The Detroit times., 1910-08-26

position on either ticket and II elect
ed VIII draw down two months salary.
Socialists OF Calhoun county have a
complete county ticket In the field and
were the first to get their candidates
entered.
Candidates for nomination as state
representatives I'm the First district
OF 81. Clair county, which includes
Port Huron. are3 Charles Lewis,
Charles N. Green and Dennis p. Sui
Ivan. Republicans; and John t. Per-
cival and Benton Osborne. Democrats.
r. W. Magdanz. preacher-publish-
er OF Allegan. is for Chase s. Osborn
and wants all his subscribers to know
1t. He says In q recent editorial:
Brother voter, who Is your candidate
for governor of the state at the COM
ing primary election? Is 1t Pat KEEL
ley, the favored candidate OF the polit-
ical machine In Lansing? Is IL the
two-faced Musselman, who endeayors
to catch the vote OF the advocates OF
local option and the liquor element at
the same time? Or is 1t the straight
forward Osborn, who Is progressive
and stands for a good housekeeping
In the capitol II elected?"
"A Lincoln Republican, writing to
the Harbor Beach News-Palladium.
says that Lieut-Gov. Kelley has con-
Voted himself In telling of the way
that the upper peninsula had been es-
Gaping taxation at the expense OF the
lower peninsula, q condition which
Kelley promises to remedy II elected.
He asks what Kelley's partner. Gov
Warner, has been doing In his six
years administration and why Kelleys
voice has not been raised before, add
ing: II think I shall quit voting for
one whose only capital Is promises.
for If these conditions exist, relative
to the taxing Of mining property. as
Mr.. Kelley says they do, then he Is not
the man to enforce such tax, for he
has convicted himself with Governor
Warner OF total neglect to do what
the people voted for, and expected OF
him two years ago. I am In favor OK
a thorough and complete house-clean-
Ing"
A.
the Republican nomination for senar
tor in the Third district, is wary OF
Anthony Pratt, secretary OF the
Municipal league, who just now Is
gathering data from candidates for
publication in q sheet OF advice to
voters. Miller says that when he re-
ceived q blank to I'LL out with In
formation about himself, he wrote to
Pratt asking that duplicate be sent
him to Ill out and place on file.
w. w. Robinson, who Is Republi-
can candidate for nomination as esti-
mator-at-large this year, has been an
estimator from the Eighth ward for
the past ten years, and Is regarded
as one Of the most valuable. as well
as one Of the most conscientious men
on the board. In his long term OF
service he has missed but one meeting
of that body. On this occasion he
was called out of town and was unable
To get back to the city before the
meeting adjourned, although he made
every effort to do 30.
John G. Frey, who Ia after one OF
the Republican aldermanic nomina-
lions In the Tenth ward. has issued
cards on which he makes the follow
ing pledge to the voters: III elected
I will devote my whole time TO the
duties OF the Office I will go over a
portion of the ward every day to look
after its needs whenever not occupied
on committee work. I will call pub
lie meeting of the voters OF the ward
to get their expression on every I'm
portant public question"
Nelson X. Rice, of st. Joseph, can
didate for the Republican nomination
for lieutenant governor, In In Detroit
to get acquainted with az many Of the
primary voters as possible before cleo
ton. He Ia making q strong campaign
for the ONCE, and his goo drecord in
the legislature Ia p rowing valuable
asset in his candidacy.
Still another defect in the primary
law has come to light The law
makes no provision for the printing OF
the city and county tickets on sepa-
rate ballots, and, In consequence, both
must be printed ON the same sheet.
This will lead to q great deal OF con-
fusion both In the marking and In the
counting of the ballots. 1t is situa-
ton for which there seems no remedy
this year. but when tn Legislature
meets again the primary law ID due
for q general overhauling. Assistant
CORPORATION Counsel Richard /. Law
son gave City Clerk Nichols an opin-
ion covering several provisions In the
primary law as to the meaning or
which there was considerable uncer-
tainty. One or the questions hub
mitted was as to how far voter can
20 In substituting names for those
printed on the ballots. In Mr.. Law
sons opinion 1t Is perfectly proper
for voter to scratch out the name
OF candidate and substitute another
name by writing the latter over the
name scratched out. Mr.. lawson has
also given an opinion that clerks and
gate keepers must be provided at pri-
mary Just as at general election.