The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-12
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londs Of Musksgon Man Who
vssld Be Lieutsnant-G Governor VIII
B Irsne Statement Denying Hes Can
didate Of Liquor Interests.
M Tsetoteler, But Is Champion Of
Good Morals Declares George
Duncan, Local Manager.

VA Fearing that statements TO the ell
/ fscf that John Quincy Ross. Muske-
son attosney. who 10 out for the. he
pohlican nomination as lieutenant-gov-
\ ernor. ia The candidate OF the liquor
interests would injure him politically
4 me committee in charge OF his cam
patSn IL preparing strenuous denial
Of the charge. The committees at
tsntion viii be paid particularly to
certain state paper which has printed
m item TO the effect that Mr.. Ross Is
the candidate Of the VETS
sMr. Ross 10 certainly not the can
didate OF the liquor interests or any
other CLIQUE, SO far as ! know said
George w. Duncan. former state legis-
! later. who Is the Detroit manager OF
M Ross campaign. His campaign
n not going to cost him very much.
not more than $4,000. and he can very
wS6 afford to pay that himself. In
ded. I understand that Mr.. Ross
\ do&sn't need financial help from any
cuS: that be Is comfortably well nxed
hinoelf. This do know--that he IL
D0II0B ul1 O6lIokl SemY3iSh SAPShocS
Win his own check book.
furthermore, 1t Is matter OF fact
thot Mr.. Ross was requested to enter
the field for acknowledgement by q
hunber Of Muskegon's leading citi-
sene. Mr.. Ross Is well liked In Muske-
xon and q regarded as being worthy
u the once he Is seeking. 1t Is true
that he il no teetotaler, but he never
drfnks to excess. He is champion
of hood morals and he would be the
HIT man IN the state te eeaHteRaRee-
anything that would tend to hurt the
moral or financial welfare Of the peo-
plt OF the state As matter OF fact,
M Ross Is tied up to no class OF
ciftoens; he Is entirely free from all
cliavaes and will have no special or
prfvate interests to serve II nominated
ana elected"
within the past few days the inn
uxeesion that Mr.. Ross was placed In
Ne fleld by the liquor interests has
kecome somewhat general, this feel
MT being particularly strong In some
~ the rural districts. In addition to
fha n6wspaper which has bluntly
stated that Mr.. Ross is the candidate
II the "Wets," an editor OF another
,oounfry paper, from whom Mr.. Dun
~ nouGht q press notice in behalf
u 2fr. Ross. replied that@Ae Was con-
xf1,od TIT Mr.. Ross was inathe race
IL ne interests OF the liquor men, and
that he would not only not give him
- notice in his paper, but would do
III "a his power to defeat him. This
EDITOR said he was sure Mr.. Ross
re&resented the liquor men because
NJ noticed the candidates literature
came from the same building as that
n which the Brewers association has
IN headquarters, namely, the Ford
building.
M. Duncan il Inclined to think that
some people may regard Mr.. Ross as
the liquor mems candidate because
His two opponents, Luren d. Dickin-
ron, Of Charlotte, and Nelson G.. Rice.
of 81. Joseph, are temperance al
In connection with his candidacy,
Mr.. Ross says:
my candidacy for the nomination
Tor lieutenant-governo shall be en-
<lrely independent of any candidate
seeking nomination to the office OF
governor or United States senator.
B ~ M6&ucI VI uOti ZIG pcOptS opptOfc
of my candidacy, shall stand by the
principles of the Republican party
and support its nominees whoever
they may be.
II believe in the majority rule, and
whether nominated or not, shall be
for the men and measures which shall
receive the endorsement of the peo-
pie, and II nominated and elected,
shall preside over the deliberations
of the state fairly and impartially and
without any effort to unduly secure
the passage or the defeat OF any meas
IRE pending before that body. be-
Ifove II to be the duty of the lieuten-
antgovernor to see that there is fair
play at all tines
e. w. Mason, one of the Prohibi-
ton party leaders In Detroit, said
Tbursday morning that he didn't
know whether Mr.. Ross was In any
woy supported by the liquor men, but
he declared that he regarded every
candidate not on the Prohibition