Bradley-Warner contest
the policy of the Saginaw Courier
Herald was dictated, as it has always
been, by Mr.. Hunsaker, and that paper
gave DR.. Bradley as strong support as
he received in the state. Personally !
took no part in the campaign. About
that time Governor Warner and some
Of his friends paid an official visit to
the 500. My personal friend, Mr.
Frank w. Knox, owner and publisher
of the 500 News, greatly interested il
having Governor Warner well re
ceived, solicited my assistance in max
ing his reception as pleasant and pop
ular as possible. l officiated> as chair
man at public meeting and intro
duced Governor Warner In respectful
terms. 1t was about this time that
upon solicitation ! subscribed $3.50 tc
Governor Warmers campaign fund
which subscription have never de
MED making at any time or place
cation that could be made to possibly
appear as having grown out of my ap
pointment as regent. 1t was also
made at time before the scandals
that have disgraced the Warner ad
ministration had been proven. After
Governor Warmers denomination, as a
regular Republican participated in
the campaign as much as my health
would permit. / made two speeches
for my party, one at Sault Ste. Marie
and the other at Calumet the night
before the election. After Warmers
election | wrote him congratulatory
letter inspired more by the success OF
the party than any personal consider
alton. After the treasury scandal and
Armstrong scandal and other things
had TRANSFERRED, that SO conclusively
made II appear that the Warner influ-
ence was detrimental to the interests
of the state and the Republican party
! with thousands of other Republicans
came to the conclusion that Warner
ism in Michigan was q blight to both
the state and the party
Last fall yielded to the solicitation
Of thousands of Republicans to be
come candidate for governor. l had
no personal ambitions to be governor
then, and still have none; but have
a keen personal desire to serve my
party and my state. The character OF
my campaign has been such as to
person as to my attitude. ! am op
posed to Warnerism and anybody who
seeks to perpetuate 1t. No one seri
ously challenges the statement that
Mr. Kelly has been dominated by Mr..
Warner throughout all their political
and administrative association. Con.
sequently l am opposed to Mr.. Kelly
as the heir of Warner and as the
agency through which Mr.. Warner
hopes to perpetuate his power. ]
pledge myself II elected governor, in
so far as the power Of the governor
goes, to remove from Office all Of the
corrupt officials and all the incompe-
tent hangers-on at Lansing. My char
acter gives assurance that will carry
out my pledge in this respect, conse-
Quently II the people wish my services
and desire the removal of the last
vestige Of Warnerism from Michigan
politics they may vote for me on Sep
TENDER 6 and / will serve them as
faithfully and intelligently as my ca
pacity will permit. l have enjoyed
my campaign thoroughly and shall al
ways feel that have done my party
and my state some service and have
been made better and broader man
by 1t whether succeed or not.
CHASE s. OSBORN